Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis Theoretical understanding of issues concerning education and educational change. Structural inequalities especially class and gender. The main theoretical perspectives to be studied are functionalism, Marxist theories, Weberian theories, the contribution made by Bourdieu, feminist criticisms of education and poststructuralist theories. Some topics to be discussed are the development of educational institutions in Australia, programs and policies for the integration of `disabled' students, power and control, the private/public school issue, gender related problems, and schools and the economy.
Assessment Essay (2000 words): 30% + Seminar paper (2000 words): 40% + Test (2 hours): 30%