This unit (ECE3005) provides an opportunity for pre-service teachers to critically engage as activist reflective practitioners and extend their view of the child as capable in terms of disability, inclusion, and diversity, offering the perspective of children with special rights. This unit builds on the understanding and acknowledgement that all children have rights (for example, right to be heard, right to contribute, right to learn). This unit examines the rights of children in terms of diversity, equity, and social justice and engages with responsive teaching practices that support inclusion, equity, and diversity. Reviewing related early childhood policy will also be part of the unit, further contributing to curriculum decision-making and foundational understanding of social justice in terms of teacher identity.

Unit details

Location:
Online Real Time
Online Self-Paced
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
ECE3005

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Critically analyse the perspective that all children have rights in terms of diversity, equity, and social justice.  
  2. Critically review early childhood policy regarding inclusion and diversity and its implication for curriculum across early childhood settings.  
  3. Design and actively contribute in pedagogical and curriculum based in responses that support inclusion, equity, and diversity.  
  4. Articulate and integrate standpoints and perspectives that are inclusive of the broad principles in education of justice, inclusion and difference.  

Assessment

Assessment type Description Grade
Assignment Writing assignment focussed on the rights of the child 30%
Project Design curriculum based in responsive teaching practices that support inclusion, equity, and diversity 35%
Assignment Articulate an understanding of social justice connecting to early childhood policy and teacher as activist reflective practitioner 35%

Where to next?

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following courses. Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course.

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