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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄP051 Leadership within School and School-age Child Care 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3-Q4.

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the courses PÄS020, PÄP037, PÄS021 and PÄP042.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- acquire knowledge of the leadership within school and school-age child care
- develop skills in organizing and carrying out development work
- learn how to use and develop methods for handling of conflicts


CONTENTS
Leadership theories, the conditions and functions of leadership, male and female leadership
Organizational theory
Development work
Group psychology/handling of conflicts
"Development conversations" between teacher, parent and pupil/conversational methodology
Fallow-up/evaluation
Finances/planning of projects/management by objectives
Questions of responsibility
Administrative legislation
The Occupational Safety and Health Act
Ethics of working life and leadership


TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, seminars, group work, project work and work on practical placement. Theory and practice will be integrated. Planning, realization and evaluation of a project. The project work is to be focused on working life and leadership. The work placement period and assignment given during this period will be focused on the conditions and functions of leadership.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in group.
The work placement period, assignments given during and written report of this period will be evaluated.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Teaching practice/report 7.50ECTS
In-depth work/report 1.50ECTS
Leadership/exam 4.50ECTS
Degree project 1.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Granér, R (1994). Personalgruppens psykologi. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-37341-4.
Lind, G & Lisper, H-O (1991). Samtal för förändring. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-30091-3.
Nilsson, B & Waldemarson, A-K (1994). Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-31362-4.
Övrig kurslitteratur omfattande ca 500 sidor beslutas i samråd med examinator.


REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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