Power and Knowledge in Educational Policy |
ΕΕ13 - Power and Knowledge in Educational Policy Tutor: Maria Nikolakaki Semester: 8th Short Description: This course attempts to investigate the mechanisms used by the power to shape the conscience through the knowledge provided by the educational system. The course examines the relationship between power, knowledge and educational science, which is one of the main topics in the discourse for the curriculum of critical pedagogy and especially the trend of the postmodern discourse in educational sciences. The course focuses on the contradictions of domination and emancipation in the field of educational sciences. The problem of power in educational sciences considered in the context of discussions on modernity and postmodernity.The course covers the following areas
Aims:
Learning Outcomes: Students after completing this course will be able to critically evaluate a range of theoretical explanations and ideological perspectives relating to education policy including, the role of the state, capital and educational change and its application to the specific sectors of student interest/focus. Structure: Assessment: The assessment is in two parts: written examination and a written case study.Notes provide further guidance on both parts of assessment. Bibliography: Hill, D. (2013). Dave Hill: Marist Essays on Postmodernism, Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, Class, Race and Education. Brighton: Institute for Education Policy Studies. |