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PÄN030 The Farm Project 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:


LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Britta Carlsson Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
To have passed the courses in term 1 and 2.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to:
- give knowledge and proficiencies to be able to positive and concrete educate and train children in environmental issues
- give knowledge of domestic animals, agriculture and man's role as preconditions for preservation of resources, ecological persevering community
- give knowledge about ecology and circulation as base on advanced environmental consciousness.

CONTENTS
Farmproject
Man in the ecosystem
Everyday circulation
Survival technique
Role of the domestic animals in a historical perspective
Environmental ethics
Technique of crafts
Inventory methods of flora and fauna
Natural environment as living teaching materials
Environmental issues

TEACHING
Lessons and lectures are combined with excursions and field surveys in a project-directed and an examined way of working. One night in the open air is part of the course.

EXAMINATION
Oral and written reports of assignments and a practical applied assignment in child group.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Course assignments 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Gustafson-Berge, J (1993). Handbok för vardagsekologi. Linköping: Informationsbyrån. ISSN 1100-4428.
Cornell, J (1979). Sharing Nature with Children. Exley Publications Ltd, UK. ISBN 1-85015-137-7.
Hallander, H. Husdjur till husbehov. Bokförlaget Blå; Ankan/LT:s. ISBN 91-87956-03-9.

Alternative literature for foreign students:
Cornell, J. Sharing the Joy of Nature. Dawn Publications. ISBN 0-916 124-52-5.
Orr, D. Ecological Literacy - education and the transition to a postmodern world. SUNY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-0874-4.

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