PED4306 – Education, Equity and Social Justice
Course description
Course content
This course examines conceptions of equality and equity related to educational policies and practices and how these interplay with globalization and current social changes.
The themes of the course include:
- Perspectives on equality, justice and education, in the context of globalization and social change
- Topical issues and dilemmas regarding social justice in education and education for social justice today
- Examples of empirical studies related to equity, social justice, education and social change.
Learning outcome
In this course you shall:
- Gain conceptual understanding of various theoretical and philosophical perspectives on equality, justice and education in the context of globalization and social change.
- Know how to identify and examine current issues and dilemmas regarding social justice in education and education for social justice today.
- Be able to analyse issues related to social justice in education and education for social justice from various perspectives.
Admission to the course
Participation requires admission to the Master’s Programme Master i Pedagogikk: Utdanning, danning og oppvekst (UDO). The course is also open for exchange students.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with EDU4201 – Core Focus Areas in Comparative and International Education (discontinued).
- 10 credits overlap with PED2306 – Education, Equity and Social Justice.
Teaching
The course combines lectures with seminars that run parallel with the lectures. The seminars engage students in workshops, group work, exercises and oral presentations.
Mandatory activities:
- Minimum 60% attendance is required for the seminars.
- Oral presentation, individually or in groups, related to relevant media reports and literature on the syllabus.
Mandatory activities must be completed and approved before you can take the exam.
You must be admitted to this course in order to take part in the activities offered.
Examination
Individual six hours written exam.
The mandatory components must be completed and approved before you may take the exam.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
The assignment will be given in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.