Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Schooling: A Social and Cultural History
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 19249
Module Lead	Dr Day-Ashley
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-20 hours External Visits-1 hours Guided independent study-159 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module examines the development of compulsory schooling in England and Wales between 1870 and 1988. It is a social and cultural history, analysing both how the development of schooling can be related to economic trends, political struggles and social problems, and exploring the symbolic dimensions - the meaning, experiences and representations - of schooling. In undertaking exercises in critical reading and documentary analysis, students will also be encouraged to develop a range of study skills required for higher education.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of education reform in the period; Relate education reform and practice to wider political, economic and social change; Explain representations of schooling and school practices as moments of symbolic practice; Employ basic theoretical concepts in order to analyse historical case studies in written work; Read and understand appropriate academic prose; Lead and contribute to academic group discussions in an appropriate manner; Demonstrate a basic ability to summarise historical arguments; Identify and begin to implement strategies for analysing historical arguments.
Assessment	19249-01 : Take Home Test, 1000 words : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (25%) 19249-02 : Historical Research Report 2500 words : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Module is taught and assessed in Semester 1. Take home test (1,000 words) 25%; Historical Research Report (2,500 words) 75% Reassessment: Resubmission of the failed component where the overall module mark is less than the pass mark.
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