Enrolments for 2020 have closed.
Issues in Early Childhood Policy and Pedagogy
Postgraduate | MAQ-ECHX8220 | 2020
Previously MAQ-ECHX822
Course information for 2020 intake
View information for 2021 course intakeImmerse yourself in current issues and debates affecting pedagogy, practice, politics and policy. Critique relevant literature, analyse alternative perspectives and establish your personal position regarding emerging trends in this area.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
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Issues in Early Childhood Policy and Pedagogy
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- refine their professional understandings and skills in early childhood pedagogy and policy
- examine current issues impacting on policy and pedagogy in the early childhood sector and analyse alternative perspectives
- critique relevant literature
- establish a personal position regarding emerging trends in the early childhood arena.
- Introduction to the unit
- Understanding early childhood policy and politics - a conceptual overview
- Early childhood policy - global contexts
- Understanding early childhood pedagogy
- Reconsidering the concept of developmentally appropriate practice
- Early childhood policy - national contexts
- Assessment and effective pedagogy
- Early childhood policy - local contexts
- Diversity and social justice in early childhood settings
- Children's voices in early childhood policy
- Critiquing the experience of Reggio Emilia
- Presentations & implications
- Reflections on learning
This subject was previously known as ECHX822 Issues in Early Childhood Policy and Pedagogy
This subject explores current issues and debates affecting pedagogy, practice, politics and policy in early childhood education. Students will explore a range of responses to state, national and international influences on the provision of nurturant educational services in the early childhood years. We will consider diverse approaches to teaching practice as well as policy development in the delivery of various services used by young children and their families. This will include the investigation of approaches to reconceptualising early childhood pedagogy as well as the achievements of major government initiatives directed at early childhood education and care settings and the wellbeing of young children and their families.
- Assignment 1A (20%)
- Assignment 1B (20%)
- Assignment 2 (40%)
- Assignment 1C (20%)
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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-ECHX8260-Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings
MAQ-ECHX826-Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings (no longer available)
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-ECEX822 (Not currently available)
MAQ-PICX843-International Policing and Counter Terrorism (no longer available)
MAQ-ECHX822-Issues in Early Childhood Policy and Pedagogy (no longer available)
Others
Admission to MTeach (Birth to Five Years) - This unit is best completed towards the end of this course.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Access to a digital camera, or mobile phone or tablet with camera capability. Basic computer tools such as Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Note:
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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