Postgraduate Course: Listening to Children: Research and Consultation (PGSP11012)
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/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to heighten students' awareness of ethical consideration in undertaking research with children and familiarity with approaches to research that have been tailored to children. Building on a prior foundation in methods of social research, it aims to enable students to undertake empirical research with children, for their MSc dissertation if desired. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | |
| First Class |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course and independent study, students should:
- Know the range of ethical considerations in undertaking research and consultation with children and be able to evaluate various methods to ensure ethical research and consultation take place
- Be able to reflect critically on the impact of different conceptual understandings of childhood underlying research on children.
- Be sensitive to variations amongst children (by such factors as disability, gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and age), that potentially affect research and consultations with them
- Be aware of various methods by which to elicit views from children and to evaluate the methods' limitations and advantages
- Have an informed view on the extent to which conducting research with children is significantly different from conducting research with adults. |
Assessment Information
| 4000 word research proposal |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kay Tisdall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3930
Email: K.Tisdall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: cristyn.king@ed.ac.uk |
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