edu5ars at risk students
AT RISK STUDENTS: CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
EDU5ARS
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students address issues concerning divisions in contemporary school populations, the issues of school inequity, and successful and at risk students. The role of schooling, work and student destination is discussed, along with the development of youth cultures. Helping students to solve personal and social problems is part of examining the relationship between student, school and work futures.
FacultyFaculty of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPatricia McCann
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The curriculum experiment: meeting the challenge of social change | Recommended | Elliott, J. (1998) | OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, BUCKINGHAM |
| Readings | The democratic classroom: theory to inform practice | Recommended | Pearl, A., and Knight, T. (1999) | HAMPTON PRESS, NEW JERSEY |
| Readings | The pastoral and the academic: conflict and contradiction in the curriculum | Recommended | Power, S. (1996) | CASSELL, LONDON |
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Melbourne, 2014, Week 27-27, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPatricia McCann
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 27 - 27
Four 7.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 27 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 4000-word essay | 5th year level students are required to produce work at a higher analytical level. | 100 |