Aims of the Module:

• To enable to student to gain a reasoned understanding of the Educational Entitlement of young children and its implementation.
• To facilitate the student in critically appraising the concepts of how to implement the education aims of early childhood and factors influencing this implementation.
• To critically evaluate the role of various factors, agencies and alternative methods of learning / education on the education of a pupil.
• Critically evaluate research methods used in ‘child education’ within the United Kingdom.