Culture and Early Childhood Education

Course aim

To develop students’ ability to critically analyse the relationship between culture, power and effective policy and practice in early childhood settings.

Course content

Culturally diverse contexts of early childhood; current western hegemonic views of childhood and child development; new pathways for understanding the role of culture in development; strategies for effective practice; policy responses (multiculturalism, antiracism, and equity); new approaches to relationships, teaching methods, curriculum, and management which are informed by new understandings of culture and power.

Textbook(s)

Rogoff, B 2003, The cultural nature of human development, Oxford University Press, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.