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Early Childhood Matters

Assessment - Position paper

Learning Outcome 1: Identify a range of issues important to early childhood education and care.

Learning Outcome 2: Analyse a range of positions highlighted in authoritative literature on contemporary issues related to early childhood education and care.

Learning Outcome 3: Critically reflect on their personal approach/philosophy of learning, development and teaching within early childhood education and care in relation to contemporary issues.

Learning Outcome 4: Argue a position on current issues in early childhood education and care, in relation to the literature

Rationale
As an early childhood teacher your beliefs form the basis of your early childhood philosophy. How you implement this philosophy within your teaching practice will be influenced by a range of issues within your local and broader community.

Task Description

This task requires you to analyse and evaluate the various positions of the contemporary issues presented in Module 4 - 6. Include a personal reflection that explains your own position on a selected issue and critically analyse and justify your personal position in relation to current, scholarly literature.

Task Instructions

Drawing on the unit learning materials, unit tutorials and a range of relevant and current scholarly literature, select one issue addressed in Module 4 to 6 of this unit and:
Part 1: Analyse and evaluate the positions put forward on this issue within the unit materials and discussions. (500 words)
Part 2: Reflect on and synthesise your personal position on the issue explaining why and how it is relevant to you personally as a teacher/educator working with children, families, and other relevant stakeholders in the Australian early years sector (500 words).
Part 3: Justify your personal position on the issue using a range of relevant and current scholarly literature. (500 words).

Formatting and style
APA 7 formatting is required for this task.
Include a cover page that contains:
The title of the task in bold
Your name (as author),
Your faculty (Faculty of Education)
The unit code and name (TCHR3001 Early Childhood Matters)
Your unit assessor's name (Kelly Simpson)

Referencing
APA Referencing style is required to be used for this task.