EDUC4073
Aboriginal and Contemporary Issues in Education
10 Units
Not available in 2014
Previously offered in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
This course is divided into two parts. One part will allow students to choose from a range of educationally-oriented electives offered by staff of the School of Education. The other part will develop students' understanding of Aboriginal culture and the challenges faced by Aboriginal students when they attend formal institutions such as schools that are not part of Aboriginal culture. This second part on Aboriginal culture will be taken by all students.
| Objectives | (1) Final year students will be able to extend their teaching expertise in an area of particular interest to them. (2) Students will develop an understanding of the behaviour and attitudes of Aboriginal students and will develop skills that will help Aboriginal students to learn. | ||
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| Content | For the elective part of the course, there will be a weekly two hour lecture/seminar for ten weeks. For the Aboriginal Education part, there will be weekly two hour contact by staff of the School of Aboriginal Studies for eleven weeks. This will be in the form of a lecture/tutorial. | ||
| Replacing Course(s) | Elective choice:EDUC4076 (Learners and the Learning Process 2) or EDUC4075 (Contexts of Teaching 2) AND EDUC4074 (Aboriginal Education) |
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| Transition | Students who fail EDUC4076, EDUC4075 or EDUC4074, or who have yet to complete these courses, will undertake EDUC4073 instead. | ||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | EDUC1003 Learners and the Learning Process, EDUC1004 Contexts of Teaching, EDUC3026 Special Education, EDUC2039 Practicum 1, EDUC3023 Practicum 2 | ||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 10 weeks Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks |