Unit of Study TCHR5001 Play and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Focuses on students acquiring an understanding of play and pedagogies utilised in early childhood education and care. Analyses key issues pertaining to the role of play in learning; the relationships between philosophy, theory and pedagogy to learning environments for young children, and aims to develop a personal response to a range of early childhood education issues associated with play and pedagogies in early childhood education.

Unit content

Module 1: Foundational Theories of Play and Pedagogies

Module 2: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives of Play and Pedagogies

Module 3: Facilitating Play for Learning in Early Childhood Settings

Module 4: Play and the curriculum framework

Module 5: Whose Play? Inclusive Practices

Module 6: 21st Century Constructions of Play and Pedagogies

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Summer Term Term1,4	Summer Term Term1,4
Melbourne	Term1,4	Term1,4
Online	Summer Term Term1,4	Summer Term Term1,4
Perth	Term1,4	Term1,4
Sydney	Term1,4	Term1,4

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:

identify and analyse the role of play in learning and examine the challenges pertaining to play and pedagogies

discuss the diversity of approaches to pedagogies utilised in early childhood education and care, and how they position children, teachers and parents/carers

analyse the relationships between the philosophy, theory and pedagogy to learning environment for all young children (birth – 5 years)

critically reflect on personal philosophy to play and pedagogies for learning and teaching as an early childhood professional

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Robinson, C, Treasure, T, O'Connor, D, Neylon, G, Harrison, C, Wynne, S.,, 2018, Learning Through Play, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780190304829.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students are required to download a copy of the following documents:

1. Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia (EYLF) from: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf

2. Educator's guide to the early years learning framework from: https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/publications-articles/educators-guide-to-the-early-years-learning-framework-for-australia

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