Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Yes
Inclusive education has been positioned and promoted as a positive reaction to segregated schooling, inequality and prejudice. Inclusion, more generally, has permeated policy and social discourse in the last few decades as a concept and practice that attempts to include everyone into the local community. For example, community work rather than imprisonment, community housing rather than mental (health) institutions and not least of all, mainstream education is promoted for ALL pupils including those with a range of difficult learning needs. In the face of this, politicians and policy makers emphasise their commitment to issues of inclusion and social justice and in the process the meanings, policy and practice of inclusive education have been rethought - nowhere more so than in relation to special educational needs. This module offers insights into many different aspects of inclusive education.
Aims
To enable students to develop an historical awareness and understanding of the development of theory, policy and practice within inclusive education within the context of social justice, equal opportunities and learning.To enable students to confidently engage in contemporary debates about inclusive education.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/edu-30093/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
deconstruct critical, historical and reflective approaches to `inclusive¿ education: 1make critical judgements about comparative experiences in Britain, and elsewhere: 1theorise the `micro¿ aspects of `inclusive¿ education (in relation to teachers, pupils and parents): 1critique research findings on the key areas of social inclusion and exclusion and apply their arguments to topical questions raised by the module: 1confidently and critically reflect upon the broader key contemporary debates and theoretical perspectives on inclusion and exclusion: 1confidently summarise and critique debates and theories specifically related to `inclusive¿ education : 1
22 contact hours (10 lectures, 10 seminars; 1 X 2 hour workshop on assessment); 48 hours independent study 40 hours preparation for essay40 hours preparation for lectures and seminars
Description of Module Assessment
1: Essay weighted 100%Essay 3000 wordsAn essay of 3000 words from a list of options - on module themes