The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Social services 2005 - The child and the developmental environment
- Social services 2006 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2007 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2008 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2009 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2010 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2011 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2012 - The child and its environment
- Social services 2013 - The child and its environment
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to foster an understanding for children´s creative activities through participation and to develop readiness for the pedagogical use of creative participatory means
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
- make meaning of - after exploring - different expressions of play and creativity
- reason on culture for children in relation to children´s own culture.
- demonstrate the ability to accomplish and reflect on a cultural project with daycare partners
Course contents
Child culture (s)
Multiculture
Workshops in arts, music, moveement,drama, storytelling & play
Collaborative project with kindergartens
Reflective report
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Additional information
The organizing of the project, report and workshops are compulsory.
Recommended or required reading
Banér, A. (red.) 1999. Barnkultur - igår, idag, imorgon. Stockholm: Centrum för barnkulturforskning vid Stockholms universitet.
Björkvald, J-R. 1994.Den musiska människan. Stockholm: Runa förlag.
Vygotskij, L.S. 1995. Fantasi och kreativitet i barndomen. Göteborg: Daidalos.
Christoffersson, A. 1997. Mera bild! Tips och idéer till BILD-undervisningen, i förskolan, skolbarnomsorgen och de första skolåren. Uppsala: Uppsala fortbildning.
Grindberg, T. & Langlo Jagtöien, G. 2000. Barn i rörelse. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Heinonen, S-L. 1997. Seikkailu, vapaus, lento ja kuvittellun leikki: draama varhaiskasvatuksessa. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.
Kalliala, M. 1999. Enkeliprinsessa ja itsari liukumäessä. Leikkikulttuuri ja yhteiskunnan muutos. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
Skoglund, E. 1998. Lust att skapa. Stockholm: Bergh.
Study activities
- Lectures - 10 hours
- Excursions and demonstrations - 6 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 12 hours
- Practical exercises - 60 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 20 hours
- Individual studies - 5 hours
- Internet-based studies - 5 hours
- Seminars - 15 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
Active participation in workshops,realization of project and written report
Teacher
- Brantberg Bettina
- Gustafs Christel
- Nordlund-Spiby Rut
- Silius-Ahonen Ellinor
- Vaappo Marko
Examiner
Silius-Ahonen Ellinor
Home page of the course
Its learning
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Period 3 och 4
Assessment methods
- 2014-04-11 - Exams
- 2014-04-07 - Demonstrations and presentations
- 2014-04-11 - Reports and productions