Social Education Birth - 8 Years

Course aim

To equip students with skills and knowledge to provide and justify appropriate programs in social education for children aged Birth - 8 years in contemporary Australian society and environments.

Course content

Definitions of social education; socially just and transformative curricula, intended and unintended curricula; contexts of social education; use of appropriate teaching strategies and resources; planning, programming and evaluating social education curriculum; understanding the teacher's role in social education with children birth-8 years; aspects of cultures, race, ethnicity and social systems in contemporary Australian society including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Textbook(s)

Ramsey, P 2004, Teaching and learning in a diverse world. Multicultural education for young children, 3rd edition, Teachers College Press, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Curriculum project, Review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.