Contemporary Social Justice and Advocacy in Early Childhood

TITLE: Contemporary Social Justice and Advocacy in Early Childhood

WEIGHTING: 30%

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Examine the characteristics of advocacy, social justice and children’s rights to design democratic and socially inclusive early childhood curriculum provision.
2. Formulate personal social justice and advocacy teaching and leadership identities within the global early childhood education context.

LENGTH: 20 minutes + script

DUE: Oct 22

For the assessment task, you will need to create a podcast for early childhood educators that synthesises contemporary perspectives on this topic:

Immigration, asylum seekers and refugees to Australia require children to have a Visa issued by the Australian Government.  Examine and evaluate the processes and challenges for young children to be able to enter Australia; feel safe and secure upon arrival; and access medical and education (early childhood and primary) systems.

Ensure your podcast:

Articulates knowledge in relation to professional ethics and advocacy.

Analyses social justice and advocacy strategies in relation to contemporary International and National political agendas, policy and research within the early childhood sector published since 2015.