Families, Community and Citizenship
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours face to face + blended + Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
2. Examine a range of theoretical perspectives related to families and community.
3. Reflect upon their own values and attitudes towards families, communities and citizenship and articulate the impact of these on their practice.
4. Develop strategies to establish and strengthen a range of collaborations and connections with families and the broader community.
5. Design and evaluate learning opportunities that contribute to children’s understanding and participation in the humanities learning areas, including history, geography and civics and citizenship.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
On campus
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Class |
2 | 12 |
24 |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Case study | Group | 30% | 2, 4 |
Reflection | Individual | 40% | 2, 3, 4 |
Portfolio | Individual | 30% | 1, 5 |
Content
- What are the humanities in education
- Communities and citizenship
- Cultural diversity and its impact on Australian communities
- Family structures and functioning in the contemporary Australian context and their impacts on children
- Cross-cultural child rearing
- Community engagement and partnerships
- Family-centered practice and its application to teaching in early childhood settings and schools
- Linking early learning services to their geographical and professional communities through strategic relationships
Study resources
- Reading materials.