1997 QUT Handbook

ent-professional communication; evaluation of community
programs; careers in EC services and education.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB416 EARLY CHILDHOOD ART EDUCATION
Historical and contemporary trends in art education; philosophy
and practice in early childhood visual arts education; indepth
exploration of young children’s artistic development and
learning; assessment and evaluation of visual arts in early
childhood; methods of reporting and record-keeping; studio
art experiences; curating children’s art exhibitions; public information
about children’s artistry; advocacy for improving
options for young children in the visual arts.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB417 CREATING CURRICULUM WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN
Examining the dilemmas arising when teachers negotiate the
curriculum with children and parents in shared curriculum creation
in child care, preschool, kindergarten and primary school
settings; critical analysis of strategies early childhood educators
use to create spaces where children construct knowledge
in personally relevant ways; consideration of factors which promote
children’s involvement in creating the curriculum.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB418 STUDIES IN NARRATIVE FOR YOUNG
CHILDREN
Critical analysis of central themes and issues relevant to the
range and uses of narrative with young children; selection and
evaluation of stories and narratives (spoken and in print) for
use in a multicultural society; desirable qualities in narrative
resources and materials; storytelling and story-reading techniques;
narrative as a means of reflecting on human issues for
the individual and for society; use of narrative in EC programs
generally and for linking curriculum areas.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB419 MUSIC EDUCATION FOR DIVERSE
LEARNERS
This unit provides advanced exposure to music education and
explores ways in which music programs for young children
can be established on experiential, self-chosen and guided
bases. Students will acquire a understanding of musical concepts
and elements to enable them to interact with, and make
decisions about, sound and to apply specific teaching strategies
and techniques to guide children’s conceptual understanding,
knowledge, skills and socio-cultural awareness of music.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB420 CHILDREN, TEACHERS & THE
ENVIRONMENT
Teachers’ positions in relation to community concerns on
socio-environmental issues; socially just and ecologically sustainable
programs; environmental education; exploring a range
of environmental issues and dilemmas.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB421 EVERYDAY FOOD LEARNING
Exploring a food cycle approach to learning; consideration of
space, time, resources and teaching strategies; current EC
policies and practices affecting the food and health of children
from birth to eight years of age; staff health in relation to
early childhood program delivery.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB422 TECHNOLOGY & THE YOUNG CHILD
Selection, use and critical evaluation of computers and associated
software, and related technologies in EC programs, linking
technology and problem-solving; applications and use of
computers and associated software for language, number and
668
problem-solving; creating teaching materials.
Courses: ED43, ED52
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ EAB440 WORKING WITH PARENTS &
COMMUNITY
Parental roles in childhood; review of research on child rearing;
the use of interpersonal skills in relating to parents; planning
for parent involvement; parent involvement approaches;
resources for parents; meeting the needs of parents and programs;
future trends.
Courses: ED20, ED23, ED26
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB441 EARLY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT &
LEARNING
Ecological orientation of child development; forces shaping
the development of children from birth to eight years of age;
the psychosocial and cultural perspectives of development and
learning in the early childhood years; ecological analysis of
early childhood settings impacting on development.
Courses: ED26
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ EAB501 ADVANCED CHILD CARE
DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING
Theoretical perspectives on development and learning of children
0-12 years; investigation of aspects of development, developmental
sequences and patterns; factors influencing development
and learning; observation measurement and research
methods in development and learning.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16
■ EAB502 ADVANCED CURRICULUM THEORY &
DESIGN FOR CHILD CARE
Frameworks for curriculum decision making; establishing
curriculum policies and evaluation strategies; characteristics
of learning environments which foster communicative competence,
creativity and problem solving; levels of decisionmaking,
federal and state governments, employing authorities,
particular child care and education services.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16
■ EAB503 TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR CHILD
CARE
The planning-implementing-evaluating cycle; managing learning
environments; the teaching/caring role; facilitating children’s
development and learning through the human environment;
dimensions of curriculum decision-making; adult-adult
and adult-child interactions; teacher as a professional.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16
■ EAB504 PROGRAMS & TEACHING STRATEGIES
FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS
Facilitating children’s development and learning through the
physical environment; mathematics and science concepts in
the learning environment; physical care, education and nutrition
for infants and toddlers; creating a safe, stimulating and
supportive environment for learning; day care programs for
infants and toddlers in Australia and overseas; parent-infant
programs; policies and trends.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16
■ EAB505 LEARNING TEACHING & INTEGRATED
CURRICULUM FOR 3-5 YEARS
Language and cognitive development; communication with
children; early mathematics and science concepts; total program
planning implementation and evaluation; integration
across content areas involving parents and community.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16
■ EAB506 FIELD PROJECT (CHILDREN 0-5
YEARS)
Observations, analysis and implementation of the teaching and
management program; teaching file of recorded observations,
summaries, records, organisation strategies and evaluated
plans; provision of a safe, caring and challenging learning
environment; competency in leadership and responsibility.
Courses: ED42 Credit Points: 16