ED5833 - Issues in the Educare of Young Children

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

The content of this subject focuses on contemporary trends and developments in early childhood education and the professional knowledge and skills needed by educators in the early childhood field. The subject incorporates a supervised advanced practicum of up to 20 days depending on the candidates experience in early childhood settings.Topics include: dominant discourses that inform the field (e.g. developmentally appropriate practice); challenges to the foundations of early childhood education and a futures orientation to early childhood pedagogy and curriculum development.

Learning Outcomes

• critically evaluate contemporary trends and developments in the field of early childhood education;
• critically reflect on the ways that contemporary trends and a futures orientation can impact on professional practice;
• explore the possibilities of adopting a futures orientation to early childhood pedagogy and curriculum development.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Professor Nola Alloway.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assignments.

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.