Gender Issues in Education: Theory, and Research

Course Level Postgraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5091

Course Level
Postgraduate

Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Course ID
100798

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Education

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

To examine the debates around gender and education in Australia; to locate gender movements within a global context; to examine what can be learned about the reproduction of gender in schooling practice.

Course content

The sex/gender system; gender and knowledge; sociological approaches to gender analysis; psychological theories of gender; gender and language; gender and schooling; the 'boys' issue; gender and teaching.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Position Paper, Short answer responses

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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