Opinto-opas

Objective

The students understand the diversity of everyday life in childhood and family and recognize the contributory factors to well-being of children and families. The students recognize the changes regarding both childhood and the concept of childhood and the prevailing situation in the Finnish society and globally. The students understand the importance of childhood and early childhood education in supporting inclusion, preventing exclusion and in educational equality .

Content

The contributory factors to well-being of the child and the family. The UN convention on the Rights of the Child and the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care. Social integration, family poverty, exclusion and marginalization from the perspectives of families with children and early childhood education. Forms of early support. A resource-based perspective.

Location and time

03.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4018 Orientation
09.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA6010
17.02.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Seminar in Finnish: Turvaa ja tunnetaitoja tarinoista - seminaari
21.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6009
22.02.2022 08.00 - 12.00 MPB1005, MPB1029, MPB1045 Family Cafe (MLL -yhteistyö))
23.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4008
25.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4010 Learning Assignment Presentations
01.03.2022 12.45 - 15.45 MPA6018 Group Exam

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.

Lecture notes and materials

Teaching methods

Interactive learning
Seminar
Collaborative learning, planning and guiding of activities in family cafe
Field work/Learning assignment

Please note! All students are expected to participate in the orientation lecture, presentations and discussions on learning assignments -lecture, and to the group exam. Active participation is required, reflection assignments from absense.

Bi-lingual tuition Finnish / English

Employer connections

MLL Family Cafe

Exam schedules

01.03.2022 12.45 - 15.45 MPA6018 Group exam

Re-exam dates announced later

International connections

Week 8 exchange students from Belgium.

Completion alternatives

APL prior to the course.

Student workload

5x27h =135h

Further information

03.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4018 Orientation
09.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA6010
17.02.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Seminar in Finnish: Turvaa ja tunnetaitoja tarinoista - seminaari
21.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6009
22.02.2022 08.00 - 12.00 MPB1005, MPB1029, MPB1045 Family Cafe (MLL -yhteistyö))
23.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4008
25.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4010 Learning Assignment Presentations
01.03.2022 12.45 - 15.45 MPA6018 Group Exam

Tuition Bi-lingual Finnish / English
Reserve time for independent work.
The Teacher has the right to assign additional tasks if pedagogically needed.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Group Exam 0-5

Independent Learning Assignment can raise the evaluation.