Postgraduate Course: Children, Childhood and Children's Rights: Law, Policy and Practice (PGSP11210)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/gsss/childhood |
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Course description |
This course will use the concepts of 'childhood', 'rights' and 'children's rights' to consider critically law, policy and practice that affect children, within such areas as education, family-workplace, juvenile justice and other social work services, and health. |
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 |
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 |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course and independent study, students should:
- Have knowledge of a range of conceptual frameworks of 'childhood' and 'children's rights', across academic disciplines
- Know and be able to discuss critically the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Be able to evaluate the congruence between selected legislation, policy and practice and conceptualisations of 'childhood', 'child development' and children's rights
- Have developed knowledge and analytical perspectives on particular areas of legislation, policy and practice that affect children
- Have participated in group discussions and been involved in active group learning.
- Gained experience in accessing and critically analysing policy documents and reports, including web resources
- Gained experience in the critical analysis of statistics and research reports/ papers |
Assessment Information
4,000 word essay |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Susan Elsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 4635
Email: susan.elsley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: cristyn.king@ed.ac.uk |
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