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Contemporary Issues and the Young Child (EDUC90613)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017
Overview
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Contemporary international research is calling for the early childhood field and education more broadly, to reconceptualise their understandings of children as innocent and malleable to an image that supports children as sophisticated agentic builders and negotiators of identities. In this subject students will study major issues in how the young child as learner is understood through examining current early childhood research from different disciplinary areas including the new sociology of childhood, socio-cultural theory, developmental theory, linguistics, postmodern and postcolonial theory. Students will negotiate a study program of classes, reading and investigative work to develop an in-depth case study of a major contemporary issue or debate about early childhood identities in the 21st century.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Identify and understand changing historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on conceptualising childhood;
- Identify the diverse ways the young child is understood across and within local and international contexts and across and within different theories;
- Engage with new and multiple theoretical understandings of the young child in order to rethink and respond to contemporary issue;
- Understand and discuss the intersections of theory and practice (praxis) in working with the young child in early childhood education policy and practice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Identify and be familiar with a range of contemporary theories, concepts and strategies for contextualising and exploring the young child and their identities;
- Through the development of an in-depth case study, enhance their engagement, knowledge and skills in a contemporary issue of the young child today;
- Enhance their skills of scholarly critique through reading widely in diverse journals and texts;
- Use knowledge of a wide range of contemporary theories to engage with debates around the young child in contemporary times.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Recommended
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90641 | Identity, Equity and Change | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
EDUC90640 | Diversity Inclusion and Transitions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Assignment requirements are connected to the development of an in-depth case study:
- One essay of 1,500 words introducing the major contemporary issue or debate due mid-semester (25%)
- One class presentation of case study due last two sessions of subject (equivalent to 1,500 words, 25%)
- One essay of 2,000 words that further develops case study and response due during the examination period (50%)
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Reading booklet will be provided
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Education
Last updated: 10 February 2024