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2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC3951 Involving Parents/Carers in Learning

20 creditsClass Size: 15

Module manager: Sally Gibbs
Email: s.e.gibbs@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

Completion of 120 credits at Level 1 and Level 2 of FD or equivalent

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will recognise the developing role of support staff in working with parents/carers. It will also acknowledge the link between parental experience and education and commitment to their childrens education and attainment. It will suggest that specific personal skills can be developed by support staff to aid such work.

Objectives

- To recognize the impact of parents/carers social and cultural capital on children's attainment
- To recognize and take account of implicit and explicit power relations between educational services and parents/carers.
- To critically evaluate the resources, projects and support provided for parents/carers
- To recognize ethical dimensions and dilemmas in such work
- To develop skills and strategies in face-to face work with parents/carers

Learning outcomes
- Models of involvement in public services
- The impact of the hidden curriculum on learner involvement in education
- The range of roles that the parents/carers of learners can take within educational provision
- The range of provision to involve, help, support and educate parents/carers
- Skills in working with parents/carers, e.g. mediation skills

Skills outcomes
Relational skills
Mediation skills

Syllabus

Citizen or consumer, choice or voice? The role of parents/carers.
Why involve parents/carers in their childrens education? Social capital and the hidden curriculum
Barriers to involvement
Projects and approaches for involving parentscarers in statutory and non-statutory provision
Educating parents/carers in curriculum development
Developing parenting skills
Supporting parents/carers
Enlisting parents/carers in behavioural work. The hidden curriculum
Communication and problem-solving
The skills of mediation

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Group learning	1	2.00	2.00
Practical	1	2.00	2.00
Seminar	8	2.00	16.00
Tutorial	1	2.00	2.00
Independent online learning hours			178.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will research both evidence of the impact of parental involvement and specific projects for working with parents/carers. Problem solving and reflection tasks will be carried out weekly. Reading and research tasks also set

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There will be ongoing monitoring of students on a weekly basis by the module tutor. Students also have a personal tutor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Project report 4,000 words	60.00
Group Project	Role play and evaluation (Equiv 2,000 words)	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 01/04/2016

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