Families, Community and Citizenship
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.
2023 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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Prerequisites
EquivalentSLEE201 - Pedagogical Perspectives 3: Families and Communities
Aims and objectives
2. Examine a range of theoretical perspectives related to families and community.
3. Reflect upon their own values and attitudes towards families, communities and citizenship and articulate the impact of these on their practice.
4. Develop strategies to establish and strengthen a range of collaborations and connections with families and the broader community.
5. Design and evaluate learning opportunities that contribute to children’s understanding and participation in the humanities learning areas, including history, geography and civics and citizenship.
Courses with unit
BA-EDUEC2 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
DP-EDU Diploma of Education Studies
AB-EDU Associate Degree of Education
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 | 6 |
12 |
Live Online Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Online Learning activities | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Case study | Group | 30% | 2, 4 |
Reflection | Individual | 40% | 2, 3, 4 |
Portfolio | Individual | 30% | 1, 5 |
Content
- What are the humanities in education
- Communities and citizenship
- Cultural diversity and its impact on Australian communities
- Family structures and functioning in the contemporary Australian context and their impacts on children
- Cross-cultural child rearing
- Community engagement and partnerships
- Family-centered practice and its application to teaching in early childhood settings and schools
- Linking early learning services to their geographical and professional communities through strategic relationships
Study resources
- Reading materials.