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Introduction to Child and Youth Studies Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Section 1: Tuesday, 12-2Pm, Thistle 247 Section 2: Tuesday, 9-11Am, Thistle 247 CHYS 1F90: Introduction to Child and Youth Studies Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Section 1: Tuesday, 12-2pm, Thistle 247 Section 2: Tuesday, 9-11am, Thistle 247 Professor Term 1 Dr. Dawn Zinga Professor Term 2 Dr. Shauna Pomerantz (Sept-Dec) (Jan-Apr) Office Cairns 325 Office Cairns 331 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] TERM 1: Mon 12-2 TERM 2: Mon 1-2pm Office hours Or by appointment Office hours Thurs 1-2pm Course Jo-Anne Sinnige-Egger Drop-in help Watch Sakai for Coordinator clinic term 1 announcements Office Cairns 322 Drop-in help Watch Sakai for clinic term 2 announcements Email [email protected] Exam prep and Watch Sakai for viewing hours announcements Office hours By appointment or just Sakai Chat Prof will monitor drop in throughout the week Course Description: This course will give students an overview of the multiple ways that children and youth can be studied. Through developmental, exceptionalities, and socio-cultural lenses, students will learn about past and present issues facing young people locally and globally, as well as various research methods used to gather information with and about young people. In term one: We will consider how children and youth have been viewed and theorized through developmental and exceptionalities perspectives. These perspectives primarily draw upon psychology and education, although they also touch upon anthropology. We will explore the foundations of child and youth development from conception through to young adulthood. We will often focus on the experiences of children and youth in various contexts, such as the family, school, community, and society by considering how children and youth function in those contexts and how they can be supported. Some consideration will be given to policies and approaches that impact the experiences of children and youth. The following questions will be discussed: • How do developmental perspectives frame our understanding of children and youth? • How do theories of genetics and brain development help us understand children and youth? • What can be learned from the nature versus nurture debate? • How do children learn to self-regulate their behaviour and emotions? • What is the role of attachment and why are attachments important? • Why do we have an ability/disability paradigm and how can we conceptualize children and youth outside this paradigm? • In what ways can exceptionalities be defined? 1 • Why is it important to understand that Western conceptualizations of development are only one way of understanding children and youth? In term two: We will examine childhood and youth from a socio-cultural perspective that draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, education, and history. This lens enables us to question the idea of a ‘universal’ or ‘natural’ childhood and instead explore how children and youth exist within social categories that shift over time and across different spaces. Rather than assume the powerlessness of children and youth, we will also explore how young people change and resist social perceptions through resilience and resistance. The following questions will be discussed: • What is childhood? What is a child? • How and why are youth criticised in Western culture? • How do ‘race’, gender, class, and sexuality shape the experiences of children and youth? • How is globalization altering childhood and youth? • How are young people politically engaged? • How do institutions, such as the school and the media, shape young people’s lives? • How is research conducted with children and youth? Learning Outcomes—By the end of this course, students should be able to: • Understand that young people can be studied from a variety of perspectives • Explain and apply various concepts and theories related to childhood and youth • Explore how childhood and youth are diverse categories that are complicated by contexts, identities, and inequalities • Identify ways that young people shape/are shaped by developmental and social forces • Feel comfortable reading and discussing quantitative and qualitative research • Lead discussion in seminar • Express thoughtful and critical ideas both verbally and in academic writing Course assignments and value: 1. Seminar participation 10% each term = 20% 2. Seminar facilitation 5% each term = 10% 3. Film analysis 15% each term = 30% 4. Quizzes (1% each) 5% each term = 10% 5. Term 1 exam December exam period TBA = 15% 6. Term 2 exam April exam period TBA = 15% Quiz Types and Dates: Term 1: • On-line Sakai quest: due by Sept 22nd, 11pm • Sakai quizzes on lecture material and readings, open from 3pm-3am on the day of the quiz: Sept 26th, Oct 24th, Nov 14th, Nov 28th Term 2: • Sakai quizzes on lecture material and readings, open from 3pm-3am on the day of the quiz: Jan 23rd, Feb 13th, Mar 13th, Mar 27th • On-line Sakai survey: due by April 6th, 11pm Film Analysis Paper Due Dates: Film analysis, term 1 (due as PDF to Assignment on Sakai): November 3rd, 11pm Film analysis, term 2 (due as PDF to Assignment on Sakai): March 2nd, 11pm 2 Required Readings: The reading package for this course is available at the Brock Bookstore. You are welcome to buy last year’s reading package (2016-2017), as the readings are the same. Readings are NOT the same for any year prior to 2016-2017. Lecture Notes: Fill-in-the-blank notes are available for download on Sakai by 10pm on Monday. Lecture notes are in a Word document that you can manipulate as needed. Many students find it helpful to space out the notes in order to make room to add their own thoughts and things we say that are not part of the PowerPoint outline. We highly recommend that you make space for your own notes. NOTE: the posted notes are NOT the entire lecture and should not be taken as enough information to pass the course. Notes will be fully elaborated on in lecture and lecture will include information not in the notes. Students are expected to ‘fill in the blanks’ and to add their own notes. Lecture attendance is highly recommended (especially if you want an A). Who to contact if you have a question: • Syllabus: Questions relating to due dates, seminar days/times, TA emails, reading schedule, assignment instructions. This should always be your first source of information. • TA: Questions relating to course content, readings, seminar absences, and feedback on your film analyses. Always contact your TA first before contacting the professor. • Jo-Anne (our course co-ordinator): Questions relating to extensions (see policy below), re-marking (see policy below), makeup exams (see policy below), and seminar switches. • Sakai Chat: Questions that other students likely have about readings/content, and assignment instructions. The Chat is immediate assistance similar to office hours with your TA (located on Sakai, look for “chat” button on left side of screen). • Professor: Questions that cannot be answered by any of the above; private concerns about the course that cannot be shared on Sakai chat. Course Policies: Surfing, texting, and chatting: Please show respect to your fellow students and the professor during lecture. It is expected that you will turn off all electronic devices in the lecture hall and avoid use of any electronics for reasons other than taking notes. Students who surf on laptops must sit in the back rows of the lecture hall so that other students are not distracted. Cell phones must be turned off and texting should only occur at the break. Please do not chat with your neighbours during lecture as it distracts everyone around you. If you disrupt lecture by surfing, texting, or chatting, the professor may ask you to leave OR make you part of the lecture! So if you aren’t comfortable with those options, adjust your computer usage accordingly! Lecture and Seminar Etiquette: In Lecture: Prior to lecture, print out the lecture notes to bring to lecture or download them to your laptop so you can make detailed notes. Remember that posted lecture notes are not a substitute for 3 attending lecture so make sure you attend each lecture. In lecture you are expected to arrive early so you can get a seat, get set up, and be ready when the professor starts the lecture. Turn off your cell phone and remove headphones. As much as possible, do not leave your seat while the professor is talking. There will be a 10-minute break during each lecture when you can use the bathroom. Eating/drinking in lecture is fine. Do not talk during lecture. In Seminar: Arrive 5 minutes early, turn off your cell phones, and have the readings for the week in front of you. Doing the readings in advance of seminar will enable you to participate fully, rather than ‘faking it’. Your TA will know if you are faking it: it is the difference between saying ‘anything’ just to talk and saying something that is related to the readings. Those who talk about the readings in seminar will get a better participation mark than those who do not. Cell phone usage including texting and surfing on your laptop will not be tolerated in seminar! Late Penalty and Extensions: • Film analysis papers will be marked down 5% every day they are late unless you have been given an extension by the professor. TAs cannot give extensions. • Requests for extensions/makeup exams must go through Jo-Anne. • No extensions will be provided without medical documentation, documentation through the Student Development Centre, or other relevant documentation. All extensions must be arranged with Jo-Anne BEFORE the due date. • No makeup exams will be granted without a valid reason. Official documentation is required. Taking a family vacation is not a valid reason to miss an exam. The dates for the exam period are listed below.
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