This subject provides students with discipline-based knowledge of the psychology of child development within a variety of social contexts: family, socio-cultural and school settings. The focus of the subject is on child development across the primary school years (4-12 years), with an emphasis on cognition and reasoning. All developmental/theoretical bases delivered will incorporate a philosophical framework (humanism) acknowledging preventative management and including among other things, the rights of the child-as-learner in terms of the UN Charter: The Rights of the Child. Professional ethics provide another part of this framework.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.
HD/FL
One session
School of Education
- The ecology of child development in terms of sociocultural influences (parenting styles, family needs etc) and implications of this for diversity in development - Language, social and personality development - Physical development - Play and active learning as a medium for learning in primary school. (Dev issues in relation to maturational transition and change) - Managing difficult behaviour: developmental bases. Aggression, dev of pro-social behaviour & altruistic behaviour, children's concepts of moral reasoning & social justice, emotional development, playground bullying and peer relationships - Cognition: thinking, reasoning and problem solving, development of abstract thought. Constructivist & socio constructivist perspectives incl metacognition, dispositional cognition and multiple intelligences - The rights of the child-as-learner. This element which includes consideration of stress on young learners is interwoven throughout the subject and also addressed in the accompanying Study Guide with related activities.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.