ED3S041 - Global Childhoods 30 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED3S041
Module Title: Global Childhoods
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: ITE and Education Practice
Faculty Sub Group: Early Years
Module Leader: Amanda Thomas
Module Team: Philippa Watkins
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed: 31 Aug 2027
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100463 - early years education
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 30 Mar 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

• Explore global approaches, both political and social, to early childhood care, learning and teaching.
• Critically evaluate different international curricula and reflect on what is considered best practice.

Content Summary

• Global approaches to childhood – concepts of care, learning and teaching.
• Examine the links between policy for sustainability and the links to universal primary education, with specific links to the 2030 Sustainability Goals and the 2015 Millennium Development Goals
• Explore the relationship between early childhood and primary education from a global perspective
• Consider children as a focus of national and global concern and Examine international policy relating to early childhood provision.
• Explore children’s spaces and how they are used to support learning
• Examine some of the different models for learning used internationally and engage with discourse about what constitutes quality education according to cultural context.
• A variety of models for learning will be discussed, including the Scandinavian models, Te Wharike, the Far East and China and Reggio Emilia.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 14
Seminar 7
Tutorial 4
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 65
Formative Assessment - Independent 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate critical understanding of social and cultural influences on early childhood education in different parts of the world
LO2 Critically evaluate the content, structure, breadth and depth of a chosen early year's curriculum and demonstrate how it meet the needs of children, parents and the wider community.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Critically Evaluate a chosen international curriculum with detailed comparison to at least one other. 0 3500 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Essay 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Alexander, R. (2010) Children, their world, their education Abingdon: Routledge

Ang, L. (2014) Early Years Curriculum. The UK context and beyond. Abingdon:Routledge

Bullough, L. and Palaiologoue (2019) Early Childhood Education in People’s Republic of China: A literature Review of the publications written in English. London: UCL.

Carr, M., Smith, A.B., Duncan, J., Joners, C., Lee, W. and Marshall, K. (2010) Learning in the Making: Disposition and Design in Early Education. Rotterdam/Boston/Taipei: Sense Publishing

Cadwell, L. B. (2003) The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education: Bringing Learning to Life London:Teachers’ College Press

Cregan, K, and Cuthbert, D.(2014) Global Childhoods. London: Sage.

Ebrahim, H. (2012) Tensions in incorporating global childhood with early childhood programs: The Case of South Africa. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood https://doi.org/10.1177%2F183693911203700311

Edwards, C., Gandini, L. and Forman, G. (eds) (1998) The hundred languages of children. Greenwich, USA: Ablex

Einarsdottir, J. and Wagner, J.T. (2006) Nordic Childhoods and Early Education. Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age Publishing

Georgeson, J. and Payler, J. (2013) International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care. Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill

Li, H. and Chen, JJ (2017) Evolution of the early childhood curriculum in China: The impact of social and cultural factors on revolution and innovation. Early Child Development and Care, 187 (10) pp. 1471 – 1483.

Miller, L. and Cameron, C. (eds) (2014) International Perspectives in the Early Years. London: Sage

Mucherah, W. and Mbogori, T. (2019) Examining Child Development from an African Cultural Context. Transformative Education 1.1. pp. 11-17. Doi: https://doi.org/10.14434/gjte.v1i1.26140