ED1481:03
Childhood and Adolescence
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: ED2901
26 lectures, 13 tutorials. Second semester. Flexible delivery in second semester by RATEP mode and BEdServ (Community Support) only.
Staff: Dr T Bond (Townsville campus); Dr I Jackson (Cairns campus).
This subject explores children’s growth and development from birth to adulthood in terms of a set of five fundamental models. It takes as its initial reference model the most commonly used approach based on established empiricist principles. The subject goes on to examine a further four alternative but complementary models derived from the clinical tradition, from rationalist principles, from psychodynamic theories and from social constructionist perspectives. The implications of these models will be explored with reference to a selection of critical educational issues. The subject is designed to focus on the preparation of a child or adolescent case study.
Learning Objectives:
- critically examine five theoretical models of childhood and adolescence;
- develop oral and written skills for the interpretation and evaluation of each model and its associated theory;
- apply and defend at least two models in studying a child or adolescent;
- report the study of a child or adolescent based on one or more models studied throughout the subject;
- derive pedagogical implications from at least two of the models and their associated theories;
- critically defend the pedagogical implications derived from at least two of the models and their associated theories.
Assessment by tutorial participation (15%); case study (40%); end of semester examination (45%).