EEB400 Professionalism and Issues in Care and Education (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Early Childhood Studies (ECHIL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject explores contemporary issues in early childhood and primary education in Australia and provides a context for beginning teachers to explore and acknowledge their responsibilities, knowledge and beliefs as education professionals. It aims to develop the student's understanding of their profession and their own development as a beginning teacher in modern Australian educational contexts. Students have the opportunity to specialise in studies of Australian Indigenous education in this subject. Students will be required to develop a personal professional portfolio and demonstrate their understanding of their professional philosophy and knowledge, teaching competency, and interpersonal skills in a formal review situation.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Internal | Dubbo |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB400
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
-be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of sound educational practice according to current discourse;
-have developed a response to a range of current issues for children, families, teachers and communities that impact on educational practice;
-be able to critically analyse underlying values, understandings and contextual influences which impact on identified issues;
-be able to critically analyse relevant contemporary government policies;
-have the ability to articulate the contributions they can make as members of the teaching profession by continuing to write about the issues which face teaching professionals;
-have exercised critical and reflective judgement;
-be able to conceptualise their work in terms of being agents of change; and
-be able to demonstrate ethical practice including their personal and public responsibility for professional decisions and actions.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
-Early childhood education landscapes: international and national -Reconstructing educational practice for social justice and equity -Identifying, deconstructing and exploring issues: problem-based approaches -Professionalism and ethics -Ethical responses through the Ethical Response Cycle -Reflective practice: What can we learn from our experiences? -Professional documentation through portfolios -Philosophies of individuals, early childhood services and schools: changing beliefs, values and practices -Societal values and children's education: Challenging policy and practice and social justice -Child protection education and training: risk, prevention, early intervention, identification, mandatory reporting and protection
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.