CYP4211 - Childhood, Society and Social Policy

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Know and evaluate the different perspectives on childhood which inform social policy relating to children, young people and families;
Demonstrate knowledge of key developments in law, policy and practice relating to children, young people and families;
Understand tensions and balances inherent in social policy formulation relating to children, young people and families.

Content:

In this module students will study:
1 Perspectives on childhood that underpin social policy: historical, sociological, philosophical and psychological;
2 The changing status of children within families and society, e.g. the emergence of children’s rights;
3 The nature of the changing relationship between state, families and children;
4 The responses of government and society to child poverty.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars workshops, and tutorials – some of which will be student-led.
Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.
Students may be required to prepare and present a brief presentation as the basis for discussion in seminar or workshops.

(eg. lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop) Total student hours Intended group size Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Contact hours: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 80

Further details relating to assessment
Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Stefano Ba'
Level - 4
Credit Value - 10
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered -

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