CR181

INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

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Unit Name Introduction to History and Geography

Unit Code CR181

Awards Bachelor of Education (Primary) Bachelor of Education (Middle Years) Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - SOSE teaching area Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - SOSE major/minor

Core/Elective Core - Bachelor of Education (Primary) Bachelor of Education (Middle Years) Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - SOSE teaching area Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - SOSE major

Elective - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - SOSE minor

Pre/co-requisites Nil

Incompatible HT120 Introduction to Australian History

Mode Internal

Weighting 10 credit points

Delivery/Contact hrs Class contact 42 hours Engagement with unit materials readings 35 hours Assignment preparation 63 hours Total 140 hours

Teaching Staff Dr Robert Herschell (Unit Coordinator) Richard Leo

Unit Rationale This unit provides preservice teachers with foundational discipline content knowledge in the areas of History and Geography, with a focus on Australian context. The unit examines historical movements as well as the ideologies that have shaped the history of Australia, and investigates a wide range of geographical issues relating to interactions between human and physical components of the environment.

It will be particularly important in this unit to begin to transform preservice teachers from passive learners of history and geography in active historians and geographers. Preservice teachers will be encouraged to question their received knowledge and to begin to apply more rigorous standards of historical and geographical inquiry to their understanding of Australia. There is good opportunity within this unit for preservice teachers to evaluate evidence for themselves, as there is a wealth of documentary evidence and other primary sources available. The unit will thus provide a valuable opportunity to impart and refine the skills in research and analysis which underlie all historical and geographical investigation.

History

The study of Australian history is an essential foundation for those who want to understand the society in which they will live and work. This unit endeavours to provide a survey of Australian history in order to expand upon preservice teachers‟ existing knowledge and to lay an important foundation for teaching Australian history. Beginning with Australia‟s Aboriginal roots, the unit will trace Australia‟s development from its days as a penal colony through its nineteenth century expansion to nationhood, and on to its new and uncertain role as a regional power in an Asian environment in the early twentieth century. In this way, preservice teachers will gain insights into the past struggles and on-going issues of contemporary importance which have shaped Australian society.

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Geography

As stated by the Australian Geography Teachers Association,

Geography is vital to the education of every young Australian in the 21st century. It is the study of places – their environments, populations, economies and communities – and how and why these places are changing. Geography gives students a holistic view of the world, combining the natural and social sciences.

Geography equips preservice teachers, as no other discipline can, to address the interactions of geographical, geological, political, social, demographic, economic and climatic factors influencing the natural and human environment on this planet. This unit will equip preservice teachers to undertake geographical studies in order to understand the development of local, regional and national responses to issues such as sustainability, climate change, demographic change, urban growth and international relations.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, preservice teachers will have provided evidence that they have:

History Module

1. Discussed issues, trends and themes in Australia‟s history. 2. Analysed the interaction of social, political and cultural factors in shaping Australia‟s history. 3. Applied the understanding of these interactions to the development of an appreciation of the nature

and character of contemporary Australian society. 4. Applied research and investigative skills to a range of primary sources and recent material.

Geography Module

5. Understood the nature, processes and skills of geography as a field of study. 6. Developed a conceptual framework of the scope of geographical studies. 7. Developed understanding of sustainability as a principle by which to assess human impact on the

environment. 8. Mastered key content knowledge related to the physical, human, environmental, and applied

elements of geographical studies. 9. Undertaken an investigative study into an issue related to geography.

General

10. Identified the literate, numerate and digital demands expected of school students engaging in learning in the History and Geography learning areas.

11. Engaged with pedagogical strategies, tools and resources mediated through ICT technologies, relevant to the History and Geography learning areas.

12. Written at an appropriate tertiary standard: (with special attention to correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, usage, sentence structure, logical relations, style, referencing and presentation).

Content:

Week Topics

1

Introduction to the study of History and Geography (SOSE)

- Curriculum documentation: key concepts and processes - The relationship between History and Geography - The role of inquiries in SOSE classrooms - Conducting searches in History and Geography using online tools

History Geography

What is history?

The nature of historical inquiry; historical questions, using primary and secondary sources, comprehending and communicating, interpreting perspectives

What is geography?

The nature of geographical inquiry; geographical questions, fieldwork, critiquing sources, comprehending and communicating, interpreting approaches to place, space and environment

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2 Ideological battlegrounds; whose history is it anyway?

Cultural constructions about place, space and environment; indigenous and non-indigenous

3 Personal histories and heritage; narratives of coming to Australia

Physical and human geography of Australia; landforms, landscapes, climate, catchment

4 Re-imagining history; the place of film in creating Australian „History‟

Engaging with „Place‟

- Cultural characteristics of locations and communities

- Investigating local and distant places - Managing sustainable engagement with

place 5

First Australians; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history

6 Early Contacts; Australia in the Asia-Pacific region

Engaging with the „Environment‟

- Biophysical resources - Conceptions of climate - Environmental hazards and disasters 7 Early Colonisation; settlement or invasion?

8 Colonial development; personal stories of changes and continuities

Engaging with „Space‟

- Location, direction and distance - Biophysical and human interactions - Developing sustainable uses of space 9 Federation and the development of the nation

10 Engagement in 20

th century global events;

wars and migration

Geographical issues in Australian contexts

- Climate change - Environmental and indigenous sustainability - Mining and farming sustainability - Cultural demographics - Regional development - Communication and transport

11 Redefining Australian identity for the 21

st

century; global and local engagement

Set Text Requirements:

Bergman, E & Renwick, WH 2008, Introduction to Geography: People, Places and Environment, Prentice Hall, New York.

Clark, M 2006, A Short History of Australia. 4th rev. edn, Penguin Australia, Camberwell, VIC.

Recommended Readings:

History

Aboriginal Elders Community Service & Harvey, K 2003, Aboriginal Elders’ Voices: Stories of the “Tide of History: Victorian Indigenous Elders’ Life Stories & Oral Histories, Language Australia, Melbourne.

Australia: Birth of a Nation [videodisc] 2007, Discovery Video, Bentleigh, VIC.

Bassett, J 1996, The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary of Australian History, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Blainey, G 2001, The Tyranny of Distance, rev. edn, Pan Macmillan, Sydney.

Boer, R 2008, Last Stop Before Antarctica: The Bible and Postcolonialism in Australia, 2nd

edn, Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, GA.

Clark, M 1950-1978, Select Documents in Australian History, Angus & Robertson, Sydney.

Clark, M 1962-1987, A History of Australia, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.

Couchman, S, Fitzgerald, J & Macgregor, P (eds.) 2004, After the Rush: Regulation, Participation and Chinese Communities in Australia, 1860-1940, Yuanxiang Literary Journal, Kingsbury, VIC.

Davison, G 2000, The Use and Abuse of Australian History, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

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Davison, G, Hirst, J & MacIntyre, S (eds.) 2001, The Oxford Companion to Australian History, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Docker, J & Fischer, G (ed.) 2000, Race: Colour and Identity in Australia and New Zealand, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.

Hollinsworth, D 2006, Race and Racism in Australia, 3rd

edn, Thomson Learning, South Melbourne.

Hsu-Ming, T & White, R (eds.) 2003, Cultural History in Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney.

Hudson, W & Bolton, G (eds.) 1997, Creating Australian: Changing Australian History, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

Jupp, J 2004, The English in Australia, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.

Macintyre S & Clark, A 2004, The History Wars, new edn, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, VIC.

Macintyre, S 2004, A Concise History of Australia, 2nd

edn, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne.

Melleuish, G 2006, The Teaching of Australian History in Australian Schools: A Normative View, Department of Education, Science & Training, Canberra.

Nile, R (ed.) 2000, The Australian Legend and its Discontents, University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia.

Piggin, S 2004, Spirit of a Nation: The Story of Australia’s Christian Heritage, 2nd

edn, Strand, Sydney.

Prentis, MD 2008, A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History, Rosenberg, Dural, NSW.

Taylor, T & Clark A 2006, An Overview of the Teaching and Learning of Australian History in Schools, Department of Education, Science & Training, Canberra.

Windschuttle, K 2003, The Fabrication of Aboriginal History Vol. 1: Van Dieman’s Land 1803-1847, Macleay Press, Paddington, NSW.

Geography

Coe, NM, Kelly, PF & Yeung, HWC 2007, Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction, annotated edn, Blackwell, Malden, MA.

Combes, P, Mayer, T & Thisse, J 2008, Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Forster, C 2004, Australian Cities: Continuity and Change, 3rd

edn, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Hall, T 2006, Urban Geography, 3rd

edn, Routledge, London.

Kaplan, D, Wheeler, JO & Holloway, S 2009, Urban Geography, 2nd

edn, Wiley, New York.

Latham, A, McCormack, D, McNamara, K & McNeill, D 2009, Key Concepts in Urban Geography, Sage, London.

Miller, GT 2008, Living In The Environment: Principles, Connections And Solutions, 16th edn, Brooks Cole,

Florence, KY.

Pacione, M 2005, Urban Geography: a global perspective. Routledge, London.

Rubenstein, JM 2007, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction To Human Geography, 9th edn, Prentice-

Hall, USA.

Short JR 1996, The Urban Order: An Introduction to Cities, Culture and Power, Blackwell, Cambridge, UK.

Smithson, P, Addison, K & Atkinson, K 2002, Fundamentals Of The Physical Environment, 3rd

edn, Routledge, New York.

Sturman, AP & Tapper, NJ 2006, The Weather And Climate Of Australia And New Zealand, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

Watt, G, McGuirk, P, Dunn, K, Hartig, K & Burnley, I 2000, Introducing Human Geography, Longman, Australia.

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Assessment:

Assessment Item Topic/s Learning Outcomes

assessed Week Due Weighting

History Research Paper (1500 words)

Write a research paper, based on both primary and secondary sources, in response to a question or contentious issue relevant to one of the history topics.

1-4, 10-12 Week 7 30%

Geography Investigation (1500 words)

Undertake and report on an investigation relating to a topic relevant to one of the geography topics.

5-12 Week 11 30%

Examination Covering discipline content knowledge of the History and Geography curriculum as covered in this unit.

1-12 Exam Week

40%

Unit Overview:

This unit provides preservice teachers with foundational discipline content knowledge in the areas of History and Geography, with a focus on Australian context. The unit examines historical movements as well as the ideologies that have shaped the history of Australia. It encourages analysis of historical data and the use of those materials to encourage an understanding of the Australian character both in the past and in contemporary Australian life. This unit also introduces a wide range of geographical issues that investigate the interactions between human and physical components of the environment. Critical engagement with issues of stewardship and sustainability are developed.

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