Everyday Life of Families and Children in Finnish Society (5 ECTS)

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.

Location and time

Timing of the course (There may be changes):

24.08.2021 klo 08.30 - 11.45 Orientation lecture, Satu, lähiopetus
24.08.2021 klo 12.45 - 16.00 Wellbeing in Families with Children, Laura, lähiopetus
06.09.2021 klo 12.45 - 16.00 Social Integration, Poverty, Exclusion and Marginalization from a childhood point of view, Laura, lähiopetus
15.9.2021 klo 8.30-11.45 Forms of early support; resource based perspective and positive pedagogy, Satu, lähiopetus
21.09.2021 klo 8.30-11.45 Diverse Families in early education, Satu, lähiopetus
23.09.2021 klo 08.30 - 11.45 Family policy and social services, Laura, etäopetus ZOOM
1.10.2021. Learning assignments
13.10.2021 klo 08.30 - 11.45 Group based exam, course feedback

Materials

Exam material:

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.

Other materials will be given during the course

Teaching methods

Interactive learning
Preliminary assignments
Independent studying
Collaborative learning
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.

Teaching is either distance or contact teaching,
according to current recommendations.
It will be announced before the start of the course.

Exam schedules

To be announced in the orientation lecture.

Completion alternatives

According to the APL-system

Student workload

5x27 h =135 h

Further information

You must book time for independent studying too.

Lecturers are Satu Hakanen and Laura Holmi

Evaluation scale

0-5

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

Closed book exam (group exam)
Learning assignment


Metropolia's General Assessment Criteria