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FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Subjects offered by the Graduate School of Education are structured
to offer a series of articulated courses progressing from
Graduate Certificate to Doctoral level. Candidates without
the teacher training background of many of our traditional
graduate students can enter postgraduate study in the School
at either Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level,
and then proceed through the higher degree structure in their
area of interest. A range of Graduate Certificates in the
areas of Literacy, TESOL, Special Education, Gifted Education,
Adult Career Development, and Computer Based Learning have
been introduced to provide access to graduate study in educational
settings to holders of degrees in other disciplines and working
in non-school areas. In addition the Graduate School offers
a Graduate Certificate in Literacy, TESOL or Computer-Based
Learning and a Master of Education program in Literacy, TESOL
or Information Technology as flexible delivery courses through
distance eduation.
Study in all areas other than teacher training (the GDipEd)
takes place in a framework provided by the Graduate School
of Education. The aim of the Graduate School of Education
is to co-ordinate research and study in a way which provides
an orderly and coherent exposure to critical issues in contemporary
educational theory and practice, and also provides an avenue
for professional development for committed educators.
COURSES OFFERED
The following postgraduate degrees and diplomas are available:
  Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Education
Honours Master of Education
Honours Master of Arts
Master of Education
Master of Teaching Studies
Graduate Certificates:
Graduate Certificate in Adult Career Development
Graduate Certificate in Computer- Based Learning
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education
Graduate Certificate in Literacy
Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Education
Graduate Certificate in Special Education
Graduate Certificate in TESOL
Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training
Graduate Diploma in Education
Graduate Diploma in TESOL
PROGRAMS
Postgraduate work is grouped into Programs which provide specialisations
in areas in which staff have particular expertise. In 2000 the major Programs
will be as follows:
Adult Education and Training
Educational Leadership
Information Technology in Education and Training
Literacy Education
Physical and Health Education
Special Education (including Gifted Education)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL, including TEFL)
In subsequent years there may be further changes to the Programs to reflect
changes in both staffing resources and student interests. All students
should obtain a copy of the relevant Graduate School of Education Handbook
and timetable to check subject and course availability before enrolling.
Information regarding these programs is also available on the Faculty's
Web site (http://www.uow.edu.au/educ/).
Any student who is unsure of their course progression should consult the
Teaching Program Co-ordinator for their specialisation regarding their
enrolment in 2000. Students who maintain the University's normal progression
patterns (for details see below) can be assured of completing their degree
on terms no less favourable than at the time of their enrolment.
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
ADHD
Curriculum change and professional development in the Pacific
Curriculum development and evaluation
Educational information systems
Educational policy and planning in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region
and the OECD countries
Equity in education
Gender, physical activity and physical education
Information technology in education and training
Interactive multimedia, design and evaluation
Intercultural communication in education
Language and education
Literacy development in education including functional language studies
Literacy education and teacher development
Outdoor education
Performance technology and adult learning
Policies for health and physical education
Professional development of teachers
Social and cultural context of education
Talented and gifted education
Members of the Graduate School of Education undertake research either
individually or under the auspices of one of the three research groups
in the Faculty funded by the University's research development program.
Research students are encouraged to discuss their work with staff involved
in similar research, and to participate in activities organised by the
research groups.
These are:
- the Research Program in Interactive Learning Environments (RILE)
(Co-ordinator: Assoc Professor Barry Harper): The Program focuses upon
the design and development of motivating learning environments for effective
performance, employing interactive multimedia and network-based learning.
Members of the Program have wide ranging interests in the related policy
and implementation issues within education and training contexts, nationally
and internationally. It is a member Program of the Telecommunications
and Information Technology Research Institute of the University.
- the Research Group, Social Literacy (Co-ordinators: Dr Bev
Derewianka and Dr Wilma Vialle) The Social Literacy Research Group consists
of members from the Departments of Education, English and Modern Languages.
It is concerned with the study of how meaning is constructed at home,
in schools, including classroom and curriculum studies, and in other
social institutions. Its research areas include language and learning
across the curriculum; literacy and first and second language education,
in school and other social settings; studies in semiotics and discourse;
computer based learning; and studies concerning access to educational
and social opportunities for specific cultural groups.
- the Research Group, Learning and Teaching (Coordinator: Dr
Christine Fox), focuses on enhancing research into contexts of learning
and teaching from pre-school to higher education and adult education.
Group members include researchers in the Faculties of Arts, Commerce,
Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Law and Science,
and researchers in learner support areas including CEDIR, Student Support
Services and the Library. Areas of interest include intercultural and
international aspects of curriculum policy, programs and evaluation,
communication, information literacies, innovative assessment, information
technology and flexible delivery, computer based learning and problem-based
learning in higher education.
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