Description
This module is an introduction to theoretical perspectives of how children learn and develop from birth through to eight years. By introducing students to diverse historical and contemporary perspectives about children’s learning and development, this module aims to provide students with an in-depth and systematic knowledge of competing views and their unique implications for early childhood education. Topics will include but are not limited to - historical perspectives of learning and development, sociological perspectives, psychological perspectives, social justice perspectives, children’s rights perspectives, the construction of knowledge, behaviourism, global perspectives, and relationships between theory and practice.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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