Education across the World

Module overview

This module is about exploring education systems in a wide range of different countries. In studying this module, you will develop your skills in assessing the outcomes and inequalities of different educational systems. You will also develop your understanding of the ways in which international comparisons of educational performance, such as PISA, have influenced the curriculum at both global and at local levels.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Typically, this module is taught through weekly sessions plus one group tutorial session to prepare for the assessment. - Participation in seminar groups - Group and class discussion - Directed reading - Suggested additional research

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	126
Teaching	24
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Other. Selected articles from Comparative Education, International Review of Education , International Journal of Educational Development, Comparative Education Review , and Current Issues in Comparative Education.

Internet Resources

PISA reports in the last 10 years.

Key Data on Education in Europe. Brussels: European Commission.

Textbooks

The Education Systems of Europe. Springer: Dordecht, the Netherlands.

Sieglinde Jornitz Marcelo Parreira do Amaral Editors (2021). The Education Systems of the Americas. Münster, Germany: Springer.

Phillips, D and Schweisfurth, M (2014). Comparative and international education: An introduction to theory, method, and practice.. London: Bloomsbury Academic.

Education at a Glance: Highlights. Paris: OECD Publishing.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	40%
Group Poster Presentation	60%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External