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Unit description

Increases students' awareness, knowledge and experience in understanding the diverse learning needs in educational settings. Explores issues related to working and teaching in various contexts, including social justice, equity, rights and diversity of cultural, refugee and Indigenous perspectives in local, national and international contexts.

Unit content

Topic 1: Why Valuing Diversity? Exploring culture, diversity, identity, social justice, equity and rights
Topic 2: Cultural diversity and social identities at school
Topic 3: A fair go for all? Social in-justices and in-equity
Topic 4: Exploring inhibiting factors that impact on learning and wellbeing
Topic 5: Exploring enabling programs and approaches that support learning and wellbeing
Topic 6: Whole school approaches to inclusion - mapping unity through diversity

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1Evaluate local and global data related to diverse learners’ needs and the impact this has on their learning outcomes.
2Identify and analyse the factors that impact on the learning outcomes of children and young people.
3Describe how the development of learner wellbeing influences a sense of belonging, and how social and cultural forces shape individual and group identities.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate local and global data related to diverse learners’ needs and the impact this has on their learning outcomes.
  2. Identify and analyse the factors that impact on the learning outcomes of children and young people.
  3. Describe how the development of learner wellbeing influences a sense of belonging, and how social and cultural forces shape individual and group identities.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Structured online learning
Assessment
Critical review40%
Case study60%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees

International

Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.

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