Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to:
1. Use particular theoretical perspectives to understand diversity.
2. Understand and analyse the ways in which gender, class, culture, ethnicity, poverty, 'race', religion, disability and family forms constitute diversity.
3. Understand issues related to diversity in early childhood.
4. Understand social relations in early childhood settings and the broader community as they are formed through diversity.
5. Understand the ecological factors' impact on young children and their education.
6. Understand and plan curriculum and pedagogy to create spaces for children with respect and celebration of diversity.
7. Understand and reflect on ones self in relation to issues of diversity.

1. Theoretical perspectives to understand diversity.
2. Divisions, structures and discourses that constitute diversity.
3. Issues and social relations related to diversity in early childhood settings and the broader community.
4. Ecological factors that influence young children and their education.
5. Particular anti-bias approaches, curriculum and pedagogy in early childhood.
6. Critical self-reflective practice.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

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Nil

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Case Study
Email Discussion Group
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial

Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks
Tutorial: for 14 hour(s) per Term for Full Term