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Unit of Study TCH20002 - Children, Families and Communities (2016)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit typeo

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Intermediate

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

Unit description

Builds knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues facing children, families and communities, fostering attitudes of compassion and engagement in ECEC. This unit is concerned with the complexity, diversity and changing nature of contemporary childhood and families within the community. The influence of historical, social, political, economic and socio-economic factors will be considered as an influence upon children’s everyday lives.

Unit content

Topic 1: Issues impacting children, families and communities
Topic 2: Historical, social, political, economic and socio-economic factors influencing children and families
Topic 3: Government policy responses to dynamic, family and community contexts.
Topic 4: Diverse backgrounds and characteristics of children and the provision of high quality, well-functioning, socially-just early childhood services.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Lismore Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 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:

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1 examine the historical construction of childhood and families
2 discuss and compare contemporary constructions of childhood and families, including those pertaining to Indigenous childhoods
3 use research and theory to explain the diverse range of issues affecting children, families and communities
4 critically analyse of key social and educational policies and their impact upon service provision for children and families
5 critically analyse texts, images, and songs in terms of the construction of childhood, and families

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

  1. examine the historical construction of childhood and families
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. discuss and compare contemporary constructions of childhood and families, including those pertaining to Indigenous childhoods
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. use research and theory to explain the diverse range of issues affecting children, families and communities
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. critically analyse of key social and educational policies and their impact upon service provision for children and families
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  5. critically analyse texts, images, and songs in terms of the construction of childhood, and families
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.