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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄP643 Coping with Conflicts in School 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 1

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have a college degree with an educational orientation, or equivalent.


COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students acquire knowledge of conflict theory and conflict management and learn to apply this knowledge in project work.


CONTENTS
Conflict theory, models of explanation
Strategies for conflict management
Crisis theory and mechanisms of adaptation
Attitude theory and models for change of attitude
Conversational methodology and training
Report writing


TEACHING
The teaching and learning is based on varied work procedures that include lectures, seminars, individual work and group work.


EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass

ITEMS/CREDITS
Individual written exam 1.50ECTS
Seminars 1.50ECTS
Project work in groups 1.50ECTS
Individual, reflecting hand-in assignments 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Craaford C (1994). Människan är en berättelse. Sthlm Natur & Kultur.
Johansson H (2000). Examensarbete. Institutionen för lärarutbildning, Luleå tekniska universitet.
Maltén A (1998). Kommunikation och konflikthantering. Lund, Studentlitteratur.
Utbildningsdepartementet (1998). Lpo -94. Läroplan för det obligatoriska skolväsendet, förskoleklassen och fritidshemmet.
Utbildningsdepartementet (2000). Värdegrundsboken.
Whittaker D (1999). Conflict and reconciliation. London Routledge.
Wrangsö B (1998). Barn som märks. Sthlm Natur & Kultur.
Åhs O (1998). Bortom bråk och hårt klimat. Sthlm Runa förlag.

Tillkommer material om kris- och attitydteori, Rosenberg´s Non-violent Communication - modell samt artiklar, forskningsrapporter och skönlitteratur omfattande c:a 300 sidor vilka väljes i samråd med kursledaren.



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