BSc Educational Psychology / Course details

This unit will provide students with an introduction to theory and research relating to the inter-related fields of prevention science, implementation science, and intervention development and research.  It will build on foundations provided by the Level 4 unit, ‘Development and childhood’, and the level 5 unit, ‘Risk and resilience processes in human development.  Indicative course unit content as follows: Introducing prevention science; understanding and evaluating interventions; implementation science; assessing social, emotional and behavioural outcomes; intervention form and function; sustainability and scaling up of interventions.

The unit aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of how theory and research in prevention science can applied in educational contexts to improve children’s social, emotional and behavioural outcomes

Face to face lectures (e.g. including whole class discussion and debate, case/scenario based learning, and other approaches to learning and teaching)

Small group seminars (e.g. focused, critical discussion of selected papers)

Supplementary e-learning processes (e.g. asynchronous discussion of stimulus questions set by tutors between lectures and tutorials) and resources (e.g. online videos)

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how prevention science theory can be applied to understand and address social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in educational contexts 

Critically analyse research in prevention science, particularly in relation to school-based interventions

Oral communication (contributing to discussion and debate)

Working with others (group work, case-based work)

IT skills (word processing, accessing electronic databases  and  library  facilities,  managing references)

Students are presented an applied learning scenario by which they are to propose the implementation and evaluation of a school-based intervention.

Online via Blackboard/Turnitin

Bosworth, K. (ed) (2015). Prevention science in school settings. New York, Springer.

Humphrey, N. et al (2016). Implementation and process evaluation for interventions in education settings: a synthesis of the literature. London: EEF.

Weist, M.D., Lever, N. A., Bradshaw, C. & Sarno Owens, J. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of school mental health. New York: Springer