BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up

The Course offers an introduction to the study of childhood, child development and adolescence. It aims to make you think effectively about the developmental process of the child and the interplay of poverty, class and gender in child development. This Course will widen your knowledge about child development; stimulate you to know more about the debates in childhood and adolescence, and the importance of understanding childhood and adolescence in the teaching-learning process. The course will be offered for 12 weeks that includes e-text, videos and discussion forum. There will be weekly quiz and term-end examination for assessment of this Course.