Unit information: Quality and Improvement in Education in 2008/09

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Unit name Quality and Improvement in Education
Unit code EDUCM3140
Credit points 15
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. McNess
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Education
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is designed for those interested in designing, managing and delivering quality education in all fields. It will review research and experience relating to effectiveness and improvement in educational settings and consider the implication for policy and practice. It will focus on research into the organisational factors that correlate with effective outcomes and consider strategies for promoting quality and improvement at local, national and organisational level. Students will be invited to draw on their own experiences and critically reflect on the usefulness of the theoretical and conceptual ideas discussed.