TECP319-23YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2023

Sustainability and Social Justice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 15 October 2023

Description

This course recognises the importance of all citizens having the necessary skills, knowledge and dispositions to contribute to sustainable communities. An important role for teachers is to create partnerships within learning communities that support leadership, education and care, which enables children and their families/whanau to participate in New Zealand society in ecologically sustainable ways.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
1. Critique current research, curriculum polices and the theoretical concepts that underpin the principles of education for sustainability and social justice and their application to education settings.
2. Evaluate the role of the teacher in advocacy and leadership when promoting and protecting the principles of human rights, sustainability and social justice.
3. Investigate and evaluate pedagogical approaches with particular focus on the SEEDS model (Hayward, 2012) for integrating education for sustainability into the curriculum, and being responsive to cultural and community contexts.

Prerequisites

A minimum of 90 points from 200 level BTchLn (Early Childhood) or BTchLn (Primary) courses, including TEPI and TEPP courses.

Timetable Note

Students enrolled in TECP319-23S2 (C) are required to attend compulsory face-to-face sessions at an On-Site Intensive (OSI).

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Sara Tolbert

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
SEEDS Inquiry and Reflection 22 Sep 2023 40% Reflecting on principles of sustainability and teacher's role in promoting sustainability and social justice
Report 27 Oct 2023 60% Developing a praxis for teaching sustainability

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Hayward, Bronwyn; Children, citizenship and environment : #schoolstrike edition ; 2nd edition; Routledge, 2021.

This textbook is available at the University Book Shop, at a lower price than online bookshops.  It is also available online as an e-book at the UC Library

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $821.00

International fee $3,750.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 70

For further information see School of Teacher Education .

All TECP319 Occurrences

  • TECP319-23YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2023
  • TECP319-23YC2 (D) Year C Second Half 2023 (Distance)
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