Everyday Life of Families and Children in Finnish Society (5 cr)
Code: SX00BZ93-3026
General information
Enrollment
29.11.2021 - 12.12.2021
Timing
13.12.2021 - 22.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
0 - 15
Degree programmes
- Social Services (in English)
- Social Services
Teachers
- Satu Hakanen
- hyvinvointi sosiaaliala
Groups
-
VAKAS21Varhaiskasvatuksen polku sosionomeille
Objective
Students will understand the diversity of childhood and family life as a social phenomenon. They will identify the components of child and family welfare as well as the conceptual changes of childhood and the child in Finnish society. They will understand the importance of childhood for supporting inclusion and preventing social exclusion.
Content
Components of child and family welfare. Social integration, poverty, exclusion and marginalization from a child-hood point of view. Forms of early support. A resource-based perspective.
Materials
Törrönen, Maritta, 2014; Everyday happiness : the everyday life and well-being of families with children.
Kalliala, M. 2011. Look at me! Does the adult truly see and respond to the child in Finnish day-care centres? European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 19(2), 237-253.
Materials will be given in assignment.
Teaching methods
Independent studying
Field work/Learning assignment (interview)
Student workload
5x27 h =135 h
Content scheduling
Independent work.
Return the assignment no later than 31.1.2022.
Further information
You must book time for independent studying too.
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.
Assessment methods and criteria
Learning assignment
Metropolia's General Assessment Criteria