Aims and activities
In Week 2 you will:
- recognise that systems of education are underpinned by a set of values and beliefs about its nature and purpose.
Activities should facilitate an understanding of:
- the way that education forms part of wider socio-political models
- three well documented ways of thinking about what the purpose of education might be.
| Activity | Details | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interactive task: read and prioritise quotations. | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Watch the human capital model animation and consider the reflection point. | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Watch the rights-based model animation and consider the reflection point. | 30 minutes |
| 4 | Watch the capabilities-based model animation and consider the reflection point. | 30 minutes |
| 5a | Interactive task: assign quotations to the correct models for education. | 30 minutes |
| 5b | Write a 200 word response to reflection points and post on the course forum. | 30 minutes |
| Quiz | Answer five questions. This will form part of the assessment for the badge. | 10 minutes |