Early Childhood Practitioner Research

Course aim

To allow individual students to complete and reflect on an unsupervised practice in a setting of their own choice, and to gain experience in conducting a small research project in their setting.

Course content

Conducting an individual research project from concept to dissemination application; collegial reflection on professional practice.

Textbook(s)

Bell, J 2005, Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education and social science, 4th edn, Open University Press, Maiden Head, England

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1012	Research with Young Children
EDUC 3022	Professional Experience 3 (5 to 8 Years)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 6 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork)	22 days x N/A
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Field Placement (Fieldwork)	22 days x N/A
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

Progress report, Report

Fees

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