Home to School: Education, Care, Continuity (P00627)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P00627

The child's pathway from home perhaps through day care, to the early years classroom will be traced, building on course members' existing knowledge of early childhood development. Adults - parents, day-carers, nursery staff and school teachers - all create various contexts for children's development, taking into account the implications in child care for cultural diversity. It is, however, for the children that transition between these contexts could pose a challenge. The contexts are themselves constrained by (local) government and by economic factors: these macrosystems will be taken into account. Group discussion of the many issues arising will draw on research evidence and on the experience of course members.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. review the place of parents (or first caregivers) as the first and most important educators of their child
2. critically assess the implications of day care for children of different ages, from different cultures and in different contexts, for the children's development and for the rights and needs of their parents
3. demonstrate an informed understanding of the issues involved in negotiating for the primacy of horizontal and vertical continuity in the experiences of young children, and for the parents' place in this

Assessment Information

The assignment for this module consists of the written account and evaluation of a practical project or enquiry carried out by the course member concerned, where parents are involved to enhance the continuity of their children's experience through home and out-of-home contexts (5,000 words in length).