EEP304 Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education (8)
Abstract| This subject takes as foundational the centrality of the concepts of diversity and difference in early childhood education and educational contexts. Students will examine the trends in Canadian social policies and factors that create/influence social justice and equity and which may impact on children, families and communities both positively and negatively. The subject aims to both critically examine assumptions that frame our practice and offer alternatives so that early childhood professionals can envision themselves as agents of change around issues of diversity, difference, social justice and equity. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 2 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus | Term 3 | | Internal | Canada Campus | Session 3 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEP304
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | Ontario School of Education |
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Enrolment restrictions| Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies or as approved by the Course Coordinator. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- recognize the power and place of early childhood education in the struggle for social justice;
- show awareness of personal prejudices and biases;
- value the process of articulating and deconstructing one's autobiography in relation to her/his professional practice;
- identify social justice issues for children, families, and communities;
- advocate for and enact notions of inclusion in education;
- critically analyze scenarios and suggest changes to enhance the recognition of difference;
- critically reflect on the knowledge base and assumptions that frame early childhood practice in relation to diversity, social justice and equity and explore alternatives that may lead to more inclusive and just practices in early childhood education;
- demonstrate a critical understanding of issues related to diversity, social justice and equity and develop pedagogies and curricula for a more inclusive and just practice in early childhood contexts and the broader community; and
develop a critical disposition towards assumptions about children in relation to issues of diversity and difference.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- definitions: difference and diversity, social justice and equity
- social welfare policies and structures in Canada
- difference and diversity in early childhood education
- the usefulness of feminist poststructuralist theoretical frameworks
- understanding diversity through a range of theoretical lenses and the implications of these perspective for practice in early childhood education
- identity construction and maintenance
- theoretical constructs and manifestations of identity categories such as sex, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, Aboriginality, rurality, and ethnicity in early childhood contexts
- critical pedagogies and critically reflective practice
- reconstructing practice for social justice
- early childhood professionals as agents of change
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The information contained in the 2014 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 13 September 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
