UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EDF5666 Education, development and ecological sustainability

Faculty of Education

EDF5666 Education, development and ecological sustainability is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 12
Offered in 2020: Not offered
Workload: 288 hours; per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Overview

This unit focuses on the core understandings and complex relationships that exist between the role of education and learning and the cultural and socio-ecological development of communities. The unit emphasises the importance of community (urban/rural/local/global) resilience in changing times. Educational and development workers working for the resilience of cultures, their communities and their environments will require a wide range of specialised skills in response to emergent issues. In this unit, students examine different perspectives and languages of learning for sustainable development and critically appraise key local, national and international policy formulations, providers and expectations. The unit supports students to explore practices and approaches in order to assess the qualities and characteristics of educating for sustainable development and its contribution to sustainability.off

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for EDF5666.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
Understand and evaluate the relationships between learning and socio-ecological community development
2
Review and critically evaluate the literature of development studies in education and education for sustainable development
3
Review perspectives on education for sustainability and the learning languages they adopt
4
Identify the key global, regional and national policy shapers and educational providers in the field: donor agencies (multi-lateral and bi-lateral), non-government agencies, civil society, private sector, government; and how these differ
5
Develop a case study of practices and approaches to education for sustainable development in a local, Indigenous, urban/rural, national or global context of relevance
6
Analyse the significance of the case study using the literature around education for sustainable development
7
Reflect on and articulate the qualities, characteristics and sociocultural sensitivities required of workers for sustainable development.

Workload and teaching

Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows students to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage students with the online learning content, which students can attend if they are able and interested.

Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:

12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester

Where it fits

EDF5666 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators: Dr Sylvia Almeida
Chief Examiners: Associate Professor Alan Reid

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5666?

EDF5666 has no prerequisites.

When is EDF5666 offered?

EDF5666 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is EDF5666?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Which majors and minors include EDF5666?

EDF5666 is part of Adult learning, Early years education, Expert teaching practice, Primary education and Secondary education.

More details

Credit points: 12
Level: 5
Study level: Postgraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Education

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.250
Student contribution: SCA Band 1
Study abroad: Not available
Handbook years: 20202021