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FEMINISM AND CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL THEORIES

Module code: ED818
Credits: 5
Semester: Year-Long
Department: EDUCATION
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Coordinator: Prof. Sharon Todd (EDUCATION)

	Overview
	This reading course will explore recent feminist directions in education in relation to contemporary theoretical perspectives. Themes to be covered include embodiment, sexuality/gender, affective relationships, narrative, and the new materialism and how these relate to pedagogical practice, educational knowledge and ethical relations. The schedule for the reading course will be determined in conjunction with students and is seminar-based. Total contact hours will amount to 24 hours across a semester.

Overview

This reading course will explore recent feminist directions in education in relation to contemporary theoretical perspectives. Themes to be covered include embodiment, sexuality/gender, affective relationships, narrative, and the new materialism and how these relate to pedagogical practice, educational knowledge and ethical relations. The schedule for the reading course will be determined in conjunction with students and is seminar-based. Total contact hours will amount to 24 hours across a semester.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: To identify key conceptual trends in education that inform feminist perspectives in education to relate key concepts and theories to a specific educational problems to appraise critically through presentation and written work the theories under study.

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