Education, Change and Society M

Course aim

To promote intercultural awareness and critical pedagogical orientations through analysing ways that student diversity impacts on educational outcomes.

Course content

Students will develop understanding of education as a social institution by investigating the impact of social positioning, class, gender, and race/ethnicity on educational outcomes in order to evaluate the role of education in developing a healthy democracy. The course also supports students to build intercultural awareness through examining: systemic privilege and oppression; multiculturalism and cultural identity, race, racism, and anti-racist education; and global influences on education.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Viva

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.