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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The aim of this certificate course in BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up is to develop an understanding of children of different age groups with the main focus to enable the students undertaking this course to grasp the different socio-political realities that construct different childhoods, such as the children’s lived-in contexts of family, school, neighbourhood, and community. By having an interdisciplinary framework, this 12 week course includes contributions from cross-cultural psychology, sociology, and anthropology related to child development and childhood.

Hence, put in a nutshell child development, childhood, and adolescence are viewed in different socioeconomic and cultural settings. Even Though science has opened up and solved some of these mysteries yet there are some that are left untouched. BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Classes go through this growing up pattern as, if you take the universal pattern of development in man, you will be surprised by its systematic and methodical way of occurring.

All students after carrying out the required projects and assignments get a BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certificate from the IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) New Delhi.

The Highlights

Provided by IGNOU
Flexible course - online
12 Weeks Course
Certificate of Completion

Programme Offerings

video lectures

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	IGNOU

No fees. It's open for all interested candidates in this certificate course

Description	Amount
Course Fees	N/A

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

10+2 pass candidates
Candidates appearing or appeared for qualifying exams
Open to all candidates

What you will learn

After successful completion of the BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certification Course you can learn concepts like development and learning in general and learner in specific. Also, certain misconceptions regarding childhood, as understood in an ideal situation and its contrast seen in the present situation, will be discussed in detail.

The students undertaking this BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Training study childhood in difficult situations like jail, war affected families, conflict situations, very poor families, and urban slums, and understanding children in the socio-cultural contexts of India are the focussed concepts.

More importantly the curriculum deals with similarities and differences in gender stereotypes of different genders and efforts in developing non gender-stereotyped children that can also be learnt in Paediatrics And Child Health Certification Courses. It also throws light on changes in family structure or formation and gender roles as well as the panoramic shift in gender relations. Man must and should undergo this universal pattern of development, irrespective of his colour, caste, country and race.

After completion of the BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certification by IGNOU, the learning outcomes includes:

Explain the meaning of growth
Describe the concept of Development
Differentiate between the processes of growth and development
Establish relationship between development, learning and maturation
Identify the different areas of developmental influences
Recognise the factors that influence the development
Illustrate the impact of deficient nutrition on an individual

Who it is for

Childcare Programme AdministratorSpecial Education Teacher

There shall be bumper job opportunities for these roles below if the relevant students apply for BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Online Course:

Childcare Program Administrator
Early Childhood Educator
Preschool Teacher
Special Education Teacher

Admission Details

The admission for the certificate course in BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certification by IGNOU starts soon. Interested students are requested to enroll as soon as possible by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website

Step 2: Fill up the application form on the site

Step 3: Upload all necessary documents

Step 4: Pay the required fee online

Step 5: Wait for confirmation of admission

The Syllabus

Instructors

IGNOU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How are the classes for BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Online Course being held?

The BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up classes for this certificate course are conducted Online via video lectures.

2: What is the concept of childhood?

Childhood is considered to be either a natural biological stage of development. It includes the nature of childhood, the purpose or function of childhood, and how childhood is used in society.

3: Who are the instructors for this course?

Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla is the instructor for this course from Indira Gandhi National Open University.

4: What is IGNOU?

IGNOU stands for The Indira Gandhi National Open University and was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985. It aims to serve by means of distance and open education to all segments of society.

5: How does childhood differ from adulthood?

Childhood is the period of time when humans are still growing up. Adulthood is the time in our life when we are a bit grown up physically.