EDEM662-10W (C) Whole Year 2010

Child Development: Research, Contexts and Application

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 September 2010

Description

This course aims to provide an advanced understanding of child development by focusing on issues and concerns that may affect children and families across multiple developmental contexts. Students will gain knowledge and research skills by undertaking a comprehensive literature review in an approved topic and applying contemporary research to a case study problem.

MEd contact Vicki Badis at the College of Education Postgraduate Office 3642987 ext 4877 postgraduate@education.canterbury.ac.nz

Learning Outcomes

  • The objectives of the course are:
  • To develop an advanced understanding of theory and research on child and adolescent development with an ecological perspective, taking into account individual, family, school and societal factors
  • To develop a critical awareness of the multiple contexts and mechanisms of children’s development and an appreciation of the transactional influences of biological, familial and cultural factors in childhood and adolescence.
  • To be able to apply the analytical and research skills learned to a range of developmental issues affecting children and gain a life-span perspective of these

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Restrictions

EDUC416, EDUC616

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Garry Hornby

On-line course content

Library

Studentweb

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDEM662 Assignment 14 Jun 2010 40% Review of research evidence on selected topic in child development.
EDEM662 Assignment 14 Oct 2010 40% Report on case study of child. and family involvement.
EDEM662 Presentation 20% Seminar Presentation on approved topic.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Atkinson, Mary , Hornby, Garry; Mental health handbook for schools ; RoutledgeFalmer, 2002.

Recommended Reading

Bronfenbrenner, Urie; The ecology of human development : experiments by nature and design ; Harvard University Press, 1979.

Carr, Alan, Dr; The handbook of child and adolescent clinical psychology : a contextual approach ; Routledge, 1999.

Hornby, Garry; Counselling in child disability : skills for working with parents ; Chapman & Hall, 1994.

Lamb, Michael E; The Role of the father in child development ; 2nd ed. completely rev. and updated; Wiley, 1981.

Crain,W. (1996/2005) Theories of develoment (1st/5th ed). Englewoo Cliffs: Prentice- Hall
Clarke,A & Clarke,A.(2003) Human resilience: A fifty year quest. Jessica Kingsley.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,364.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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