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ED5906:06
Teachers, Schools and Rural Community Development
80 hours flexible delivery. External by World Wide Web internationally. Semester 2 (November to February). This subject requires access to Web-based materials therefore students should ensure that they have access to the World Wide Web. Information on requirements is available from the School of Education.
Available to Postgraduate Certificate of Education and Master of Education (Rural Studies) students in Canada.
Dr J Montgomery (MUC).
This subject considers issues relating to the role of teachers and schools in community education and development. Topics include: concepts and models of community education and its connections with community development; skills of community education and development, including leadership, personal and community visioning, educating for community action and the place of participant action research in community education and change. Also considered are initiatives that have occurred in various parts of the world that demonstrate how schools can contribute to the viability of their host communities.
acquire a broad theoretical knowledge of community education and the role of the school in community development;
acquire the practical skills needed to play a role in community education, leadership and development initiatives;