• 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.