ED5875 - Foundations of Education
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma [33506T], [33506P], [33506S] and Master of Teaching [34604A], [34604P].
This subject introduces a range of theoretical approaches to the study of the histories, philosophies and practices of education with a particular focus on relations between teachers work, constitutive factors (e.g., discourses of education; pedagogical and curricular practices and technologies), contextual factors (e.g., social and cultural contexts, including differences and inequities; policies; systems of provision and governance; age relations and child development), and outcomes of education. The subject will also review current research and the evidence base for theories of child and adolescent development relevant to early, middle, and senior phases of learning and explore the development of language, literacy and numeracy. The materials for this subject will be available on-line through LearnJCU; students will require access to the World Wide Web for participation in this subject. As part of this subject pre-service teachers are required to attend a 3 day program induction and five days of professional orientation.
Learning Outcomes
- identify the socially, culturally and historically constructed nature of knowledge, and recognize a range of discourses of education across national and international contexts;
- anaylse the changing role of the teacher in contemporary society;
- explain how students learn and the implications for practice in the early, middle and senior phases of learning and make links to theoretical traditions (e.g., cognitive, humanist, and behaviorist psychological theories);
- analyse the development of language, literacy and numeracy;
- analyse relations among discourses of education, socio-cultural contexts, systems of provision, policy and governance, curricular and pedagogical practices, and outcomes of schooling using different theoretical approaches.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED3490 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 06-Feb-2008 to 23-Feb-2008 (6-8 February Compulsory Program Induction; 11-15 February Face to Face teaching; 18-23 February Professional Orientation) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Laikuan Lim. |
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| Assessment: | in-class essay writing (40% - 50%); evidence of engagement with readings (10% - 20%); in-class and on-line participation (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory completion of professional attendance requirements. |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching (13-15 February Compulsory Program Induction; 18 February Face to Face Teaching commences; 19-21 February Professional Orientation) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Eric Wilson. |
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| Assessment: | in-class essay writing (40% - 50%); in-class and on-line participation (30% - 40%); evidence of engagement with readings (10% - 20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory completion of professional attendance requirements. |
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.