EDF5025 Early childhood policy transformations
Faculty of Education
EDF5025 Early childhood policy transformations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Overview
This unit focuses on the world of policy making in early childhood within local and international contexts. Specific attention is given to the conceptualisation of policy actors, debates about inclusivity, and the newly emerging discourse in policy documents of children as rights holders. You will critically analyse broader policy frameworks in which key trends, for example, Indigeneity, labour market issues, the changing profile of families and formal education systems, are reflected in changes made to early childhood policies. You will develop understanding of a range of contemporary policies in early years education within Australian and international contexts and identify the ways these influence aspects of your professional practice.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Policy analysis (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Reflective practice and position paper (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand the ways in which policy directions reflect key trends shaping society in Australia and globally
- 2
Understand, design and implement relevant curriculum frameworks and pedagogies which reflect early childhood policy directions and initiatives and respond to children in Australian and international contexts
- 3
Develop teaching and learning strategies that widen participation and inclusion of children to enhance their individual and social prospects
- 4
Articulate and demonstrate your professional values and commitment to education as a means to secure social justice and sustainable futures for children.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- equivalent to 24 hours engagement in online, face-to-face or blended platforms
(b.) Additional requirements (all students)
- independent study to make up the minimum required hours per semester
This unit adopts a range of approaches to learning and teaching including workshops that draw on inquiry and problem based learning, and case based teaching. Classes will be interactive and it will be expected that you undertake pre-workshop reading and related tasks.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5025 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Marie Hammer
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Marie Hammer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5025?
EDF5025 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF5025 offered?
In 2020, EDF5025 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5025?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5025 have an exam?
No. EDF5025 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5025?
EDF5025 is part of Early years and primary education; and Early years education.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021