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EDU-10082 - Module Specification
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

EDU-10082 - Education Identities and Spaces
Coordinator: John Howlett Tel: +44 1782 7 34151
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module explores what it means to ‘be’ a teacher or someone working with learners in the 21st century and what the biggest challenges are currently facing the profession. Alongside this, you will have the opportunity to explore different places and spaces where education and learning take place, many of which are outside of the formal school environment. Your learning will be facilitated by field trips and visiting guest speakers and there will be opportunity to reflect on your ambitions as an educator and plan your future career.

Aims
1 To introduce students to critical concepts and theoretical frameworks that explore the intersections of identity and educational spaces.
2 To foster a critical understanding of how physical, symbolic, and digital spaces influence identity formation, educational access, equity, and inclusion.
3 To encourage a critical understanding of academic and policy debates on current issues of social justice, inclusivity, and representation in education,
4 To enable students to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world issues in education-related contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the relationship between identity (e.g., race, gender, class) and educational spaces and how these factors influence learning experiences and outcomes.: 2
Summarise key theoretical frameworks related to identity, power, and space within educational contexts.: 2
Apply theoretical concepts to real-world educational contexts, exploring how identity and spatial dynamics impact issues like access, equity, and inclusion in education.: 2
Engage in critical thinking and discussions on how social and physical spaces (e.g., classrooms, schools, online environments) shape educational identities and vice versa.
: 2
Reflect on personal educational experiences and understand how one’s identity interacts with various educational spaces.
: 1
Develop a personal perspective on their roles as future practitioners in education-related sectors.: 1

Study hours

22 hours of lectures
22 hours of seminars
2 x 2 hours of assessment workshops
16 hours of field trips
116 hours directed and private study
120 hours preparation period for the assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 40%
1000 word Reflective Essay
The assessment aims to encourage critical thinking and personal engagement with some of the module's themes. Students should critically reflect on their own experiences regarding learner identity and spaces while applying theoretical concepts from the module. This assessment helps students develop academic writing skills while preparing them to develop personal perspectives on their roles as potential future practitioners.

2: Report weighted 60%
Visual Ethnography and 2000 word Report
Choose a specific alternative education space (such as a forest school, museum, or homeschooling space). Capture a few photographs documenting the space (with no human participants in the picture). Focus on key features (e.g., layout, interactions, objects, symbols) that reveal the concatenation of identities and spaces. With the photos, submit a 2000-word essay applying the relevant module concepts and theories to describe and interpret the visuals.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025