Module Code 單元編號 PFS7039 Module Title 單元名稱 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Module Synopsis 單元概要 This course considers the global context, purposes, goals, ethics, issues, methods and outcomes of international education development, in the context of the major theoretical concepts, perspectives and debates in (education) development studies. The course situates the field of international education development within the context of increasing rates of globalization, considers the relationship between education and development, and highlights factors associated with educational exclusion such as poverty, ethnicity (and its associated factors of language and culture), gender, disability and geographical location. The course examines issues in the field of international education development through consideration of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4, to “Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning”, and its ten associated targets, which has set the global agenda for education development until 2030.