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Unit of Study WEL93108 - Enhancing Student Wellbeing (2020)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    9

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Focuses on knowledge, understandings and practice concerning student wellbeing at school, including evidence-based approaches to supporting and improving this. The concept of ‘wellbeing’ is critically examined, with a particular emphasis on how it is perceived by students.  Different models and approaches for addressing student wellbeing are analysed. Enablers and barriers to effectively supporting wellbeing are identified, including from the perspective of students. Tools for assessing the evidence and suitability of wellbeing programs will be utilised to help inform planning and improvement in primary or secondary school contexts. 

Unit content

Topic 1: What is the role of schools in promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of students?

Topic 2: What do we mean by ‘wellbeing’ and how is it currently conceptualised in school settings, including by students?

Topic 3: What helps and hinders student social and emotional wellbeing?

Topic 4: How can/do schools support and promote social and emotional wellbeing?

Topic 5: How do we identify the best programs and approaches to use and how can we tell if they are effective? (Evidence-based practice)

Topic 6: How do we plan for whole-school change and improvement in relation to student wellbeing?

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online
Study Period1,5
Study Period1,5

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 identify how ‘wellbeing’ is defined and theorised.
2 explain the role that schools play in promoting students’ social and emotional wellbeing
3 critically engage with what students say helps and hinders their social and emotional wellbeing at school
4 evaluate approaches to supporting social and emotional wellbeing in schools
5 identify areas for change and improvement in schools in relation to student wellbeing.

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

  1. identify how ‘wellbeing’ is defined and theorised.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. explain the role that schools play in promoting students’ social and emotional wellbeing
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. critically engage with what students say helps and hinders their social and emotional wellbeing at school
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. evaluate approaches to supporting social and emotional wellbeing in schools
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  5. identify areas for change and improvement in schools in relation to student wellbeing.
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

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