| Effective Term: | 2025/20 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Collaborative Interventions in Early Childhood |
| Unit ID: | EDMST6116 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 070303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit is designed to develop knowledge and understanding of key concepts relating to collaborative teamwork with early childhood education teams or in a multidiscipline team. Collaborative and distributive leadership is explored in a range of early childhood education and intervention contexts, with emphasis on benefiting marginal groups and those experiencing systemic and social discrimination. Diverse philosophical and theoretical collaborative approaches will be critically appraised for pedagogical decision-making, aligning with national and state early childhood learning frameworks. Personal and professional communication and leadership skills, problem solving to overcome common challenges and strategies for building strong, sustainable partnerships are explored and analysed. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | |  | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Investigate major theories, models, contemporary research and educational policy for key knowledge and understanding of the complex nature of effective collaborative practices within early childhood professional and multidisciplinary teams and the benefits to children and families |
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| K2. | Recognise and understand leadership roles, requirements and responsiblities equated to varying levels of collaboration when adopting a relational agency approach |
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| K3. | Explore models of critical reflection for evaluation of collaborative approaches |
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| K4. | Explain the significance of cultural perspectives, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people, as it relates to collaborative practices with families, community and other professionals |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Evaluate and discuss a range of collaborative teamwork approaches across diverse early childhood intervention contexts. |
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| S2. | Critique leadership theories and contemporary research for effectiveness of diverse models for leading multidiscipline teams across a range of contexts. |
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| S3. | Examine and analyse evidence-based strategies to build self awareness as a reflective team member and leader. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Design a framework to guide, enhance and evaluate collaborative processes |
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| A2. | Develop a suite of priority communication skills based on adult learning principles for effective collaborative leadership in early childhood intervention contexts |
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| A3. | Develop socially and culturally sensitive personal and professional leadership skills and attributes |
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| Unit Content: |
• Benefits of quality collaborative practices for children and family outcomes
• Exploring and evaluating collaborative practice theories, frameworks and contemporary research for effective collaborative practice in early childhood education and intervention contexts
• Maintaining family centred approaches within collaborative practices
• Legislation and policy on collaborative practice
• Leadership and relational agency including managing multidiscipline teams and facilitating collaborative work environments
• Articulating and interpreting early childhood education professional knowledge to other professionals
• Designing and implementing a ‘systems framework’ or other preferred approach for specific contexts
• Comparing and contrasting evaluative approaches for collaborative practices
• Applying critically reflective practices for improving collaborative skills and attributes |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3 | Based on weekly course material: Personal reflections on course material with references | Discussion board posts and responses | 15-25% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A3 | As the pedagocial leader and decision maker, construct an evidence based structure and process of a collaborative practice approach to be undertaken for a child and their family attending the centre with a team of early childhood educator centre staff. A reflective practice component is to be included. | Narrated Power Point Presentation to peers | 30-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K4, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Respond to an intervention case study. Identify an approach an early childhood teacher could take to facilitate a multi-discipline collaboration that benefits children and family outcomes. | Case study response | 40-50% |
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