Education MA

This module offers an introduction to educational research and the variety of roles research plays for educational practitioners and other interest groups. You will explore how knowledge is generated in and about education across different disciplinary perspectives.

This module considers education as something which individuals, groups and societies can experience throughout their life. It invites students to consider education as something that happens both beyond and within institutions. It also considers education as a human right that enables children and adults to learn and develop.

In this module you will undertake a research project with the guidance of a supervisor. You will be supported to gain the practical skills and intellectual understanding required to undertake, evaluate and report on a piece of research which develops your understanding of an area of education.

This module aims to enable you to develop your understanding of the complexities surrounding the policy process in diverse societies and how this relates to, informs, and is enacted in various areas of practice around education and childhood.

This module introduces you to theoretical approaches that can be used to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about education. Through applying various theoretical lenses to key areas of educational practice, you will develop your critical awareness and understanding of social justice issues in education and generate new possibilities for action.

This module aims to introduce theories and techniques to facilitate high quality education for a diverse range of students. It will engage with ideas around both successful teaching and what develops engaged, motivated and happy learners. It will develop understanding of the problems and challenges within educational contexts and support effective problem solving in those areas.

This module aims to introduce you to a range of creative and experimental approaches to pedagogy.  It will encourage you to consider the link between such pedagogies and wider political, social and theoretical contexts.  It will consider how such pedagogies might both challenge and reinforce conventional notions of education and/or different conceptions of ethics, politics, and culture.

In this module you will need to highlight and examine current scholarship and ideas in the field of educational leadership and management globally. You will apply selected leadership and management strategies to your own professional practice and to an improvement project in the environment you operate.

In this module you will highlight and examine current scholarship and ideas in the field of coaching and mentoring globally. You will apply selected coaching and mentoring strategies to a range of educational contexts and to your own professional practice including reflections and professional development for your career.

In this you will develop an understanding of local and international SEND provision and strategy. Additionally, you will develop an understanding of wider socio-cultural influences on SEND provision, including the influence of cultural and historical context. You will be encouraged to develop leadership and management skills related to SEND coordination, delivery, partnership, and management.

In this module you will critically evaluate the resources and supports required for diverse learners, analyse inclusive education practices in local and international contexts, and explore policies and best practices. The module focuses on developing practical strategies for planning inclusive education within the classroom and equipping students to design, communicate, implement, and manage inclusive provision.

This module aims to identify critical issues and trends that inform research in the field of higher education, educational policy, leadership, and pedagogic research within international contexts. You will develop an understanding of contemporary higher education practice and critically evaluate specific aspects of learning and teaching for adults, and will examine how societal and economic factors shape the core issues facing higher education study.

This module is designed to broadly explore issues and trends relating to the concepts of globalisation and internationalisation. It provides opportunities to debate the impact of developments that are changing the global perspectives and realities of higher education in a changing world. You will be encouraged to propose new perspectives that support and sustain higher educational innovation.

This module aims to improve practice and provide practical experience of planning an independent action research project and analysing data to evaluate impact. It is tailored to the interests of learners who can choose the focus of their enquiry based upon their own organisation and personal needs for improvement. This module will enable you to evaluate and demonstrate progress to colleagues and external stakeholders.

You will choose an additional module from above or this one.

The main aim of this module is to help you enhance your research competencies and encourage you to critically explore areas of interest in your practice prior to starting your dissertation module for the MA. You will not be required to carry out a full research project but you will be required to explore why particular research methodologies and methods would be appropriate to investigating a particular issue or finding the answer to a specific question. The module will also increase your awareness of the kinds of practical research and development issues you may encounter in your professional work e.g. school settings, universities.

This is the step off point for the Postgraduate Diploma.

The Dissertation is the culmination of the students work on the MA Programme. Supported by their tutors it is an individual undertaking and the final responsibility to display their ability to plan and conduct an ethical research displaying mastery of complex and specialised area of knowledge.

The programme is primarily delivered via in person interactive seminars, supplemented by synchronous online sessions. You will learn in groups of up to 20.  These will normally be around 8 hours a week.

In addition, you are required to undertake independent study that includes online activities, independent exercises, reflection, and guided materials available on the Middlesex University Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) system. 

You will engage with assigned tasks, projects, coaching and formative assessment and feedback within research and practice informed learning and teaching approaches as well as activities which draw upon a range of disciplines and international perspectives.

You will be invited to take part in a range of exploratory approaches to educational practice and will be encouraged to draw on and critically engage with your own experiences of educational practice, considering ethical ways of working with learners, families and stakeholders.

Your knowledge and understanding is assessed by a wide variety of formative and summative authentic assessment methods that may include needs analysis, student led plans, formative assessment tasks, creative responses to pedagogical briefs, discussions and critical analyses of practice and policy, reviews of literature, reflective writing, project reports, action research studies and a final dissertation report. Choice is built into assessments, allowing a wide range of personalised opportunities for study and flexible learning.

You will receive continual formative feedback through the semester in a range of formats (e.g. coaching, peer review), which monitor learning, focus teaching, and feed directly into summative assessments. These enable you to gain knowledge, produce reasoned arguments, hold justifiable points of view, make effective decisions and solve problems in relation to the learning objectives and outcomes of each module.