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ED6704 Contemporary Issues In The Early Years y
Session 1 Introduction
Contemporary Issues In The Early Years
What do we mean by contemporary? { contemporary Adjective 1. existing or occurring at the present time 2. living or occurring in the same period 3. modern in style or fashion y { Therefore, a contemporary issue is early years is one that is current and important at this point in time.
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Contemporary Or Not Contemporary?
Are these issues contemporary or not contemporary? Why? { How to protect children from abuse. { Training the Early Years Workforce. { Gender Equality in Early Years in the UK { Inclusion of children with special Inclusion of children with special educational needs in mainstream schools. { Selection at age 11 and the 11+ { Breast feeding versus bottle feeding
Contemporary Issues In The Early Years
Group Task { In groups of 3 or 4 create a mind map of what you feel are contemporary issues in the Early Years
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Introduction To ED6704
The aim of this module is to stimulate debate and promote critical thinking through identification and analysis of key contemporary issues in early childhood. The module will provide students with the flexibility to analyse and examine in depth flexibility to analyse and examine in depth contemporary issues of interest and relevance in the field of early childhood.
Module Handbook
Learning Outcomes Structure Of Sessions Directed Study Books and Journals Overview of Module Assessment Assignment Submission
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Where To Start
A really good starting point for this module is this book. Layard, R. and Dunn, J. (2009). A Good Childhood: The Landmark Report For d k The Children’s Society. London: Penguin.
Group Activity
Split yourself into 4 groups. Each group should choose a chapter from the book “A Good Childhood” and after reading it, prepare a presentation to share the main points with the rest of the class. Then, make a list of all the possible h k li f ll h ibl contemporary issues raised in the chapter.
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Session 1 Introduction
Contemporary Issues In The Early Years
What do we mean by contemporary? { contemporary Adjective 1. existing or occurring at the present time 2. living or occurring in the same period 3. modern in style or fashion y { Therefore, a contemporary issue is early years is one that is current and important at this point in time.
1
Contemporary Or Not Contemporary?
Are these issues contemporary or not contemporary? Why? { How to protect children from abuse. { Training the Early Years Workforce. { Gender Equality in Early Years in the UK { Inclusion of children with special Inclusion of children with special educational needs in mainstream schools. { Selection at age 11 and the 11+ { Breast feeding versus bottle feeding
Contemporary Issues In The Early Years
Group Task { In groups of 3 or 4 create a mind map of what you feel are contemporary issues in the Early Years
2
Introduction To ED6704
The aim of this module is to stimulate debate and promote critical thinking through identification and analysis of key contemporary issues in early childhood. The module will provide students with the flexibility to analyse and examine in depth flexibility to analyse and examine in depth contemporary issues of interest and relevance in the field of early childhood.
Module Handbook
Learning Outcomes Structure Of Sessions Directed Study Books and Journals Overview of Module Assessment Assignment Submission
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Where To Start
A really good starting point for this module is this book. Layard, R. and Dunn, J. (2009). A Good Childhood: The Landmark Report For d k The Children’s Society. London: Penguin.
Group Activity
Split yourself into 4 groups. Each group should choose a chapter from the book “A Good Childhood” and after reading it, prepare a presentation to share the main points with the rest of the class. Then, make a list of all the possible h k li f ll h ibl contemporary issues raised in the chapter.
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