Details for EDU546 Equity and Inclusion: Educating Students with Disability

Students assess the impact of legislation, policies, literature, and trends on inclusive education. They review relevant educational practices, interventions, frameworks and design whole-school adjustments and classroom strategies to support the access, participation, and achievement of students with disabilities alongside their peers.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: EDU546
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites:

• EDU400 Biblical Foundations of Education or 40 credit points

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Describe and justify a biblical perspective on equity and disability as it relates to learning communities in the 21st century;
2. Evaluate the implications of current legislation, policy, literature, and trends in the area of inclusive education;
3. Review an educational practice, intervention, or framework relevant to the education of a student with disability;
4. Design, describe, and justify whole school adjustments and classroom-based strategies to promote access, participation, and achievement of a student with disability in the context of their same aged peers.

Subject Content

1. Biblical perspective on exceptionality and the notion of an inclusive community
2. Diversity and Inclusion in our schools
3. Inclusion: Legislation and government policies
4. School based Practices
5. Research Strategies for Inclusive Practice
6. Assessment in inclusive schools
7. Resilience and Social Inclusion
8. Literacy across the curriculum

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face-to-Face
• Distance/ Global Online
• Intensive (5 days of classes/7 hours per day followed by 85 hours reading, writing and assignments)
• Extensive (5 days spread over the semester)

Check timetables for subject availability and mode of delivery

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Devotional / Professional Learning Presentation (25%)
• Literature Review (25%)
• Learning Plan (50%)

Prescribed Text

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