EDF5040 Navigating youth transitions: Learning, work, and identity

As a key role and responsibility of educators is to prepare students for post-school futures, this unit aims to develop a critical appreciation of the challenges and opportunities facing young people in an era of rapid and uncertain change. Global trends, local contexts and changing patterns of youth participation in employment, education and civic life are examined. The role of schooling and university in youth transitions is examined, educational alternatives are considered, and implications for schools, teachers and their professional practice are evaluated. You will be given the opportunity to review relevant policy and research, and develop an educational program around issues facing young people. The aim is to enhance understanding of the complex nature of young people's transitions through post-compulsory education and training, and how their learning, identities and well-being are affected. This unit will extend your professional learning by developing skills to access and critique relevant research and design targeted educational programs to address the diverse needs of young people.