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EDPROFST 751 - ECE Curriculum Issues

  • Course description

    30 points

    An educational curriculum negotiates social, political, educational and interdisciplinary ideas and theories. Critically examines influences on curriculum pertinent to pedagogical leadership in contemporary early childhood education. What perspectives of children, families and teachers are represented? How do these perspectives privilege particular outcomes? How does practitioner inquiry into curriculum issues underpin and improve practices? Requires the completion of independent research-focused assignments.


    Course director
    Helen Hedges


  • Course overview

    This course is well suited to those who teach or are keen to research in early childhood education or the early years of primary school. It is also suitable for people who lead curriculum development for teachers of young children or those who are keen to know more about the revised New Zealand early childhood curriculum document, Te Whāriki. You will have an opportunity to discuss, debate and critique questions, ideas and influences on and about curriculum so you can reflect on these influences within your own and wider educational practices. Participating in this course will increase your knowledge and understanding about the influences on curriculum pertinent to early childhood education (birth-8 years) and their longer-term impact on educational experiences and life outcomes. You will also develop theoretical understandings by exploring the work of three experienced researchers, Dr Angel Chan, Dr Sandy Farquhar and Dr Helen Hedges.

  • Learning outcomes

    At the completion of the course, it is intended that students will be able to critically analyse:
    • Curriculum theories and approaches.
    • Key influences on Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum.
    • A range of critical perspectives of curriculum, in particular representations of children and families.
    • The critical role of teacher knowledge and inquiry in early childhood education.

  • Delivery modes

    Blended (online and campus days)

  • Currently scheduled classes

    2018 Online/Blended (Semester 1): Online teaching with on campus sessons on selected Monday evenings : 26 Feb, 26 March and 7 May from 4:30-7:30pm

  • Take this course

    This course can be taken as a taught course in the following programmes:

  • Recommended courses to take with this one

    Recommended courses and research methods courses to take with this course in the Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Master of Education 180pt

    Course code Course name Semester/Campus
    EDPROF 709 Early Childhood Leadership 2018 Online/Blended (Semester 2)

  • School

    Curriculum and Pedagogy



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