Adult Learning Papers at Tauranga (2023)

Adult Learning is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Adult Learning, students must complete 60 points in Adult Learning, including EDSOC202, EDSOC302; and 30 points from CMYHE201, EDSOC200, EDUCA210, HMDEV202 and SOCWK205.

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• 200 Level
• 500 Level

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  CMYHE201	Healthy Lifestyles and Healthy Communities	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Tauranga)
  This paper aims to develop understanding of sociological analyses and critiques of health promotion and to develop comprehension of the relationship between practice and the wider cultural, environmental, political, and social contexts in which health promotion occurs.
  EDSOC200	Education and New Zealand Society	15.0	23A (Hamilton)
  This paper critically examines educational ideas and practices by considering philosophical, historical, political, socio-cultural and economic aspects. It examines how the interrelationships between education and society change over time.
  EDSOC202	Planning Learning Opportunities for Adults	15.0	23A (Online)
  This paper investigates fundamental concepts of adult learning and then studies some adult learning theorists whose work is relevant to programme development. Major bottom-up and top-down approaches are taken to understand the dynamics of programme development. Students develop and apply their own approach to development, implement...
  EDUCA210	Learning Through Life: Contexts and Considerations	15.0	23B (Hamilton)
  In this paper, students will explore contemporary considerations which shape learning and teaching across the lifespan, and contextualise these within specific areas of focus. Students will have opportunities to reflect systematically on their own lifelong learning trajectories, and on the relationship between individual goals for ...

• 500 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EDUCA557	Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods	30.0	23A (Online), 23B (Online) & 23H (Block)
  This paper introduces students to the major educational research paradigms, methodologies appropriate to collecting data in schools (including interviews, observations, surveys, case studies), action research, literature reviews, critiquing research, and report writing. It includes consideration of ethical issues in research.
  EDUCA592	Dissertation	60.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  EDUCA593	Education Thesis	90.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  EDUCA594	Education Thesis	120.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.