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Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice

Postgraduate | MAQ-ECHX8320 | 2020

Previously MAQ-ECHX832

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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

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Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. demonstrate an advanced and critical understanding of the range of philosophical and theoretical approaches that inform infant-toddler services
    2. identify the implications of these approaches for specialised infant-toddler services and practitioners
    3. design and implement an inquiry project to enhance their theoretical and practical understanding of a chosen approach
    4. demonstrate professional responsibility for their own and others' learning by providing and responding to supportive, informed and reflective feedback.

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

and one of

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-Contemporary Approaches to Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice (no longer available)

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Webcam, microphone, headphones

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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