ASSIGNMENT

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HMEF 5033
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
MAY 2019 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English.

2. Number of words : 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 8th July 2019 until 22th July 2019

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

This assignment consists of TWO Parts: Part A (40 MARKS) and Part B (60 MARKS).

Answer both parts.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective in Part A of the assignment will provide you an opportunity to read and
analyse critically an issue related to the universal right to education. Your discussion should
be about 5 – 10 pages.

The objective in Part B of the assignment provides you the opportunity to compare and
contrast a number of significant educational issues and concerns at both the national and
international levels. You will be required to gather information from various sources and
write an extended-response report of about 15 – 25 pages.

PART A

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read the article below:

Tristan McCowan. (2010). Reframing the universal right to education. Comparative

Education. 46(4), 509-525.

The article is available on-line at http:// www.informaworld.com. The publisher is Taylor &
Francis. ISSN 0305-0068 print/ISSN 1360-0486 online. DOI: 0.1080/03050068.2010.519482

QUESTION:

Using your own words, discuss the following:

(a) The concept of universal right to education.

(b) The complexities that emerges from three aspects of education.
(c) The concept of education cannot be equated with schooling.

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 (d) Schooling sometimes infringes with the rights of the child.
(e) Kenya’s education reform resulted in significant gains in ensuring availability and
accessibility to education but the aspect of acceptability has been less successful.
(f) Learning outcomes as the basis for the right to education.
(g) Educational processes as the basis for the right to education.
(h) Reformulation of the right to education.
[8x5 = 40 marks]

PART B

INSTRUCTIONS:
Select ONE topic from the list provided. Conduct an on-line search of past research on the
topic you have selected. Read critically the major issues in the past research. Examine the
issues and write a comparative report.

QUESTION:

WRITING A COMPARATIVE STUDY REPORT

Read the questions given and select ONE topic of your interest.

Then compare and contrast it based on the given context.

1. A comparative analysis of The Universal Right to Education in South East Asia.

(Choose any TWO South East Asian countries).

2. Issues and challenges in Implementing School Based Assessment between developed

and developing countries. (Choose any ONE country from each category).

3. Issues and challenges in addressing Education Reform in South East Asia. (Choose any
TWO South East Asian countries).

4. A comparative analysis of Teachers’ Professional Development between developed

and developing countries. (Choose any ONE country from each category).

5. A comparative study of the Professional Training of Future School Principals between

developed and developing countries. (Choose any ONE country from each category)

6. A critical study of issues related to Teachers and Gender in the East and West nations.
(Choose any ONE country from each category)

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 7. A comparative study of Policy on Pre School Education in East and West nations.
(Choose any ONE country from each category)

8. A comparative study of Curriculum Reforms between developed and developing

countries. (Choose any ONE county from each category)

9. A comparative analysis of the Internationalisation of Higher Education. (Choose any

TWO countries).

10. A comparative and critical study of issue related to Students’ Assessment between
developed and developing countries. (Choose ONE country from each category).

[60 marks]

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

Assignment Format:
a. Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
b. References should be latest (year 2010 onwards).

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HMEF5033 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION / MAY 2019
PART A: 24 MARKS
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Introduction. 0.25 Excellent Good introduction. Satisfactory. Poor introduction. There is no 1
introduction and introduction at all and
interesting. no discussion on the
parts.

The complexities that 0.75 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion. 3
emerge from three aspects interesting.
of education.

The concept of education 0.5 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion. 2
cannot be equated with interesting.
schooling.

Schooling sometimes 0.5 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss No discussion. 2
infringes with the rights of interesting.
the child.

Kenya’s education reform 0.75 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion 3
resulted in significant gains interesting.
in ensuring availability and
accessibility to education
but the aspect of
acceptability has been less
successful.

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Learning outcomes as the 0.75 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion. 3
basis for the right to interesting.
education.

Educational processes as 0.75 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion. 3
the basis for the right to interesting.
education.

Reformulation of the right 0.75 Well- discussed and Well- discussed. Satisfactorily discussed. Poorly discuss. No discussion. 3
to education. interesting.

Conclusion. 0.5 The conclusion is The conclusion is strong. It The conclusion ties up the The conclusion is The conclusion is 2
strong. It ties up the ties up the THREE aspects THREE aspects above. recognisable, but does missing.
THREE aspects above. not tie up clearly the
above. Well thought three aspects.
and summarised.
Organisation. 0.5 Details are placed in Details are placed in a Details are not in logical Many details are not in No discussion. 2
a logical order and logical order and order and distract the logical order. There is
presented presented effectively. The reader. little sense that the
effectively. The paper is deemed to meet writing is organised.
paper is interesting standards of a
and clearly exceeds masterslevel.
the expected
standards in this
masters work.
Total 6 24

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PART B: 36 MARKS
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Introduction 1 Introduction Introduction previews the Introduction does not Introduction does not There is no 4
previews the structure and objectives of adequately preview the preview the structure introduction.
structure and the paper clearly. structure of the paper but and objectives of the
objectives of the clearly states its paper.
paper clearly. It is objectives
interesting to read
Country A 1 Analysis is in-depth Analysis is detailed. Analysis is adequate. Only a brief analysis of There is no analysis of 4
and critical. It is the issues. the issues according to
supported by the sections.
relevant data. ,
Country B 1 Analysis is in-depth Analysis is detailed. Analysis is adequate. Only a brief analysis of There is no analysis of 4
and critical. It is the issues. the issues according to
supported by the sections.
relevant data. ,
Comparative analysis 3 In-depth comparison A detailed comparison is Comparison is adequate. There is some effort to There is no comparison 12
is made. made. compare. made on the similarities
and differences.

Students give their Adequate opinion. Weak opinion. No opinion is given.

own viewpoint
based on experience.
Conclusion 2 The conclusion is The conclusion is well The conclusion partially Conclusion is made. It Conclusion is missing. 8
strong. It is well summarised. ties up the issues among does not tie up the
summarised. the two countries. issues in a clear manner.

Organization 1 The presentation is The details are in logical The paper is presented in Substantial errors in The writing is not 4
clear and systematic manner. Minimal grammar an adequate manner. grammar and spelling. organized. It is not in a
in logical manner. and spelling errors. logical manner.
References conform
to the APA style. The

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 paper is interesting.

Total 9 36