Critical Development Perspectives
Leadership in Global Development,
This course is part of the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program. In order to get the most out of this course, we recommend that you have experience working in the development sector or a strong interest in this area. We also recommend that you complete the other three coursesthat make up the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program: Leaders in Global Development, The Science and Practice of Sustainable Development, and Adaptive Leadership in Development.
There isa vast array of different arguments about what development is and how development can be achieved. A leader in development must be able to understand, appreciate, evaluate and broker between differing and sometimes conflicting perspectives and ideas.
In this course you will develop skills in critical thinking and analysis, while being introduced to some of the contemporary debates and current challenges facing development practice. The wide variety of topics covered will also give you a sense of the diversity of issues that development encapsulates. Learners are encouraged to reflect on their own ideas and practice, and share their perspectives with other learners and the course team.
Each module in the course focuses on a contemporary topic in the development field. Within each module you will engage with key readings that argue different perspectives on the same topic. Interviews with the author complement these readings. Some of the authors we interview include Philip McMichael (Cornell University), Doug Porter (Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University), Blessings Chinsinga (The University of Malawi), Naila Kabeer (London School of Economics and Political Science), and Rachel Glennerster, (The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, MIT).
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Length | 10 weeks |
Effort | 10 - 12 hours per week |
Starts | Jan 14 (224 weeks ago) |
Cost | $375 |
From | The University of Queensland, UQx via edX |
Instructors | Mark Moran, Laura Simpson Reeves, Erin Lord-Lynch |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Social Sciences Humanities |
Tags | Social Sciences Humanities Philosophy & Ethics |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 10 weeks |
Effort | 10 - 12 hours per week |
Starts | Jan 14 (224 weeks ago) |
Cost | $375 |
From | The University of Queensland, UQx via edX |
Instructors | Mark Moran, Laura Simpson Reeves, Erin Lord-Lynch |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Social Sciences Humanities |
Tags | Social Sciences Humanities Philosophy & Ethics |
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