482-107 Australian Youth Culture

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482-107 Australian Youth Culture
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Johanna Wynn
Semester	1, repeat 2 (view timetable)
Contact	A total of 36 hours (five 2-hour lectures plus one 2-day field trip and twoo 1-day field trips)
Subject Description	This subject provides an introduction to Australian youth culture in both urban and rural settings. It focuses on the ways in which schools, in partnership with others, meet young people's needs across education, leisure, work, health and relationships. Note: Participants in some field trips may be charged an additional fee to cover fieldwork trip costs.
Assessment	The assessment is based on two assignments. The first essay is expected to be 1,500 words in length and is woth 40 per cent of the final mark. The second essay will be 2,500 words and is worth 60 per cent of the final mark.
Prescribed Texts	J Wyn and R White, Rethinking Youth. Allen and Unwin, 1997. P Dwyer and J Wyn, Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future. Routledge/Falmer, 2001. R White (ed.), Australian Youth Subcultures. Australian Clearninghouse for Youth Studies, 1999. J McLeod and K Malone, Researching Youth. Australian Clearninghouse for Youth Studies, 2000.

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