This unit is the second of two units that focus on the role and nature of literacy education in schools and aims to extend a critical understanding of the inter-relationships of policy initiatives and directives with educational practices in schools and the community. Students continue to explore the importance of making between home, community and school literacy practices, within the context of a socially and culturally diverse world influenced by technological change, international testing of literacy, the international rights of children, and published policies of global entities (OECD, UNESCO). With a particular focus on the middle and upper primary years the unit explores effective... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Jennifer Rennie
Prerequisites: EDF5711 English, literacies and policy contexts
