units

EDF2029

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Education

Coordinator(s)

Dr Marc Pruyn

Offered

Peninsula

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit develops students' understandings of active citizenship and community connections in local and global spheres, since this learning for children is part of the nationally agreed goals for schools and is a subject in the Australian Curriculum. Students explore what young people need to learn and be able to do in order to become active and informed citizens in Australia and globally, including how communities function, how civic processes work and how they can participate in community activities. They examine exemplars of how theme-based or integrated learning is used in primary schools to develop children's knowledge, understanding and capacities to be involved in citizenship activities, including as part of the formal school curriculum, in wider whole-school programs and with links to community.

Outcomes

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

  1. understand and evaluate how the learning area of active citizenship in local and global contexts is structured within the Australian Curriculum and AusVELS in Victoria
  2. develop knowledge and understanding of different theoretical and pedagogical approaches to active citizenship
  3. design and implement primary lessons and units of work using themes and integrated approaches to active citizenship
  4. locate, evaluate and use a variety of appropriate teaching resources and educational providers that support the teaching of active citizenship.

Assessment

Essay on active citizenship curriculum (can include individual and/or group work) (2000 words or equivalent per student, 50%)
Written portfolio of active citizenship tasks (can include individual and/or group work) (2000 words or equivalent per student, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

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

  • 2 hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Marc Pruyn

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

Primary education