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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄP631 Adult Education 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3-Q4.

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Kjell Johansson 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
Development work/report 4.50ECTS
Didactics and methodology/examination 6.00ECTS
Educational theory/examination 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
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: International Office

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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