PRI1142 Identity and Culture in Education (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst (ONC)Springfld

Units 1.0 (Education Studies) 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 provide students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of themselves, in the context of contemporary Australia. Students will be introduced to the influences around which identities are moulded, how these change and how they manifest in the Australian context. They will arrive at an understanding of the dimensions of cultures in Australian society, which are reflected in educational settings they will enter in their career. Globalisation and its impact on Australian society and culture will be explored. Students will be required to engaged in autoethnographic research work as a major learning experience in this course. This course includes five (5) days of non-superivsed professional experience.