EDF2059 Childhoods in a changing world
Faculty of Education
EDF2059 Childhoods in a changing world is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before EDF2059
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF2059
No unit lists EDF2059 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
This unit introduces you to theoretical perspectives intended to contribute towards a reconfiguration of childhoods and offer imaginary possibilities for you to rethink what it means for children living in an increasingly complex and ever-changing world. You will engage with research to explore a range of issues in relation to contemporary global and local childhoods. This includes foci on gender, environmental and more-than-human perspectives to broaden understandings of challenges and possibilities facing children as citizens with rights. You will be encouraged to think creatively, ethically and critically about your responsibilities and sensitivities as teachers who make informed judgements and decisions that affect children’s childhoods, and children’s agency as global citizens.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Review task (1600 words or equivalent)Presentation40%
- Learning design task (2400 words or equivalent)Project60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand, discuss and apply key theoretical concepts underpinning contemporary childhood
- 2
identify and investigate a range of issues currently impacting on childhoods and discuss the role of education in working with children to address these issues
- 3
identify pedagogical approaches that enable teachers to design learning for children and create possibilities for practices that uphold children’s rights as global citizens.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures8 hours
- Tutorials16 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Prabhat Rai
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2059?
EDF2059 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF2059 offered?
In 2027, EDF2059 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF2059?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF2059 have an exam?
No. EDF2059 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.