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UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EDF5611 Investigating education issues in global contexts

Faculty of Education

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EDF5611 Investigating education issues in global contexts is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 24 units, leading on to 25 units in all.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2025
Semester 1, Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF5611

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After EDF5611

24 units list EDF5611 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

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Overview

In this unit you will be involved in identifying and investigating current contemporary issues in education through a variety of lenses that may include local, national, regional or global perspectives and emphases on school, adult or higher education learning, both formal and informal, depending on the interests of your cohort. The unit begins with the identification of issues at each of these spatial and sectoral levels, relevant to you and your work and role in education. Opportunities will be provided for you to critically engage with theory, contemporary policy documents and accounts that are relevant to the issues you are investigating. You will further define key questions for investigation, gather appropriate data to research the issues and present and share in debates through peer-led forums. Through shared learning, the unit provides an orientation for you to a broad range of debates across education contexts and develops understanding of the complexities in this field.

 

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonFlexible
Second semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Online learning activities (1000 words or equivalent)Exercise
    10%
  • Education Issues Expo: poster presentation (3000 words or equivalent)Presentation
    40%
  • Critical essay on contemporary issues in education (4000 words or equivalent)Written
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    identify, investigate and understand contemporary issues in education relevant to your roles and interests and work

  2. 2

    broaden your understanding of education debates through appropriate resources and shared peer learning

  3. 3

    present your developing views on education in various forms

  4. 4

    demonstrate understanding of complexities in this field

  5. 5

    apply the knowledge and understanding to your own learning context and work.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.

Usually, you can expect to engage with:

• 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 36 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^

^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode

Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.

Where it fits

EDF5611 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Hongzhi Zhang
Unit Coordinators
Dr Hongzhi Zhang

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5611?

EDF5611 has no prerequisites.

What can I take after EDF5611?

EDF5611 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 24 units, including EDF5624, EDF5627, EDF5628, EDF5630, EDF5634 and EDF5638. Those lead on to 25 units in all.

When is EDF5611 offered?

In 2025, EDF5611 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is EDF5611?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does EDF5611 have an exam?

No. EDF5611 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include EDF5611?

EDF5611 is part of Digital learning; Early childhood education; General education studies; and Inclusive and special education.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027