ED2990 - Education for Cultural Diversity

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

External offering available to ECE online students only. Limited offering available to RATEP students only.

Education is viewed through a lens of cultural diversity, with a specific focus on "race", gender, socio-economic status and location. In the context of social justice and reconciliation, students will be introduced to theoretical, practical and personal themes relating to the construction of identities, historical legacies, multicultural persons, classrooms and societies and culturally inclusive classroom practices. Students will use their understandings of these themes to develop competencies needed to make decisions about learning in classrooms and communities in culturally diverse societies. Given the ongoing educational disadvanatge experienced by Indigenious people within Australian society, Indigenious education will provide the main focus for the study of these themes.

Learning Outcomes

• describe how their own social position has shaped their personal and educational experiences and will shape their role as future educators;
• participate in ways that are inclusive and equitable for all learning partners in this subject, in accordance with non-sexist and anti- racist policies;
• analyse and apply best available educational theory, research and practice in education for cultural diversity and specifically in Indigenous education;
• critically apply understandings of culturally inclusive curriculum and pedagogy to classroom practices in specific settings;
• critically reflect on the understandings and skills they need to work productively and equitably with students, families and colleagues of diverse cultural background, with particular attention to the needs of Indigenous communities.

Prerequisites:	6 units of level 1 ED subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED1451

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coord/Lect:	Dr Malcolm Haase.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 24 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); workshop preparation (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	The examination is the only invigilated component of this subject.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Face to face teaching (Face to face teaching is via teleconferences)
Coord/Lect:	Ms Helen McDonald, Dr Malcolm Haase.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 24 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (20%); assignments (40%); personal reflection (four reflections, 200-250 words each) (40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coord/Lect:	Miss Juanita Sellwood.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 24 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); workshop participation and preparation (20%); assignments (30%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coord/Lect:	Miss Juanita Sellwood.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	assignments (40%); personal reflection (four reflections, 200-250 words each) (40%); to be advised by subject coordinator (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.