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Schools as Communities
Dublin City University - Full Curriculum Program
Dublin, Ireland
Dates: 9/10/21 - 12/19/21
Schools as Communities
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Dublin City University
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Education
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ED4014
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
DESCRIPTION
This module provides students with the opportunity to engage with a set of issues that are connected to the quality of teaching and learning in our schools. The major focus is on the concepts of ‘good’/’effective’ schools. The criteria used to describe such schools and how such criteria are deployed in contexts where there is increasing emphasis on external accountability is examined. Students will explore the notion of schools as communities of learning and examine the link between these communities and the wider social context with particular focus on the legislative and policy framework. Key areas include: school governance and leadership; school organization and teacher cultures, the role and involvement of parents; external and internal accountability (whole school evaluation, whole school evaluation management, leadership and learning and school self-evaluation); school development planning and policy and legislative frames.