Undergraduate Course: Children's Rights (SCPL10010)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Policy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will examine critically a range of UK (and particularly Scottish) legislation, policies and services affecting children, through the concepts of childhood, rights and children's rights and the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The UK Government ratified the UN Convention (with certain reservations) in 1991, and is now legally bound to translate the articles of the Convention into all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures (Article 4). Children's rights are now one of the strongest influences on children's services in the UK, and have required substantive changes in legislation, policy and practice. This course is highly participative, requiring regular contributions from all students. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Social Policy or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Other | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 17:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:30 - 16:30, Zone: Moray House. Paterson's Land 1.26 |
| Additional information |
Paterson's Land, room 1.26 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the class sessions and your own independent learning, you should:
Be familiar with the conceptual frameworks of ?childhood,? ?rights? and ?children?s rights,? and be able to provide a critical evaluation of these frameworks
Know and be able to evaluate the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Have knowledge of children?s services, and recent developments, in particular policy areas
Appreciate the significance of the children?s rights movement for UK (and particularly Scottish) legislation, policy and practice and give examples of changes inspired by it
Be able to evaluate the congruence between UK (and particularly Scottish) legislation, policy and practice, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Be able to use relevant research findings in order to critique policies
Have participated in group discussions and been involved in active group learning
Have developed skills in accessing and using key policy resources: e.g. Government papers and reports, legislation, official parliamentary reports and media material
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Assessment Information
Working group assignment worth 40% of final mark, plus final essay worth 60% of final mark.
Note there will only be one group assignment now. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Kay Tisdall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3930
Email: K.Tisdall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
Email: L.Angus@ed.ac.uk |
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