Educators' Work

Course aim

To begin to understand the nature of an educators’ professional identity, the ethical and legal issues involved, socially just reform and educators relationship to their professional community, and the continuing role of professional development.

Course content

The nature of educators’ work, and education as a social institution; policy and its implications for educators’ work; teaching as a form of emotional labour; teaching in diverse social and cultural contexts; gender issues related to educators’ work; legal issues and responsibilities; ethical challenges and educators’ work.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 6 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 6 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
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

Discussion board, Essay, Essay or Oral presentation, Group presentation, Reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.