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This course, Global perspectives on primary education, provides an introduction to comparative education studies and will compare and contrast primary schooling around the world.

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Hours of videos

6 hours, 55 minutes

Units & Quizzes

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You will look into classrooms and hear from teachers, teacher educators and policy makers from a range of education settings and countries. You will also learn about United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the agenda for free, universal, quality education.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Know the basics about the field of comparative and international education studies
  • Understand the purposes of international goals for quality education
  • Develop skills to compare and contrast education policies and practices.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction 00:10:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:05:00
    • Schools around the world 00:15:00
    • Schools from around the world: a closer look 00:15:00
    • Primary education: why compare? 00:10:00
    • Different purposes of comparative education studies 00:15:00
    • Ranking purposes 00:10:00
    • Primary education: the global context 00:20:00
    • Global agendas 00:15:00
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4 00:15:00
    • Progress towards SDG4 00:10:00
    • Quality and learner-centred education 00:10:00
    • Frameworks for learner-centred education 00:20:00
    • Making comparisons 00:10:00
    • Comparing national achievement outcomes 00:20:00
    • Comparing interviews 00:10:00
    • Comparing interviews: part 1 00:15:00
    • Comparing interviews: part 2 00:15:00
    • Comparing interviews: part 3 00:45:00
    • Teachers on teaching 00:30:00
    • Comparing the teachers 00:45:00
    • Learning in different context: forest school and refugee camp 00:45:00
    • Conclusion 00:10:00