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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (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
| Not being delivered |
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 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Elsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 4635
Email: susan.elsley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Keira Farrell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Keira.Farrell@ed.ac.uk |
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