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3.00 Credits
Theories and research on the impact of separation, divorce, and remarriage on the social and cognitive development of children. Topics will include children's understanding of the separation and divorce experience, postdivorce parent-child relationships, and school and family interactions. Implications of research findings for parenting after divorce, legislation and judicial practice, school policies, and planning of intervention programs. Prerequisites Child Development 1 or Psychology 1. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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This course deals with personality and social development from infancy through adolescence. Topics to be covered include continuity in development, attachment, sex-role development, empathy and friendship, social cognition, and moral development. A combination chronological/topical approach will be followed. Advanced course for seniors and graduate students. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester First Summer Semester
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3.00 Credits
Societal change together with cultural and racial diversity among families in relation to child rearing and education. The transformation of the modern nuclear family to the postmodern permeable family. Introduction to families of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. This course is offered during the following semesters: Second Summer Semester
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3.00 Credits
A survey of current research and theories in the area of child development through the first two years. Students will have the opportunity to observe newborn and infant behavior. Topics covered include genetic inheritance; development of sensory and motor systems; perception; early learning; early social interaction; attachment, including normative and atypical development. Emphasis placed on experimental evidence and methods as well as application. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Review of theoretical and applied approaches for providing services to young children and families from culturally diverse backgrounds, particularly families who have recently immigrated from non-Western countries. Topics include early intervention, comprehensive assessment, health care, and school integration. Students have the opportunity to visit programs and acquire focused experience with infants, young children, and parents.
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3.00 Credits
The origins, forms, effects, and determinants of children's play, including parent-infant play, peer play, play common to different age groups, and play used in educational and therapeutic settings. Readings of classic and current papers on play; student observation studies; analyses of children's jokes, toys, games, playgrounds, and problems in playing. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester Second Summer Semester
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3.00 Credits
Why educators, broadcasters, advertisers, and politicians consider children a special audience of the mass media. Examination of children's media content (television, video, computers, film, and print) and the effects of media on children and adolescents. Regulations that govern children's media use, including V-chip, ratings systems, and Internet access. Student projects on media literacy and other topics. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
The physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developments of adolescence and the transitions from childhood to adulthood. Emphasis on individual differences and the impact of family, school, peers, community, culture, and historical context. Consideration given to interventions aimed at promoting positive youth development.
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Study of various interpretations of 'best practices' in early childhood and elementary education as they correspond to contemporary theories of child development and learning. Analysis of education within specific cultural, historical, and political context(s), as they inform notions of developmentally appropriate practices. Major emphasis on sociocultural theory and concept of teaching as collaborative inquiry and reflective praxis. Observations at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School and a variety of other settings in the greater Boston area. Assignments include individual as well as small team projects; all students will develop a personal philosophy statement. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Curriculum design and implementation for the preschool, kindergarten, and lower-elementary-school-age child. Focus on interface between theories of teaching and learning, authentic assessment strategies, and project-based curricula as means of responding effectively to the needs and potentials of diverse populations of young children. Utilization and development of materials, documentation processes, and technology in the Curriculum Resource Laboratory. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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