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Level 7
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Course duration: 18 weeks
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Workload - Approximately 12 hours per week
This course highlights the importance of you being able to work within both Western and Māori pedagogies to support young children’s learning and development. Early intervention practices and approaches to care and education are examined within both pedagogies leading to your own investigation of a related area or issue of your choice. You will attend your final noho marae as part of this course.
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to
- Critically reflect on understandings of te ao Māori and your own beliefs about how children learn and develop
- Critically evaluate Western early intervention practices in light of Māori and Pacific Nations’ perspectives and approaches
- Examine and critique a range of philosophies and approaches, including Māori pedagogies, guiding the education and care of infants, toddlers and young children
- Discuss in depth the implications of diverse family structures, forms, and circumstances when forming partnerships with parents, whānau and families
- Investigate a contemporary issue concerning young children’s learning and development.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed
To study this course you will require access to a computer, the Internet and email.
Textbooks
There is a textbook required for this course. Visit our textbook page for more information.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable broadband internet and a data plan
Find out more about online learning
If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.