School Of EducationChildren, Families, CommunitiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102102.2
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 6017 Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) or1671 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). Note: Students in 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)or 6027 Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) must have completed 100 credit points before enrolling in this unit.
About this Unit
From 2020 students should note that core units are now taught in semesters rather than half yearly sessions. 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 and carers’ 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’ and carers’ capacities and children’s development, learning, health and wellbeing.
Courses| 1784.1 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years) (exit only) | CONTINUING |