Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | AE-OÖS13 | Children at Risk and Education | Elective | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
The purpose of this course; The main objective of this course is to get to know the children at risk and to raise awareness about the reasons for the risk and the measures that can be taken. |
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | Recognizes and classifies the children in the risk group, explains the reasons for pushing children into the risk group by basing them on scientific research results | 2 | Plans and implements protection and prevention programs for each risk group | 3 | Recognizes the support mechanisms in bringing these children into society | 4 | It investigates what NGOs are working with these groups and criticizes the work carried out. |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
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 committing crime, children neglected and abused, children at developmental risk, children living in unfavorable environmental conditions and their characteristics, critical elements in their education. measures; Projects implemented in Turkey and other countries for the education of children at risk. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Violence, trauma, hyperactivity, neglect and abuse, addiction etc. definition of risk situations | | | 2 | Who are the children in the risk group? | | | 3 | Reasons for children being pushed into the risk group | | | 4 | Reasons for children being pushed into the risk group | | | 5 | The role of the family and the teacher in the recognition of children at risk | | | 6 | In the world and in Turkey, the situation of children in the risk group | | | 7 | Turkey pushed the risk group for children? Also applied to prevention and support programs | | | 8 | Visits to the shelter centers of children who are pushed to the risk group (Street Children Center) | | | 9 | Midterm exam | | | 10 | Children and NGOs in the risk group | | | 11 | Children and mass media in the risk group | | | 12 | Youth Family Center and Child Education Houses Visit. | | | 13 | Project presentations | | | 14 | Project presentations | | | 15 | Final exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Stuart,C.G. Bostrom (2003) Children at Promise: Nine Principles to Help Kids Thrive in an at Risk World, Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
-F.M.Gresham,K.L. Lane,T.A. O'Shaughnessy (2001). Interventions for Children With or at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
-Tower-Crosson, C. (2001). Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect, Pearson Allyn & Bacon 5th.Edition. |
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 | 2 | 2 |
Final Examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Attending Lectures | 4 | 5 | 20 |
Self Study | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Reading | 12 | 2 | 24 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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