EDN5002

Program development and implementation

Lecturer-in-charge to be advised

6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to prepare, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate programs for children's services.

Synopsis An investigation of the application of curriculum and child development theory to the design, implementation and evaluation of developmentally appropriate programs for children's services. Topics will include the role of child observation; making programs responsive to the needs of babies, toddlers, special needs children and children over the age of five; the role of parents and the community in program design; the role of a nurturing and responsive environment in quality children's services; the utilisation of routines and transitions to enhance children's development; the gender inclusive curriculum; cultural/racial equality and the incorporation of language, mathematics, science, technology and the expressive arts within children's services programs.

Assessment Written (3000 words): 50%
* Examination: 50%

Recommended texts

Beatty J Observing development of the young child 2nd edn, Maxwell Macmillan, 1990
Bredekamp S (ed.) Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 National Association of Educators of Young Children, 1987
McCrae N and Piscitelli B Handbook of high quality criteria for early childhood programs QUT, 1992