1997 QUT Handbook

will foster inclusivity of difference based on race, gender, social
class and intellectual capabilities; particular attention is
given to contexts which are inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander values and beliefs. Investigations of practices
currently in use in early childhood settings will form the basis
for critical analysis of possibilities for improving practice.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB330 STORYTELLING IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD
The identification and exploration of the craft of the storyteller.
In particular it will focus on a range of storytelling techniques,
identification of suitable stories that can be told; cultural influences
on storytelling and storytelling across the curriculum.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB331 TECHNOLOGY & THE YOUNG CHILD
The use of computers, calculators and other examples of technology
in the learning of young children; links between technology
and problem-solving, applications of number concepts
and the use of computers in language development and the
publication of documents.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB332 TECHNOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
CONTEXTS
Students undertake an investigation which incorporates the
use of technology with young children. This investigation
would be designed, carried out and reported on as in a small
scale research project or an independent study.
Courses: ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB333 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:
COMMUNITY CONTEXT
Education and change in a postmodern society; the implications
for education of the complex and diverse nature of Australian
society; the role of policy making in meeting the educational
challenges of the 1990s.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12
■ EAB334 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS A
The content of this unit provides the theoretical and applied
knowledge basis for the selection and organisation of appropriate
learning situations for young children in a range of early
childhood contexts and settings.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB335 EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE &
ARTS EDUCATION 1
This unit introduces students to the theory, issues and practices
involved in planning to foster young linguistic and artistic
development in a range of early childhood educational
contexts.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB336 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS B
The context of this unit provides the theoretical and applied
knowledge basis for the selection and organisation of appropriate
learning situations in a range of educational contexts
and settings, and for working with parents and other adults in
a range of situations.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB337 INTEGRATED EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM
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
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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: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB338 EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE &
ARTS EDUCATION 2
This unit extends students’ understanding of the theory, issues
and practices related to curriculum decision making to
foster young children’s linguistic and artistic development
across a range of early childhood educational contexts.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB340 PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS &
TODDLERS
Ideas and beliefs which underpin practices and theories in
relation to children under three years of age; exploration of
societal attitudes in relation to young children, historically
and currently; foundations and functioning of programs for
infants and toddlers; examination of Australian and overseas
models; government regulations for under three’s programs;
changing attitudes and trends in relation to parental involvement
in education.
Courses: ED53
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB341 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS 1
Biological processes foundational to physical, perceptual and
motor development of children from birth to eight years of
age; prenatal factors; observational methods and techniques
for analysing physical, perceptual and motor development of
young children; knowledge of atypical development; provision
of care and education for children with special needs;
related social justice issues.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2.5 per week
■ EAB342 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS 2
Processes and features of language and cognitive development
of children from birth to eight years; language acquisition and
communication; interrelationships between language and
thought; the knowledge base and cognitive processes; analysis
of observational data to plan for children’s needs, interests
and abilities; assisting children with special needs or developmental
delay, especially in terms of intellectual abilities.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2.5 per week
■ EAB343 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS 3
Theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of creativity
and self-expression from birth to eight years; children’s
recognition and production of emotions; sex differences and
contextual influences; development of personal identity;
socialisation relationships among the family members, the peer
context and the classroom; social and emotional difficulties
of children, including aggression and learned helplessness;
appropriate interventions for management.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2.5 per week
■ EAB344 EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATIONS 4
Synthesis of individual students’ knowledge from the previous
foundation units; development of skills in preparation and
conduct of debates and case study reporting; children with
special needs; social, personal, and professional issues in the
provision of early childhood education and services.
Courses: ED52, ED53, ED43
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2.5 per week
■ EAB345 EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM:
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Pertinent theories and research in language and literacy education
for children in EC settings; development of specific
teaching and interactive practices for working with children’s