• Semester 2 (Day)

Synopsis

The  unit  draws  on concepts and techniques derived from  psychology,
educational   philosophy,   educational   sociology   and   curriculum
methodologies in analysing issues related to the nature,  organisation
and presentation of knowledge in various social contexts of schooling.
By  requiring students to extend their knowledge of lesson planning to
long term and full school planning situations, a fuller picture of the
life  of  the teacher as a curriculum decision maker in a  school  and
community context is developed.

A  major  focus of the unit is the increasingly professional  role  of
teachers  in  an  expanding  educational context  which  includes  the
classroom  and  extends to the school and the local community.   State
and   national  influences  on  local  schooling  practices  are  also
considered.   In  pursuing these objectives, the unit uses  the  small
rural  school  as  a  focal  point against  which  both  new  and  old
assumptions about schooling are tested.