Personal development and social education
Second semester * Peninsula
This subject focuses on three broad areas - the individual, the broader society and the global society - and thereby provides opportunities for students to develop an appreciation of contemporary personal and social issues and priorities, and an understanding of appropriate skills and strategies to introduce these issues into the primary school classroom. The subject attempts to make students aware of the integrated nature of human relations and provides them with the relevant teaching strategies for developing the three key areas: the individual, the wider community, and the global community. Relevant theorists and recent research findings will be discussed. An associated school-based semester program provides students with the opportunity to increase their understanding of the lecture material by carrying out related tasks and discussing their findings with other students and teachers at the seminars.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 50% * Fieldwork: 50%
Recommended texts
Ministry of Education Victoria The social education framework P10 Min. Educ. Vic., 1987
Ministry of Education Victoria Personal development framework P10 Min. Educ. Vic., 1989