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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄP634 Special Education-socio-emotional Disturbances, Bullying a 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1-Q2

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Teacher training or equivalent academic degree.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- gain familiarity with research on special education, socio-emotional disturbances, so called "exposed children", bullying and child abuse
- gain knowledge and understanding of the fields and issues mentioned above, and of the public view on and support to the children concerned
Students will be required to make satisfactory written and oral presentations of their achievements.

CONTENTS
Special education as a professional field and as education.
The Social Services Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the education Act.
National curriculums and syllabuses for compulsory school.
Research methodology and report writing.
Theories on attitudes and change of attitude.
Socio-emotional disturbances.
"Exposed" children.
Child abuse.
Bullying.

TEACHING
Compulsory attendance at lessons, active participation in class and individual hand-in assignments. Self-instruction of the prescribed texts. Literature seminars. Oral presentations of projects.

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

ITEMS/CREDITS
Individual written exam 1.50ECTS
Project/report 2.25ECTS
Bullying/report 2.25ECTS
Child abuse/report 2.25ECTS
"Exposed" children/report 2.25ECTS
Socio-emotional disturbances/report 2.25ECTS
Special education/report 2.25ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Fors, Z (1995). Makt, maktlöshet och mobbning. ISBN 91-634-0812-0. (ca 130s)
Ljungström, K (1990). Mobbning i skolan. Ett kompendium om mobbning samt om mobbningsbehandling enligt Farstamodellen. Ordkällan/Pedaktiv, K Ljungström, Olaus Magnus väg 37, 121 48 Johanneshov.
Malthen, A (1992). Grupputveckling. ISBN 91-44-35281-6. (ca 220s)
Olwaeus, D (1992). Mobbning i skolan. Vad vi vet och vad vi kan göra. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. (ca 120s)
Sharp, S & Smith, P. K (red) (1994). Strategier mot mobbning. ISBN 91-44-61821-2.

Tillkommer, i samråd med lärare, referenslitteratur samt ett vetenskapligt arbete.


REFERENSLITTERATUR
Aarland, S-O (1988). Mobbning och våld. Hur du förebygger. Arlöv: Natur och Kultur.
Backman, J (1998). Rapporter och uppsatser. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-00417-6.
Björndell, D (1987). Att åtgärda våld och mobbning i skolan. Falköping: Ekelunds förlag AB.
Ellmin, R (1987). Att hantera konflikter i skolan. ISBN 91-40-711897. (ca 150s)
Heinemann, P-P (1987). Mobbning. Gruppvåld bland barn och vuxna. ISBN 91-27-01695-1. (ca 190s)
Johansson, H (1996). Examensarbeten. CRTL, Högskolan I Luleå.
Permer, K & Permer, L G (red) Psykologi - en grundbok (kap 2). ISBN 91-44-24941-1. (ca 70s)
Utbildningsdepartementet (1994). Lpo-94, Lpf-94. Läroplaner för det obligatoriska skolväsendet och de frivilliga skolformerna.
Utbildningsdepartementet (1994). Kursplaner för det obligatoriska skolväsendet.
Lokala planer för elevvård.
Fritt valt examensarbete, Lärarutbildningarna, Luleå, som behandlat mobbning. (ca 25s)
Tillkommer
Debattmaterial, artiklar och reportage i media
IT-material om mobbning

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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