Attachment in the early years
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Learn about attachment theory and research in early childhood development. Understand the significance of early attachments and their impact on childcare. Explore attachment classifications, caregiving features, and the ethical conduct of research with children. Enhance your knowledge with video recordings and expert insights. Start your journey today.
This free course, Attachment in the early years, covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood. In the 1950s, John Bowlby was the first person to develop a theory about the significance of early attachments between caregivers and very young children. His work has stimulated a massive and very productive field of research with important implications for childcare. This OpenLearn course describes Bowlby’s theory and the work that has built on it, illustrated with video recordings of the assessment of attachment in a laboratory setting and a talk by an eminent attachment researcher.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Describe attachment classifications and how they are assessed
Describe the features of caregiving that influence attachment, and the significance of attachment for lifespan development
Discuss why the attachment system is an adapted and adaptive mechanism
Recognise the need for ethical conduct in research carried out with children.
