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On completion of this course you should be able to:
• explain some key concerns and debates regarding social justice, power, aims, and diversity in education (LO1)
• distinguish between the normative, conceptual, and empirical background assumptions of claims about justice in education (LO2)
• evaluate claims about the rights of parents and children (LO3)
• identify the strengths and weaknesses of normative political theory arguments (LO4)
• develop informed arguments for taking one or another particular position on controversial issues regarding justice in education (LO5)
Please note that L05 is the most important learning outcome and that the other learning outcomes serve as means to this end.
Some of the questions we discuss will be
• What do we mean by justice in education?
• Which theories of social justice are most convincing?
• What exactly is bad about unequal chances?
• What are the aims of education?
• When is legitimate for the state to force us to do/not do something?
• Who should have the last word in disputes about education?
• How should we deal with diversity?
• Should teaching be neutral?
• Should teaching be multicultural?
• What exactly do we value about liberty?
• Do children have a right to an open future?
• What kind of equality matters?
• What kind of equality in education do we really want?
• What rights to parents have?
• Are parents allowed to shape their children's worldview?
• Should "ethos" be allowed to make a difference to education?
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Small Group | 12 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 201 |
Total | 225 |
Students should be familiar with the basic argumentative techniques used in normative political theory and/or moral and political philosophy.
Learning Recommendations:Familiarity with key theories of social justice is highly recommended.
To get a head start for this module, you might want to read: Swift, Adam (2019) Political Philosophy. A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians, 4th ed., Cambridge: Polity Press.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Your final assignment for this module is a normative political theory essay on your chosen moral puzzle relating to justice in education. The word-count should be 3000 words. | n/a | Graded | No | 55 |
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: There is a weekly quizz on the required reading. | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): Presentation of your chosen research puzzle in form of written, podcast, or video assignment. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Group/class Feedback, pre-assessment in terms of detailed rubric Feedback individually to students, post-assessment, with reference to rubric Group/class feedback, post-assessment In line with university policy students will be provided with feedback within 20 days of the deadline for submitting the assignment.