EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development
Faculty of Education
EDF2210 Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for EDF2210. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Overview
This unit explores significant aspects of child and adolescent development, behaviours and relationships within the context of teacher education. It builds your understanding of the psychological, motivational, social, cognitive, biological and socio-cultural perspectives of child and adolescent development and the possible implications for learning. You will inquire into strategies for learning and teaching with children and adolescents based on contemporary knowledge of development and fostering positive behaviour interactions and relationships for diverse learners. You will develop understanding of how to develop a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers and other community service and health providers in the educative process.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for EDF2210.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand both childhood and adolescence as periods of diverse individual development, behaviours and relationships in society
- 2
Understand and apply various approaches to fostering positive interactions in classroom contexts across the school years, including developing a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers in the educative process to maximise success for students with diverse needs
- 3
Examine the likely impact of factors such as culture, family, genetic inheritance, environment and life experiences on children and adolescents
- 4
Analyse a range of learning theories, contemporary theoretical perspectives and practical approaches to fostering positive interactions
- 5
Identify effective teaching strategies that support positive interactions and enhance learning.
Workload and teaching
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours per teaching period which may include:
- on average 24 contact hours of scheduled activities which may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement; and
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study to make up the minimum required hours
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Paul Richardson
- Dr Sindu George
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stella Laletas
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2210?
EDF2210 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF2210 offered?
EDF2210 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is EDF2210?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021