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ERC1110 Developing Critical and Cultural Understandings of Education
SCHOOL OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit provides an opportunity for students to use techniques of critical analysis and self-reflection to develop an ethical understanding of the teaching profession. A constructivist model of knowledge formation will be used to assess the impact of the beliefs and values of individuals, communities and societies on school cultures and practices, their effect on change management processes in schools and the impact on teaching and learning. Critical and creative thinking skills combined with an ethic of care will be used to explore strategies of teaching.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
K29Bachelor of Education (Primary to Middle Years) - Bunbury
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 12/07/2011 VET: 12/07/2011