Unit of Study: EDPB5016 - Global Poverty, Social Policy and Ed
Investigation and analysis of: basic indicators of global poverty; key theories of poverty and development and their implications for social policy and education; western paradigms and their effects in non-western contexts; alternatives to westernisation; education as a form of foreign aid and development co-operation in multilateral, bilateral and non-government programs; multisectoral approaches to poverty alleviation strategies.
Unit coordinator: Professor Anthony Welch/Dr Nigel Bagnall
Classes: on-line
Assessment: 5 assignments
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This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Graduate Certificate in Development Studies
The core of the Development Studies program provides a critical and multidisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level of the development process. Professionals in the field of development face unprecedented challenges in managing change towards ethnically, environmentally and politically sustainable ends.
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Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies
The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies is a one semester program for leaders and future leaders in education in a dynamic climate or educational change and innovation. It is not a program that results in a recognised teaching qualification.
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Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
The core of the Development Studies program provides a critical and multidisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level of the development process. Professionals in the field of development face unprecedented challenges in managing change towards ethnically, environmentally and politically sustainable ends.
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Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies
The Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies is for trained teachers who wish to better understand educational theory and research. It is not a program that results in a recognised teaching qualification.
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Master of Development Studies
The core of the Development Studies program provides a critical and multidisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level of the development process. Professionals in the field of development face unprecedented challenges in managing change towards ethnically, environmentally and politically sustainable ends.
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Master of Education
The Master of Education (MEd) is one of the largest postgraduate coursework programs in Australia, and is designed to develop and support the careers of trained teachers who are teaching professionals, educational administrators, researchers and policymakers. It is not a program that results in a recognised teaching qualification.
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