EDF8104

Local and global issues in Education 1 ( 12 points, SCA Band 0, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Associate Professor I Snyder

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit considers a broad range of contemporary local and global educational issues thus catering for students with diverse research interests. It has been conceptualised to provide a framework within which students may continue with the consolidation of their specialist professional doctorate research programs. By examining the research of others closely, the proposed unit aims to provide opportunities for students to: identify researchable issues; read the research literature critically; understand the principles of research design; and consider strategies which enable researchers to explore their research questions effectively. The unit is organised as a series of three modules.

Objectives: The main objectives of the unit are: 1. to introduce a broad range of contemporary educational issues and associated research 2. to provide opportunities to read and review the literature associated with contemporary educational issues critically 3. To consider the implications of the relationship between research associated with particular contemporary issues and professional practice for ongoing work in the EdD program. On successful completion of the unit, students should: 1. appreciate a range of emerging issues in education and associated research 2. appreciate how to read and review the research literature critically 3. understand the relationship between research associated with particular contemporary issues and professional practice for ongoing work in the EdD program

Assessment: Assessment in this unit is based on two pieces of work (2,000 words + 6,000 words). The two pieces are designed to help students move towards clarification of their research interests. In the first task, students select an article that engages with an issue explored in one of the modules and prepare a critical reading of the article. In the second task, students identify a 'researchable' question which engages with concepts central to one of the modules, provide a rationale for the significance of this question and prepare a literature-based exploration of the question.

Contact Hours: 3 hrs per week