Postgraduate - UnitEDF6643 - Values in early childhood education

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Evening) Singapore Term 2 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Jane Bone (Clayton), Dr Jill Robbins (Singapore)

Synopsis

In this unit students will examine the nature of values and how these are central to the early childhood professional's connectedness with children, families, community and the profession. In this engagement with the ethical dimensions of early childhood education students will be provided with the opportunity to explore a range of ethical issues including the ethics of care, the commitment to inclusion, the notion of quality and the ethics of researching children. Students will have the opportunity to examine these issues from local, national or global perspectives.

Outcomes

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

understand the nature of values and their link with early childhood education
demonstrate an awareness of the complexity, commitments and the ethical dilemmas inherent in the work of an early childhood professional, articulate and defend a position on a chosen topic or issue using their understanding of the ethical dimensions related to this matter
critique the current debates in early childhood education concerned with ethics.

Assessment

Tutorial or conference presentation and paper (5000 words equivalent, 60%)
Structured journal (3000 words equivalent, 40%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jane Bone

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload for on-campus students equals 24 hours per week comprising:

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

3 contact hours per week

(b.) requirements for Singapore students:

ongoing study and a face to face workshop over four days

(c.) Additional requirements

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week