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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 75%, OR 25% |
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| Description:
| Aims: * Introduce students to key sociological and philosophical theories and concepts relating to the conceptualisation of social inequalities, social mobility and social justice * Develop student understanding and awareness of sociological theories relating to social class, gender and race (for example, cultural reproduction theory, critical race theory) * Enhance student learning around the intersectional nature of inequalities and approaches to studying and theorising about intersectionality * Increase student understandings of the situated nature of inequalities * Engage critically from a comparative perspective with the way in which different Western countries conceptualise and deal with equity issues through policy and/or practice Learning Outcomes: * Demonstrate critical awareness of inequalities within Western societies, especially with regard to their intersectionality and situated nature * Understand some of the key concepts and theories relating to social class, gender and race. * Develop an awareness of the geographically situated nature of equity issues * Gain an understanding about the diverse policy approaches to dealing with inequality as well as their relative success and failures. * Develop an appreciation about why inequalities have persisted over time and space Skills: * Ability to accommodate new ideas, question concepts and provide conclusions relating to the impact of globalisation on inequalities in high income countries (F/A). * Ability to use examples of the implementation of international and national policies addressing educational inequalities (T/F/A). * Ability to identify, synthesise, evaluate and analyse complex situations and solving problems within these situations (T/F/A) * Ability to construct and communicate oral and written arguments to specialist and non-specialist audiences (F/A) * Ability to make effective use of technology (F/A) * Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team, taking different roles (F/A) Content: * An overview of what is meant by inequality, social mobility and social justice as well as how these understandings by vary across different contexts/times * A history of inequalities in education across different Western countries * Introduction to key sociological theories related to inequalities in terms of social class, race and gender * The intersectional nature of inequalities over space and time * The geography of educational inequalities, including country specific case studies of differentially equitable systems for different learners studying and participating at different levels and subjects. * Education, equity and transitions to the labour market * Effectiveness of policy approaches for dealing with equity issues from a international perspective. |
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ED30496 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Education
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