472-403 Navigating Professional Contexts

472-303 Professional Roles and Relationships.

In this subject, students are introduced to systemic dimensions such as governance, management, administration, sources of funding, marketing, policy development and program evaluation. Exploration of the roles of stakeholders emphasise the importance of networking and collaboration. Students will begin to integrate and reflect on every day practices of being an early childhood professional within the broader educational context, taking into account differing demands of various authorities responsible for funding and policy development. Implications for transition to employment as practitioners will be addressed.

An assignment of 2000 words and a 2-hour written examination.