Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Organization and functioning of the educational system of the French-speaking Community of Belgium, its institutions and its policies: reference legislative texts and statistical indicators, decisional levels, evolution of the models of operation.
- How does the French-speaking Community of Belgium perform in comparative studies of school achievement (IEA and PISA).
- Meetings with representatives of the main teachers' trade unions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Learn about the educational policies and the current organization of the education system in the French-speaking Community of Belgium.
- Read and interprete statistical data and indicators about the educational system.
- Understand and take a critical stance towards the school institution using elements from history and relating it to the context.
- Understand his/her own teacher's posture and engagement. Knowing better and understanding the multiple constraints which influence the teaching, instead of discouraging teachers, should enable them to better identify their power and range of options.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course comprises lectures, questions and answers supported by Power-Point slides. It suggests questions relative
- to yourself in your teacher's job (your rights and your duties). For example: According to the educational network you work for, who will be your employer?
What will be your legal and administrative status, your career evolution ? How will your relationships with the Inspection? Which precautions to take to avoid appeals?
- to the part that you can play in order to foster social change. For example:
Which are the potential consequences, for the educational career of pupils, of the reorientation opinions given at the staff meetings?
Answers to the afore-mentioned questions will be based on the analysis of legal reference texts(especially the "Decree-Missions"), structure and functioning of the educational system. It will be linked to some historical elements of our school system (to understand the evolution in our system) and draw on comparisons with other education systems.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The lecture will have a hybrid format: a combination of face-to-face and distant learning. In any case, the lectures will be accessible on line (streaming, podcast or visioconference).
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Distance examination. The details will be sent by email.
Recommended or required readings
- Notes: "Éléments essentiels pour comprendre le système et les politiques éducatives en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles".
- laws in FS Belgium among which le Décret « Missions », « Inspection », « Encadrement différencié », « Premier degré », « Évaluation externe » ... gallilex.be
- slides can be dowloaded on the website cifen.ulg.ac.be
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
A closed book written examination (questions with true or false answers and questions with short answers).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
None
Contacts
Marie-Thérèse Delhoune, suppléante du cours en 2018-2019
delhounemt@gmail.com
Virginie Dupont, assistante: virginie.dupont@ulg.ac.be
Catherine Houssa, Secrétaire : tél. (32) 4 366 20 68, fax (32) 4 366 28 69