ED5833 - Issues in the Education and Care of Young Children
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education (pre 2015) |
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.
Availabilities | |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 17-Jul-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Reesa Sorin |
| Lecturer: | Dr Robyn Anderson. |
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| Assessment: | individual project (40%); project plan/annotated bibliography (20%); responses to topics (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 17-Jul-2014 | |
| Face to face teaching (Block dates are July 29-31 (7-10pm Tues-Thu) and August 2-3 (9am-6pm Sat-Sun).) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Reesa Sorin |
| Lecturer: | Dr Robyn Anderson. |
| Contact hours: |
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| 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.