ED5833 - Issues in the Education and Care of Young Children

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

SP1 External availability not offered in 2013, if you are interested in undertaking this subject as an external student, please contact the Subject coordinator, Dr Reesa Sorin. Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

This subject examines contemporary issues in Early Childhood education and care, and how our ways of knowing impact on our understanding of and interacting with these issues. Topics taken from research and media may include: child development and pedagogy; gender; inclusivity; childhood; brain research; and policy.

Learning Outcomes

• critically evaluate contemporary issues in the field of early childhood education;
• critically reflect on the ways that contemporary issues impact on beliefs and professional practice;
• explore possibilities for reconceptualising early childhood policy and practice.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities.

Availabilities
JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 52
Census Date 18-Jul-2013
Face to face teaching (Mandatory attendance at Face-to-Face block week: Monday 26th August to Sunday 1st September 2013)
Coordinator:	Dr Claire Campbell
Lecturer:	Dr Robyn Anderson.
Assessment:	individual project (40%); project plan/annotated bibliography (20%); responses to topics (40%).

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.