Inclusive Education
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC3037 | Education | 3 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- EDUC3037
- School
- Education
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module will encourage students to consider the notion of inclusion in mainstream education as a philosophically, ideologically, politically and socially constructed ideal. Using debates and dilemma analysis students will lead discussions that focus on some of the key issues and questions raised about inclusive education. The module will look at inclusion from the perspectives of students, parents, teachers and others involved in the school community and evaluate what the policy and practice means for them. The concept of Universal Design for Learning will be introduced as an approach that assumes the needs of all students can be met through a well-planned and developed system. It acknowledges the idea that it is the curriculum and the environment that can be disabling or exclusionary for some students and provides a framework for curricula that seeks to change the approach to learning rather than the individuals.
Target Students
This is a module on the BA Education programme and is open to all Year 2 (Part I) or Year 3 (Part II) undergraduate students or Exchange students.
Classes
This module is taught through a series of seminars
Assessment
- 100% Presentation 1: 10 minute presentation.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to:Explore what is required at various levels of the educational system to address exclusion and promote inclusion.Draw on theory to deepen an understanding of educational policies, processes and practices.Engage critically with a variety of sources on the topic of educational inclusion and exclusion.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding
Students should demonstrate a critical understanding of:
The diversity of learners and the complexities of the education process individually and across systems
B. Intellectual Skills
Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
Reflect on their own and others' value systems
C. Professional practical skills
Students will be able to demonstrate that they can:
Use research skills appropriate to the discipline of education: quantitative, qualitative and library based, written and oral communication, and textual analysis
D. Transferable (key) skills
Students should be able to:
Collaborate and plan as part of a team, to carry out roles allocated by the team