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EDUF3136: Research with Young Children
2025 unit information
Contemporary educational paradigms and pedagogies advocate theories of learning that conceptualise education as a process of participatory research, where children are active agents and teachers are facilitators and co-constructers of meaning. Teachers, then, need to be well versed in child-focused research. This unit investigates the ways teachers can engage in and critique ethical and political research with children birth - eight years. The unit is underpinned by social justice principles of participation, inclusion and equality, and introduces students to participatory methods and processes for researching with young children.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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12 credit points of EDUF-coded 2000-level units |
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an appreciation of the philosophy and ethical considerations involved in researching ‘with’ rather than ‘on’ young children
- LO2. articulate and apply the paradigmatic foundations of qualitative and quantitative research, and the implications of each for undertaking research that involves children
- LO3. design and implement teacher-led research with children from diverse backgrounds using strategies that uphold the rights of the child and actively seek to listen to children
- LO4. conduct research designed to inform the development of socially just curriculum and teaching practice
- LO5. critically reflect on the role of teacher as researcher
- LO6. critique research claims from a critical, social justice perspective
- LO7. advocate for young children through the dissemination of research findings.
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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