Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | CHILD CARE AND HEALTH OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILD | ||||||||||||
Course Unit Code | HED101 | ||||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||||
Recommended optional program components | - Bruce T. and Meggitt, C. (2005). Child Care and Education. London: Hodder and Stoughton. - Brain, J. and Martin M. (2001). Child Care and Health. London: Thornes and Hulton. - Τσιλιγκίρογλου - Φαχαντίδου, Α. (2000). Παιδική Ανάπτυξη και Υγεία. University Studio Press. - Αλεξίου Δ. (1998). Σύγχρονη Μητέρα. Αθήνα. - Κωνσταντίνου, Α. (2004). Προδημοτική Εκπαίδευση. Λευκωσία. - Bowlby, J. Separation (Attachment and Loss). Vol. 1 & II. (1978). Penguin Books. - Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ψυχικής Υγιεινής του Παιδιού (1988). Μεγαλώνοντας σε Ίδρυμα. Αθήνα. - Fontana, D (2006). Growing Together. U.K: Element Books. - Ματσανιώτη, Ν. (1996). Εμείς και το παιδί μας. Αθήνα. - Σώκου, Κ. (1994). Οδηγός Αγωγής και Προαγωγής της Υγείας. Αθήνα. - Σώκου, Κ. (1998). Η Προαγωγή της Ψυχικής και Συναισθηματικής Υγείας. Αθήνα. - Τσιλιγκίρογλου-Φαχαντίδου, Α. (2001). Υγιεινή. University. Θεσσαλονίκη: Studio Press - Tones K. and S. Tilford (1994). Health Education: Effectiveness, efficiency and equity. Second Edition. London: Chapman and Hall. - Windmill, V. (1988). Human Growth and Development. U.K.: Edward Arnolds | ||||||||||||
Course Contents | - Introduction to Health Education and child care: Health, health education, personal and public health, the role of health and health education in child development and health maintenance. - Pregnancy-Childbirth: The process of fertilisation- conception. Factors affecting organogenesis and the development of the unborn child. Childbirth. Thalassaemia. Down syndrome. - The Newborn: Characteristics and needs of a healthy newborn baby. Basic child care for physical, mental, emotional health and social needs. Neonatal jaundice (i.e. physiological jaundice, rhesus incompatibility, and ABO incompatibility). - Health Problems: Minor health problems, communicable diseases. Immunizations. | ||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, which are aided by power point presentations, classroom discussions, role plays and group work. Lecture notes and presentations are available for students to use in combination with the textbooks. | ||||||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |