Scheme of Work
Level / Course
Year 12
Key questions/objectives
Describe and evaluate two
explanations of attachment,
including learning theory and
Bowlby’s theory
Describe and evaluate different
types of attachment including
secure, insecure avoidant, and
insecure resistant and methodology
used to classify attachment types –
The Strange Situation – Mary
Ainsworth
How do attachment types differ
across cultures in terms of
individualistic and collectivist
cultures?
CAG 2
Main learning activities
Learning outcomes/skills
Resources
Research and discuss evolutionary
explanations for attachment (John
Bowlby) and understand research
into the Behaviourist explanation
for attachment (learning theory)
Understand the explanation
Link to research evidence
Evaluate the research in terms of
issues, debates and approaches
Use relevant terminology
Discuss in terms of validity and
reliability
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Class handouts
Own notes
Research and describe the
methodology used and be able to
show an understanding of the
different attachment types and the
behaviour associated with each
type in terms of willingness to
explore, Separation/Reunion
behaviour and how the child
behaves around a stranger.
Be able to describe the research
methodology
Evaluate the research methodology
Explain a child’s behaviour in terms of
attachment types.
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Own notes
Research studies into cultural
variations
Evaluate the research methods
used to conduct the research
All must be able to describe two
studies into cultural differences i.e.
Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenburg
And Rothbaum et al
All must be able to evaluate the
research
Most will be able to link to Mary
Ainsworth study into the strange
situation.
Class text
Class handouts
Own notes
Links/points
to note
Understand
how
attachment
behaviour is
linked to the
formation of
later
relationships
and
aggression
Understand
how
attachment
behaviour is
linked to the
formation of
later
relationships
and
aggression
Understand
ethnocentric
and bias
research.
Scheme of Work
Key questions/objectives
What is the impact of different forms
of day care on children’s social
development?
How research into attachment and
day care influenced child care
practices?
Main learning activities
Learning outcomes/skills
Research and debate the effects of
day care on a child’s social
development including aggression
and peer relations
Suggest how research into
attachment and day care has
influenced child care practices
including adoption and day care.
Understand research into day care
Be able to link to the quality of day
care v the quantity of day care.
Show an understanding of how this
may effect the social behaviour of
children i.e. in terms of aggression
and peer relations.
Resources
Links/points
to note
Class text
Class handouts
Own notes
Apply this
topic to
everyday life
in terms of
Human
behaviour
and childcare
practices.