Early childhood and youth education (5 cr)
Code: KH00EE41-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Health Care
- Campus
- Savonlinna Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services, school wellbeing
- Teachers
- Hannele Pulkamo
- Niina Pietikäinen
- Hanna-Leena Lipsanen
- Groups
-
KHSA22SPSocial Services, school wellbeing, full-time studies
- Course
- KH00EE41
Objective
You acquaint yourself with the legislation, instructions and service systems in early childhood and youth education.
You understand the significance of the child- and youth-centered approach as an educational paradigm.
You know main areas of learning and understand the significance of learning environment in pedagogical planning.
You are able to use appropriate methods to support children's and adolescents’ growth.
Content
What are the main laws and instructions regulating early childhood and youth education?
What is the early childhood and youth education service system?
How is the child and youth-centered approach defined?
What does child and youth-centered approach mean as an educational paradigm?
What learning areas are there and what is the significance of learning environments in pedagogical planning?
How are activities for children and youth planned, implemented and evaluated?
Evaluation
a. You use professional vocabulary systematically.
d. You work together with customers in early childhood education.
e. You use the key methods of early childhood education.
g. You justify your actions according to the principles of the child-centered work.
Course material
Learn-alustan materiaali.
Varhaiskasvatuksessa kirja: Koivula,M, Siippainen, A. & Eerola-Pennanen, P (toim.)2017. Valloittava varhaiskasvatus. Oppimista, osallisuutta ja hyvinvointia.
Study forms and methods
Varhaiskasvatus: varhaiskasvatuksen yksi osatehtävä on leikin havainnointitehtävä, jonka opiskelija sopii työelämän kanssa lukujärjestyksen ulkopuolelta.
Nuorisokasvatus:
Opintojaksolla perehdytään luento-opetuksen, ryhmätyöskentelyn ja case-työskentelyn/workshop-työskentelyn avulla nuorisokasvatuksen elementteihin. Nuorisovaltuuston kokouksen seuraaminen, työn vaikuttavuuden arviointia.
RDI and work-related cooperation
Leikin havainnointitehtävä työelämässä (varhaiskasvatus)
Student workload
5 op.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Numeraalinen arviointi, osa-arvioinnit hyväksytty-hylätty.
Qualifications
Human development and learning