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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- undertake research that draws on the history of childhood and education, and use this to provide context for
thesis/project work on contemporary issues.
- critically evaluate sources that provide information on the experience of education and the experience of childhood
- use library, archival and multi-media sources in research on the theme of education and/or childhood
- find and interrogate materials on childhood and our education past
- use fieldwork research to develop a compelling analysis of childhood in the past
- be able to research and write about the relationship between children and teachers, drawing on primary source
materials
Module participants will read and discuss materials on themes including:
Understanding childhood in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Constructions of childhood in art, literature and film
Parents, children and teachers: changing relationships
Children and formal learning; types of schooling
Punishing children: what was it, who did it?
What is school anyway? Types of learning, places used for learning
Constructions of childhood: using sources
Images of children and their schooling: appraising and analysing sources
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 16 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 6 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 60 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 128 |
Online Learning | 20 |
Total | 250 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: The student makes an oral presentation, summarising the focus of their chosen assignment topic, and the approach that they are taking in the assignment. | Unspecified | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Assignment: There is an essay-style assignment at the end of the module, which draws on module content and/or field trip research. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback is available to students in two ways: they can arrange a feedback meeting (online or face to face) OR they can have written feedback on their submissions. The written feedback will be sent electronically.