Contemporary issues and professionalism in youth educationLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can identify the current phenomena of youth and young people's life in society.
You understand the background of the changes taking place in society and their effects on young people's lives.
You can examine the effects of youth phenomena on the professional activities of youth education.

Content

What kinds of phenomena have youth cultures included at different times?
What kinds of youth phenomena can be observed in the current society?
How can the phenomena of youth be understood as part of social change?
How has professionalism been structured in youth education?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. find, study, produce and assess critically multidisciplinary data about contemporary youth phenomena in society.
b. solve demanding problems of professional work in the field of youth education.