UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

EDF3076 Working in partnerships

Faculty of Education

EDF3076 Working in partnerships is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2026
Semester 2
Clayton, Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF3076

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After EDF3076

No unit lists EDF3076 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in one of:

D3001 Bachelor of Education (Hons)
D3002 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts
D3004 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Music
D3005 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Science
D3006 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Fine Art
D3007 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Business

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Overview

This unit is focused on establishing meaningful relationships with families in early childhood and primary education contexts. You will focus on establishing broader contextual community interconnections and partnerships between early childhood services, stakeholders and schools to lead and coordinate a supportive and effective environment for children. The unit content consistently explores and examines the diverse nature of families across education settings.

You will analyse and apply knowledge for establishing practice relating to family involvement and collective empowerment for problem solving and decision making with stakeholder families, co-educators across early childhood and primary schools, professionals and network/services in the community. Reflexive practice throughout problem-based learning workshop engagement of diverse family and community scope, and with teachers in the field, will enable demonstration of effective stakeholder partnership communications.

Offerings in 2026

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus, block
Second semesterPeninsulaOn campus, block

Assessment

  • Family and interprofessional case study analysis (2000 words or equivalent)Written
    50%
  • Building family and community partnerships (2000 words or equivalent)Artefact
    50%

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. 1

    display and articulate a sense of self as an educator who demonstrates an equitable understanding, respect, and sensitivity for improving educational practice through partnerships

  2. 2

    research diverse structures and backgrounds of living, being, and knowing of varying family contexts

  3. 3

    initiate, lead and implement ethical direction for spontaneous and planned communications to establish collaborative partnerships

  4. 4

    design innovative systems for partnership communications to be responsive to the learning strengths and needs of children from a range of linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds

  5. 5

    critically analyse case study situations to create community networks for support and resourcing as identified and investigated to solve problems and make decisions

  6. 6

    identify partnerships and influences for actions of practice and ethical responsibilities through Brofenbrenner’s ecological systems.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials18 hours
  • Lectures6 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
 
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
 
• 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
 
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
 
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements

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

Unit Coordinators
Dr Robyn Babaeff
Chief Examiners
Dr Robyn Babaeff

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF3076?

EDF3076 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is EDF3076 offered?

In 2026, EDF3076 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula.

How much work is EDF3076?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does EDF3076 have an exam?

No. EDF3076 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available