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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄP637 Reggio Emilia and its Influence on Ways of Working 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 1-2

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must be college graduates with an educational orientation.


COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students acquire knowledge of
- the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, its methods of work and historical and cultural development
- the concept of knowledge and how it is problemized
- their own attitude to and outlook on children
- problem orientated work procedures and methods
- methods for observing children, documentation, reflection and analysis
- different forms of observation and documentation
- how to apply these different techniques, analyse and evaluate their fields of application
- the significance of the aesthetical subjects, for instance in the form of creative workshops as aid for problem orientated and investigative methods of work in practical and theoretical learning


CONTENTS
The course treats and studies:
The history and culture of Reggio Emilia
The concept of knowledge
The students' own outlooks on and attitudes to children
Problem based learning and investigative methods of work
Educational documentation
Different techniques and own exercises
Required reading according to list
The course will be process orientated on basis of the group's own process. The aesthetical subjects will be used both in the students' own creative activities and in creative activities combined with problem solving assignments during work placement and in the professional activities of everyday life.


TEACHING
The teaching will carried out in the form of lectures, seminars, group work and supervision. The tuition is meant to provide the students with support and structure to assimilate the content of the course.


EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass

ITEMS/CREDITS
Individual in-depth studies 4.50ECTS
Portfolio 10.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Abildtrup Johansen B. Möjligheternas skola - möjligheternas barn. Utbildningsradion. ISBN 91-26-96659-6.
Bahlenberg, J (1989). Barn Bild Begåvning. Rädda Barnen. ISSN-0284-0561.
Barsotti, A. D som i Robin Hoods pilbåge. HLS förlag. ISBN 91-7656-397-9.
Taguchi, H L. Varför pedagogisk dokumentation. HLS förlag. ISBN 91-7656-414-2.
Wallin, K. Flygande mattor och forskande barn. HLS förlag. ISBN 91-67656-315-4.
Wehner-Gode, C. Att fånga lärandet. Liber. ISBN 91-47-04942-1.
Styrdokument Förskola/Skola.

REFERENSLITTERATUR:
Gardner, H. De sju intelligenserna.
Kennedy, B. Glasfåglar i molnen.
Lindqvist, G. Från fakta till fantasi.
Taguchi, H L. Emancipation och motstånd. HLS förlag. ISSN 1400-478X.
Wallin, K. Om ögat fick makten.

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Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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