ED4U005 - Working with Diversity 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | ED4U005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Working with Diversity | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Professional Learning in Education | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Social Work | ||
| Module Leader: | Elsa Torres | ||
| Module Team: | Gareth Dart | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2017 | Final Year of Intake: | 2022 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100459 - education studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
To support students in developing a critical understanding of theory and practice relating to working with children and young people from diverse backgrounds.
To use investigative procedures to explore cases of diversity and to reflect on their relevance and application to own work contexts.
To support students in developing their use of critical analysis to identify various dominant discourses of culture and their underpinning ideology.
To provide practitioners with the opportunity to undertake systematic reflection on their values and professional practice in order to understand beliefs about the self and other and develop inter-cultural awareness.
To support students in developing an understanding of partnership working with families and multi-agency collaboration
Content Summary
Top-down and bottom-up views of culture and cultural processes
Discourses of culture, ‘innocent’ discourses; ‘Multiculturalism’, ‘West as Best’, ‘essentialist’ ‘exoticising’
Defining and developing an understanding of working with cultural competency and multiculturalism
Working with EAL Learners: Linguistic Diversity and Bilingualism
Placement and assessment of learners from diverse cultural backgrounds
Studying religion and religious diversity
Dominant discourses in curriculum materials and resources
Partnership working with Families and Multi-Agency Collaboration
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 25 |
| Seminar | 5 |
| Tutorial | 1 |
| Independent Study | 200 |
| Directed Study | 69 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate a critical knowledge of key concepts such as culture, cultural competency, multiculturalism, ‘west as best’. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate a critical knowledge and understanding of the components of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity |
| LO3 | Demonstrate the ability to apply new learning to professional practice and to synthesis new learning and present that evidence in a format suitable for an identified audience |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio 1 | The Portfolio will contain: A reflective journal which is a personal record of the student's learning experiences during the course of the module and may draw on professional experience or professional visits undertaken during the module (2000). AND Students will choose one of the areas identified in their professional journal. They will prepare an essay that develops their understanding of one aspect of their professional role. They will include reference to current research and relevant data. They will use examples of how they have developed and evaluated their own professional practice in this area (3000). OR Students will undertake an interview with a colleague, or student, which they transcribe, analyse and present with a critical commentary. They will include reference to current research and relevant data (3000). | 0 | N/A | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |