EDF5846 Transitions
Faculty of Education
EDF5846 Transitions is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5846
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5846
No unit lists EDF5846 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in D6001
Overview
In this unit you will examine transitions and periods of change. This will include both children’s learning and development through periods of change and transition as well as your own professional transition from pre-service teacher to teacher. You will research and critically analyse a variety of theoretical perspectives related to children’s learning and development as they experience transition, change, readiness and continuity of learning in different contexts. This includes developing knowledge on how to work from a strength-base to support diverse families during times of transition. You will develop educational leadership as you become familiar with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements in relation to transition, including school transition. The possibility for ethical, innovative and collaborative work with children, families and other professionals/professional networks will be explored for the purpose of supporting children’s continuity of learning as they transition from early childhood education to school. You will also be supported in your own transition into the profession. This will include exploring aspects of employability, ethics and professionalism.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Annotated resource (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Conceptual map (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate an in-depth understanding of how to enable children’s mobility and agency across experiences of change and transition, so they can be confident, creative and involved learners
- 2
critically analyse theoretically and research informed pedagogical strategies to support children transitions and continuity of learning including transition to school
- 3
identify and critically evaluate curriculum and other official policy documents related to children’s transitions and continuity of learning encompassing both horizontal and vertical transitions
- 4
exhibit educational leadership and knowledge on how to engage with families, professional teaching networks and other professional services in order to support children’s transitions and continuity of learning
- 5
engage with professional transitions that contribute to employability, including aspects of current knowledge, expertise, and skills and future professional learning needs.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Tutorials18 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.
Where it fits
EDF5846 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Thanh Pham
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Thanh Pham
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5846?
EDF5846 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5846 offered?
In 2025, EDF5846 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5846?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5846 have an exam?
No. EDF5846 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5846?
EDF5846 is part of Early childhood education.