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| PEDA4033-1 | Experimental approach of educational policies and practices
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| Duration : | 45h Th, 45h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Dominique Lafontaine |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The methodological questions and the review of the literature are focussed around one theme: how to improve effectiveness and equity in educational systems.
The following topics will be addressed:
- Different conceptions of justice and equity
- impact of socioeconomic status on achievement
- gender differences
- class size effects
- impact of ability grouping
- school effects
- compensating educational policies. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The lecture aims at two main learning outcomes, the first is experimental approach in education, the second deals with educational policy.
1. Experimental research
- Knowledge of the main results of experimental studies in education
- Knowledge of the evidence and the limits of the research paradigm
2. Educational policy
- Knowledge of the legislative frames of the FWB education systems;
- Analysis of the recent educational policy reforms or measures using theoretical frames (equality, theories of justice). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No prerequisites, but the following courses is a corequisite
PEDA4025-1
Evaluation des systèmes éducatifs par les enquêtes internationales - Christian Monseur |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 45 h. of practical activities. Usually, students are invited to participate to an ongoing research in the Service d'Analyse des systèmes et des pratiques d'enseignement headed by Professor Lafontaine |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Presential sessions and additional readings |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The reading of some chapters of M. Crahay (dir), L'école peut-elle être juste et efficace ? (Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2012) is compulsory.
Additional readings will be recommanded.
Powerpoint presentations will be made available on the platform ecampus. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination one part with no documentation, the other part with all documentation available. Multiple choice, short and constructed open ended questions. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| none |
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Contacts :
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| Virginie Dupont, assistante - virginie.dupont@ulg.ac.be, or Doriane Jaegers: djaegers@ulg.ac.be
Dominique LAFONTAINE, B32, 2e étage, bureau 2.18A.
Tél : 04/366 20 97 - dlafontaine@ulg.ac.be
Secrétaire : Anna LETTA, 04/366 20 51 - anna.letta@ulg.ac.be |
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