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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄS636 Room for Learning 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1-Q4

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Lisbeth Lindström Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Teacher training.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- plan, carry out and report a development project, either individually or in pairs/groups, on basis
of the students' own work placement at a company and in collaboration with a group of school-
children
- learn how to document and evaluate a development project
- gain understanding of how attitudes and values arise and are influenced by various factors
- acquire knowledge of creativity as an important human ability
- gain understanding of how the desire to be creative is encouraged.

CONTENTS
Projects as a working method.
Enterprise at school.
Pupil influence and participation.
Playful learning ("school of inventors" etc).
Gender and culture perspectives.
Attitudes and values.
Educational documentation.
Self-confidence and creativity.

TEACHING
The course will be characterised by problem-orientated work procedures.
Lectures, study visits, lessons, project work and work placement at a company.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
Presentation of a development project.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Enterprise/project report 2.25ECTS
Work placement/diary 3.00ECTS
Room for learning/exam 2.25ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Johannisson, B & Madsen, T (1997). I Entreprenörskapets tecken - en studie av skolning i förnyelse. Närings- och Handelsdepartementet. Ds 1997:33.
Ytterligare litteratur tillkommer i samråd med examinator.

REMARKS


Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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