Diversity and Inclusion in Educational Settings

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021479ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Department

Educatiewetenschappen

Educational team

Frederic Jan Mednick (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

30 contact hours Lecture
120 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

In this course we investigate inequalities in the educational context and how this differs for specific groups (such as ethnicity, LGBT, students from disadvantaged families and with a disability). By discussing several authors, theoretical frameworks and concepts, we get insight into the mechanisms on a macro, meso and microlevel that contribute to these inequalities. We critically analyse several avenues that might remedy these inequalities.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoints available on Canvas, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Reader available on Canvas, Canvas

Additional info

Experts (guest speakers) may be invited
For more information about the concrete set-up of the study part: see Canvas.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

At the end of this course, students:

Have knowledge of the existing educational inequality for certain societal groups
Can identify mechanisms creating these different educational conditions
Can critically analyze the difficulties an individual from a specific background may face given the characteristics of the educational context
Are able to apply in a critical and reasoned way the theoretical frameworks and concepts discussed in class to a real life situation or case
Can identify and discuss (dis)advantages of several possibilities for inclusion in the educational context
Can work independently and in group on a literature and practice-research on a current diversity-topic. Students can report on this research in both oral and written format.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 65% of the final mark.
LEC Teamwork determines 35% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

multiple choice and open quest with a relative weight of 65 which comprises 65% of the final mark.

Note: multiple choice and open questions

Within the LEC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

oral presentation with a relative weight of 35 which comprises 35% of the final mark.

Note: oral presentation and peer assessment

Additional info regarding evaluation

The written exam consists of multiple choice questions (with standard setting) and one or more open questions. The distribution of points and the size of the correction for guessing will be communicated before the start of the exam and on the exam sheet. The students are expected to thoroughly process the compulsory study material and explicitly refer to it in the open questions of their written exam.

Participation in both parts (group assignment and exam) are required to pass the course. Absence from a mandatory part of the evaluation leads to an absence as resultcode.

A re-examination (in August or September) is possible for the written exam.
A re-examination of the group assignment is not possible. The partial result for this assignment will be transferred to the second examination period.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context