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Creativity and the Arts: Contemporary Perspectives - ECED828
This unit focuses on the pivotal role of the arts in early childhood, particularly in the domains of music and movement, visual arts, and drama. Students are provided opportunities to enhance their capacity to use diverse resources that underpin high quality arts education. The unit provides a forum through which to critique contemporary issues in arts education, drawing on current research in early childhood and allied fields. Students will investigate current specialist pedagogies as a basis for developing personal approaches to the provision of early childhood arts education.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: None) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Peter Whiteman |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MTeach(Birth to Five Years) or MEChild or MEdLead in Early Childhood or PGDipEChild or PGCertEChild or MEd or PGDipEdS or MIndigenousEd or PGDipIndigenousEd or PGCertIndigenousEd or MSpecEd or PGDipSpecEd or PGCertSpEd or GradCertEChild |
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| NCCW(s): | ECED842, ECEX828 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Institute of Early Childhood Faculty of Human Sciences |
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