ED5831 - Early Childhood Education

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

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

This subject introduces students to the processes and approaches to research in Early Childhood Education. It requires students to critically examine issues of knowledge construction, research methodology and links between research and practice. Topics may include gender, childhood, resilience and multimodal literacies. Students will examine their own practices through an Action Research cycle.

Learning Outcomes

• explore processes and approaches to research in Early Childhood Education;
• critically evaluate issues of knowledge construction, research methods and links between research and practice;
• critically evaluate research on a range of contemporary topics in Early Childhood Education;
• critically reflect on professional practices through an Action Research cycle.

Availabilities
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53
Census Date 17-Nov-2011
Face to face teaching 14-Nov-2011 to 20-Nov-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Reesa Sorin
Assessment:	details of non-invigilated assessment tasks to be provided (10% - 100%).

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.