ED4S087 - Equity and Diversity 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED4S087
Module Title: Equity and Diversity
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Professional Learning in Education
Faculty Sub Group: Social Work
Module Leader: Yasmeen Multani
Module Team: Gareth Dart
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 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 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

This module aims:

1. To develop students’ understanding of equity, diversity and the impact of inequalities on educational outcomes and experiences.
2. To develop a critical understanding of the mechanisms underpinning inequality, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.
3. To enhance understanding of how to identify inequality, prejudice and discrimination in educational settings and to consider strategies to reduce or mitigate them.
4. To consider the international evidence base concerning inequality and inequity in education.

Content Summary

This module will cover the following areas:

• Theories of Diversity and Equality.
• Sociological and Psychological theoretical frameworks in respect of Diversity and Equality.
• The Dimensions of Educational Equality and Inequality in Contemporary Education.
• Poverty, Deprivation and Educational Equality.
• Gender, Equality, Equity and Education.
• Equality, Language, Rights and Education – critical engagement with evidence, policy and practice in Welsh-medium and bilingual education, and Welsh language development in English-medium contexts, as well as consideration of English and Welsh as Additional Languages (EWAL).
• Families, Education and Equality.
• Equality, Diversity and the Curriculum.
• Equalities Legislation and Policy in Wales.
• Intercultural Competence and Tolerance.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 16
Seminar 6
Independent Study 178
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Explore and analyse the contested definitions of inequality, inequity and diversity.<br /><br />
LO2 Critically examine how social inequality is (re)produced in society and the role that education plays in that re-production.<br /><br />
LO3 Analyse theories of prejudice and discrimination and examine the application of these theories to educational settings.<br /><br />
LO4 Critically explore the challenges of, and potential solutions to, prejudice and discrimination in a variety of educational settings.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Focus on tackling inequality and inequity within education 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Essay 1 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔

Reading List

Banks, J. A. & Banks, C. A. M. (Eds.). (2019). Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives. Tenth Edition. Indianapolis: John Wiley & Sons.

Schuelka, M. J., Johnstone, C. J., Thomas, G., & Artiles, A. J. (Eds.). (2019). The SAGE Handbook of Inclusion and Diversity in Education. London: SAGE Publications Limited.

Baker, Colin (2014). A parents' and teachers' guide to bilingualism. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Cole, M. (ed.) (2017). Education, Equality and Human Rights. Fourth Edition. London: Routledge.

Conteh, J. (2019). The EAL Teaching Book: Promoting Success for Multilingual Learners. Third Edition. London: Learning Matters.

Recommended Journal: Equity & Excellence in Education (Open Access), Taylor and Francis.