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Education Policy: International Study (EDUC90163)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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September
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This subject involves travel to three nations to enable students to enable students to explore and investigate education systems outside Australia. There are two main components involved in the international visits:
1. School/institution- involving visits to a range of schools and other educational providers, in order to experience first-hand the structures of provision in the host countries. Students will be given a tour of the school/provider and will be briefed by a senior member of staff on the mission and clientele of the school/provider and on emerging policy issues as they affect that institution. There will be opportunities to ask questions and for discussion.
2. Policy- involving a session with a university and/or policy specialist with experience and expertise in education and training policy. Students will be provided with a seminar (or multiple seminars) offering a critical perspective on the main challenges facing policy makers in that country.
The countries visited vary each year. They are selected to expose students to different types of education systems. Contact Subject Co-ordinator(s) for more details.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, participants should have developed:
- Knowledge of the key contemporary issues in education policy in the three countries visited;
- A critical understanding of comparative education policy approaches and how to learn from the policies and programs implemented in other countries;
- A critical understanding of education systems and how they support transitions through education and into employment;
- Skills in writing academic essay, including skills in presenting an argument supported by evidence from the literature and/or analysis of existing data;,
- Skills in analysing education policies and the arguments presented in government reports and the relevant literature.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse, understand and report on education policy issues in a range of international systems and to apply these skills to their own work in the Australian context;
- Participate effectively as a team member in the context of an international study tour;
- Relate research findings to their own experience as practitioners;
- Report on policy issues in an international forum.
Last updated: 10 February 2024