Bachelor of Education Honours in Philosophy of Education
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Purpose and Rationale
Bachelor of Education Honours in Philosophy of Education
Purpose:
The Bachelor of Education Honours in Philosophy of Education is the first Postgraduate qualification in education. The qualification prepares the learner for research-based postgraduate studies in comparative education. The qualification consolidates and deepens the learner's knowledge of Philosophy of Education and develops research capacity in its methodology and techniques. The curriculum package includes modules on theories and content of Philosophy of Education, research methods and a research project. This qualification, therefore, demands the learner to develop a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence in research. The Bachelor of Education Honours in Philosophy of Education empowers and enables the learner to have research skills, knowledge, and values needed to lead and manage schools effectively and efficiently. It promotes teamwork in communities of practice and improves the quality of curriculum delivery across the school system. The qualification consolidates and deepens the learner's expertise in Educational Philosophy of Education. The qualification will serve to consolidate and deepen the learner's knowledge in the field of and to develop research capacity in its methodology and techniques. The qualification includes conducting and reporting on research under supervision.
Rationale:
The qualification provides opportunities for the learner who wants to develop capability in Philosophy of Education and research. It, therefore, includes learner with comparative education knowledge and skills about methodology and techniques in Philosophy of Education, and education in general at NQF Level 8. The Bachelor of Education Honours in Philosophy of Education provides a structured professional learning pathway for current and aspirant learners who want to do a comparative study of education systems of the world. The qualification will equip the learner with necessary relevant knowledge to promote professional and academic development such that the learner can use systems of education worldwide. The qualification encourages research ability complementing teaching and learning by focusing on supporting the valid comparison of education systems to better the South African education system. Learners who qualify from this qualification may enrol for the Master's qualification and further into a Doctoral qualification. They will be able to contribute to the research capacity in higher education, and also respond to societal needs in the field of education. The qualification meets the national requirements for NQF Level 8 as per the NQF Level Descriptors. The qualification admits learner with a four-year professional teaching degree or an appropriate Bachelor's degree and a recognised professional teaching qualification, or a four-year professional teaching qualification as well as a relevant Advanced Diploma in education.
Outcomes
- Conduct independent research and competence in scholarly exposition.
- Present information clearly, cohesively and in a scholarly style.
- Show an understanding of current theories of the discipline.
- Contribute to the body of knowledge through research activities.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Prepare a topic related to the major subject.
- Explain convincingly why the research is relevant.
- Formulate the research problem, aim, questions, hypotheses (where applicable).
- Demonstrate how and why paradigms, research designs, and methodology are relevant to the study.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Provide well-founded interpretations of literature in the area of study, and concise and accurate syntheses of written material.
- Use specialist and applied knowledge appropriately in an area of educational research or practice.
- Show sensitivity for and understanding of the relative and contextual nature of Thought and Knowledge.
- Interpret knowledge as a source of meaning and as a guide to reflection, choice, and action.
- Grasp the dialectical relationship between theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the variety of educational contexts in which education might apply.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Locate particular studies in a relevant and coherent theoretical framework.
- Demonstrate a high level of competence in Educational Management.
- Understand and contribute to the technical and professional literature in the field of Educational Management.
- Criticize learned procedures in the light of historical trends and practices in this and other countries.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Address a professional or academic problem with originality and independent thought.
- Discover new facts, principles, and connections to improve educational practice.
- Suggest improvements in educational contexts and thus make a significant contribution to the knowledge of a research problem and share with colleagues in the field of Educational Management.
Integrated Assessment:
- Assessment is both formative and summative.
- Formative: Includes proposal development workshops and seminars, drafts, submission to SHDC, submission to UHDC, ethical clearance, data collection procedures, data collection, and production of mini-dissertation. For other modules: assessment is through projects, presentations, and tests.
- Summative: Assessment of mini-dissertation, by at least three examiners, two internal and one external. For other modules, the assessment is through examination.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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