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Leadership, Advocacy, Activism & Ethics (EDUC91026)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online

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Overview

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Term 3 - Online
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This subject focuses on understanding advocacy, activism, ethics and leadership through multiple perspectives. Central to this is supporting children’s, families’ and teachers’ participation, voice and agency in early childhood settings. This includes defining the role and contributions of educational leadership, building collaborative partnerships, and understanding leadership in relation to teaching, learning, and advocacy. Additionally, an understanding of human rights theories, principles, documents, frameworks and models will be a focus. Concepts of care will be offered as a way to ethically support equity. Topics will include community building, connection with place, and creating sustainable environments. Specific discussions on ethics of care, care of self in relation to teacher well‐being, and ‘ethics of enough’ will be included.

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • Critically review theory and research informing leadership and how it relates to teaching and learning
  • Conceptually map ideas of leadership in relation with children, families, colleagues, place, environments, and teaching, inclusive of human rights theories, principles, documents, frameworks and models
  • Conceptualise socially just spaces for people and environments through advocacy and activism using concepts of care

Generic skills

  • Problem solving
  • Evidence based decision making
  • Teamwork and professional collaboration
  • Learning to learn and metacognition
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
  • Reflection for continuous improvement
  • Linking theory and practice
  • Active and participatory citizenship

Last updated: 10 February 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

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

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Digital reflective journal (5 entries x 500 words)

  • 2500 words (total)
Throughout the Term, due Week 950%

Visual representation: Leadership, teaching and human rights

  • 2500 words (equivalent)
Week 650%

Last updated: 10 February 2024

Dates & times

  • Term 3 - Online
    CoordinatorNicola Yelland
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours24 hours (may include virtual office hours through chat/zoom, video mail bag, discussion boards, flip grids, and interactive readings)
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Pre teaching start date15 July 2024
    Pre teaching requirementsDuring the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Time commitment for pre‐teaching  activities is approximately 3 hours.
    Teaching period22 July 2024 to 15 September 2024
    Last self-enrol date16 July 2024
    Census date 9 August 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail30 August 2024
    Assessment period ends22 September 2024

    Term 3 contact information

    Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au

    Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149

    Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us

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Last updated: 10 February 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseGraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching

Last updated: 10 February 2024