Socio-Cultural Politics of Education (6889.5)
Level: | Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Education, Science, Technology & Maths |
Discipline: | Academic Program Area - Education |
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Syllabus
This unit examines the socio-cultural politics of Australian education. It critiques the ways in which macro social processes and events impact upon and transform education in Australia, and analyses the micro-politics of cultural diversity in the classroom. It engages with contemporary issues and debates that are generated by rapid social change, increasing cultural diversity and all their associated and contested power-relations (focusing on gender and multiculturalism). This analysis of socio-cultural issues provides a springboard from which students can critically evaluate social justice and equity policies, and strategically develop culturally inclusive pedagogical practices.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an increased critical awareness of the political, social and cultural nature of education in Australia;
2. Identify some of the ways in which Australian education is effected by globalization;
3. Engage with current debates around key Australian social issues and issues of cultural difference and relate them to education;
4. Engage in productive dialogue across a diversity of cultural perspectives on education;
5. Use some theoretical tools to analyse socio-cultural issues that impact upon education; and
6. Develop some inclusive strategies for engaging students from Indigenous Australian, NESB and lower socio-economic status backgrounds in education.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Three hours a week.
Prerequisites
Students must have completed 48 credit points.
Referenced Courses
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 203JA Bachelor of Education
- 204JA Bachelor of Education (Graduate Entry)
- 110JA Bachelor of Education (UC)/Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies (ANU)
- 109JA Bachelor of Education (UC)/Bachelor of Science (ANU)
- 446AA Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Teaching (Birth-8) (UC/CIT)
- 856AA Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood/Primary/Secondary Teaching Conversion
- 383AE Bachelor of Education in Primary Teaching
- 789AA Bachelor of Education in Primary Teaching (Graduate Entry)
- 433AC Bachelor of Education in Secondary Teaching (Music)
- 111JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts
- 112JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Commerce
- 115JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Science
- 205JA Bachelor of Educational Studies
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science
- 244JA Bachelor of Teaching (Graduate Entry)
Referenced Majors & Minors
- MJ0197 Major in Secondary Education
- MJ0106 Major in Sociology and Social Policy
- MJ0118 Major in Teacher Education
- MJ0117 Major in Teacher Education (Secondary GE) (Restricted)
- MJ0210 Major in Teacher Professional Practice (Restricted)
- MN0095 Minor in Sociology & Social Policy
- MN0101 Minor in Teacher Education
- MN0102 Minor in Teacher Education (Conversion) (Restricted)
- MN0120 Minor in Teacher Education (Primary GE) (Restricted)