Overall programme learning outcomes

On completion of the Programme students will be able to:

  1. Identify children’s diverse needs to develop suitable strategies and approaches to work with them in the learning process;
  2. Synthesize child development theories as a theoretical framework to inform teaching practice;
  3. Reflect on and assume the professional roles and responsibilities of early childhood educators and their commitment to professionalism, ethics and reflective practice;
  4. Collaborate with children’s parents and families, and other stakeholders, in a team work spirit to work out strategies and methods for achieving children’s holistic development;
  5. Analyse the cultural, social, political and economic factors in Hong Kong that govern the development of early childhood education;
  6. Apply learning theories and approaches in early childhood education, employing Information Communication Technology (ICT) and other useful tools, to plan, implement and evaluate early childhood curricula and programmes that are safe and developmentally appropriate to children of 2-6 years of age in Hong Kong; and
  7. Apply generic skills and the awareness of local and international issues for functioning optimally in the profession and/or in preparation for advancing to the degree level academically.