Social pedagogues’ work in early childhood education and careLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to reflect on your own professional competence as a social pedagogue in early childhood education and care.

You are able to plan, implement, assess and develop activities in early childhood education and care in accordance with the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care, taking into account the principles of full-time pedagogy.

You understand the significance of play for children's development and learning and its role in early childhood education pedagogy.

You are able to observe and support children's play in early childhood education and care.

Content

What kind of professional skills do you have for social pedagogues' duties in early childhood education and care? How do you develop your professional skills?

What is it like to operate in early childhood education and care in accordance with the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care?

What is meant by full-time pedagogy?

How do you plan, implement, assess and develop activities in early childhood education and care that comply with the basics of the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care, taking into account the principles of full-time pedagogy?

What is the significance of play for children's development and learning?

What is the role of play in early childhood education pedagogy?

How do you observe and support children's play in early childhood education and care?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. assess operations in client, user and target group situations.
e. choose appropriate models and methods according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.