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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Human Development - Power and Politics
Module Code	ES133
School	School of Education Studies
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Justin Rami Semester 2: Justin Rami Autumn: Justin Rami
Module Teacher	Justin Rami
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to introduce participants to the life course. In this module students willdevelop knowledge of the developmental stages and socialisation processes of learners. The module examines the social issues that may impact on the power and politics of the teaching/learning environment from early childhood, through childhood, into adolescence and onto adulthood. The approach taken allows students to research, discuss and evaluate the social context in which they work and to understand these contexts as they are shaped by wider social changes and movements. Additionally, this module provides a platform of knowledge that allows participants to tackle work that requires more in depth social analysis. Students are expected to attend lectures, contribute to discussions and activities and complete assessments

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the key stages involved in the socialisation process of individuals and the key issues that shape these stages
2. Explain clearly how early childhood education has evolved in Ireland in recent years and how this impacts on learners
3. Discuss the gendered roles of children and how they are influenced by teaching and learning
4. Articulate how adolecence is a period of social transition
5. Investigate the power relations that impact on adolescents inside and outside of learning institutions
6. Discuss coherently the barriers to and opportunities for learning amongst adult learners

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	25	Lecture time
Independent learning time	50	reading
Examination	50	Preparation for and sitting examination
Total Workload: 125

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Explore human development and life course theories.
Contemporary issues for early childhood.

The politics of gender in primary school.
The transition from primary to secondary and expectations of femininity.

Masculinities: school, subjects and sports.
What are youth groups, cultures and subcultures.

Social discourses of deviance.
Inclusion in Higher Education.

Credentialisation and Adult Education.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Hunt, Stephen: 2005, The Life Course, Palgrave Macmillan, New York,
Lynch, K. and Lodge. A.: 2002, Equality and Power in Schools: Redistribution, Recognition and Representation, RouteledgeFalmer, London,
Lynch, K. and Lodge. A.: 2004, Diversity at School, The Equality Authority, Dublin,
Drudy, S. and Lynch, K.: 1993, Schools and Society in Ireland, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin,
Corsaro, W.: 2005, The Sociology of Childhood, Thousand Oaks,
Deegan, J., Devine, D. and Lodge, A.: 2004, Primary Voices: Equality, Diversity and Childhood in Irish Primary Schools, Institute of Public Administration, Dublin,
O'Brien, M.: 2004, Making the Move: Students', Teachers' and Parents' Perspectives of Transfer from First to Second-Level Schooling, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin,
Walkerdine, V., Lucey, H. and Melody, J.: 2001, Growing up Girl: psychosocial explorations of gender and class, Palgrave, Basingstoke,
Arnot, M. and Mac an Ghaill (eds): 2006, Gender and Education, Routledge, London,
Mac an Ghaill, M.: 1994, The making of Men: Masculinities, Sexualities and Schooling, Open University Press, Buckingham,
Connell, R.W.: 2002, The Men and the Boys, Polity, Cambridge,
Roche, J., Tucker, S., Thomson, R. and Flynn, R.: 2004, Youth in Society, Sage, London,
Archer, L., Hutchings, M. and Ross, A.: 0, Higher Education and Social Class: Issues of exclusion and inclusion, RoutledgeFalmer, London,
Finger, M. and Asun, J. M.: 2001, Adult Education at the Crossroads: Learning our way out, Zed, London,