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The school in the world in Primary Education30633/4115/1819/1/89
Study guide

The school in the world in Primary Education

30633/4115/1819/1/89
Academic year 2018-19
Is found in:
  • English programme for Health, Education and Welfare, programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 90,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2019 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture6,00 hours
Self-study72,00 hours
Seminar6,00 hours
Supervised independent work6,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Detollenaere Kristel
Other teaching staff: Bens Ann
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

The objectives of this course are in line with the programme-specific learning outcomes.

The objectives for each chapter are to be found in the coursebook.

Describe the concepts of world citizenship and development edcuation

efficiently develop activities within teh concept of development education for the (pre-)primary school

Define the teacher's roles from an international perspective

Contribute to initiatives that promote an international perspective on and within education

Contents

The course consists of the following parts:

- global citizenship

- development education

- spatial mobility

- commodity issues

- systems thinking

- international educational systems

- internationalisation projects (theory and actual participation)

This course pays attention to children's rights and explicits one or more children's rights.

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

This course unit builds further on the development of the competencies aspired in following course units:

MT1 - de wereld in de klas

MT2 - De school in de buurt

The arrangements regarding prerequisites applied for this course unit are in the Faculty’s educational and examination regulations (FOER).

Final objectives

Survey of programme-specific learning outcomes and sub-programme-specific learning outcomes in the teacher training programme at HoGent

LEARNING OUTCOME 3: Develop a professional view linked to the social reality based on international and broad cultural participation

3.1. Tailor social issues and developments to education in a responsible manner.
3.2. Add depth to the teaching profession by international participation.

Organisation of education

interactive lectures

empathy workshops/excursions

group work

Study guidance

mentoring (tutorials)

Evaluation

Written exam

A written exam is organized during the second examination period (100% of the marks)

It is the student's responsibility to attend classes.

Cf. EER HoGhent (2018 - 2019) and EER - Faculty Education, Health and Social Work (2018 - 2019).

Study costs

The cost of this study unit is estimated at 50 euro but depends on the actual empathy workshops and/or excursions planned.

Some study material is used in various courses. Thus the cost of the training does not represent the sum total of all courses.

Key words

international education systems

international learning and teaching

concepts and frameworks for intercultural learning