EDU612: Critical Perspectives in Early Childhood Education

This unit offers students the opportunity to engage critically with early childhood research and theoretical perspectives. Students will develop a critical framework for planning, implementing and evaluating early childhood education programs for their own practice and/or for extended research programs. Students will examine and critically reflect on models of the learner and curriculum contexts in early education.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-external
Contact Time	External: No attendance required. On-campus meetings usually available.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a Postgraduate qualification or permission of the Unit Coordinator. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Education
Unit Coordinator	Dr Libby Lee-Hammond Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: L.Lee@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.011 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2627
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Libby Lee-Hammond Senior Lecturer (L.Lee@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2627 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.011 MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)