| Unit name | Contemporary Debates in Global Childhood |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL10024 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Aghtaie |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
The unit introduces United Nation Convention of the Rights of the Child and provides a framework and foundation for the rest of the course.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study
This is a mandatory first-year unit for all the Childhood Studies students and builds on Constructing Childhoods in TB1. It is an optional unit for Social Policy students.
Overview of content
This unit will critically analyse the various national and international perspectives on children and young people’s place in contemporary society. These perspectives will be examined through an interdisciplinary approach illustrating the construction of childhood which is affected by both culture and nature. Reference to theoretical debates will be made on various substantive topics including: children’s access to education; child labour; different global models of parenting; children’s rights - and their access to their rights; the impact of global child poverty, the use of power against children, and children and young people’s experiences of discrimination, neglect and violence.
There will be a particular emphasis on children’s rights on a local, national and international level and how the conception of rights is closely linked to cultural values and structural frameworks within society.
Students will have the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills through participating in formative exercises, seminars and summative assessment, including:
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the unit students will be able to demonstrate:
Teaching will be delivered through different methods: Lectures, seminars, individual and group activities and group presentations.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Individual and group activities, discussion and informal feedback in the seminar on their weekly critical reading. Additionally, as part of their formative assessment, a set of group presentations with peer feedback are built into teaching.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Essay (3000 words, 100%) This assessment covers all of the ILOs.
When assessment does not go to plan
Subject to the university regulations for taught programmes, unsuccessful students may be offered an opportunity for reassessment. This will comprise a task of the same format as the original assessment.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. SPOL10024).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
