ISSUES IN PRIMARY EDUCATION A

EDU4PIA

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students develop their capacity to critically examine contested ideas in contemporary education and begin articulation of individual professional pedagogy. Students undertake a 20 day supervised practicum in a primary school

Faculty: Faculty of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Steven Stolz

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Children, their world, their education,	Prescribed	Alexander, R. (Ed.)(2010)	ROUTLEDGE

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steven Stolz

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 18
One 6.0 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 18 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 10 - 18
One 3.5 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 18 and delivered via face-to-face.

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 20 - 22
One 20.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 18
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 18 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Practicum Performance (as assessed by supervisor's report)	Hurdle Requirement: in order to pass this subject, students must obtain a pass grade for the practicum component	50
blog related to on-line component (1000-words equivalent)		25
one 1000-word essay		25