View in EDS

Centering a Degree on the Periphery: Curriculum Design in Cornwall and the Politics of Place.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Centering a Degree on the Periphery: Curriculum Design in Cornwall and the Politics of Place.
Language: English
Authors: Deacon, Bernard, Westland, Ella
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Disadvantaged, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Place Based Education, Program Development, Rural Education
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Abstract: In most debates about teaching, learning, and research, the spatial context of education is either taken for granted or ignored. But places can be viewed as more than empty frames for social action; they can be seen as both historically constituted by social processes and, in turn, constituting those social processes. This paper aims to restore a sense of place to the discussion of the education of adults by locating the connections among space, teaching, learning, and research in one particular place: Cornwall (England). The University of Exeter's Continuing Education department developed a part-time degree in Cornwall. After setting out the theoretical context, the problems of evolving and delivering this part-time degree are located in the context of Cornwall's location as a periphery in a set of center-periphery relations. These relations help to explain both the constraints experienced in developing the degree and the teaching method and curriculum design that are being evolved. Program developers initially thought about ways to compensate for the distance from Exeter (and the supposed deprivations of being on the periphery) but later came to rethink their teaching methods to maximize local resources and help learners reflect on Cornwall's strengths. Curriculum design focused on transferable skills such as technology skills and teamwork and on promoting the explicit awareness of center-periphery relations, notably through a strong element of Cornish Studies. (Contains 29 references.) (SV)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: ED443606
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED443606
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED443606
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Centering a Degree on the Periphery: Curriculum Design in Cornwall and the Politics of Place.
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Deacon%2C+Bernard%22">Deacon, Bernard</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Westland%2C+Ella%22">Westland, Ella</searchLink>
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 7
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 1998
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Descriptive<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Consciousness+Raising%22">Consciousness Raising</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Disadvantaged%22">Disadvantaged</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22External+Degree+Programs%22">External Degree Programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Higher+Education%22">Higher Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Place+Based+Education%22">Place Based Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Development%22">Program Development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Rural+Education%22">Rural Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+Kingdom+%28England%29%22">United Kingdom (England)</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: In most debates about teaching, learning, and research, the spatial context of education is either taken for granted or ignored. But places can be viewed as more than empty frames for social action; they can be seen as both historically constituted by social processes and, in turn, constituting those social processes. This paper aims to restore a sense of place to the discussion of the education of adults by locating the connections among space, teaching, learning, and research in one particular place: Cornwall (England). The University of Exeter's Continuing Education department developed a part-time degree in Cornwall. After setting out the theoretical context, the problems of evolving and delivering this part-time degree are located in the context of Cornwall's location as a periphery in a set of center-periphery relations. These relations help to explain both the constraints experienced in developing the degree and the teaching method and curriculum design that are being evolved. Program developers initially thought about ways to compensate for the distance from Exeter (and the supposed deprivations of being on the periphery) but later came to rethink their teaching methods to maximize local resources and help learners reflect on Cornwall's strengths. Curriculum design focused on transferable skills such as technology skills and teamwork and on promoting the explicit awareness of center-periphery relations, notably through a strong element of Cornish Studies. (Contains 29 references.) (SV)
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2001
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED443606
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED443606
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 7
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Consciousness Raising
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Disadvantaged
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: External Degree Programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Higher Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Place Based Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Rural Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: United Kingdom (England)
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Centering a Degree on the Periphery: Curriculum Design in Cornwall and the Politics of Place.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Deacon, Bernard
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Westland, Ella
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 07
              Type: published
              Y: 1998
ResultId 1