1997 QUT Handbook

development of literacy, and for teaching reading and writing;
planning appropriate learning environments using a wide
range of literary and other resources; introduction to English
syllabus.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB346 EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM:
SCIENCE, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT
Teacher’s knowledge and understanding of science and its
influences and applications; broad, multidisciplinary approaches
to scientific, social and environmental issues in order
to create just and sustainable futures; development of scientific
knowledge and related social perspectives in programs
for young children; practical activities arising from observations
of children’s interest and needs.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB347 EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM:
EARLY MATHEMATICAL EXPLORATIONS
Theories and understanding of children’s conceptual development;
application of active inquiry processes to further concept
development in mathematics; foundational concepts in
mathematics and the development of appropriate learning and
teaching opportunities; use of language in children’s concept
of number; role and use of technology in processes for learning
and understanding.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB348 EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM:
ARTS
Introductory principles, practices, philosophies and theories
in the visual and performing arts as they relate to young children
in various EC contexts; the arts as a way of knowing and
expressing; creativity versus artistry; overview of artistic development
from birth to adolescence; the arts, culture, education
and the young child; elements and concepts in the visual
arts, music, drama, movement and dance with specific emphasis
on the visual arts; the development of the visual arts
for children in EC settings; assisting artistry with children
under five years of age and with school-aged children.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB349 ADVANCED EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM: ARTS
Application of principles, practices, philosophies and theories
in the areas of music, drama, movement and dance, with
specific emphasis on how these arts provide unique opportunities
for knowing and understanding; assisting children’s
development through music, dance and drama in preschool
and primary school EC settings; integration of the arts in relation
to unique and shared elements and concepts across various
domains; advocacy in the arts.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB350 ADVANCED EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM: LITERACY & NUMERACY IN
THE EARLY YEARS
Observation, assessment and diagnosis of the literacy and
numeracy abilities of young children in ECE settings; planning,
implementing and evaluating programs to foster optimal
development in literacy and numeracy; addressing literacy
and numeracy needs of all children equitably and justly; critical
examination of teaching approaches and resources in literacy
and numeracy education.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB351 FAMILY STUDIES & EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Current social contexts and issues affecting families with
young children, including employment patterns, unemployment,
poverty, inequality and social justice, ideology of family,
cultural diversity, particularly from the perspectives of
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, and the influence of
technology; reciprocal social and family influences.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB410 EARLY EDUCATION: DECIDING THE
CURRICULUM
Examination of the curriculum decision-making processes
promoted and in use among teachers working in early childhood
settings such as kindergartens, child care and schools.
Students have an opportunity to reflect on, and seek to improve,
personal ability to decide the curriculum for young
learners.
Courses: ED20, ED26
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB411 EARLY EDUCATION: LITERACY
A study of current understandings about the nature of literacy,
literacy development in early childhood and the ways in which
this development can be fostered both within the home and at
a range of educational and care settings. The broad topic areas
addressed comprise language foundations, processes and
patterns of development, the classroom context and program
development. Students are expected to build on their preservice
studies in the area of language and literacy development and
learning.
Courses: ED26
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB412 INTEGRATIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD
CURRICULUM
Examination of key ideas informing holistic curriculum approaches;
theories and practices associated with play in the
curriculum in all EC settings, and particularly the lower primary
school; implications of implementing an inclusive curriculum;
issues of equity and social justice reviewed in relation
to the transacting the curriculum in EC settings; 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: 4 per week
■ EAB413 MANAGEMENT OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD SERVICES
General management theory and practice; organisational and
leadership styles; management of various EC services; setting
policies and planning for services; implementing day-today
tasks and operations; managing and working with people;
collective and collaborative approaches to management;
teamwork and decision-making; ethical issues and conduct;
advocacy of EC services for young children from all cultural
and social contexts.
Courses: ED43, ED52, ED20
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB414 RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION
Research design and methodology; qualitative and quantitative
research; ethical issues in the conduct of the research process
with young children and the adults involved with them;
awareness and understanding of the research process from
development of proposal, through conduct of some aspects of
data collection and analysis to writing parts of the thesis. Introduction
to and involvement in processes of self-evaluation.
Students will be involved with a practising researcher who
will act as mentor.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB415 RESOURCE/SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Community programs which support children and families
outside the mainstream EC settings; visits to programs such
as those for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as
for children and families of other cultures; awareness of effects
of cultural diversity, geographical isolation, etc.; establishing
resource files for teaching and referral; models of par-
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