Learning and Teaching Contexts 2 (EDUC90584)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, participants should be able to:

Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

• Critically consider system and school-based responses to addressing issues relating to equity, inclusion and social justice (Graduate Standards 1.3, 1.4, 4.1, 4.4)
• Develop a critical analysis of the wider social and global context of education systems, schools and classrooms (Graduate Standards 1.1, 1.3, 7.1)
• Demonstrate knowledge of key debates and theories concerning equity, social differences, and human rights and their relevance to educational practice and policy.(Graduate Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.4)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the factors that lead to improvement in students' educational outcomes. (Graduate Standards 1.2, 1.3, 1.5)
• Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of the impact of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds (Graduate Standards 2.4, 2.5)
• Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages (Graduate Standards 2.4)
• Demonstrate knowledge of the school's role in facilitating successful of young people from to school to further education, training and employment(Graduate Standards 3.6, 6.4)

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:

• Respond professionally to school-wide, community and system expectations;
• Understand the processes of social change in the context of equity and social justice;
• Engage actively with current research to strengthen and refine their professional understanding and practice;
• Critique and implement relevant system and school policies.