| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-SIS9 | Children at Risk and Education | Elective | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course; to assist participants exploring the factors what put children-at-risk and raise social awareness about motives and precautions against them. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Recognize and categorize the children-at-risk, | | 2 | Explains the reasons for pushing children into risk group based on scientific research results. | | 3 | Explain the motive why those children are in this risk group in the light of scientific research findings | | 4 | Recognize the support mechanisms of these children. | | 5 | Make plan and apply preservation and prevention programs considering each risk groups | | 6 | It produces projects that will contribute to the organizations serving these groups. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Risk factors and effects, groups of children created by risk factors; children living and working on the streets, children working in sectors, fragmented family children, children in need of protection, children guilty, children undergoing negligence and abuse, children at risk for developmentally, children living in unfavorable environmental conditions, and critical features in their education , precautions to be taken, the projects implemented in Turkey and other countries for the education of children at risk. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The definitions of risk factors such as violence, trauma, hyperactivity, neglect and abuse, addiction etc | | | | 2 | Who are the children-at-risk? | | | | 3 | The importance of describe children-at-risk- Necessity of prevention studies | | | | 4 | The reasons of being children-at-risks | | | | 5 | The role of family and teacher in recognizing the children-at-risk and Reporting process | | | | 6 | The current situation of children-at-risk in the world and in Turkey | | | | 7 | Prevention and support programs for children-at-risk in Turkey | | | | 8 | Visit to The Recidential Centers which children at-risk stay in.(The center of children who live in the streets). | | | | 9 | Midterm | | | | 10 | Prevention and support programs for children-at-risk in the world | | | | 11 | Children and mass media in the risk group | | | | 12 | Youth Family Center and Child Education Houses Visit | | | | 13 | Project presentations | | | | 14 | Presentation of the project | | | | 15 | Preparation for final exam | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Vision for Children At Risk (2017). Promoting Child Well-Being. https://visionforchildren.org. SOS Children?s Villages International (2015). Child At Risk The world?s most vulnerable children: who they are, where they live, and what puts them at risk . https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/384bc38a-62aa-4c2a-9563-a5ecc61b6a77/SOS-Child-at-risk-report-web.pdf. Rand Report (2005). Children at Risk Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9144.html. Stuart,C.G. Bostrom (2003) Children at Promise: Nine Principles to Help Kids Thrive in an at Risk World, Jossey-Bass Inc Pub . Aydın, İ (2002) Risk Altındaki Çocukların Eğitiminde Alternatif Okullar :ABD Örneği https://www.kriminoloji.com/Risk_Altindaki_Cocuklarin_Egitimi-Inayet_Aydin.htm. F.M.Gresham,K.L. Lane,T.A. O'Shaughnessy (2001). Interventions for Children With or at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Self Study | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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