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Unit of Study EDU10130 - Sociology of Children, Family and Communities (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Intermediate

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Pre-requisites

    180 credit points in any SCU units

Unit description

Requires students to think sociologically about childhood and education. It takes a particular interest in the diverse social and cultural contexts in which children live their lives and explores the implications for teachers and carers working in early childhood and primary school settings. Emphasis is placed on issues related to equity, disadvantage and diversity. Requires students to develop skills in investigating and reporting in depth on contemporary issues affecting children, families, schools and communities.

Unit content

The following is a set of topics that will be covered in this unit:

- Frameworks for thinking critically about children, schools, family, society and culture.

- Children, education and social justice

- Gender, schools and early childhood services

- Ethnicity and education and care

- Aboriginality and education and care

- Social class and education and care

- Family issues, schools and early childhood services

- Children's welfare and resilience

- Curriculum, pedagogy and the UN Convention on the rights of the Child

- Developing the transformative teacher and/or early childhood professional.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 N/A
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Explain how a sociological approach can enhance the knowledge and skills of early childhood and primary teachers and professionals
2 Analyse the changing nature of both childhood and education in contemporary society, having regard to issues related to gender, ethnicity. Aboriginality, social class, family influences, peer culture and the attainment of social justice
3 Reflect critically on a range of social and cultural issues affecting children and their learning
4 Identify organisations and services in the community that assist children and families in addressing some of these issues
5 Investigate in depth a contemporary issue affecting children and identify how teachers, early childhood professionals, early childhood services and schools can respond effectively

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Explain how a sociological approach can enhance the knowledge and skills of early childhood and primary teachers and professionals
    • GA1:
  2. Analyse the changing nature of both childhood and education in contemporary society, having regard to issues related to gender, ethnicity. Aboriginality, social class, family influences, peer culture and the attainment of social justice
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  3. Reflect critically on a range of social and cultural issues affecting children and their learning
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  4. Identify organisations and services in the community that assist children and families in addressing some of these issues
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  5. Investigate in depth a contemporary issue affecting children and identify how teachers, early childhood professionals, early childhood services and schools can respond effectively
    • GA3:
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.