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Master of Arts Early Childhood Leadership and Practice, University of East London, UKAwarded by University of East London
Course Overview
The Master of Arts Early Childhood Leadership and Practice programme provides a critical, comprehensive and interdisciplinary preparation for multi-professional work in the early childhood sector. This programme aims to develop your knowledge of early childhood practice in a range of contexts and your research skills. Assignments provide opportunities for you to apply advanced knowledge and research skills in practice in the context of employed or voluntary work.
Programme Aims
The programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:
- Enable students to develop an advanced knowledge of leadership and practice in the discipline of early childhood and apply in local, national or global contexts.
- Enable students to plan and implement an advanced research project in the field of early childhood
- Enable students to extend and apply a range of academic skills to support criticality, integrity, ethical practice and reflection in early childhood research and scholarship
The overarching learning outcomes for the programme are:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate in-depth and advanced knowledge and understanding of early childhood leadership and practice in local, national and global contexts.
- Develop advanced knowledge of research methods in the field of early childhood.
Thinking skills
- Demonstrate criticality, independence and reflection as learners.
- Demonstrate critical awareness of issues and developments in the field of early childhood in local, national and global contexts.
Subject-Based Practical skills
- Plan and implement an ethical research project within the field of early childhood leadership and practice.
- Apply theory relevant to early childhood in practice contexts in order to develop insight into contemporary issues within the field of early childhood in local, national and global contexts
Skills for life and work (general skills)
- Evaluate the implications arising from research for leadership and practice in the field of early childhood.
Entry Requirements
- A recognised Bachelor Degree
- Minimum GCSE Grade C in English (or equivalent such as IELTS 6.0)
- Full-time: 8 months
- Part-time: 16 months
The award of MA Degree will be made if you passed all the required core modules.
The course is delivered through a variety of engaging, interactive and hands-on modes, which include face-to-face sessions, small group discussions, directed tasks/individual study.
The close links between teaching, learning and assessment will be emphasised throughout the course. The development of a variety of assessment tasks integrated with the learning and teaching programme will ensure that you are given relevant and meaningful activities with specific outcomes. Many of your assessments will expect you to draw on your experience and work in placements.
Examples of assessment include:
- e-portfolios
- Reflective accounts
- Group Poster presentations
- Observational notes
- Case Study reports
- Seminar presentation
- Essays
- Digital presentations
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Level |
Module Code |
Module Title |
Credit Weighting
|
Core/ Option |
|
7 |
ED7410 |
Critical Reflection on Leadership of Practice in Early Childhood |
30 |
Core |
|
7 |
ED7411 |
Action Research: Leading Change in Early Childhood Leadership and Practice |
30 |
Core |
|
7 |
ED7414 |
Early Childhood Policy Development and Implementation |
30 |
Core |
|
7 |
ED7412 |
Research Methods in Early Childhood Leadership and Practice. |
30 |
Core |
|
7 |
ED7413 |
Dissertation in Early Childhood Leadership and Practice. |
60 |
Core |
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