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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

EDUC 322-3

email: brittoncookson@telus.net

Thursdays 1:30-16:20

EDB 8620F

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 220 or PSYC

250

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will provide students with an overview of theory, research

and practice concerning the social and emotional development, social interactions, and relationships of

children and adolescents during the school years. Particular attention shall be placed upon the role that

peer relationships play in development, the role of the school in supporting positive interactions among

students and between students and teachers, and the role of the family in a child's emotional and social

development.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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To deepen our theoretic understandings of the significance of the child's social relationships

within the culture of the school.

(2)

To construct a deeper understanding of environmental influences on the social lives of children.

(3)

To examine and evaluate programs aimed at supporting social and emotional development.

REQUIREMENTS:

Students shall complete a series of short reflections based upon the assigned

weekly readings. There will also be an in-class final exam drawn from the readings and class notes.

Participation is mandatory and will contribute to the final grade.

REQUIRED TEXT:

Kostelnik, M.J., Whirren, A.P., Soderman, A.K., Stein, L.C., & Gregory, K.

(2005).

Guiding

Children's Social Development: Theory to Practice, (5th ed.). Delmar: Albany, NY. ISBN:

1401897630

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