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This Unit is archived with an end date of 30/06/2021

Overview

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Academic contacts

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2020-2021

MURDOCH-S1-INT-2020-2021

MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2019-2019

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2019-2019

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in a graduate-level qualification or permission of the Unit Coordinator.

Other learning activities

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe an understanding of major controversies in the field of Education

2.

Locate, critique and synthesise the research literature related to these educational debates.

3.

Critically analyse and debate the pros and cons of competing perspectives and where they are situated

4.

Articulate and defend a personal standpoint that is grounded in theory and research.

5.

Promote a balanced, persuasive and well-written argument about a contemporary issue in Education.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

The following topics are examined in this unit:

* Child Poverty: Trends, causes and responses

* Internationalisation

*Epistemologies of learning

* School sector

* School funding

* Teacher professional development

* Teacher effectiveness

* Standardised testing

* Other topics, as chosen by students, related to educational debates in the popular media.