Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The intention of the module is to: help students gain an overview of different societies’ constructions of childhood; enable students to examine policy and practice in early childhood services in different countries; help students gain an understanding of the role of charities and non-governmental organisations in provision of services for children and families; heighten students’ awareness of the effects of issues such as poverty, abuse and armed conflict on children; enable students to explore common areas of concern such as children’s rights and special needs; deepen students’ understanding of the effects of environmental issues both locally and globally on young children and families.

Timetabled teaching activities

The module content will be taught through a variety of methods to cater for different styles of learning, including: lecture, seminar, workshop and presentation.To meet the module requirements a minimum of 80% attendance to the course is required.

Departmental link

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wie/teaching/undergraduate/singapore/module-outlines/module-outline-ie377/

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
15 CATS (Module code: IE377-15)
C (Assessed/examined work)	Assessed Course Work	50%
	locally Adminstered Exam	50%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

N/A

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

N/A