Undergraduate - UnitEDF3031 - Local and global perspectives in education policy

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Not offered in 2014

Synopsis

This unit critically examines trends in education policy across local, national regional and global levels. Students engage with notions of neoliberalism in education policy and investigate how policy influences early years' education through a range of perspectives. Students also develop an understanding of Australian policy relevant to early childhood education and the implications for their work as professional educators.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

understand local, national and global contemporary education policies relevant to the field of early years education
begin to critically analyse and apply education policy
identify policies that impact on local early childhood settings and schools and begin to critically investigate how these policies can be implemented in practice.

Assessment

Essay: compare and discuss an example of a local /national and an international education policy relevant to early childhood education (2000 words, 50%)
Group task: develop and present to peers an exemplar of the application of current policy as practised in an early childhood setting or school (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

24 hours over the semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Early childhood and early childhood-primary