Undergraduate Course: Children and The Family (EDUA08091)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Course Description:
This course asks students to relate their own ideas concerning children and families (as well as what they have learned in Childhood Studies 2A) to articles on childhood drawn from a wide range of subjects (e.g. Sociology of Health, Counselling, Psychology, Family Studies, Women's Studies, Anthropology, etc). The course encourages students to investigate, compare and contrast a diverse number of representations of children and families in academic writing, policy documents, newspapers, service guidelines and so forth.
The central aim is to develop students' understanding of and ability to utilise different theories of children and family to understand your own and other people's everyday values, taken for granted assumptions, patterns of behaviour and work practices. In particular, students are asked to consider how the ways in which they think about communities, families and children impacts upon their practice. Students are asked to identify good practice in relation to family assessment, counselling, health and relationships. In particular, students are asked to consider the implication of psychological child development models on their practice and to question approaches that label children and families.
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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? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
Appraise theories of child development, counselling, parenting and family work.
Evaluate sociological and anthropological theories of family from previous courses to childhood and the evolution of patterns of care and early years education.
Demonstrate knowledge of different contexts of family and learning (e.g. family and school) and a variety of family types (e.g. those described in disabilities studies).
Compare and contrast different ideas concerning power relations within the family and the role of actors who contribute to a child¿s development (including children).
Demonstrate reflexivity when evaluating practical examples and case studies of professional interaction with children and parents.
Demonstrate knowledge of different social policy relating to families and state.
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Assessment Information
Assessment:
Students are required to develop a portfolio of 2,500 words in which they demonstrate their development of reflexive practice with children and families in their workplace. This will include: identifying a key policy issue that has influenced their work with families; critically assessing this policy and issue in relation to the academic literature; and demonstrating how carrying out this assessment has influenced their work with children and families.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Reading:
Canavan, J., Dolan, P. & Pinkerton, J. (eds) (2006) Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Canavan, J., Dolan, P. and Pinkerton, J. (eds) (2000) Family Support - Direction from Diversity. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Mayall, B. (1996) Children, Health and the Social Order. Buckingham: Open University Press
Foley, P. & Rixon, (eds) (2008) A. Changing children's services - working and learning together. Bristol: Policy Press.
McKie L, Cunningham-Burley S. (eds) (2005) Families in Society: Boundaries and Relationships. Bristol: The Policy Press
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Lesley Gallacher
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Course secretary | Mrs Alison Macleary
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Email: Alison.Macleary@ed.ac.uk |
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