Key facts
UNE unit code: EDCX306
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- Not offered in 2024
- Yes
- No
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- 6
Unit information
The Pacific Islands are now firmly integrated in the global economy, but the Pacific Island region continues to face educational issues and challenges. Studying this unit, you will benefit from UNE’s Pacific Island education expertise to identify, assess and analyse the major educational issues and challenges facing Pacific Island states.
You will explore how Pacific Islanders view themselves in a rapidly globalising world and how local traditions, beliefs and knowledge systems continue to be relevant. You will also explore past and contemporary Pacific social life and schooling through a multi-disciplinary approach that compares, contrasts and integrates Western and Pacific Islander educational philosophies.
You will gain a broad understanding of issues related to culture, identity and policy as they impact on children's ways of knowing and learning in the Pacific Island region.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- analyse the ways culture and identity are used to underpin beliefs about schooling for Pacific Islander children - with particular reference to Western epistemologies and Pacific Islander ways of knowing;
- explore how contemporary Pacific geographical, social, technological and economic issues impact on schooling;
- evaluate a range of contemporary educational policy and research initiatives implemented to improve Pacific Islander children's learning outcomes;
- apply a synthesised Western and Pacific Islander pedagogy so as to enhance an educational context; and
- articulate a well supported personal philosophy of education with respect to the issues covered in the unit.
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 |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Essay No. Words: 2000 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Essay No. Words: 2000 |
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