Dept. of Education and Teaching Methods

PÄS001 Pupil, School and Community 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q1, Q2

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Lisbeth Lindström Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
The general and course admission requirements for studies at the study programme for compulsory school teachers grade 1-7.

COURSE AIM
The students should have theoretical and practical knowledge of the school as a social institution, the control of the school and the teacher«s vocational role. They should have knowledge about childhood and adolecence from different sociological perspectives and also knowledge about basic research methods and the use of the computer.

CONTENTS
The course deals with: -curriculum theory, control system, current form and function of control documents, -organization of the school, the national, municipal and local responsibolity, -goal and result-directed control of the school, -set of values of the school, -social, cultural and linguistic differences in the community, issues and resources of the school, -relations between childhood and adolecence from a sociological perspective and their learning and development, -language description, -sociolinguistics, -scientific approaches, -research traditions, research methods and report writing, -the use of the computer and social consequences of the computerization, -school environment, the everyday of the school and teaching materials.

TEACHING
Theory and teaching practice are integrated in the course. A minor project work is carried out in relation to childhood and adolecence from a sociological perspective. The project should be planed, carried out and reported accordingly to the Luleå-model. A practice assignment should be carried out during the teaching practice and the student should start the work on a practice diary, which the student should have through the education. The course also gives information about the University of Luleå, the chosen education and other pedagogical educations and the libary.

EXAMINATION
Examination is written or oral. The students will also be graded on their teaching practice, practice assignments and a written practice report.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Education/examination                                       	3.0 ECTS
Vocational Role, Control System, Scientific Approach        	12.0 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
* Data Berg, E. Macintosh med MacWrite II och Claris Works. * Metodik/Pedagogik Dahlgren H. (1995). Mål och medel. Undervisa i grundskolan enl. Lpo 94. Solna: Ekelunds förlag. Ferm, L. (1993). Demokrati i praktiken. Runa förlag. Isling, Å. (1992). Kampen för och emot en demokratisk skola. Del 1, Samhällsstruktur och skolorganisation. Del 2, Det pedagogiska arvet. Almqvist & Wiksell. (valda delar). alt. Liljeqvist, K (1994). Skola och samhällsutveckling. Studentlitteratur. Johansson, H. (1994). Examensarbete - Luleåmodellen (stencil). Centrum för forskning i lärande. Jönsson, I. m fl (1993). Skola-fritid-framtid. Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-38421-1. Patel, R., & Davidsson, B. (1994). Forskningsmetodikens grunder. Studentlitteratur. Utbildningsdepartementet. (1994). Läroplaner för det obligatoriska skolväsendet och de frivilliga skolformerna Lpo-94. Kursplaner för det obligatoriska skolväsendet. Stockholm: Utbildningsdepartementet. Ca 200 sid väljs i samråd med undervisande lärare. * Svenska Arnqvist, A. (1993). Barns språkutveckling. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-35961-6. Gårding, E. (1985).Talet. (Stencil. Institutionen för kommunikation och språk). Sandqvist, C., & Teleman, U. (red) (1989). Språkutveckling under skoltiden. (urval). Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-29681-9. * Samhällskunskap Bengtsson, H & Svensson, K (1992). Ansvar och sekretess i barnomsorg och skola. Andra upplagan. Liber Utbildning. Gustafsson, A. (senaste utgåvan). Kommun och landsting i dag. Liber. Skolverket. (1994). Vem bestämmer? En översiktlig beskrivning av skolans styrning och ansvarsfördelning. Obligatorisk litteratur som behandlar aktuell forskning om barn uppväxtvillkor ur ett samhällsperspektiv. REFERENSLITTERATUR Liljeström, R (1992). Uppväxtvillkor. Publica. (valda delar)

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