European Education Policies |
Y11 - European Education Policies Tutor: Yiouli Papadiamantaki Semester: 3rd ECTS: 4.5 Short Description: Introductory course that presents and analyses European education policies over 3 periods. The course presents the axes of European programmes relating to education, the way European policies are formulated and the direct and indirect ways in which EU policy affects national policies. The course analyses the content of core EU policy concepts such as “knowledge society”, the European dimension in education, globalisation and Europeanisation, EU Citizen. Aims: Students are expected to be able to understand and critically analyse: Learning Outcomes:
Structure: 13 three-hour lectures. Assessment: Written examination which comprises two open questions, multiple choice questions and true-false questions. The students may improve their final grade by up to 20% through an optional written assignment of 2500 words max. Bibliography: Passias, G. (2006), European Union and Education: Institutional Discourse and Education Policy (1950-1999), Gutenberg, Αthens. |