Bachelor of Education Honours in Curriculum Inquiry
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Purpose and Rationale
Bachelor of Education Honours in Curriculum Inquiry
Purpose:
The Bachelor of Education Honours in Curriculum Inquiry aims to enrich and deepen undergraduate and professional knowledge of curriculum issues by fostering research capacity. Additional objectives of the program include:
- Establishing and clarifying conceptual links between theoretical perspectives and the professional environment.
- Developing a critical understanding of Curriculum Inquiry and its relevance to education phenomena.
- Demonstrating the ability to analyze underlying assumptions of research methods and critically evaluate research on curriculum.
- Cultivating a conceptual understanding of different discipline-based perspectives.
- Encouraging a critical understanding of the interplay between curriculum policy and practice.
- Guiding learners to acquire in-depth knowledge of curriculum nature, key issues, and debates nationally and internationally.
- Supporting learners in identifying and conducting research on curriculum issues effectively.
Rationale:
This qualification is designed to familiarize learners with Curriculum Inquiry within Curriculum Studies as a distinct field of study. It equips learners with a comprehensive foundation to engage with international curriculum debates and their implications in the South African educational context. The target audience includes teachers, subject-specific educators, curriculum advisers, planners, and policy researchers, all of whom stand to benefit from an in-depth exploration of curriculum issues and debates.
Outcomes
- Evaluate theories of leading scholars of curriculum studies and identify gaps between curriculums.
- Identify and formulate a curriculum-related problem and conceptualise it as a feasible research project### demonstrate an awareness of current debates in the discipline.
- Identify and analyse research paradigms that inform methodological choices made in conducting different types of educational research### Identify and analyse different research designs used in educational research, to how knowledge is legitimated in educational research and potential ethical dilemmas that could be faced in conducting educational research.
- Explain selected core concepts and practices in relation to education.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Critically appraise key moments in the development of curriculum studies internationally.
- Analyse key moments in the development of curriculum studies in South Africa.
- Conduct a literature review in the field of curriculum studies.
- Critically assess different approaches to curriculum inquiry.
- Analyse key concepts of curriculum studies.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Define and formulate a research question.
- Find current and appropriate literature and identify the appropriate research design and methodology.
- Formulate a coherent research proposal and successfully defend it.
- Collect and structure available literature that is sufficient and context-sensitive to the research problem.
- Collect data appropriate to the research problem in an ethically defensible manner.
- Present results and conclusions in a coherent argument that adheres to discipline-specific conventions.
- Include consistent and complete referencing and a reference list.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key features of different research traditions.
- Critically analyse the assumptions which underpin different research methods.
- Critically reading research.
- Select appropriate research methods.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between ethics and research.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Outline questions for further investigation in the chosen area of research.
- Explain the rationale for choosing research questions.
Integrated Assessment:
- The assessment policy of this qualification aligns with the institution's formal assessment policy.
- Assessment tasks are scaffolded to guide learners towards a deeper understanding of curriculum and research preparation.
- Marks from assessment tasks contribute towards learners' overall performance for the module.
- A minimum of 50% per module and 50% for the qualification is required to meet the outcomes.
- Internal and external moderation of modules is in place.
- The research project contributes 25% to the learners' total mark for the qualification.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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