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ED30442: Contemporary issues in childhood and youth 1

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Education
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: This unit is only available to Childhood, Youth & Education Studies students.
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
The intention of this unit is to:
* Extend students' knowledge of a range of contemporary issues concerned with children and young people, with a particular focus on examining the development of those issues in a social and political context.

Learning Outcomes:
In completing this unit students would be expected to:
* Demonstrate knowledge of a range of contemporary issues concerned with children and young people, their development and the factors that have influenced those issues;
* Demonstrate understanding of recent research associated with contemporary issues concerned with children and young people.

Skills:

* Engage in critical analysis of a wide range of texts and electronic information;
* Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of research, policy and practice;
* To communicate this information in assessment requirements;
* Ability to develop rigorous arguments through the use of concepts;
* Ability to apply theory to contemporary issues.

Content:

* Health and well being: For example, eating disorders, self image, fitness and exercise, lifestyle choices;
* Young people and the law: For example, age of consent, school leaving age, issues of blame and accountability;
* Culture and social roles: For example, teenage parenting, oppositional subcultures, young people as civic and political actors;
* Children and young people in poverty: For example, child abuse and child protection, vulnerable children (disabled, traveller, asylum seekers and refugees) and the exploitation of children and young people.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

ED30442 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Education
  • UHED-AFB04 : BA (hons) Childhood, Youth and Education Studies (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UHED-AKB04 : BA (hons) Childhood, Youth and Education Studies (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UHED-AKB04 : BA (hons) Childhood, Youth and Education Studies (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.