Course code

KAM7502.HR

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Globaalne hariduslik muutus

Course title in English

Global Educational Change

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To support skills for analyzing contemporary changes in educational policy and educational systems in a context of labor market expectations, social and political changes.

Brief description of the course

Political strategies in education - UN development goals, EU targets, national strategies. Labor market expectations - skills policies, soft competences, flexible work. Changing social agency: emancipation and empowerment. Data driven and evidence-based analysis of educational change: UNESCO, OECD, World Bank, World Economic Forum etc reports; EU and national overviews. Pressure for innovation and to widen the educational goals.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands wider trends in educational systems and polices and is able critically analyse them;
- is able to carry out comparative and evidence-based analysis of the developments in national education systems.

Teacher

Maria Erss, Mati Heidmets

Study programmes containing that course

Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/24.HR)
Estonian Studies (EKESM/24.HT)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/23.HR)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/22.HR)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/21.HR)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/20.HR)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/19.HR)
Educational Innovation and Leadership (KAEIM/18.HR)