468-308 Praxis

Note

Special requirements: External mode students must have access to the required computing and internet facilities, as detailed on the Faculty of Education homepage.

Availability

Parkville campus or external (on-line) mode

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Carol Lewis-Shaw

Prerequisites

468-219 Learning & Thinking and 468-220 Workplace Organisation & Technology

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A total of 24 hours for internal mode students. External mode students can expect a total workload of approximately 120 hours over the semester

Subject Description

Topics include the concept of praxis and its implications for learning and administrative activity; the concepts of the modern organisation and the learning organisation; conceptual analysis, analytic thinking and reflective practice; values theory, including the Hall Tonna values framework and Schon and Argyris' theory of single-loop and double-loop learning; individual and organisational values relating to ethics, power, conflict, loyalty and whistleblowing; and values development for measuring human performance, policy decision-making and leadership in education and training.

Assessment

Essays, assignments and/or class presentation equivalent to 4000 words.



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