School Of EducationCultural Diversity, Society and LearningWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102120.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101512 - Cultural Diversity, Society and Learning
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1717 - Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
About this Unit
The unit is only offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education program. Teachers are required to understand the diverse cultural make up of schools and how to teach a diverse range of children. Using sociological and cultural theory, the unit examines conservative, liberal and radical approaches to cultural diversity in education. This cultural diversity includes dimensions of gender, religion, ethnicity, race, class, language and sexuality. The unit develops cultural literacy through the application of various theories such as Marxist and feminist-post structuralist analysis of these social relations to cultural diversity; pedagogy and cyberspace. Within this framework it is also essential that teachers engage with and understand the diversity and fluidity of individuals and the broader Australian community in order to promote equitable practices in schooling and to facilitate educational and professional transformation. Developing understandings of society, culture and the formation of subjectivities will promote an enhanced awareness of equity issues as well as crucial analytical and critical tools to address the needs of diverse students, their families, teachers, and the broader school community.
Courses| 1717.1 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CONTINUING |
| 1717.3 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CURRENT |
| 1861.1 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1861.2 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CURRENT |