Information Package / Course Catalogue
Children Rights
Course Code: EY538
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

In this course, it is aimed to gain knowledge about children rights, negligence of the rights, children with disabilities, refugees, divorced family children, basic knowledge about children rights

Course Content

Child rights, Legal documents, Childhood, Negligences about children rights, child sociology

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain child rights and neglection of the child rights
2.To be able to know national and international laws
3.To be able to know the rights of working children, children with divorced parents, refugees and children with disabilities
4.To be able to evaluate child right violation
5.To be able to develop policies towards child rights protection
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akyüz, E. (2010). Çocuk Hukuku. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
2.Karaman-Kepenekci, Y. (2000) İnsan Hakları Eğitimi, Ankara: Anı.
3.Karaman-Kepenekci, Y. (2008) Eğitimciler İçin İnsan Hakları ve Vatandaşlık, Ankara: Ekinoks.
4.Karaman Kepenekci, Y. ve Taşkın, P. (Edts). (2018). Prof. Dr. Emine Akyüz’e Armağan Akademisyenlikte 50 Yıl. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
5.Yıldırım Doğru, S. (2014) Çocuk Hakları ve Koruma. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of child and place of child in law
Week 2 - Theoretical
Historical development of children rights
Week 3 - Theoretical
Laws towards children rights protection in netional and international laws
Week 4 - Theoretical
Convention on the rights of the children
Week 5 - Theoretical
Child negligence and abuse
Week 6 - Theoretical
Child court
Week 7 - Theoretical
Working children
Week 8 - Theoretical
Crimes against children
Week 9 - Theoretical
Divorce and child
Week 10 - Theoretical
Refugee children
Week 11 - Theoretical
Children who need protection
Week 12 - Theoretical
Children with special needs
Week 13 - Theoretical
Duties and responsibilities of the state about children rights
Week 14 - Theoretical
Children at press
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1538
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026