ED5833 - Issues in the Education and Care of Young Children

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Arts, Society & Education

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, Limited, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Face to face teaching (Face-to-face dates to be advised)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Reesa Sorin
Contact hours:	25 hours workshops/Seminars
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.