Investigating Privilege in Early Childhood Settings

Course aim

To support educators as researchers to investigate and critically analyse the ways in which privilege and disadvantage are continuously re-enacted and can be challenged in early childhood settings.

Course content

Understanding the social reproduction of privilege in diverse social and cultural contexts; recognising the intersections of culture, location, class and gender in the power relations of educator and care settings; ethical research and advocacy research in working with young children and their families; supporting the relationships between family life and educator activity; critical interventions in building equity in education and care settings; identifying and responding to challenges in the social relations of education and care provision.

Textbook(s)

Nil

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 - Site Analysis and Intervention Strategy, Essay - Case Study Analysis

Fees

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