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Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice
Postgraduate | MAQ-ECHX8320 | 2024
Previously MAQ-ECHX832
Deepen your understanding of the specialist nature of infant and toddler educational and care services. Design and implement an inquiry project to enhance your theoretical and practical understanding of a chosen approach
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- demonstrate an advanced and critical understanding of the range of philosophical and theoretical approaches that inform infant-toddler services
- identify the implications of these approaches for specialised infant-toddler services and practitioners
- design and implement an inquiry project to enhance their theoretical and practical understanding of a chosen approach
- demonstrate professional responsibility for their own and others' learning by providing and responding to supportive, informed and reflective feedback.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics in this unit will be provided in the study materials.
This subject was previously known as ECHX832 Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice.
The recognition of the importance of children's first three years of life has led to an increasing awareness of the specialist nature of infant-toddler educational and care services. This subject covers contemporary perspectives that can inform educational programs that aim to support infant-toddler development and learning. Students will build on prior knowledge about children's learning and development to critically reflect on research-based literature and examine its relevance in a range of infant-toddler early childhood programs. Students will design and implement an inquiry-based project to deepen their understanding of the applicability of this knowledge to infants and toddlers, their families and educators.
- Assignment 1 (15%)
- Assignment 2 (30%)
- Assignment 3 (15%)
- Assignment 4 (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
MAQ-ECHX603 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECEX603 (Not currently available)
- MAQ-ECHX6030-Early Childhood Professional Practice 1
and one of
MAQ-ECHX824 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECEX824 (Not currently available)
- MAQ-ECHX8240-Early Childhood Development Research and Practice
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-ECEX832 (Not currently available)
MAQ-ECHX832 (Not currently available)
Others
NCCW (pre-2020 units) ECED832, ECEX832, ECED732, ECHX832
NCCW (2020 and onwards) ECHE8320 Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice
or ECHE7320 Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice
Pre-requisite: (ECEX603 or ECHX603 or ECHX6030) and (ECEX824 or ECHX824 or ECHX8240)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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