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.
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Patricia McCann
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
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 | 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 |
Melbourne, 2014, Week 27-27, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Patricia 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 |