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EDU 124 Theory And Practice Of Child-Friendly Schools

NCE1 levelEducation25 topics

EDU 124 covers 25 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Content outline
  2. Introduction to Child Friendly schools concept, principles and models
  3. Definition and characteristics of Child Friendly schools
  4. Key generic principles of CFS based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
  5. CRC): child-centredness democratic participation, inclusiveness.
  6. Quality as holistic and multi-dimensional
  7. Characteristics of a child-friendly school
  8. Principle 1:child rights and inclusive education
  9. Principle 2: effective teaching and learning environments
  10. Principle 3: safe supportive and protective learning environments
  11. Principle 4:healthy and health-seeking learning environments
  12. Principle 5:gender-sensitive learning environments
  13. Principle 6:democratic participation and partnership building
  14. The Policy context for CFS in Nigeria: policies that promote the CFS approach
  15. Child-Friendly Schools Standards and Indicators for Teacher Education
  16. Teacher preparation for CFS: child centred, interactive methodologies based on
  17. Application of Constructivism to Teaching and learning
  18. General Principles of Constructivist Learning
  19. Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching
  20. Some Examples of Constructivist teaching Models
  21. Facilities required in a Child-Friendly School
  22. Resources Required for CFS Teaching and Learning
  23. Assessment of Teaching in a CFS
  24. Technology in CFS Learning and Teaching
  25. Strategies for Mainstreaming CFS concept and principles in Nigeria

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Content outline

The content outline of Theory and Practice of Child-Friendly Schools centres on the major elements that make a school safe, inclusive, effective, participatory, and supportive of the whole child. For examination purposes, you must know the core components of a child-friendly school and how those components guide school practice, policy, classroom interaction, and the learning environment.

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