Academic Writing

Module; Historical and International Perspectives of Early Years ASSIGNMENT BRIEF: IN COMPONENTONE (50% OF OVERALL GRADE) YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PEERS. YOU WILL DEVELOP AND EXHIBIT WORK, WHICH DEMONSTRATES YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE IN THE EARLY YEARS. YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT (1000 WORDS) OF YOUR PROJECT ENGAGEMENT. (INCLUDING REFERENCES WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE IN THE WORD COUNT) IN COMPONENT TWO (50% OF GRADE- 2500 WORDS) YOU WILL IDENTIFY AND CRITIQUE A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE WHICH DISCUSSES RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION APPROACH. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXPLORE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THESE APPROACHES TO PRACTICE IN YOUR SETTING. YOU WILL CRITICALLY REFLECT UPON THE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS OF SYSTEMS. LEARNING OUTCOMES 1) GIVE EXAMPLES OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE WITHIN THE FIELD OF EARLY YEARS.(COMPONENT 1) 2) IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND RELATE THESE TO INFLUENCES ON EARLY YEARS PRACTICE IN ENGLAND EXPLORING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. (COMPONENT 2) 3) IDENTIFY HOW THE IDEAS FROM A CHOSEN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MIGHT BE APPLIED TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WITHIN THEIR ORGANISATION. (COMPONENT 2) 4) RECOGNISE AND CRITICALLY REFLECT UPON INCORPORATED STRATEGIES FROM INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS OF USE. (COMPONENT 2) 5) DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPING SKILLS IN CRITICALLY ANALYSING AN ACADEMIC PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE. (COMPONENT 2)