AKOE174-26YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2026

ECE as a contested profession: Looking back, moving forward

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 6 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 19 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

The course is designed to provide initial early childhood teacher education students with knowledge of the social, cultural, political, and ecological contexts of early childhood education in Aotearoa | New Zealand. Students will identify and begin to critique contemporary policies and legislation that impact upon their practices by exploring the whakapapa of these governing documents and looking back at the historical, and contested, foundations of early childhood education. Identification of Te Tiriti o Waitangi informed practices will support students to develop a clear understanding of how to move forward as an kaiako into the early childhood educational sector.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of AKOE174, students will be able to:
1. Describe the historical contexts of ECE and how these inform contemporary practices in bicultural Aotearoa NZ
2. Identify policies, legislation and other relevant documents that inform their practice.
3. Identify and begin to critique Te Tiriti o Waitangi informed practice within the contested profession of ECE.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:00 Rehua 529 (14/7, 11/8-18/8, 8/9-22/9, 13/10)
Jack Erskine 101 (1/9, 20/10-27/10)
 13 Jul - 19 Jul
10 Aug - 23 Aug
31 Aug - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 1 Nov
Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 13:00 Rehua 003 Music
6 Jul - 12 Jul
Intensive Block Course B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 15:00 Rehua 329
6 Jul - 12 Jul
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 101
13 Jul - 19 Jul
10 Aug - 23 Aug
31 Aug - 27 Sep
12 Oct - 1 Nov

Course Coordinator

Nicola Surtees

Lecturer

David Small

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Report contemporary legislation and policy in practice 50%
Group Project Response to policy 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $948.00

International fee $4,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Leadership and Professional Practice .

All AKOE174 Occurrences

  • AKOE174-26YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2026
  • AKOE174-26YC2 (D) Year C Second Half 2026 (Distance)
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