The Perspectives and Context of Primary Education

Course Code: MMAPRI_01

Masters Level Module

The module provides an opportunity for participants to examine the bases for contemporary primary practice and review critically recent developments in primary education. The ways in which theory and research in different disciplines (philosophical, historical, psychological and sociological) can inform and illuminate primary practice are discussed. UK and international perspectives and changes in primary education over time are considered. Session content includes an examination of the aims of primary education, systems and regulations governing primary education, the content of the curriculum, learning and teaching approaches, perspectives on education policy, relationships between home and school and futures for primary education in a global era. Throughout the programme, participants are encouraged to share and reflect on their varied experiences of primary education and to consider implications of session content for their professional practice.

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