MA Education: Developing Educational Practice - Keele University
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MA Education: Developing Educational Practice

About the Course

The MA Education: Developing Educational Practice is an innovative Master’s programme which addresses the question: How do I go on developing my teaching practice?

It was developed following extensive conversations with teachers at different stages of their careers, who bemoaned the lack of CPD with a major focus on teaching and learning.  They wanted to develop their understanding of subject teaching in the classroom, and even though they might have leadership and management responsibilities, it was really a deep understanding of theory and practice of teaching and learning that was their passion.

Developing Educational Practice has been designed for exactly that.  The programme revolves around these questions:

What does ‘effective practice’ mean?

How could theory about teaching and learning really help develop my practice?

What part does subject knowledge play in my practice?

What part of subject knowledge could I take further, why and how?

How can I work more effectively with learners to communicate my knowledge and allow them to develop their knowledge and understanding of my subject?

How could I work more effectively with other professionals to help them develop their practice?

The choice of modules on the programme takes these questions across a range of settings including:

  • Developing subject knowledge
  • Day-to-day classroom practice
  • What is learning?
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • SEN
  • Research Methods
  • Dissertation

This two-year Programme includes the space and support to do in-depth research on a topic relating to practice development. There is a PG Cert and PG Diploma exit route for those who don’t wish to do a full MA.

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Have a look here for a relevant case study on what it’s like to do an MA in Education at Keele.

Please note this course will not be running in 2012-13, but it will be offered in 2013-14.

Enquiries to:

Tracy Roberts,
School of Public Policy and Professional Practice,
Keele University, Keele, Staffs., ST5 5BG,
email: t.a.roberts@educ.keele.ac.uk,
Tel 01782 733125.