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MA Education (Creative & Critical Practice) - Aims of the Course

  • Support the development of a community of reflective practitioners based on scholarship, professionalism and ethical practice in learning and teaching.
  • Develop participants’ understanding of a range of issues related to creative and critical practice in educational settings.
  • Develop participants’ understanding of issues relating to teaching and learning in their specific subject specialism.
  • Inform teaching practice on the basis of theory, research and practical experience
  • Encourage the development of critical reflection on the relationship between the theory and practice of creative and critical learning and teaching.
  • Encourage critical and productive engagement with the professional contexts, at local regional and national level, within which participants work.
  • Provide a forum for support and regular discussion of teaching issues with peers.
  • Prepare course members for further academic study.