ED7148 - Critical discourses in Early Childhood (2024/25)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2024/25 | ||||||||||||
| Module title | Critical discourses in Early Childhood | ||||||||||||
| Module level | Masters (07) | ||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 20 | ||||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 200 | ||||||||||||
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| Running in 2024/25(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
In this module the aim is for:
You to develop an in-depth knowledge of a range of theoretical lenses through which current issues/concerns can be understood
You to explore and critically examine contemporary issues in relation to early childhood
You to consider the global, cultural, economic and political context of early childhood issues
You to explore contemporary issues (local and national) which directly impact on your work, reflecting on personal development in relation to early years practise
Prior learning requirements
Experience in an Early Years setting
Study Abroad? NO
Syllabus
This module will explore a range of theoretical perspectives on early childhood such as feminism, post-modernism, human capital, neuroscience, psychology and psychoanalysis. This module also explores diversity, race, equality and inclusion, and social justice. These theoretical lenses will be used to examine a range of contemporary issues in early childhood. Issues which may be explored include*:
The importance of early years
Professionalisation and professionalism the early years workforce
School readiness
Digital childhoods
‘Quality’ and how is it measured
Please note that to ensure this module remains current, the actual contemporary issues explored are likely to change year-on-year but the theoretical underpinnings will remain constant.
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Students will receive theoretical input through face-to-face teaching and online materials with access to an allocated tutor who is available to support them either face-to-face, by email or by telephone. All students will have access to WebLearn for supplementary materials, links to E-books, online discussions, and reflective tasks.
Reflection and discussion are key to teaching – reflection will be promoted by the discussion-board exercises incorporated into the web-based materials and within class.
Learning and teaching
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
outline and explain in depth the features of contemporary childhoods in a local, national and global context and issues of current interest and/or concern
analyse how the global, economic, cultural and political contexts impact on perceptions of ‘concerns’ in early childhood
critically examine contemporary issues in early childhood through a range of theoretical lenses critically consider how the child is constructed in relation to contemporary issues