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100% online Early Years, Policy and Education

  • 15 credits

This module encourages students to think critically about the concept of childhood as a social and historical construction. It explores a range of institutional and other discourses in which childhood is encoded – including media, literature, art, and the law – but there is a particular focus on state policies and education. Through a critical review of a range of recent interventions, strategies, and agendas, including Every Child Matters, Sure Start, Inclusion and Creativity, and their enactment through the early years and primary curriculum, it explores the role of the state in current constructions of childhood, parenting, and associated rights and responsibilities.

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If you are based in the UK or the EU, you may be eligible for a government postgraduate loan to cover the full course fees.

Keele alumni discount: if you have successfully completed an undergraduate degree at Keele, you are eligible for a 10% tuition fees reduction, reducing total fees payable to £558.00.

You pay tuition fees for each module taken, either module-by-module or in full at the start of your course.

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