ED5875 - Foundations of Education
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma [33506], [33506T], [33506P], [33506S]
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; particularly with respect to Indigenous education outcomes, policies; systems of provision and governance; social inclusivity and sustainability; 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
- analyse the development of language, literacy and numeracy;
- identify the socially, culturally and historically constructed nature of knowledge, and recognise a range of discourses of education across national and international contexts;
- anaylse the evolving role of the teacher in contemporary society;
- analyse relations among discourses of education, socio-cultural contexts, systems of provision, policy and governance, curricular and pedagogical practices, social inclusivity and sustainability, and outcomes of schooling using different theoretical approaches;
- understand how students learn and the implications for practice across various phases of learning, informed by links to theories of learning (e.g., cognitive, humanist, and behaviourist psychological theories).
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED3490 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 23-Jan-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching (28-30 Jan - Course Induction; 2-6, 16 & 20 Feb - Face to Face teaching; 9-13 Feb - Professional Orientation) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Malcolm Haase. |
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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 3 | |
| Census Date 23-Jan-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching (4-6 Feb - Course Induction; 9 Feb & 13 Feb Face to Face teaching commences (plus 3 further days to follow); 10-12 Feb - 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.