ECE8006 Issues in Early Intervention (FOEDU)

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education: Early Child) Band 5

State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland are required to possess a current suitability card (Blue Card). (See "Other Requirements" for further information.) Also see: http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/bluecard/informationSheets.html

Synopsis

This course will consider current debates in early childhood special education focussed around divergence in philosophy and images of disability and the relationship of these variations to concepts of meaningful assessment, child and family rights, inclusion, partnerships with parents and professionals, approaches to curriculum and incorporation of technological tools into programs. Differences between early childhood education and early childhood special education affecting programs for young children with special needs will be considered in relation to their theoretical frameworks. The link between policy and practice will be critically analysed and challenges to inclusion will be debated.