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Course Catalog 1998/99


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄP631 Adult Education 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3-Q4.

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Lennart Ohlsson Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
General admission requirements

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire knowledge of: - the significance of adult education and popular adult education to society and to the individual - current educational theories and schools of thought - adult education methodology Students are also to carry out and document development work in the field of adult education.

CONTENTS
ITEM 1. Educational theory, 3 credits An outline of history Different schools of thought in adult education and popular adult education Theories and methods for investigation in the student's own field of activity ITEM 2. Didactics, 4 credits Knowledge and learning Different educational models The educational process The teacher - the leader - the supervisor Ethics and questions of values ITEM 3. Development work, 3 credits Application of a process-oriented teaching approach in practical work linked to the student's own field of activity

TEACHING
The teaching will take the form of lectures, group work and/or individual work, seminars and classroom observations.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in group.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
4.50ECTS
6.00ECTS
4.50ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Hedin, A & Svensson, L (1997). Nycklar till kunskap. Studentlitteratur. Hård af Segerstad m fl (1996). Vuxenpedagogik. Studentlitteratur. Lärarförbundet. Lärarprofessionalism - om professionella lärare. Madsn, T (red) (1994). Lärares lärande. Studentlitteratur. Silen, C m fl. Problembaserad inlärning. Linköping: Hälsouniversitetet. Skolverket (1994). Bildning och kunskap. Svedberg, L m fl (1993). Boken om pedagogerna. Liber Utbildning. Thurn, T (1992). Vetenskapsteori för nybörjare. Runa förlaget. Utöver ovanstående litteratur tillkommer litteratur motsvarande ca 500 sidor

REMARKS


Further information: Lennart Ohlsson

Valid for school year 1998/99.
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