1997 QUT Handbook

■ EAB103 AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES & EARLY
EDUCATION
Family and community analysis, historical view, economic,
political, social and cultural factors; issues affecting families
in Australia today: employment patterns, ideology of family,
effect of technological change, inequalities and social justice;
personal approaches and critical reflection.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 8
■ EAB144 INTEGRATING THE EXCEPTIONAL
CHILD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Foundations for least restrictive early education; philosophical
and policy issues; integrating early intervention; nature of
exceptionalities; methods for meeting special needs; team work
with support personnel; evaluation of individualised programs
and teaching strategies; management of behaviour; family
dynamics and parental needs.
Courses: ED42, NS48 Credit Points: 8
■ EAB300 EARLY CHILDHOOD ARTS 1
Introductory principles, practices, philosophies and theories
in the visual and performing arts as they relate to young children
in various contexts: the arts as a way of knowing and
expressing; creativity versus artistry; an overview of artistic
development from birth to adolescence; the arts, culture, education
and the young child. A main focus will be on the elements
and concepts in the areas of the visual arts, music, drama,
movement and dance with specific emphasis given to the visual
arts: the development of the visual arts for children under five
years of age and for school-aged children; assisting artistry
with children under five years of age and with school-aged
children.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB301 EARLY CHILDHOOD ARTS 2
Application of principles, practices, philosophies and theories
in the areas of music, drama, movement and dance, with
specific examples provided for how these arts areas provide
unique opportunities for knowing and understanding. Children’s
development and ways in which this development may
be assisted are examined in the areas of music, dance, and
drama across two age categories: under five years of age and
school age. The integration of the arts in relation to the unique,
shared elements and concepts across the various domains, and
advocacy in the arts.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB304 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS 3
Theories of social, emotional and creative development and their
application; theoretical and empirical approaches to the study
of creativity and self-expression from birth to eight years; the
nature of creativity and its relationship to other areas of development;
children’s recognition and production of emotions;
processes involved in the socialisation of emotions; sex differences
and contextual influences on development; individuality,
self-knowledge and the development of personal identity;
socialisation in the context of relationships, in particular those
within the family, the peer context and the classroom.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB306 EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE
EDUCATION 2
Review of previous experiences in literacy education from
practice and the earlier unit; observation and assessment of
the literacy learning abilities of a child as a basis for the development
of a profile for planning; reporting to parents; development
of frameworks for and planning of integrated language
and literacy education programs appropriate to a range
of children and a variety of educational contexts; modification
of programs for children with special needs; study of issues
in literacy and literacy education in early childhood contexts
for children from birth to eight years of age.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
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■ EAB307 EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION
Approaches to the teaching and learning of mathematical concepts
are reviewed with a focus on the development of the
child; the sequence of development from early mathematical
understandings to the application of number within a problem-solving
framework; applications of technology.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB308 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCIENCES,
MATHEMATICS & TECHNOLOGY
Overview of early childhood science, social studies and maths
topics, concepts and processes; investigation of appropriate
monitoring strategies; use of a variety of technologies; ways
in which early childhood environments can be organised to
support integrated, active, inquiry learning, with relevant resources
from the immediate classroom, the outdoors, families
and the local neighbourhood.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB310 INTEGRATED EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM 2
Current practices in Australian early childhood settings, understood
within philosophical and historical perspectives; examination
of key ideas informing the holistic curriculum approaches
of the field; theories and practices associated with
play; the celebration of difference with particular attention
given to practices which are responsive to the values and needs
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; personalised teaching
and learning; indepth study of the knowledge base of the
early childhood teacher practitioner; critical analysis of approaches
to designing curriculum for the expanding range of
services for young children and families in Australia.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB311 ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD
The range of community programs which support the needs
of children and families outside of mainstream early childhood
settings (e.g. visits to community Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander programs). A resource file of programs will be
established by students to aid in future teaching, to help refer
families to appropriate services, to build up a deepened awareness
of models of parent-professional communication and to
suggest alternative career paths in early childhood.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB312 CASE STUDIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
& FAMILY LITERACY
Introduction to case study methods, adult literacy and intergenerational
and family literacy, including clients from English
and non-English speaking backgrounds; planning and
implementing an inter-generational literacy program with a
client and young children; reporting and reflecting upon the
program; contributing to ongoing research in family literacy.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB313 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD SETTINGS
A study of the significance of children’s literature as it furnishes
literacy and language programs: origins and patterns of stories
both traditional and contemporary as they reflect society; critical
evaluation of books published nationally and internationally;
acquisition of skills of selection for use in early childhood
settings; planning appropriate long term quality literature programs
that include a wide range of genre and current issues.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB314 CHILDREN, TEACHERS & THE
ENVIRONMENT
The exploration of interactions between individuals and their
environments; the development of ‘whole school/whole cen-