International Trends in Education
PostgraduateCUR-EDMC5012021
Course information for 2021 intake
Examine the current trends shaping education systems and practices. Assess the impact that international trends have on Australia’s local education context, then develop your own predictive overview how those trends may influence future education.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
International Trends in Education
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify and interpret the sources of current trends in education
- analyse and deconstruct the impact international trends have on the local education context
- evaluate and critique the impact international trends have on learning and teaching
- develop a predictive overview of future trends that will influence education.
- Neoliberalism and governance
- Data and testing (1)
- Data and testing (2)
- Competition, privatisation and choice
- School autonomy
- Private study and consultations
- Educational leadership
- School effectiveness & improvement
- Re-casting inequality
- Educating in diverse contexts
- Consultations and unit review
- Rethinking schooling
This subject examines the current trends shaping education systems and educational practice. It adopts an international perspective and examines developments in theories, research and policy that influence and change education and schooling. It explores the major influences education systems and their consequences for schools, teachers and learners. This subject provides educators with the theoretical and conceptual tools to understand and respond critically to contemporary educational change.
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- Investigation Project (50%)
- Case Study (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-EDMC501C-International Trends in Education (no longer available)
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
- Other requirements -
- Additional materials
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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