North-South Educational Partnerships
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
100h
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Start date
Different dates available
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Virtual classes
Yes
This Master's-level online course will help you develop a greater understanding of, and critical reflection on, the contribution of north-south educational partnerships.
It will look at how such partnerships can build a greater understanding of learning in a global society.
It aims to provide educational practitioners with the skills to engage effectively in partnerships and to facilitate the value of mutual learning between practitioners around the world.
This course directly addresses international educational partnerships. You'll have opportunities to learn about and reflect upon a range of different perspectives and the commitment to using participatory methods. You'll also have space to reflect upon your own learning.
This course run by the Development Education Research Centre, part of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).
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About this course
By the end of the course, you'll have:
greater understanding of the combination of north-south partnerships to development education and learning in a global society
skills to manage effective partnerships
a greater understanding of where and how north-south partnerships can contribute to changes in understanding of global and development issues within the educational institution
an understanding of and ability to engage with diversity issues and different social and cultural perspectives and approaches in partnerships
The course is aimed at:
teachers engaged with or considering school links and international partnerships
staff within further and higher education involved with, or considering, an international partnership
practitioners within the field of development education, global learning and international education more widely who have an interest in, and practical experience of, some form of educational project with an international partnership component
You should have experience in international education work.
Assessment is by one assignment.
Successful completion of this course is worth 30 M-level credits, which may be used towards the Master's degree in Development Education and Global Learning. For more information about this contact the course administrator
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Subjects
- Postcolonialism
- Partnerships
- Intercultural
- Educational partnership
- Reflections
- Educational partnerships
- Global society
- International partnerships
- Partnership leading
- Partnership skill
Course programme
The course includes the following themes as the basis for the activities:
- Immersion in partnerships
- Debates on partnerships: postcolonialism versus inter-cultural dialogue
- Reviewing examples of practice
- Preparing for and engaging in an educational partnership
- Reflections and evaluation
This course is delivered online.
Over the 10 weeks of the course you'll complete a series of activities in groups or individually.
North-South Educational Partnerships