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 465-201 CDS21 Social & Emotional Development

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Linda Harrison

Prerequisites

465-101 CDS11 Child Family & Society, 465-102 CDS12 Cognitive Development and 465-103 CDS13 Physical Development or equivalent.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

A study of key theories, models and research which contribute to current understanding of normative patterns and individual differences in children's social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood. Topics will include attachment relationships; the expression, regulation and understanding of emotion; self-awareness, other-awareness and self-esteem; interactional style; social competence, friendship, social problem-solving; empathy, and pro-social and anti-social behaviours. Consideration will be given to the effect of biological predispositions, such as temperament, and contextual factors, such as child-rearing practices and attendance at day care, as influences on developmental processes and trajectories. The function of emotion and emotion regulation as organisers of children's social, cognitive and physical experiences will be of particular interest in examining the inter-relationships between developmental domains.

Assessment

Assignments totalling 2000 words and a 2-hour written examination.

Prescribed Texts

  • Berk L, Child Development (5th ed). Needam Heights, Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon 1999.


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