EDU401 : Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education

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Course Info

Course Category

Humanities Distribution

Course Level

Undergraduate

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

N/A

Instructor

Dr. C. J. Dubash
PhD Educational Psychology
Washington International University USA

Course Contents

1.Education in twenty first Century 2.International Conventions for Free and Quality Education 3.Status of Education in Pakistan 4.Pakistan’s Constitutional Provisions for Education 5.Equity Issues in Education: Poverty 6.Equity issues in Education: Silent Exclusion 7.Equity issues in Education: Income 8.Equity issues in Education: Health 9.Equity issues in Education: school equipment 10.Topic 10. Equity issues in Education: Gender 11.Equity Issues in Education: Gender (for Teachers) 12.Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Non-Enrollment rates) 13.Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Literacy) 14.Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Reasons for Gender Disparity) 15.Equity Issues in Education: Religion 16.Religious Discrimination-I (Textbook Analysis) 17.Religious Discrimination (textbook Analysis) 18.Socio-Cultural related Issues (Reform Opportunities) 19.Free and Accessible Education 20.Free and Accessible Education (21st Century) 21.Elements of Free and Accessible Education 22.Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-I 23.Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-II 24.Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-III 25.Free and Accessible education: Key Players I 26.Free and Accessible education: Key Players II 27.Free and accessible education: Attitudes and Values 28.Free and Accessible Education: Curricula 29.Free and Accessible Education: Empowerment for All 30.Peace Education 31.Introduction to Peace Studies 32.Peace Education I 33.Topic 33. Peace Education II 34.Transcend Approach 35.Why do Human Clash 36.Philosophy of peace education 37.Elements of Curricula 38.History I 39.History II 40.Aims: Knowledge 41.Aims: skill 42.Aims: Attitude 43.Peace? 44.Why Peace for Education? 45.Theme 1: A 46.Theme 1: B 47.Theme 1: C 48.Theme 2: A 49.Theme 2: B 50.Theme 2: C 51.Conflict: Introduction 52.Conflict: Definition 53.Conflict: Sources 54.Conflict response style 55.Dealing with Difficult People 56.Looking at the problem or issue 57.Rules for the road 58.Approaches I 59.Conflict style based on TKI-I 60.Conflict Style based on TKI-II 61.Conflict styles 62.Conflict Situation 63.Madrassa Education 64.What is Madrassa Education? 65.Classification of Madrassa Education 66.Historical Status of Madaaris in Pakistan 67.Dominance of Madrassa Education 68.Madrassa Education (Debate Controversies) 69.The debate (challenges) 70.Madrassa and Politics 71.Madaaris and radicalization 72.Madrassa Reforms: Ghost Madaaris 73.Madrassa Reforms: Foreign Funding 74.Madrassa Reforms: Demands 75.Madrassa Reforms; Obstacles 76.Madrassa Reforms: Capacity constraints 77.Policy recommendations for the government 78.Policy recommendations for the madrassa administration 79.Policy recommendations for civil society 80.Success stories: Indonesia and Cuba 81.Universal Literacy 82.Levels of Literacy 83.Literacy and Education 84.Literacy in Islam 85.Literacy as social practice 86.Life on the basis of Literacy 87.Literacy rate In Pakistan 88.Definitions and Literacy rates 89.NETCOM 90.National Education policy 91.National Education policy II 92.National Education policy III 93.National Education policy IV 94.Private School growth 95.UNESCO and Universal Literacy 96.World Literacy Rate 97.Problems in Literacy 98.Problems in Literacy II 99.Medium of Instruction 100.Medium of Instruction II 101.Why Mother Tongue? 102.Why International language? 103.Basic and Secondary Education 104.Literacy and Lifelong Learning 105.Quality Education 106.Instructional provisions 107.4 Models of Education 108.Implementing Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction 109.Learning Types 110.Learning types II 111.Eraut (2000) I 112.Eraut (2000) II 113.EU’s Definitions (EC 2001) I 114.EU’s Definitions (EC 2001) II 115.Livingstone (2001) I 116.Livingstone (2001) II 117.Billet (2001) I 118.Billet (2001) II 119.Beckett and Hager (2002) 120.Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom I 121.Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom II 122.Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom III 123.A Contemporary Concern 124.Introduction 2 125.Population Situation 1 126.Population Situation 1-II 127.Population Debate 128.Health Care 129.Food 130.Human Rights 131.Why population education 132.The role of Ideology and Culture 1 133.The Role of Ideology and Culture 2 134.Levels of Aggregation 135.Decision making 136.Relevance and Participation 137.Program Planning/ Implementation 138.Future Oriented learning 139.Persuasion and prescription 1 140.Persuasion and prescription 2 141.Population Studies 142.Methodological issues 143.Population Education/Other “Educations” 144.Population Education and the Media 145.Research for Program Development 146.Conclusion 147.Innovation and Renovation 148.Population Education: Integration 149.Introduction of Privatization 150.Three forms of Privatization 1 151.Private Funding 152.Private regulation 153.Privatization Policies in Education 1 154.Public School Liberalization 155.Private Contracting 156.Tuition Credits and Deductions 157.Subsidies and Assistance Grants 158.Private Payments 159.Implementing Privatization Programs 160.Implementing Privatization Programs 2 161.Why is Privatization Happening? 1 162.Why is Privatization Happening? 2 163.Why is Privatization Happening? 3 164.Why is Privatization Happening? 4 165.Privatization in Pakistan I 166.Privatization in Pakistan 2 167.Privatization in Pakistan 3 168.Financing private Education in Pakistan I 169.Financing Private Education Pakistan 2 170.Financing Private Education Pakistan 3 171.Diversity Private Education Pakistan 1 172.Where has this diversity come from? 173.What are the implications of diversity in the provision of education? 174.Quality of Teaching and Learning 1 175.Quality of Teaching and Learning 2 176.Evaluate Privatization Programs 1 177.Evaluate Privatization Programs 2 178.Evaluate Privatization Programs 3 179.Evaluate Privatization Programs 4 180.Evaluate Privatization Programs 5 181.Evaluate Privatization Programs 6 182.Evaluate Privatization Programs 7 183.Evaluate Privatization Programs 8 184.Evaluate Privatization Programs 9 185.What is Environmental Education? 1 186.What is Environmental Education? 2 187.What is Environmental Education? 3 188.Vision of Environmental Education 189.Climate Change 1 190.Climate Change 2 191.Existing Frameworks 1 192.Existing Frameworks 2 193.Implementing EE 1 194.Implementing EE 2 195.Implementing EE 3 196.EE in Practice 197.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 1 198.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 2 199.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 3 200.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 4 201.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 5 202.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 6 203.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 7 204.EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 8 205.Methods for EE 1 206.Methods for EE 2 207.Methods for EE 3 208.Methods for EE 4 209.Children’s Voice 1 210.Children’s Voice 2 211.Teacher Education 1 212.Teacher Education 2 213.Teacher Education 3 214.EE in the School Area 1 215.EE in the School Area 2 216.EE in the School Area 3 217.EE in the School Area 4 218.EE in the School Area 5 219.EE in the School Area 6 220.EE in the School Area 7 221.Technology Education 222.Engaged Learning: Today’s Digital Natives 2 223.Education Revolution 1 224.Education Revolution 2 225.A Look at Yesterday and Today 1 226.A Look at Yesterday and Today 2 227.The Communication Revolution 1 228.The Communication Revolution 2 229.Engaging “Digital Natives” 1 230.Engaging “Digital Natives” 2 231.Paths to Successful Education 1 232.Paths to Successful Education 2 233.Effects of Using Technology 1 234.Effects of Using Technology 2 235.Technology-Enabled Education 1 236.Technology-Enabled Education 2 237.Technology-Enabled Education 3 238.Technology-Enabled Education 4 239.Technology-Enabled Education 5 240.Technology-Enabled Education 6 241.Technology-Enabled Education 7 242.Technology-Enabled Education 8 243.Technology-Enabled Education 9 244.Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 1 245.Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 2 246.Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 3 247.Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 4 248.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 1 249.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 2 250.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 3 251.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 4 252.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 5 253.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 6 254.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 7 255.Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 8