Children in Families and Communities
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
EDUC 3001
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
009199
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA Education Futures
To further students' understanding of the family and community contexts of care and education processes within
education settings to equip students with the capacity to research, analyse and practically address social issues
affecting children and families’ safety and well-being.
Students will develop common social context of adversity and challenge for children and families such as
poverty, parental mental illness, family breakdown, domestic violence, child protection, abuse and the effects on
children and early childhood services/personnel; family law, child welfare law and the intersections with
educators’ work.
Briggs, F 2012, Child Protection: The essential guide for teachers and other professionals whose work involves children, 1st edition, Jo Jo Publishing, Docklands Vic
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Component | Duration | ||
---|---|---|---|
INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Field Placement (Fieldwork) | 3 hours x 1 week | ||
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE | |||
External (Online activities) | 3 hours x 12 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Field Placement (Fieldwork) | 3 hours x 1 week |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Discussion boards, Presentation, Report
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.