Child development
Not offered in 1995
3 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula
A comprehensive examination of the critical factors involved in the development of young children 0-12 with particular emphasis on the development of children 0-8 years. Theories relating to the influences of genetic and environmental factors on development will be examined. Other topics will include the development of language; the role of play in children's overall development; attachment theories and separation anxiety; parenting styles and their implications; motivation theories and their application to develop children's programs; the development of children's perception of self; the development of locus of control in young children and an introduction to children with special needs.
Assessment
Class test: 40% * Examinations: 60%
Recommended texts
Black J and others The young child's development from pre-birth through age eight Merrill, 1992
Marion M Guidance of young children 3rd edn, Merrill, 1991
Richards M and Light P (eds) Children of social worlds Blackwell, 1988