Children's Services in Community Contexts

Course aim

To provide students with the opportunity to explore the social contexts that affect the daily lives of children and families and to consider the roles and responsibilities of children’s services as they respond to these contexts; and to develop an understanding of the role of the early childhood educator in these services.

Course content

Social, economic and political contexts of early childhood service provision; social capital; community constructs; children's services frameworks including funding; governance, operation, quality assurance; current issues including community ownership, integration; Indigenous families and early childhood services; the roles of the early childhood educator; legal and ethical considerations.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 6 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 6 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork)	30 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Fieldwork)	30 hours 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

Community profile

Fees

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.