Childhood and Social Institutions (CSI) This program focuses on the subject of childhood from a range of different academic disciplines including, but not limited to: literature, history, psychology, sociology and religious studies. Topics such as the range of meanings of childhood, what competencies do children have, what rights and obligations do parents, educators, lawyers and journalists have to children and childhood are addressed within the program. In first year, there is only one required course for the program. Students will be able to select their remaining courses from a range of disciplines. HSP, SP, Maj, Min
What I like about King’s King’s is a very intimate and welcoming environment. Everything from the professors to the class sizes encourages you to want to learn and get involved not only in the classroom but out in the community as well. What I love most about King’s is how much it feels like being at a home away from home. It’s very easy to familiarize yourself with the campus and get comfortable right away.
Getting connected. King’s makes it very easy to get connected and offers a wide range of clubs, sports teams and student groups. Throughout my years at King’s I’ve been employed with Western Campus Recreation, competed for the Western Track and Field team, and been a co-Vice President of the running club-Kings In Motion. Todd MacLean | Year four Hometown: Chatham, Ontario Program: Childhood and Social Institutions High school: Chatham Kent-Secondary School Fanshawe College transfer
How my program makes a difference The CSI program is interested in the discourses of childhood, childhood as structured by society, children’s voices and perspectives, children’s rights, and children’s experiences. Many students taking our course find the shift in perspective very rewarding. In addition, we train our honors students in research methods and techniques to enable them to carry out their own research on childhood in their fourth year of study. Many of our students go on to study at colleges of education. The unique perspective gained in CSI enhances their teaching education and their later practice in the classroom. We also have many new and exciting developments in the CSI Program. We have an ongoing exchange program with Malmo University in Sweden, and a new exchange has been established at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.
Sally McNamee, PhD | Professor Program: Childhood and Social Institutions Introduction to Childhood and Social Institutions (1025 F/G) Researching Childhood (3311 F/G) Intimate Relations and Personal Life (3371 F/G) Childhood, Youth and Leisure (3370 F/G) Children, Health and Illness (in development)
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