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Education for Development: Aid, Policy and the Global Agenda (X4500E)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

In this module, we'll examine:

• why education is seen as important for development, drawing upon economic, rights based and socio cultural perspectives
• the way education is measured and targets are set for development
• explores the global organisations and economic factors involved in implementing the Education for All agenda.

The module provides grounding in education and international development, with a particular focus on the challenges facing resource-constrained and rapidly expanding educational systems. This will equip you with an understanding of the role of education in international development and develop critical, political and methodological perspectives.

You'll be introduced to international education and development through three lenses.

Education and development

• introduction to the field: the education and development relationship
• education for economic growth
• education, development and social equity
• gender and education for development
• citizenship, curriculum and identity.

Measuring Education For All

• changing patterns of educational access
• globalisation and educational reforms: educational quality
• education and social inclusion
• education and health in the global south.

Architecture of Education For All

• educational aid and the global agenda: international actors in the field
• teachers and teacher training in the Global South
• non-state providers of education.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.