Education for Social Justice (EDU230)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit deals with historical and contemporary social issues and policies relevant to Aboriginal education in particular and antiracism teaching in general. To fulfil the unit's requirements (and to become effective education practitioners), students will need to read critically, analyse and reflect on issues such as teaching strategies, curricular issues and the general learning environment for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Contact time: 

Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 1 hour per week.

Prerequisites: 

Nil.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Notes: 

Students completing EDU297 Professional Internship: Secondary GradDipEd in the same semester must enrol in this unit externally.

Used in these Courses: 

Australian Indigenous Studies (BA)
Education (BEd) [Early Childhood and Primary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Four Years) + Australian Indigenous Studies (BA)
Education (BEd) [Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education]
Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Four Years)
Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] + Sports Science (BSportsSc)
Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Primary Teaching] (Two Years)
Education (Graduate) (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] (Two Years)
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)
Graduate Diploma in Education Studies