Social context of education, policy and practice
Associate Professor T L Seddon
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester (Mondays, 6.30 but
starting time to be negotiated)
* Clayton
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should understand the social and institutional context of education policy and practice; understand the relationship between education and context; have become familiar with different perspectives on education and context.
Synopsis This subject will examine issues and debates which are changing the way our society educates the next generation. It considers the selection, organisation and distribution of educational practice through different social institutions in order to understand the changing patterns of educational provision and their social consequences. These issues reinforce the importance of considering education in context, but raise questions about the way `education' and `context' are conceptualised. Such empirical and theoretical questions will be addressed by an examination of the experience, politics and theory of context. Starting time to be negotiated at first session.
Assessment Seminar: 25%
* Research paper (8000 words): 75%
Recommended texts
Harman G and others Restructuring school management: Administrative reorganisation of public school governance in Australia Australian College of Education, 1991
Inglis F The management of ignorance: A political theory of the curriculum Blackwell, 1985
Lingard R and others Schooling reform in hard times Falmer, 1992
Seddon T Context and beyond: Reframing the theory and practice of education Falmer, 1994
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