School Of EducationChildren, Families, CommunitiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102102.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101113 - Early Intervention and Prevention in Educational Contexts; 101648 - Early Intervention and Prevention in Early Childhood Contexts
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: 1691 Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years) or 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth -12) or 1671 Bachelor of Social Science (Pathway to Early Childhood Teaching) or 1670 Bachelor of Education (Birth – 5 Years) or 1783 Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years).
About this Unit
The unit examines the implications of cross-disciplinary research into children’s early life experiences for creating innovative services and service models that both foster children’s early learning and encourage and strengthen families’ capacity to support their children’s early development and wellbeing. In this way, students will gain an understanding of the complex field of early intervention and prevention, consider national and international innovations in policy and service delivery, examine new tools and frameworks for community intervention, analyse discourses associated with family and social disadvantage and consider how communities can best support young children. Studying this unit will provide an opportunity to consider the nexus between early childhood education and child and family services, how these might interact and work together seamlessly and the implications for the kind of knowledge and skills required to work in these innovative contexts. Students will reflect on the complex interrelationship between collaboration, research and practice to identify their role as community leaders enhancing families’ capacities and children’s development, learning, health and wellbeing.