| Module Title |
Child & Adolescent in Society |
| Module Code |
HEA1024 (ITS: NS104) |
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Faculty |
Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health |
School |
Science & Health |
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Description
This module will draw upon research linked to Youth Studies, Sociology, Children’s Rights and Anthropology. The core aim is to provide students with a broad, research-based understanding of children and adolescents within Irish society. The course will focus on key theoretical approaches to understanding the social and cultural construction of childhood and adolescents and will consider a range of substantive issues and areas within contemporary research which are specifically underpinned by a Children’s Rights perspective; including the health needs of children and adolescents within society, the importance of play, recreation and education in the lives of young people growing up in Ireland. Varying approaches to the study of children and adolescents will be reviewed and we will explore how culture, the media, and other social forces have influenced societal understanding of children, childhood and adolescents
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Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the differing theoretical perspectives which examine how children, childhood and adolescents are socially and culturally constructed
2. Be familiar with competing perspectives on children’s rights, focusing on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and how it is applied in an Irish context
3. Appreciate the importance of play, recreation and education in the lives of children and adolescents nationally and globally
4. Examine the prominent health issues facing children and adolescents growing up in Ireland today e.g Risk taking behaviors in adolescents, childhood obesity, mental health issues, bullying
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 24 | No Description | | Tutorial | 8 | No Description | | Fieldwork | 5 | No Description | | Directed learning | 20 | Students will receive guidance in relation to differing educational resources to achieve the various module learning outcomes | | Independent Study | 68 | No Description |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 20803 | Part of Term | Semester 2 | | Coursework | 0% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | Y | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Carol Barron | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Essay | Students will complete a 2,000 word essay | 100% | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Social and cultural construction of childhood and adolescents
Legal and popular discourse on Children's Rights in Ireland
Health care - Risk taking behaviours, bullying, childhood obesity
The role and function of play, recreation and education
Role of the Ombudsman for Children
The importance of the peer group in childhood and adolescents
The role and function of modern Irish family structures for children
Current discourse on childhood and adolescents within Irish society
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Furlong, A.: 2013, Youth Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, Abingdon,
- Lalor, K., deRoiste, A. & Devlin, M: 2007, Young People in Contemporary Ireland, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin,
- Qvortrup, J,. Corsaro, W.and Honig, M.: 2009, The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies, Palgrave, Basingstoke, UK,
- Stephens, S: 1995, Children and the Politics of Culture. Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ,
- Aries, P: 1973, Centuries of childhood, Penguin Books., Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
Articles:
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Other Resources
- 1: Report, UNCRC, 1989, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geneva, UNCRC
- 417005: 1, Report, Minister for Health and Children, 2009, Growing Up in Ireland. National Longitudinal Study of Children The Lives of 9 Year olds Child Cohort, Dublin
- http://www.growingup.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/1st_Report/Barcode_Growing_Up_in_Ireland_-_The_Lives_of_9-Year-Olds_Main_Report.pdf: 417006, 1, Report, Minister for Health and Children, 2012, How families matter for social and emotional outcomes of 9 year old children
- The Stationery Office: http://www.growingup.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Second_Child_Cohort_Reports/Growing_Up_in_Ireland_-_How_Families_Matter_for_Social_and_Emotional_Outcomes_of_9-Year-Old_Children.pdf, 417007, 1, Report, Office of the Minister for Children, 2008
- Dublin: The Stationery Office,
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