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Unit of Study TCH10519 - Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

  • Pre-requisites

    192 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


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 demonstrate knowledge of the key principles of leadership and management in practice in early childhood education and care services and settings underpinned by theoretical perspectives on administration, management and leadership
2 demonstrate an understanding of how to build supportive and collaborative environments for children, parents, community and staff
3 develop a personal metaphor of leadership and create an artefact to represent this metaphor
4 critically reflect on the role that advocacy plays in early childhood education (locally, nationally and globally) and identify the skills that a strong advocate for the profession should display
5 prepare documents that will assist in transitioning to the profession.

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

  1. demonstrate knowledge of the key principles of leadership and management in practice in early childhood education and care services and settings underpinned by theoretical perspectives on administration, management and leadership
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of how to build supportive and collaborative environments for children, parents, community and staff
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. develop a personal metaphor of leadership and create an artefact to represent this metaphor
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. critically reflect on the role that advocacy plays in early childhood education (locally, nationally and globally) and identify the skills that a strong advocate for the profession should display
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  5. prepare documents that will assist in transitioning to the profession.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.