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EDC103
Exploring creativity and critical thinking
This module will explore what we might consider `creativity¿ throughout various childhood contexts, and for a diverse range of children. The links between creativity and play will be discussed in relation to dispositions to learn and life-long learning, and creativity as central to children¿s learning through a Froebelian perspective and the adult¿s role in supporting these will be introduced. Contexts for creativity will be explored with links to global childhoods, socio-economic issues, and indoor and outdoor areas. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their own creativity and consider what their own definition of creativity might be. Ways in which academic subject areas, such as maths and literacy, are embedded within creative endeavours are introduced and explored, where emphasis will be given to the arts, music and movement and dramatic play.
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EDC107
The Social Construction of Childhood
This module will introduce `childhood¿ as a unique stage of life in its own right, and as a socially constructed concept. Histories of childhood will be discussed in relation to societal images of the child. Issues concerning the social process of being an infant, toddler and young child, belonging and becoming an adult, and what this might mean for policy and provision nationally and internationally will be explored. Current perceptions of children and childhood will be presented with a focus on how societal perceptions of children influence the provision of services, and how this might relate to children with additional learning needs and languages other than English.
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EDC303
Professional reflective practice
This module will prepare students to be reflective in their practice with infants, toddlers, young children and their families. It will support students to recognise the importance of critical thinking in their practice and consider how to use research informed strategies to become an effective reflective practitioner within the early years workforce. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on their own practice in their final year placement where they will be supported to identify an area of personal learning for development, considering its relevance in early years practice to support professional development and employability. The module aim is to understand the important role of the early years practitioner working with children with a range of learning needs and languages (including Welsh), and families as students transition into the workforce or further study.
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EDE103
Exploring creativity and critical thinking
This module will explore what we might consider `creativity¿ throughout various childhood contexts, and for a diverse range of children. The links between creativity and play will be discussed in relation to dispositions to learn and life-long learning, and creativity as central to children¿s learning through a Froebelian perspective and the adult¿s role in supporting these will be introduced. Contexts for creativity will be explored with links to global childhoods, socio-economic issues, and indoor and outdoor areas. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their own creativity and consider what their own definition of creativity might be. Ways in which academic subject areas, such as mathematics and literacy, are embedded within creative endeavours are introduced and explored, where emphasis will be given to the arts, music and movement and dramatic play.
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EDE107
The Social Construction of Childhood
This module will introduce `childhood¿ as a unique stage of life in its own right, and as a socially constructed concept. Histories of childhood will be discussed in relation to societal images of the child. Issues concerning the social process of being an infant, toddler and young child, belonging and becoming an adult, and what this might mean for policy and provision nationally and internationally will be explored. Current perceptions of children and childhood will be presented with a focus on how societal perceptions of children influence the provision of services, and how this might relate to children with additional learning needs and languages other than English.
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EDE303
Professional reflective practice
This module will prepare students to be reflective in their practice with infants, toddlers, young children and their families. It will support students to recognise the importance of critical thinking in their practice and consider how to use research informed strategies to become an effective reflective practitioner within the early years workforce. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on their own practice in their final year placement where they will be supported to identify an area of personal learning for development, considering its relevance in early years practice to support professional development and employability. The module aim is to understand the important role of the early years practitioner working with children with a range of learning needs and languages (including Welsh), and families as students transition into the workforce or further study.
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EDN300
Dissertation
This dissertation module will enable students to pursue an empirical study on a topic of their choice relating to education across contexts according to their academic interest or future career aspirations. It will require students to formulate an appropriate research question and to design and execute a research project that will address their chosen question in a coherent and systematic manner. Students will have the flexibility to pursue a research topic related to education that might be relevant to their career aspirations across the full range of contexts where knowledge and expertise in education is applicable.
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EYXM21
Childhood and Children: Sociological Perspectives
This module aims to provide students with an overview of key issues in the contemporary sociology of childhood and children. It explores what is distinctive about a sociological (rather than e.g. a biological or psychological) perspective on the period of the life course from 0-18 years. It looks at the complex place of children in society, and at dominant social perceptions of how childhood compares to adulthood. It looks at how childhood relates to factors such as the family, class, gender, ethnicity. It also looks at a series of socially contentious issues connected to childhood, including punishment, sexuality, health and education. Each of these themes and issues is tackled in a critical way, exploring competing perspectives and encouraging the student to question commonplace assumptions and take an independent stance on the issues at stake. Thus the module provides a critical understanding both of what childhood is, in social terms, and why it matters in contemporary society.
