EDF1069 Global and cross-cultural understandings of education
Faculty of Education
EDF1069 Global and cross-cultural understandings of education is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit is designed to enable you to gain an understanding of what education and teaching is within a global society. In particular, the unit will draw the attention to how the purpose and nature of education differ from place to place. The unit will examine frameworks that support cross cultural teaching and learning. The implications of global and cross cultural understandings on teaching strategies will be considered with a particular focus on how you can begin to respond to students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socio economic backgrounds within your own teaching.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain the different meanings of education globally
- 2
demonstrate how education has influenced your own life and that of your extended family over time
- 3
identify the different ways in which culture has and can affect the philosophy and delivery of education
- 4
describe frameworks that support cross cultural teaching and learning and how they could be used in practice
- 5
identify teaching strategies that are responsive to the needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.
Workload and teaching
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours which includes:
- 24 contact hours comprising of lectures, tutorials and online activities/engagement; and
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study.
Where it fits
EDF1069 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Niranjan Casinader
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Niranjan Casinader
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF1069?
EDF1069 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF1069 offered?
In 2020, EDF1069 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF1069?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include EDF1069?
EDF1069 is part of Primary education.