Program Overview

School and Classroom Processes (PHDE0096)

Key Information

• Faculty: IOE
• Teaching department: Psychology and Human Development
• Credit value: 30
• Restrictions: This module is only available to students on the MSc Psychological Science of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module considers the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people within school and the nested sub-settings that make up school. Children and young people spend most of their time in classrooms but also exist in other settings such as the school yard or playground, school dining room, and school corridors. Their activities, social interactions, and relationships with school staff and peers can have important implications for their engagement, learning, motivation, and individual feelings and beliefs about themselves and school, and how variations in these may change and develop over time. Specifically, the module will cover theoretical perspectives on school and classroom contexts and processes, peer relationships and interactions, school and classroom organisation, and teacher-pupil interactions/relationships. Taking a critically evaluative approach, students will develop a knowledge of theoretical perspectives on school and classroom settings and processes. Recent empirical, theoretical, and methodological advances in this field of research will be discussed and used to explore the implications for policymakers and practitioners working in educational settings.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Term 2
• Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment:
  • 70% Coursework
  • 30% Viva or oral presentation
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 30
• Module leader: Dr Ed Baines