EDF3033 · Change and transition in children's education

Overview

This unit further develops your understanding of supporting children through periods of change and transition in their lives so they can be confident, creative and involved learners. You will research and critically analyse a variety of theoretical perspectives around social, cultural, emotional and language development, and other factors that mediate and influence the child's ability to participate and contribute in diverse contexts. The focus of this unit is on the development of skills that facilitate processes of researching and critically analysing, theoretically informed pedagogical strategies to support children through change and transition. By researching the traditions, routines and practices of children's diverse life worlds, you are given the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of children's learning and development in diverse and complex contexts. You will explore possibilities for ethical, innovative and collaborative work with families and other professionals to enable children's mobility and agency across experiences of change and transition.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

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. research and critically analyse theoretically informed pedagogical strategies to support children through change and transition
3. demonstrate ability to research traditions, routines and practices of children's life worlds to better understand children's learning and development in diverse and complex contexts
4. research, critically analyse and develop strategies for ethical, innovative and collaborative work with families and other professionals to support children's learning experiences of change and transition.

Workload

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: Kaplan enrolment • 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered synchronously on campus and/or online via regular directed learning activities; • 6 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous and/or asynchronous 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.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.