Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 108)
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Year 4 History.
Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7 4th year
Coordinator: Dr D Garden.
Contact: A 2-hour seminar per week.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able: demonstrate a general knowledge of the main developments in secondary teaching in Victoria in the twentieth century; understand how the training of teachers has been influenced by both educational and non-educational criteria; demonstrate an awareness of the principal changes in the manner and content of history teaching; and develop an appreciation of the main intellectual and philosophical influences on the place of history in the curriculum; develop an understanding of the nature of source materials for the research and writing of Victorian educational history, and gain experience in the use of some of those sources.
Content:
A survey of issues such as teacher training, the supply and demand of teachers, legislation and its political background, with a focus on the training of History teachers in particular pedagogies.
Assessment:
Written work amounting to no more than 6,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 108)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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