FLKM4310 Struggles for justice and equality in international development, education and sustainabilities Course description

The course extends on aspects of Course 1 (FLKM4110) that addressed the actual and potential relationship between education and models of sustainable development, with reference to the SDGs and ambitions for education to ‘transform the world’.

No prerequisite knowledge required.

Dette emnet skal gi studenten forståelse for hvilke teorier og teknikker som kreves for effektiv testing av IT-systemer.

This course is grounded in the ongoing climate emergency and associated need to redefine and advance models of sustainable development. This phenomenon is examined through the lens of Global North / South dynamics and the historical legacies of colonialism and unequal development. The work extends to identifying multiple associated tensions in projects of education for sustainable development, and how these tensions can be reconciled under current conditions. The course also includes consideration of critical education projects and initiatives within countries of the Global South that redefine development in terms of ecological sustainability.

Education as and for sustainable development

Building on the first topic, the focus here is on pressing global phenomenon of advancing models of sustainable development, and how these relate to education and development initiatives within the Global South.  A prominent concept is cultural understanding and the relationship between cultures, ecologies, development and education, and the instersections with particular ideologies, class, gender and ethnic identities, and school-community relationships. This topic includes consideration of advances within the countries of the Global South to re-define development in ecologically sustainable terms, and incorporate these cultural projects into education systems.

Educational aid, management and planning

The topic focuses on issues relating to international education as they are experienced and understood at an implementation level - locally, nationally and regionally, at school and in the local community, and on changes in the role of teacher and education.

The topic deals with educational aid, and the critical consideration of important lending and donor institutions (e.g. the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund), and the use of educational research by Aid agencies.

Students’ own professional experience will also be discussed in this context. The inclusion of fictional literature from the South will help to elucidate the relationship between national culture and identity in a post-colonial context.

Ingen ut over opptakskrav.

Forelesninger og øvinger. I øvingstimene arbeider studentene med oppgaver, dels individuelt, dels i grupper (2-4 studenter) og får veiledning.

Prosjektoppgave (ca. 20 sider + vedlegg) i gruppe (2-4 studenter). Må være bestått for å ta eksamen.

Eksamensform:

Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn på 3 timer.

Eksamen kan påklages.

Ingen

Gradert skala A-F.