International Perspectives: inclusion, disability and diversity
Module EFPM272 for 2017/8

Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM272: International Perspectives: inclusion, disability and diversity

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Whilst the module's precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will covers some or all of the following topics:

Historical perspectives – institutionalisation, civil rights and emerging concepts of SEN internationally
Segregation, integration, inclusion and exclusion
Inclusion as a globalised project – problems of comparison
Policy and legislative systems, role of UNESCO, EU
Decision making in inclusive systems
Concepts of disability, difference and diversity
Impacts of inclusion – societal
Inclusion for all? Minorities and systems.
Children and parents – agency, participation, power

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
30	270	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	30	10 x 3 hour seminars
Guided independent study	5	Preparation for seminars
Guided independent study	30	Directed formative activity: Research and preparation for individual presentation on inclusion in students own country/context
Guided independent study	90	Carrying out literature review and other research activity for first written summative assignment.
Guided independent study	145	Carrying out literature review and other research activity for second written summative assignment.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

UNESCO 2008 world conference on inclusive education national reports: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/ice/48th-ice-2008/national-reports.html

Enabling Education Network: http://www.eenet.org.uk/