308169 (v.1) Community Education and Consciouness Raising 503
| Area: | Faculty of Education, Language Studies and Social Work |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Theories of consciousness-raising, dialogue and community education. Techniques which can be used in working with community groups. Using theatre, art, music, poetry, story-telling, etc. Freire and critical pedagogy. Boal and theatre of the oppressed. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion students will have a good foundation of - knowledge of theories of consciousness rasing- dialogue and community education - understand a number of theories and techniques of consciousness raising - some key examples of consciousness rasing internationally - be able to contextualize, critique and develop community education - consciousness raising exercises in a variety of international settings. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Foley, G. (1999) Learning of Social Action. A contribution to Understanding Informal Education, Leicester: NIACE. Freire, P. (1985) The Politics of Education: Culture, Power and Liberation, transl. D. Macedo, Westport, Bergin and Garvey. Freire, P. (1996) Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books. McLaren, P. (1995) Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture, Oppositional Poltics in a Postmodern Era. London, Routledge. McLaren, P., Lankshear, C. (eds) (1993). McLaren, P. and Lankshear, C. (eds) (1993) Politics of Liberation: Paths From Freire, London, Routledge. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 80%, Presentation 20%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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