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Pedagogy of Early Childhood Education (5 cr)

Code: SO00CA76-3004

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 31.07.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Sote

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus

Teachers

  • Jenni Korhonen

Groups

  • SOS23SKuu
    SOS23SKuu
  • SOS23SB
    SOS23SB
  • SOS23SA
    SOS23SA

Objective

Student
- knows what early childhood education pedagogy and operating culture are and knows how to develop them in practice
- can identify the child's support needs
- knows how to plan activities that support the well-being of children and families.
- knows how to support the child's growth, development and learning
- can strengthen the participation of children and families

Other recommended studies: to be discussed with the study counsellor in the personal study plan review

Content

- Pedagogy of early childhood education
- Factors that support the well-being of the operating culture of early childhood education
- Planning, evaluation, development and documentation of pedagogical and community activities
- Identifying the support needs of children and families and activities that support well-being, and planning and evaluating the activities
- Supporting and strengthening the child's interaction and participation
- Prevention of marginalization and bullying
- The child's growth, development and learning
- Observation of play
- Guiding groups of children

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Further information

The course involves 135 hours of study.
Face-to-face teaching: 10 lessons
Observation of early childhood education, project work (group work), independent study online.
Some tasks have alternative execution methods.
Assessment: 0-5