Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development
Duration
- One Semester or equivalentThis unit will be delivered on-line in Semester 2 2020.
Contact hours
- On-campus: 24 hours Face to face Swinburne online - Nil
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 2 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
Nil.Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Analyse the social, cultural, historical and philosophical factors that affect development and learning.
2. Investigate and analyse contemporary issues that affect the child in the 21st Century.
3. Consider teaching practice in light of past and present perspectives about children, childhood and education.
4. Describe the contemporary construct of the competent and capable child.
5. Analyse their teaching practice in light of past and current perspectives and theories about children, childhood and education.
Courses with unit
BA-EDUEC/EDUEC2 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
BA-EDUPRI/EDUPRI1 Bachelor of Education (Primary)
AB-EDU Associate Degree of Education
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Workshop | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| Online Contact | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
| Type (SOL) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact | N/A | ||
| Online Contact | N/A | ||
| Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Report | Individual | 50% | 2, 4 |
| Essay | Individual | 50% | 1, 3, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills.
• Problem Solving Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Ability to work independently.
Content
• Historical and philosophical underpinnings of early childhood education.
• Traditional and contemporary influential philosophies and approaches (including Reggio Emilia, Steiner, Montessori, Te Whariki, Forest Schools).
• Past and present images of children and childhood.
• Ecology of socialisation.
• Contemporary research perspectives of child and childhood including traditional and contemporary theoretical approaches (including humanist, behaviourist, social constructivist, social learning, ecological, critical, queer, post-structuralist, social cultural-historical).
• Issues that affect children in the 21st Century, e.g. bullying, social media and childhood obesity.
• The role of effective learning environments.
Study resources
- Reading materials.