Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Reclaiming Education: Past, Present and Futures
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 34389
Module Lead	Sian Roberts
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-12 hours Seminar-6 hours Tutorial-12 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module offers students the opportunity to examine and discuss neglected traditions of thought and practice in the field of education. These traditions are geographically, politically and ideationally diverse but their shared aspiration was, and is, to challenge dominant educational ideas and practices. For the actors who led and participated in these movements, the primary purpose of education was empowerment and, for at least some of them, social transformation. The module begins by identifying and examining alternative educational theories and critiques. It then explores alternative educational practices through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. Each case study will examine the concepts and practices of alternative education and students will be asked to reflect on their relevance for today. The module is completed by imagining the ways in which education can be reclaimed for the purposes of empowerment and social justice.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a detailed historical knowledge of alternative educational theory and practice Evaluate alternative educational practices by drawing on appropriate empirical evidence and theoretical frameworks Apply educational theory and practice to contemporary and future societies Make a creative and critical contribution to digital educational exhibition Demonstrate a broad range of communication skills
Assessment	34389-01 : Blog 1500 words : Coursework (50%) 34389-02 : Blog 1500 words : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Blog (1,500 words) 50%; Blog (1,500 words) 50% Reassessment: Resubmission of the failed component where the overall module mark is less than the pass mark.
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