PCSS507 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION Brief Course Information This online course is updated each year. The course follows the usual teaching semester at University of Waikato & will be available to enrolled students from the beginning of the semester. Course Instructor: Prof. Michael A. Peters BOOK Resources for the course Several new books examine various aspects of INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION. Many are in the University library or available at Bennett’s Bookshop on campus -­‐ some have kindle versions available. This list gives you something of the flavour of the course. PRESCRIBED TEXTS: Peters, M.A, Besley, T, Araya, D. (2013) (Eds.) The New Paradigm of Development: Education, Knowledge Economy and Digital Futures. New York: Peter Lang. Peters, M.A. (2011) Neoliberalism and After? Education, Social Policy, and the Crisis of Western Capitalism. New York: Peter Lang. See: http://www.amazon.com/Neoliberalism-­‐After-­‐Education-­‐Western-­‐
Capitalism/dp/1433112051/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Highly Recommended Texts: Araya, D. & M. A. Peters, (2010) (Eds.) Education in the Creative Economy. New York: Peter Lang. Peters, M.A. (2013) Education, Science and Knowledge Capitalism: Creativity and The Promise of Openness. New York: Peter Lang. Peters, M.A. (2007) Knowledge Economy, Development and the Future of Higher Education. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Peters, M.A., Murphy, P. & Marginson, S. (2009) Creativity and the Global Knowledge Economy. New York: Peter Lang. Murphy, P., Peters, M.A. & Marginson, S., (2010) Imagination: Three Models of Imagination in the Age of the Knowledge Economy. New York: Peter Lang. Marginson, S., Murphy, P. & Peters, M.A. (2010) Global Creation: Space, Mobility and Synchrony in the Age of the Knowledge Economy. New York: Peter Lang. Web Resources World Bank http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATIO
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6,00.html United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) http://www.desd.org.uk/ 1 Education for Development http://www.educationfordevelopment.org/website/pages/index.php The Global Education First Initiative http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/ USAID and Education http://www.usaid.gov/what-­‐we-­‐do/education Education and the Developing World http://www.cgdev.org/publication/education-­‐and-­‐developing-­‐world Higher Education for Development (HED) http://www.hedprogram.org/ OECD-­‐ Education http://www.oecd.org/education/ See http://www.oecd.org/education/policyoutlook.htm NZ Aid Programme http://www.aid.govt.nz/ Journal Examples International Journal of Educational Development Special Issues http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-­‐journal-­‐of-­‐educational-­‐
development/special-­‐issues/ Examples Educating the poorest Volume 33, Issue 3 (2013) The New Politics of Aid to Education Volume 30, Issue 5 (2010) Education and Development in Contemporary China Volume 29, Number 5 (2009) Education and Sustainable Development Volume 29, Number 2 (2009) Asian Education and Development Studies http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=aeds Example Special Issue: Regionalization of education in Asia: changing patterns, major challenges and policy responses http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=2046-­‐
3162&volume=1&issue=1 The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewissue.php COURSE INFORMATION: MOODLE IS REQUIRED Check each week for additional resources; news forums & the weekly discussion forum (10% of your marks). For help in learning how to use Moodle, see http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz/ & do the tutorials as suggested. It only takes about 15-­‐ 20 minutes to familiarise yourself with Moodle by browsing the Moodle Support course and the Moodle Help Files. The Student Moodle Orientation Video demonstrates how to access Moodle, where to find help and how to use the basic Moodle tools, the video will begin playing automatically. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PAPER 2 Students must complete ALL pieces of assessment for this paper in order to pass. 1. Class participation is essential in this online course, so students are expected to engage regularly in the written Moodle Weekly Discussion Forums, which will contribute to 10% of your final mark. These written Moodle Weekly Discussion Forums provide an important forum of peer-­‐learning and collegiality in the online environment, where post-­‐graduates students are expected to be self-­‐directed. Nevertheless I will read the forum comments and at times I will comment as appropriate. Where possible, we will use web-­‐conferencing (Adobe Connect which is available via Moodle) so students can discuss ideas with each other in set time slots on different days so as to enable as many people as possible to join in. It is desirable that students participate in these as often as possible, but will not be mandatory. This is still an experimental aspect of the course. 2. In addition all students will complete 2 written assignments. Details for each will be in files on Moodle First, short assignment # 1 30% Final Assignment # 2 60% This assignment is completed in 2 parts – first an abstract, earlier in the course, which is commented on by Prof Peters, then the final paper is submitted at the end of the course. Assignments are emailed to Prof. Peters as email attachments: mpeters@waikato.ac.nz. PCSS507 COURSE CALENDAR Week 1: Introduction -­‐ International Development Education Topic 2: Education and Theories of Economic Growth Orientation Topic 3: Modernization and Education Topic 4: Education and Theories of Economic Growth Topic 5: Development Education: NGOs and World Agencies Topic 6: Neoliberalism, Education and Development MID-­‐SEMESTER 2 week Teaching Recess Topic 7: Neoliberalism Again: The Financialisation of Education Topic 8: Education, Development and Poverty Topic 9: From Challenges to Opportunities -­‐ EU High Level Conference on Education and Development Topic 10: Girl’s Education and Development Topic 11: Education and Development: Alternatives to Neoliberalism Topic 12: Global Studies, Global Education 3 4