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Module Title	LH Geographies of Children and Young People
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 27824
Module Lead	Dr Sophie Hadfield-Hill
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours External Visits-5 hours Guided independent study-165 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module addresses the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of understanding children and young people’s everyday lives in the context of urban, social, cultural and environmental change. The sub-discipline of Children’s Geographies has bought increased academic and policy attention to the importance of understanding children and young people’s everyday lives. The module will draw on contemporary research projects, literature and academic and policy debates about the socio-spatial lives of children. Importantly the module will address the diversity of childhood experiences, offering distinctions between and within majority and minority worlds. Thinking geographically about children and young people’s use of environment, positionality, culture, participation, agency and citizenship is key to exploring the social constructions of childhood.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Discuss the significance of geography for understanding the everyday lives of children and young people Evaluate and narrate the changing conceptualisations of children and childhood Demonstrate a clear understanding of the diversity of childhood experiences across and within environments Apply theoretical and methodological understandings of Children’s Geographies in their analysis of space and place
Assessment	27824-01 : Reflective Narrative : Coursework (50%) 27824-02 : Report : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: 1 x 2000 word rellective narrative (50%) ; 1 x 2000 report (50%) Reassessment: None
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