Information Package / Course Catalogue
Children at Risk and Their Education
Course Code: OÖÖ496
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable the students to have knowledge about the characteristics and education of children groups at risk.

Course Content

Risk factors and effects, groups of children created by risk factors; children living and working in the streets, children working in sectors, fragmented family children, children in need of protection; children at risk from developmental aspects, children living in unfavorable environmental conditions and their characteristics, critical elements in their education, measures to be taken; Projects implemented in Turkey and other countries for the education of children at risk.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows risk factors for children.
2.Knows the characteristics of children at risk.
3.Knows the important elements related to the education of children at risk.
4.Prepare appropriate activity plans for children at risk.
5.Communicate appropriately with children at risk.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Seçer, Z. (). Risk altındaki çocuklar ve eğitimleri. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap
2.İştar Işıklı, E. (Edt). (2018). Dezavantajlı gruplar üzerine araştırmalar. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitapevi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Risk factors and effects
Week 2 - Theoretical
Risk factors and effects
Week 3 - Theoretical
Groups of children at risk
Week 4 - Theoretical
Groups of children at risk
Week 5 - Theoretical
Children living under unfavorable environmental conditions and their characteristics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Children's rights
Week 7 - Theoretical
Official studies related to children's rights in Turkey
Week 8 - Theoretical
Official studies related to children's rights in Turkey (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Measures for children at risk
Week 10 - Theoretical
Important points about the training of children at risk
Week 11 - Theoretical
Projects implemented in Turkey and other countries for the education of children at risk
Week 12 - Theoretical
Projects implemented in Turkey and other countries for the education of children at risk
Week 13 - Theoretical
Planning different activities for children at risk
Week 14 - Theoretical
Planning different activities for children at risk
Week 16 - Theoretical
Homework submission
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment210122
Individual Work66248
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
3
4
5
3
3
4
4
5
4
OÇ-2
4
2
3
4
3
5
3
2
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-5
4
2
3
4
3
5
3
2
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026