Part 1: Quality education
(1000 words)
In this part of the assignment you are asked to examine the idea of quality education, using evidence from the module materials, and inferences and evidence from the interview you designed for TMA 04.
For Part 1, analyse the responses you received from your interviewee on their practice, their values and how they see the purpose of education to infer their position on what quality education is.
How does this compare with your own perspective on quality education, based on your reading of this module, and your own experience and observation?
Does your and/or your interviewee’s position contrast with other conceptions of quality, either overall or at the level of detail?
Support your argument by drawing on a range of evidence from Block 5 and across the module, your chosen reading (especially if you are not using it for Part 2) and any outside research you have undertaken.
Part 2: Comparative study
(1800 words)
In Part 2 of the EMA, draw on your understanding of inclusion in quality education to critically compare one aspect of inclusion in two countries.
Choose at least one country that you have not used in a previous TMA. The focus of your comparative study is educational inclusion and its relevance to educational quality, and we suggest that you choose one of the following topics:
Physical needs
Learning needs
Multilingualism
Socio-economic status
Gender
Race
Ethnicity
Religion.
You are free to choose another topic, provided you are able to find sufficient information about it within the module. You can choose a different topic (for instance, sexual orientation, or parental involvement), you are strongly advised to discuss your choice with your tutor before you begin writing.
Focus on giving a critical account of how your chosen inclusion topic features in the education systems of two contrasting countries. Give supporting examples from other countries, as a way to demonstrate, with evidence, your understanding of concepts from across the whole module
