BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up

By Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 4133

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.

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Teacher Education
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	01 Jan 2025
End Date :	30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	24 May 2025 IST
Exam Shift :	Shift-II

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

Page Visits

Course layout

Week	Module Name
Week 1	Concept of Childhood and Adolescence
Week 2	Socialization and Growing Up in Diverse Contexts
Week 3	Agencies of Socialization
Week 4	Understanding Growth and Development
Week 5	Different Perspectives in Child Development
Week 6	Dimensions of Child Development
Week 7	Methods of Studying Children and Adolescents- Part I
Week 8	Methods of Studying Children and Adolescents- Part II
Week 9	Growing Up with Media
Week 10	Issues Affecting Adolescents
Week 11	Life Skills Education for Adolescents
Week 12	Child Rights and Legislation

Books and references

1. Aries, P.(1962). Centuries of childhood. Harmondsworth: Penguin

2. Berk, Laura E . (2011). Child development. Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd

3. Kail, Robert V. & Cavanaugh, John C.(2013). Human development- A life-span view. US: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

4. Santrock, John W.(2007).Adolescence. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.

5. Kuther, T.L.(2017). Lifespan Development.UK: Sage Publications Ltd.

Instructor bio

Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla enjoys the distinction of having her Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi. In addition to publishing many papers in various journals, she has participated and acted as a resource person in various seminars and workshops. She also contributed various units in self-learning materials of different programmes of School of Education, IGNOU. Her areas of specialization are educational psychology, social science, teacher education, educational management and administration, and distance education.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn. However, if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres. Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be provided.

SWAYAM Helpline / Support