EDF5869 Sustainable childhoods

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

1. 1

   critically reflect on questions of philosophy, ethics, and practice to gain insights that support, inform, and enrich decision-making about children’s learning, health, wellbeing, and safety

2. 2

   gain knowledge about how children are moral and ethical global beings who belong to diverse communities, incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives

3. 3

   critically engage with theory and research examining the rapidly changing nature of childhoods in relation to complex ideas relevant to children’s moral and ethical lives

4. 4

   analyse, critique, and select pedagogical approaches that uphold children’s rights as global citizens to engage with sustainability and other ethical issues directly impacting their lives

5. 5

   identify and plan for pedagogical practices that uphold children’s rights to take affirmative action on these issues.