| Title: | Community Education |
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| Long Title: | Community Education |
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| Field of Study: |
Education Studies
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Next Review Date: |
November 2021 |
| Module Coordinator: |
TOM O CONNOR |
| Module Author: |
MARGARET O KEEFFE |
| Module Description: |
This introductory module on community education seeks to enhance the learner’s current community practice. Community education may be broadly defined as ‘education for community within community’. The module aims to familiarise participants with the key theoretical and analytical frameworks (alongside the major current debates in the field). The module also critically explores the potential of community education to foster social inclusion/active citizenship (particularly, in the Irish context). |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Outline the key concepts in community education |
| LO2 |
Explain the distinctions between informal, non-formal and community education |
| LO3 |
Describe the link between community education/lifelong learning and active citizenship |
| LO4 |
Explain the current debates regarding community education in the domestic and international contexts |
| LO5 |
Describe the relevance of the learning for the learner's work and/or community context |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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| None |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| None |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| None |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Core Concepts
Core concepts/terminology in community education (for example, oppression, empowerment, and praxis)
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Education and Inclusion
Definitions: formal, informal, non-formal education; social inclusion/active citizenship and community education: definitions and terminology
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Current Issues
Current debates in community education: ‘education for community’ v education in the community
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
In-Class Test - the topic (s) given in Week 1 |
1,2 |
20.0 |
Week 7 |
| Essay |
Assignment - for example, an essay on the link between community education/ lifelong learning and active citizenship. The topic (s) given in Week 2. |
2,3,4 |
65.0 |
Sem End |
| Reflective Journal |
Reflection |
5 |
15.0 |
Every Week |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Reading and study |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
Reading and study |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Brookfield, S. and J.D. Holst 2011, Radicalising Adult Learning: Adult Education for a Just World, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 10, Jossey-Bass USA [ISBN: 9780787998]
- Bracher M. 2006, Radical Pedagogy: Identity, Generativity, and Social Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan London [ISBN: 9781403975]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Freire, P 1972, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Penguin Harmondsworth [ISBN: 97808264127]
| | Supplementary Article/Paper Resources |
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- Aontas - National Adult Learning Organisation 2015, The Adult Learner 2015, The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 145
- Aontas - National Adult Learning Organisation 2015, Submission from AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation Developing a New Skills Strategy 2015 - 2025 December 2015, Aontas, 17
- N.J. Shudak and M.B.M. Avoseh 2015, Freirean-Based Critical Pedagogy: The Challenges of Limit Situations and Critical Transitivity, Creative Education, Vol. 6, 9
- Department of Education and Skills 2012, Department of Education and Skills Community Education Programme Operational Guidelines for Providers, 10
- Aontas - National Adult Learning Organisation 2011, Sowing the Seeds of Social Change - The Outcomes and Impact of a Social Action Model of Community Education, Research Report AONTAS 2011, 148
- M. Horton and P. Freire 1990, We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change, 292
| | Other Resources |
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- Website: Aontas - National Adult Learning OrganisationWebsite
- Website: Aontas - National Adult Learning Organisation 2015, A Social Action Model of Community
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