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Education and Social Movements (EDUC30074)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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This subject offers students the opportunity to examine how education is linked to social movements and change. Students will explore the pedagogical, social, political, and cultural bases of campaigns for educational justice and equity across different Australian and international case studies. Critically applying the notion of ‘public pedagogy’, students will investigate how social movements use educational practices and ideas to put forward their agenda for justice and freedom. Using art, historical archives, and campaign materials, students will engage with the diversity of voices and movements that contribute to educational change. This subject will equip students with the knowledge and skills to critically analyse policy reform so as to understand the relationship between history, education, and social movements.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand the role of social movements in educational, social and political change and policy reform
- Critically analyse the ways in which education has been variously utilised as a vehicle for social change
- Understand the contested and multifaceted nature of education policy and practice reform
- Critically analyse the role of students and educators as agents of change in historical and contemporary social movements
Generic skills
This subject will assist students to develop the following set of transferable skills:
- Analytic and critical thinking skills in relation to real world social and political problems and issues
- Improved academic written skills through analysis of case studies of social movements and education
- Verbal communication skills through collaborating with peers in in-class discussions
- The ability to connect social theories to social and political problems and issues, past and present
- The development of scholarly critique through in-depth engagement with the literature
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written response to a reading
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Class conference: individual presentation on a chosen campaign (1300 words equivalent)
| Mid semester | 30% |
Critical research essay on a chosen social or reform movement in relation to education
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Youth, Citizenship and Identity - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 March 2024