Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is support competence
development
in client work and social services.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is
expected to
be able to
- reflect on how you see and take into
consideration
children´s needs within pedagogical activities.
-describe what social education means within
daycare.
-understand the meaning av of play for
children.
- plan, practice and evaluate pedagogical
activities
for children.
- reflect on cooperation with families and
other
partners.
- explain learning from the perspective of a
child.

Course contents

Children´s learning
Play
Lifelong learning
Goal, means and methods
Quality and evaluation
Family cooperation
The child as a subject

Previous course names

Socialpedagogik i klientarbete (småbarnsfostran)5
sp

Recommended or required reading

FN:s konvention om barnets rättigheter.
20.11.1989.
Tillgänglig: https://unicef.se/rapporter-och External link-
publikationer/barnkonventionen

Hundeide, Karsten. 2006. Sociokulturella ramar
för
barns utveckling: barns livsvärldar. Lund:
Studentlitteratur.

Kaskela, M. & Kekkonen, M. 2007.
Kasvatuskumppanuus
kannattelee lasta; opas varhaiskasvatuksen
kehittämiseen. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja
terveysalan
tutkimus- ja kehittämiskeskus. Oppaita 63.

Lillemyr, Ole. 2013. Lek på allvar: en
spännande
utmaning. Stockholm: Liber.

Markström, A-M. 2007. Att förstå förskolan -
vardagslivets institutionella ansikten. Lund:
Studentlitteratur.

Stakes. 2005. Grunderna för planen för
småbarnsfostran (”VASU”). Den andra korrigerade
upplagan. Tillgänglig:
https://www.thl.fi/documents/605877/747474/vasu External link
_svens
ka.pdf

Williams Pia & Sheridan Sonja (red.). 2011.
Barns
lärande i ett livslångt perspektiv. Stockholm:
Liber.

Lagar:
Lagen om barndagvård 2018/540. Tillgänglig:
Finlex.fi

Lag om stöd för hemvård och privat vård av
barn.
20.12.1996/1128. Tillgänglig: Finlex.fi

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Practical exercises - 10 hours
  • Small-group work - 20 hours
  • Individual studies - 85 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Passed tutorial participation
Passed written home exam
Passed individual assignment.

Teacher

  • Lohi Noora
  • Söderström Eivor
  • Werner Tove

Examiner

Lohi Noora

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until date 2019-03-17

The timetable of the course

22.10-31.12.2018

Assessment methods

  • 2018-12-10 - Exams
  • 2018-12-11 - Reports and productions
  • Date will be announced later - Other assignments

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