Key facts
UNE unit code: EDEC104
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
This unit will support you in engaging with philosophies and theories of place and space as they relate to children and early childhood settings.
It encompasses sense of place, place attachment and place identity, and relates these to childhood experiences and memories of place. You will explore personal and professional understandings of place and space as well as analyse and construct plans for both indoor and outdoor spaces in early childhood settings, engaging with the issues of children's participation rights.
This unit focuses on children from birth to age five years.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Students enrolled Online in the AssocDTeach(PacFocus) and BEd(EC-Prim) and BEdStuds complete 1-2 hours professional field experience in an early childhood education centre for purposes of assessment. Before entering the setting, all students must have completed online Anaphylaxis training, an online Child Protection module, and have obtained a valid Working with Children Check clearance (for those students wishing to complete their placement in NSW) or equivalent (for those students wishing to complete their placement outside NSW). Please see the Office for Professional Learning Important Information webpage for more information.
This unit addresses ACECQA's Curriculum requirements, referred to as Curriculum Specifications (CS).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- discuss and illustrate key philosophies and theories of place and space (CS 5.1, 5.2);
- analyse indoor and outdoor spaces in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings in relation to philosophies and theories of place and space (CS 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 5.2);
- apply understandings of the nature of place and space to the planning and implementation of changes in early childhood settings (CS 2.4, 3.9, 4.4, 6.3);
- apply independent judgement to articulate his/her philosophy of place and space in relation to early childhood education and pedagogy (CS 6.3, 6.5); and
- demonstrate professional standards of communication and literacy (CS 6.3).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Multimedia Presentation. Relates to CS: 3.6, 3.8, 5.1, 5.2, 6.3 No. Words: 1500 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Analysis and Presentation. Relates to CS: 2.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 6.3, 6.5 Students enrolled online in the AssocDTeach(PacFocus), BEd(EC-Prim) and BEdStuds complete 1-2 hours professional field experience in an early childhood education centre towards this assessment task. No. Words: 2500 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Caring Spaces, Learning Places
ISBN: 9780942702002
Greenman, J., Exchange 3rd ed. 2018
Text refers to: All offerings
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