Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The module will analyse the changing nature of families in diverse communities locally and globally. Issues such as migration, child labour, and notions of culture and community, will be covered. It will also raise questions about child rights and protection issues in policy and practice. It will consider the diversity of childhood identities, activities and education in various countries and cultures, both in the North and South to construct an understanding of definition of childhood and experiences within the family context.

Timetabled teaching activities

Lecture/seminar autumn, spring and summer terms

Departmental link

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wie/courses/ecs/current/level2/core/context

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
30 CATS (Module code: IE2B4-30)
C (Assessed/examined work)	Assessed Course Work	50%
	Examination - Main Summer Exam Period (weeks 4-9)	50%
	Assessed Course Work	100%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X321) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Childhood, Education and Society (2+2 variant) (X3B8) - Year 3

Optional Core

• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 1
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 6
• Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies (X323) - Year 7

Optional

N/A