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EDU-20023 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 April 2024

EDU-20023 - Play, Power and Pedagogy
Coordinator: John Howlett Tel: +44 1782 7 34151
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Can children learn while playing? Is play embedded in early years pedagogy? This module encourages students to examine play as a core method of learning. It introduces students to the contemporary theories and practices surrounding the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and how these are reflected in historical and contemporary policy debates.
Lectures include topics such as: Existing theories of play; Pioneers of play and children¿s learning ¿ Rousseau, Froebel, Montessori; The status of play in education policy and practice; and International Perspectives on Play.

Aims
To introduce students to the key concepts surrounding play as a pedagogic tool and to the ways in which some of these have been theorised;
To examine the role of play in children's cognitive development;
To explore the way in which teachers use play to facilitate learning and to scaffold and extend children's knowledge;
To encourage students to participate in a critical engagement of the appropriate research and government policy in relation to play and the National Curriculum.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/edu-20023/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Study hours

12 hours lectures
12 hours seminar
38 hours lecture and seminar preparation
30 hours private study
58 hours essay and presentation preparation



School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 80%
Essay (1,500 words)
This will be a summative assessment chosen from a list of 6 or 7 found within the module guide. There will be detailed feedback attached to each essay.

2: Presentation weighted 20%
Individual Presentation of 7.5 mins and 2.5 mins of questions
This is an individual presentation of a designated time limit (7.5 mins and 2.5 mins of questions) with time allocated for brief questions from the two markers. Feedback will be written and appended onto the marking sheet which the students may request.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 25 April 2024