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Course syllabus - Preschool Didactics in Theory and Practice

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

OAU332

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1F (Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Didactics

Organisation

Department of Educational Sciences and Arts

Ratified

2023-12-12

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2024-12-03
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Flewitt, Rosie; Ang, Lynn

    Research methods for early childhood education

    ISBN: 9781350015401

    LIBRIS-ID: p1628xbmmz8td3tm

    London, Bloomsbury Academic, xxi, 257 pages

    Lindgren, Anne-Li; Söderlind, Ingrid

    Förskolans historia: förskolepolitik, barn och barndom

    ISBN: 9789151107646

    LIBRIS-ID: 6md95fxq4z9wq96m

    Andra upplagan, Malmö, Gleerups, 237 sidor

    Ramberg, Anna

    Selfies, springfilmer och tjuvjakter: förskolebarns bildskapande och estetiska utforskande med digitala verktyg

    ISBN: 9789188679796

    LIBRIS-ID: rbqwkcncpsn6qg38

    URL: Link

    Falun, Högskolan Dalarna, 228 sidor

    Stephen, Christine; Edwards, Susan

    Young children playing and learning in a digital age: a cultural and critical perspective

    ISBN: 9781138654686

    LIBRIS-ID: 22147937

    URL: Bibliotekets e-bok/Library e-book

    London, Routledge, 160 pages

    Wallerstedt, Cecilia; Pramling, Niklas

    Att arbeta lekresponsivt

    ISBN: 9789151109411

    LIBRIS-ID: zfp5w0xcwh9bkzdt

    Första upplagan, Malmö, Gleerups, 111 sidor

    Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Eva; Vuorinen, Tuula

    Förskollärare : en profession i rörelse

    ISBN:9789188149886 LIBRIS-ID:fxzf1kcvch9vpr23

    Stockholm : Lärarförlaget, [2023] - 223 sidor,

    Åkerblom, Annika

    Språkligheter: språkande och språkligt meningsskapande

    ISBN: 9789147149643

    LIBRIS-ID: q8337v2cn5t4d2d7

    Första upplagan, Stockholm, Liber, 138 sidor

    Articles

    Björklund, Camilla; Palmér, Hanna

    Matematisering i lek på vetenskaplig grund

    LIBRIS-ID: 0hzwvtbbxjhtdlxw

    URL: Link

    Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing (NOASP),

    Dolk, K.

    Ansvarsfull läsning. Att använda barnböcker för att närma sig känsliga ämnen i förskolan.

    URL: https://doi.org/10.23865/nbf.v21.553

    Nordisk barnehageforskning, 21(3), 288305,

Examination

INL1, Assignment, 4.5 credits, individual written assignment concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
SEM1, Seminar, 1.5 credits, active participation during seminar concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
FSR1, Field study report, 1.5 credits, written field study report concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for INL1 and FSR1.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale