Wish you all the best.
Chrecencia
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Assessment will be threefold (Students will need to pass all three assessments):
Oral presentation/Seminars – students will lead a session on agreed topic. : 10%
Either (a) A written report for an MP on ONE key issue affecting the education of refugees, or (b) Response to the 2004 Home Office Integration Strategy. 500 words – Week 6 – 10%
An essay - 4,000 words - 80 % Students will choose a refugee community in London and research the educational issues affecting that community, linking broader theories about forced migration to the particular community - Week 15
ESSENTIAL READING
Rutter, J (2006) Refugee Children in the UK OU Press
(Anything by Jill Rutter, who designed this module and works for the Home Office.)
LAST REFUGE BLOG
We have an on-line space – a blog – in which you can share ideas and post drafts of your writing. We will invite you to join 7th Oct – Week 2. j.connor@londonmet.ac.uk will need EMAIL addresses from you for entry purposes.
COURSE OUTLINE
1: Introduction to module, to IBL & Free writing. Planned coverage of module contents.
Weeks 2-4 and later: It was agreed that we would cover the following:
Writing specialist to take forward the writing already initiated with the Free write – nb former student presenting week three – have your questions ready
Support with research methods
Input on RAGU (Refugee Advice & Guidance Unit) – week four
Your sessions start week five – be ready!
And remember – if you cannot make your session – you have to arrange a swop!
Sandra Sinfield
s.sinfield@londonmet.ac.uk
Oral presentation/Seminars – students will lead a session on agreed topic. : 10%
Either (a) A written report for an MP on ONE key issue affecting the education of refugees, or (b) Response to the 2004 Home Office Integration Strategy. 500 words – Week 6 – 10%
An essay - 4,000 words - 80 % Students will choose a refugee community in London and research the educational issues affecting that community, linking broader theories about forced migration to the particular community - Week 15
ESSENTIAL READING
Rutter, J (2006) Refugee Children in the UK OU Press
(Anything by Jill Rutter, who designed this module and works for the Home Office.)
LAST REFUGE BLOG
We have an on-line space – a blog – in which you can share ideas and post drafts of your writing. We will invite you to join 7th Oct – Week 2. j.connor@londonmet.ac.uk will need EMAIL addresses from you for entry purposes.
COURSE OUTLINE
1: Introduction to module, to IBL & Free writing. Planned coverage of module contents.
Weeks 2-4 and later: It was agreed that we would cover the following:
Writing specialist to take forward the writing already initiated with the Free write – nb former student presenting week three – have your questions ready
Support with research methods
Input on RAGU (Refugee Advice & Guidance Unit) – week four
Your sessions start week five – be ready!
And remember – if you cannot make your session – you have to arrange a swop!
Sandra Sinfield
s.sinfield@londonmet.ac.uk
Useful links to support research methods
If you are going to conduct some primary research to put together your essay - you might find these links useful:
Free online tutorial to develop data analysis skills & general support
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/resourcepages/doingresearch/doingresearch.html
Action Research website – with links to BERA
http://www.jeanmcniff.com/index.html
Cornell University site:
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/
Quantitative/qualitative research methods - quizzes & resources
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/sonet/rlos/ebp/qvq/index.html
See also the wikipedia - follow the links to references re methods:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative
HEA Literature Review site:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/research/litreviews
Free online tutorial to develop data analysis skills & general support
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/resourcepages/doingresearch/doingresearch.html
Action Research website – with links to BERA
http://www.jeanmcniff.com/index.html
Cornell University site:
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/
Quantitative/qualitative research methods - quizzes & resources
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/sonet/rlos/ebp/qvq/index.html
See also the wikipedia - follow the links to references re methods:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative
HEA Literature Review site:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/research/litreviews
Last Refuge Blog - Welcome
Hi there
Welcome to the Last Refuge blog, by the end of todays session you will all be able to access the blog, make postings and comment on other users postings.
Good luck and hope you enjoy using the blog.
James
Welcome to the Last Refuge blog, by the end of todays session you will all be able to access the blog, make postings and comment on other users postings.
Good luck and hope you enjoy using the blog.
James
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Searching for relevant texts
This is what I got when I searched the topic 'Refugees & education' in the escalate site:
http://escalate.ac.uk/181
http://escalate.ac.uk/181
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