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EDU-10029 - Module Specification
School of Social, Political and Global Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

EDU-10029 - Childhood, Policy and Education
Coordinator: Sian Edwards Tel: +44 1782 7 34290
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This module encourages students to think critically about the concept of childhood as a social and historical construction. It explores a range of institutional and other discourses in which childhood is encoded including media, literature, art and the law but there is a particular focus on state policies and education. Through a critical review of a range of recent interventions, strategies and agendas including Every Child Matters, Sure Start, Inclusion and Creativity, and their enactment through the early years and primary curriculum, the module explores the role of the state in current constructions of childhood, parenting and associated rights and responsibilities.

Aims
1. To encourage students to think critically about the concept of childhood as a social and historical construction;
2. To explore a range of institutional and other discourses in which childhood is encoded including media, literature, art, state, education and the law;
3. To focus in detail on a range of state policies and interventions impacting on children, young people and education in order to explore the role of the state in current constructions of childhood, parenting and associated rights and responsibilities.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/edu-10029/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Analyse theory and research in relation to the social and historical construction of childhood: 1
Explain the development of a range of recent interventions, strategies and agendas impacting on childhood and education: 1
Comment on a range of discourses in which childhood is encoded including media, literature, art, state,education and the law: 1
Drawing on module themes, summarise and evaluate a piece of fiction or a published monograph: 1
Participate in class discussions: 1
Make connections between state policy, education and current constructions of childhood: 1

Study hours

22 contact hours
78 hours independent study/preparation for seminars
60 hours preparation of essay

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Critique weighted 100%
2,500 word critical review of a book or film relevant to module themes
2,500 word critical review of a book or film relevant to module themes

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022