Course Contents
Unit 1: Globalization, the Millennium Development Goals, and Education for All
Globalization
The role of globalization in education
The effects of globalization in the education sector
MDGs: General description and indicators
• Implementation of the MDGs
• Challenges and further strategies in the local context
EFA: General description and indicators
• Implementation of EFA
• Challenges and further strategies in the local context
Unit 2: Issues of diversity
• Diversity
• The impact of diversity on education
o Approaches to addressing diversity issues: Learning difficulties
o Language
o Religion
o Gender
o Culture
o Social and economic status
• The role of education in addressing issues of diversity
• Strategies and examples of diversity-inclusive pedagogy
Unit 3: The role of peace education at the micro- and macro-levels
• Introduction to peace education
• Societal factors affecting peace in the Pakistani context
• Conflicts in schools:
o Tolerance
o Bullying
o Violence
o Conflict resolution at the school level
• The impact of peace issues on education
• Peace education: A strategy for conflict resolution
• Projects on selected conflicts
• Presentation of the projects
Unit 4: The role of schools in addressing contemporary issues
• The relationship between school and society
• Schools as social agents and social critics
• The need for schools to create active citizens
• The role of schools in producing workers and professionals
• The role of schools in imparting democratic education
• The importance of character education and skills development
• Factors affecting the quality of schooling
• Issues faced by schools
Unit 5: The changing role of the teacher
• The various roles of a teacher
• The teacher’s responsibility to value all learners
• Teachers as world change agents
• External issues affecting teachers’ performance
• Interpersonal and social issues in education
• Internal issues affecting teachers’ performance
• Teachers’ strategies to tackle the issues
Course Synopsis
The Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education course will assist Student Teachers in appreciating the strengths, challenges, innovations, and reforms in education at both national and international levels. They will be empowered not only to adopt viable strategies and approaches in their professional practice but also to implement prescribed educational policies and programmes.
There are many issues in education; some are general and are found across the globe, while others are specific to Pakistan. Contemporary issues such as health, housing, gender disparity, poverty, pressure groups, family, and community values affect education at local, national, and international levels. Education also plays a role in addressing these issues. This course focuses on the following issues and trends: globalization; the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Education for All (EFA), and national goals; diversity; the role of peace education at the micro- and macro-levels; the role of schools in today’s society; and the changing roles of teachers.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the prospective teachers will be able to:
1. Examine the social implications of the mdgs and the EFA goals
2. Identify different issues pertaining to diversity as well as their impact on student learning
3. State the nature and scope of the factors affecting the quality of schooling
4. Explain how different kinds of schooling affect the quality of schooling
5. Analyse the changing role of the teacher in contemporary society
6. Critically evaluate the roles of peace, conflict, and education in the development of human society.
Ghost Schools (week 11)
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Lectures
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Education for all "EFA" (week 7)
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Millennium Development Goals (week 6)
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization (week 5)
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Globalization (week 5)
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Moral Education (follow up week)
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Moral Values and Character Building (follow up week)
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Character Education (follow up week)
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Teacher as a role model (follow up week)
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Functions of schools in society (week 13)
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Course Syllabus and Guide
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Peace Education (week 2)
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Role of technology in Education (week 3)
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Importance of technology in Education (week 3)
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Difference between Culture and Society (week 8)
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Difference between Culture and Society (week 8)
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Child Abuse (week 9)
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Child Abuse (week 9)
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The worst forms of child labour (week 10)
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Child Labour (week 10)
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Quality Education (week 12)
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The relationship between school and society (week 13)
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Factors affecting teaching (week 14)
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Multicultural Society (week 15)
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Advantages of a multi-cultural society (week 15)
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Corporal punishment and its impact (week 16)
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Disciplinary Problems in the Classroom: Types and Causes (week 16)
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Book Title : Contemporary Trends in Education: A Handbook for Educators
Author : Vandana Saxena
Edition : 1st
Publisher : Pearson Education India
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Title : Moral Education
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Title : Curriculum of Moral Education
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Title : Teacher as an agent of change (week 14)
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Title : Gender inequality in education (week 1)
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Title : Gender inequality in education (week 1)
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Title : Bullying in Education (week 2)
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Title : Conflicts in Education (week 2)
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Title : Integrating technology in Education (week 3)
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Title : The role of technology in Education
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Title : Contemporary issues and trends, and Globalization (week 5)
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Title : Millennium Development Goals (week 6)
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Title : Millennium Development Goals (week 6)
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Title : Millennium Development Goals in Pakistan (week 6)
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Title : Millennium Development Goals in Pakistan (week 6)
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Title : Education for All "EFA" (week 7)
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Title : EFA Goals (week 7)
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Title : Diversity (week 8)
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Title : Child Abuse (week 9)
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Title : Child Labour (week 10)
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Title : Ghost Schools (week 11)
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Title : Quality Education (week 12)
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