Module 1: Overview

Goal: This module is intended to give you an overview of education and politics in the United Kingdom (U.K.) generally and in England specifically.

Tasks:

1) Read the collection of articles listed below. These articles are found in this module under these instructions

Davies, B, & Evans, J. (2001). Changing cultures and schools in England and Wales. In J. Cairns, D. Lawton & R. Gardner, (Eds.), Values, Culture, and Education. London: Kogan Page Ltd., pp. 190-205.  

Garner, P. (2006). England. New labour, new schooling? In Mazurek, K. & Winzer, M. (Eds.). Schooling around the World. (pp. 229-245). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Green. J. (2001). Education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa. (Read only Chapter 2: Schools in England and Wales: Curricula, Teachers, and Students, pp. 33-58).

Wolf, A. (2004). England: New governments, New Policies. In I.C. Rotberg (Ed.), Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Education, pp. 315-346.

2) Write the SEA 1 assignment. Email to the instructor.

3) Post a general reflection to NING. Remember to reply to at least two classmates. Here are some prompts to upon which you can choose to reflect. If you have other burning points you wish you discuss, please feel free to discuss those.

• What did you learn?
• What was surprising to you?
• Are there any points of contrast with your experiences in the U.S. compared to what you read in these articles?