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EDUC43250

Academic Year 2024/2025

Wellbeing of Children and Youth (EDUC43250)

Subject:
Education
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Education
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Seaneen Sloan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module explores the notion of child and youth wellbeing using the lenses of positive and humanistic psychology, practice, and policy. What does it mean for young people to be well and how do we ‘know’ this? What does wellbeing look like socially, physically, and psychologically? How do the notions of mental health, positive psychology, and wellbeing compare to each other? Can we conceptualise and research wellbeing cross-culturally? How is young people's wellbeing supported in Ireland through educational psychology, practice, and policy? Drawing on a range of empirical and theoretical resources, this module will extend and challenge your thinking on young people’s wellbeing. Through the assignment you will learn how to carry out a systematic and critical appraisal of the research literature, and to communicate your findings to the general public in a blog post: sharing your vision for how society (in a country of your choice) can better support child and youth wellbeing.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Recognise and understand key theories and frameworks of wellbeing.
• Critically discuss how young people's wellbeing is researched, promoted and legislated in Ireland.
• Perform a systematic literature search to identify high quality research publications in the field of young people's wellbeing.
• Conceptualise how society can better support a specific aspect of child and youth wellbeing, and communicate this idea underpinned by scientific evidence, in a blog post.

Indicative Module Content:

Classical wellbeing theory
Humanistic and positive psychological notions of wellbeing
Contemporary wellbeing theory
Researching well-being cross-culturally
The development of mental health in adolescence
Young people’s wellbeing in school
Wellbeing of students with special needs
Wellbeing assessment and promotion in schools
Educational policy on wellbeing
Systematic literature search techniques
Blog writing techniques (public communication of science)

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

60

Autonomous Student Learning

116

Lectures

12

Small Group

12

Total

200


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a hybrid module, where the aim is to facilitate a range of learning needs according to the principles of universal design for learning.

The module uses a flipped classroom method. You will access pre-recorded lectures and reading materials online, then attend one weekly tutorial on a Tuesday. You can choose from:

1. An online tutorial on Tuesday evenings (the learning experience will be 100% online)

2 An on campus tutorial on Tuesday daytimes (the learning experience will be blended)

There is a maximum of 20 people in each type of tutorial - on a first come, first served basis.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Blue Skies Review and Blog Week 14 Graded Yes
100
Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Melissa Bohnert Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 10:00 - 10:50