The overall aim of this programme is to examine critically the relationship between educational research and educational practice in a range of learning contexts. Broadly, the programmes: enable you to examine critically the nature of education, learning, teaching and educational practice in the context of policy through different perspectives such as: global, national, regional, organisational, institutional and through to the individual classroom; provide you with a range of opportunities for studying and assessing the relationship between learning theory and practice in educational and training settings; facilitate raising your levels of knowledge, perceptions and ability to reflect critically on a range of educational matters such as: values; globalisation; innovation and control; and provide you with opportunities to engage with current debates in educational research. Each of your taught modules will normally be assessed by one or two assignments totaling the equivalent of 4000 words. You will be required to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of a range of key educational concepts in conjunction with an appreciation of how such concepts may be integrated with practice. Assessment methods may include: essays; oral/electronic presentations; posters; authored materials (e.g. an audio of video podcast, a learning resource or educational game); and artefacts.(e.g. the application of specified learning outcomes in relation to selected learning objects e.g. photographs, costume, uniform, video, puppets, plus Religious items such as Kara bangle, Kangha comb etc.).