ED10348: The family as educator: cross cultural issues
[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW100 |
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| Aims: | The intention of this unit is to:
* provide a comparative understanding of the role of the family as educators. |
| Learning Outcomes: | In completing this unit students would be expected to:
* compare and contrast definitions, processes and models of socialisation and the view of childhood that underpins those theories * be familiar with definitions and debates concerning the meaning of family as a social construction * be familiar with the debates concerning the concept of parenting, mothering and fathering, and its relationship to children's needs * have an increased awareness of the diversity of cultural perspectives on the family and its role in education * be familiar with the positioning of parenting and families in legislation and policy |
| Skills: | * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (assessed essay) [T/F/A] * Effective oral communication (seminar presentations) [F] * Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources [T/F/A] * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models [T/F/A] * Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question [T/F/A] * Ability to formulate a research question, then develop and present an original & coherent answer [T/F] * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines [F/A] * Ability to work independently, without close supervision of guidance [F/A] |
| Content: | * An examination of the term family: the variety of family structures and associated debates about the meaning of 'family'; history concerning the emergence of the nuclear family and cultural significance of extended family * Functions of the family: the role of family in education. socialisation - definitions and models; factors important for the socialisation process * Parenting and expectations of parenting and parental behaviour in different contexts; including notions of mothering and fathering * Family support and parent education programmes * Children's learning and family , research studies on cross cultural comparisons of socialisation * The family as policy - and the implications of policy for parenting and families. |
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ED10348 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Education
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