Personal and Social Education (P01461)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P01461

There is a recognition that schools have a responsibility to work towards development within both the affective and cognitive domain across the curriculum. This module will analyse this holistic approach to education, reviewing critically the theories and perspectives that underpin curricular provision where the focus is on the development of the student through Personal and Social Education.

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 : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Twenty four hours contact teaching, delivered flexibly.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module course members will have:
LO1 demonstrated awareness of theories related to personal and social development including career development theories which underpin career choice and decision-making;
LO2 applied this awareness to evaluate those opportunities that arise across school, cross-curricular and special-focus approaches;
LO3 analysed and discussed research findings and research methods appropriate to the context;
LO4 identified and analysed a range of learning and teaching experiences that focus on the personal, social and vocational developmental needs of students within Personal and Social Education;
LO5 developed and evaluated, as a result of this analysis, a planned curricular experience for effective learning and teaching in Personal and Social Education within their own institutional context;
LO6 used the evaluation in order to inform both personal and professional practice.

Assessment Information

Produce a written assignment (5000 words) in which Course members will critically reflect upon the development, implementation and review of an aspect of personal and social education. This will describe the framework adopted, the planning process applied and subsequent evaluation. The assignment will summarise any changes required to enhance students' personal and social development needs and outline a strategy for the implementation of these changes. Course members will, in discussion with the Course Leader, negotiate subject matter.