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476-413 Education Studies D: Studying Contexts and Issues in Schools

Note: Special Requirement: Students should be working in, or have access to, a primary school. Students proceeding straight through to Year 4 studies from Year 3 of the BEd (Primary) course will have school placements equivalent to 2 days each week which will be arranged by the Faculty.

Credit points: 33.3

Coordinator: Phil Johnson.

Prerequisite: 20.0 points in Education Studies.

Contact: At least 48 hours in workshop/seminar/tutorial sessions, a directed reading program, school-based investigation and report preparation.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate the ability to analyse and make inferences from literature on current educational developments and issues;
• demonstrate the ability to identify and define an area of investigation relevant to a specific school or educational institution;
• demonstrate skills in information collection, collation, selection and analysis, and in reporting in useful ways from information which has been gathered and analysed; and
• demonstrate some understanding of the nature and function of research in education.

Content:

An opportunity to study aspects of the interpersonal, social, historical, political and economic context within which schooling takes place; researching within education contexts.

Assessment:

Two exercises totalling approximately 2,000 words (15 per cent each); a literature survey of up to 2,000 words on a relevant aspect of the project, a progress report of approximately 1,000 words on the project, oral reports to fellow participants, a final research project report including literature review of approximately 5,000 words or equivalent (70 per cent).

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 91)

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