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Curricular information is subject to change
Module participants will read and discuss materials on themes including:
Understanding childhood in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Constructions of childhood in art, literature and film
Parents, children and teachers: changing relationships
Children and formal learning; types of schooling
Punishing children: what was it, who did it?
What is school anyway? Types of learning, places used for learning
Constructions of childhood: using sources
Images of children and their schooling: appraising and analysing sources
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 16 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 6 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 60 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 128 |
Online Learning | 20 |
Total | 250 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: The student makes an oral presentation, summarising the focus of their chosen assignment topic, and the approach that they are taking in the assignment. | Unspecified | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Assignment: There is an essay-style assignment at the end of the module, which draws on module content and/or field trip research. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback is available to students in two ways: they can arrange a feedback meeting (online or face to face) OR they can have written feedback on their submissions. The written feedback will be sent electronically.