EDU501/501a │ Core Subject │ 10 credit points
Overview
Worldviews give rise to cultural practices across all areas of life, including education. Educational practices are never neutral. They are always grounded in and shaped by beliefs, commitments, assumptions and perspectives which rise out of trusted accounts of the meaning and purpose of life. For Christian educators, the Scriptures are uniquely authoritative in this regard, however they are never read, or adhered to in isolation. They must be interpreted well within educational contexts that are challenged by alternative mainstream cultural narratives and practices. This subject seeks to equip educators for this task.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching methods
| TYPE | HOURS PER WEEK | NUMBER OF WEEKS | TOTAL (NUMBER OF HOURS) |
| Online Semester Directed online learning and independent learning | 10 | 13 | 130 |
| NICE@School Combination of: Directed online learning and independent learning and, Face-to Face Intensive (5 days spread over the semester) | 6.5 | 20 | 130 |
| Total | 130 |
Learning outcomes
Student who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of worldview assumptions and their implications on life and educational practice
- Critically analyse and appraise the harmonies and tensions between a biblically informed worldview and current cultural narratives
- Articulate a clear understanding of a biblically-informed worldview and its impact on theory and practice in education.
- Apply worldview analysis to the critical evaluation of educational policies and practices.
- Critically reflect on the formative nature of cultural stories, liturgies, and practices in life and education.
Assessment
| TYPE | WEIGHTING |
| Critical Reflection Pieces | 20% |
| Essay | 40% |
| Critical Analysis | 40% |
Subject content
- Living for Christ in a disenchanted age
- Educational assumptions?
- A vision of the heart
- You might not love what you think
- The Bible and a Christian worldview
- Are we just people of our times?
- Worldview and curriculum
- A Bible-shaped worldview and its impact on Christian living
Prescribed text and reading materials
Goheen, M. W., & Bartholomew, C. G. (2008). Living at the crossroads: An Introduction to Christian worldview. Baker Academic
A list of reading materials will be available in the Subject Outline on eLearning Portal.
