Current Students
Above is a photo of Pauline with some of last year's International Development and Educatoin students - 2010-2011
International Devleopment and Education Masters
Colombia Placement
Michael Burgess studied for his masters in 2008-2009 and undertook the "Placement" module to experience private schools for the poor in Aguablanca Colombia and development issues first hand.
Click on his photo to see his Diary Blog. Other Masters students visited India and Tanzania.
Read more about some of our past students -
Eric Keunne, Cameroon
Sarah Ater, Kenya
Priya Ray, India
Come and study with us
***MA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION***
Come and study at Newcastle on the MA in International Development and Education. Take the modules focusing on research methods, economics, education policy, technology and practical experinece with development issues and the educational space.
Masters in International Development and Education
Academics from the EG West Centre currently lead on modules on the masters pathway "International Development and Education".These include "Education Policy and Entrepreneurship for Development", "Economics for Development", "Educational Technology for Development" and the "Placement module".
| With the advent of skype part of the course has enjoyed experts from around the world joining the students during lectures and seminars. Baladevan R from Delhi, talked about choice and competition in the India school market context on the Education Policy and Entrepreneurship module, providing first hand insight into parental choice when it comes to private schools for the poor |
"Baladevan Rangaraju, Director and Founder of India Institute" |
The Placement module allows students to research in India and Ghana as well as other developing countries providing students with ‘hands on’ experience in order to participate in discussions and debates in an informed way concerning development issues and education. Many students over the last few years have experienced working in a developing country in low-income areas and experience the problems, challenges and engagement at first hand. This masters pathwya encourages students to think ‘outside the box’ about education in the international context.
PLACEMENTS India and Ghana
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| Chaveena Yensamer, Rachel McCabe and Manami Sato visited Hyderabad India for their placement and gathered data for their dissertations. However they did have time to travel around India and visit the famout Taj Mahal on their journey |
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Rob Kirkland looked at the provision of sport in private schools in low income areas of Hyderabad and carried out some training with staff using the "Right to Play" method. Rob's Placement Diary can be viewed here. |
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Dr Liu Qiang gained his PhD in 2007 which looked at private schools in Gansu province.
Pauline, James and Dr Liu at his graduation 2007
More PhD students at their graduations including Dr Karen Hadley, Dr Elaine Fisher and Dr Michael Wardle