COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RUKIYE GÜNSELI YILDIRIM

Offered to

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

This course aim to improve students' knowledge about the contemporary developmental theories and their contribution to understand preschool children's physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ainsworth, M. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of a strange situation. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2. Bandura, A. (1963). Social learning and personality development. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
3. Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss. New York: Basic Books.
4. Erikson, E. (1985). Childhood and society. 35th anniversary ed. New York: W.W. Norton.
5. Klein, M. (1984). The Psychoanalysis of Children. London: Hogarth.
6. Kohlberg, L. (1987). Child psychology and childhood education: A cognitive developmental view. New York: Longman.
7. Piaget, J. (1963). The origins of intelligence in children. New York: Norton.
8. Piaget, J. (1968). Judgement and reasoning in the child. Totowa: Littlefield, Adams, & Co.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, research, literature review

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm 40% final 60%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of the course is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunseli.yildirim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes