Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Kew Campus) (Volume 5 page 48)
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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Manjula Waniganayake.
Prerequisite: Education and Care C or equivalent.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture or seminar each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- display more developed decision-making skills;
- display a deeper knowledge of the processes involved in analysing decisions in relation to early childhood services by investigating content from two relevant disciplines including philosophy, history and sociology;
- interpret research related to aspects of early childhood programs in particular, and in research ideology in general; and
- synthesise their discipline-based knowledge in such a way that students will be able to undertake further independent study in an issue of their choice and in so doing broaden their concept of their professional role and the source of knowledge.
Content:
Introduction to a range of discipline-based approaches to the analysis of current issues in early childhood. Two discipline-based issues from the following areas: philosophical issues; historical issues; cultural issues; methodological issues; social justice issues; futures in education; philosophy; feminism.
Assessment:
Generally a total of 5,000 words, normally as two 2500-word essays.
Prescribed texts:
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