Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 12 hours Face to face + Blended Swinburne online - Nil
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
Nil.Aims and objectives
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 and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Seminar |
2 |
6 |
12 |
| Online Contact Online | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.