Undergraduate Course: Children and Childhoods (EDUA08090)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Children and Childhoods asks students to relate their own ideas concerning children and young people to articles on childhood drawn from a wide range of subjects (e.g. History, Sociology, Psychology, Geography, Women's Studies, Ethnicity, Anthropology, Fictional Literature, etc). The central aim is to develop the students' understanding of and ability to utilise different theories of childhood to understand their own and other people's everyday values, taken for granted assumptions, patterns of behaviour and work practices. Students will be asked to identify how topical aspects of childhood relate to different representations of childhood within childhood studies literature.
Particular emphasis is placed on sociological and psychological understandings of social action, socialisation and development. This theoretical perspective will underpin later courses that explore childhood and the family, children's rights and work-based modules exploring personal, professional and organisational development.
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| Course description |
The course will introduce you to a range of historical and contemporary ideas,
philosophies and theories about childhood. You will also be required to apply these ideas to a range of issues across various childhood practice settings. For example:
-Examining the relationship between the concept of children as agents/active colearners and work place frameworks/structures of learning
-Considering diverse childhoods, practical contexts and the policy implications of issues of inclusion, social justice, protection, safety, respect and anti-discrimination
or
-Applying theory to understanding limitations in practice, improvements in practice and the development/leadership of others (e.g. by developing inclusive cultures, creating enabling environments)
This course aims to develop your understanding of, and ability to utilise, different theories of childhood to understand your own and other people's everyday values, taken for granted assumptions, patterns of behaviour and work practices. You will do this through investigating the following,
- Different ideas about childhood;
- Different groups of children: age, gender, disability, ethnicity, geographic locations;
-Representations of childhood in the media and arts (collected by the students);
and,
- Your own perspectives on childhood.
You will also have to utilise practical skills for research and communication as part of your weekly class exercises.
By the end of the course you will have to demonstrate in your assignment that you have fulfilled the course learning outcomes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment:
Length and form of assignment:
Summative 100% Essay 2500 words |
| Feedback |
Students have the opportunity to receive feedback on their essay plans through the course assessment workshop. For summative assessments, written feedback to students is based on a course-specific marking rubric. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse their own and other people's perspectives of children and young people
- Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of contrasting academic writing on childhood, including the social construction of childhood and the development of the sociology, psychology, history, geography and anthropology of childhood
- Identify, analyse and synthesise opposing topical and historical representations of childhood
- Relate theoretical perspectives of childhood to current practice settings.
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Reading List
| https://eu01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/readinglist/lists/43376871330002466 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Every student and graduate is unique. They each have their own experiences, learning, and way of approaching life. The quality, depth, and breadth of their experiences while at the University of Edinburgh develop characteristic attributes that set them apart.
University of Edinburgh graduates have:
- curiosity for learning that makes a positive difference
- courage to expand and fulfill their potential
- passion to engage locally and globally
University of Edinburgh graduates are:
- creative problem solvers and researchers
- critical and reflective thinkers
- effective and influential contributors
- skilled communicators
The seven aspects complement each other. Various combinations of the attributes will be used in different contexts throughout our students' and graduates' lives, within and beyond their career, academia, and citizenship. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Teaching will involve a combination of direct and independent learning, including: lecture workshops, project work, web-based research, group collaborative discussion and
the setting of individual study tasks that encourage students to contribute to the curriculum by sharing knowledge.
You will be required to keep a personal learning journal of how your perspectives of children and young people have developed throughout the course. This journal then becomes your
record and enables you to complete reflection tasks throughout your degree. |
| Keywords | children,childhoods,theories,practice,policy,reflexivity,lead and manage change |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kristina Konstantoni
Tel: (0131 6)51 6305
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Gabriella Szel
Tel: (0131 6)51 4906
Email: |
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