Contemporary Perspectives of Learning and Development
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours face to face + blended + Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
Nil.Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
On campus
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Activities Prescribed readings, Online activities | 6 | 8 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Independent study, Assignment preparation, Readings | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Essay | Individual | 50% | 1, 3, 5 |
Report | Individual | 50% | 2, 4 |
Content
- Introduction to early childhood development and learning
- 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.