EDF3210 - Education policy and practice

This unit involves students in investigations of the educational policy and practice interface, through critical analyses of Victorian, national and international educational policy discourses around a range of issues and their impact on teachers' practices in schools. Students develop understanding of what legislative requirements must be met, e.g. anti-discrimination and equity laws, and how policies can impact on how diverse learners' needs can be supported to ensure social justice, inclusion and equity for students from varied linguistic, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. Students examine the Melbourne Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians and other federal and state policies that aim to develop curriculum and practice emphases in line with key priorities for education in Australia. They also examine how a range of policies including developing understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures and learner needs, professional standards, curriculum, assessment, and the ethical use of information and communication technologies (ICT) are enacted at the school and classroom level.