EDF6642

Contexts for Childhood (12 points)

(EDU)

Leader: Professor M Fleer

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Evening)

Synopsis:

Objectives: As a result of participating in this unit students will gain opportunities to critique constructions of childhood and children across cultures and historical periods; deconstruct the images of the child found in the local, national and international literature, curriculum, and teaching programs and their associated environments; consider multiple views of childhood and children and the range of environments created to support learning; draw upon contemporary theory to analyse the relationship between the contexts created for children's learning and the beliefs held about children across a range of cultures.

Assessment: Field trip and critique (equivalent 3200 words): 40% + structured journal and presentation of paper on-line or at a conference/in tutorials 60%: (equivalent 4800 words)

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week