EDEM620-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

Inclusive and Special Education

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

This course provides students with advanced knowledge and understanding of inclusive and special education history, philosophy, policy and practice. The course will examine the historical development of inclusive and special education at global, regional and local levels. Philosophies and theories underpinning inclusive and special education policies and practices will be investigated. Students will research and critically evaluate aspects pertaining to current and past practices, theories and debates in the field.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will be able to:
1. Understand and apply critical thinking to the history, philosophies and policies of inclusive and special education.
2. Review and understand the literature relevant to particular issues and debates in relation to inclusive education theory, philosophy and practice
3. Understand and critically evaluate discourses of disability and difference.
4. Understand and critically evaluate pedagogical theories and practices in inclusive education.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Timetable Note

Weekly lectures will be online through Adobe Connect.

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 01 Apr 2019 35%
Method/outline paper 08 Apr 2019 15%
Individual Project 03 Jun 2019 50%

Textbooks / Resources

There is no required textbook for this course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,847.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

All EDEM620 Occurrences

  • EDEM620-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
  • EDEM620-19S1 (D) Semester One 2019 (Distance)
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