476-424 Educ.4B Issues & Contexts in Education

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Trevor Hay

Prerequisites

476-320 Education 3A Curriculum and Teaching and 476-322 Educ.3B Children With Special Needs

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A total of 36 hours in workshop/seminar sessions

Subject Description

This subject examines aspects of the social, political and economic contexts of schooling. Topics include analysis of the work, role and careers of teachers, contemporary educational issues and development of a personal philosophy of education within the context of teaching as a profession.

Assessment

Assignments totalling 4000 words, or equivalent.

Prescribed Texts

A book of readings will be required for this subject.



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