Critical and Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education

Unit code:ECE3004Study level:Undergraduate

Credit points

12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

Footscray Nicholson
Online Real Time
Online Self-Paced
St Albans
VU Brisbane
VU Sydney

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

In this unit preservice teachers will engage formally and informally with place as a means of moving towards a reconciled and respectful teaching and learning practices in early childhood settings. Students will formulate an understanding of a diverse range of scholarship and contemporary research paradigms that respond to a range of educational contexts and situations, both locally and globally.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Critically review formal and informal engagements with place, drawing from diverse theoretical scholarship and contemporary research paradigms, towards a reconciled and respectful practice.
Formulate critical actions that respond to diverse early childhood contexts and situations, both locally and globally.
Recommend strategies and challenges of collaborative engagement with peers, families and communities.