?Children? have long been a central concern within social policy, with rhetoric about the welfare and interests of children commonplace. Traditionally, however, children have not been considered stakeholders in social planning or policy. Rather, they are construed as victims, beneficiaries or passive recipients. While such constructions continue, there has been a radical reappraisal in some quarters, based largely on ideas about the human rights of children embodied in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This has opened the way for greater recognition of the complexities of children?s roles within societies.
This course aims to critically explore and challenge conventional concepts about child welfare, child protection and children?s place in society ? and resulting social policies. It will give students an opportunity to explore and analyse emerging approaches to children and social policy in both ?developed? and ?developing? countries.
Topics covered include:
- Critiques of child welfare
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Children and citizenship
- The best interests principle
- Parental and family roles and rights
- The impact of social policy on children
- Child protection
- Support for ?children at risk?
- Ethical approaches to working with children
Indicative Assessment
3 brief notes (10% each), Participation in WebCT discussion (15%), Policy Analysis Paper (55%)The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
weekly seminars (see timetable)Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3762 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4566 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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