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Course syllabus - The preschool's mission and the preschool teacher's responsibility in education and teaching - experience-based
Scope
22.5 credits
Course code
OAU382
Valid from
Autumn semester 2026
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Organisation
Department of Educational Sciences and Arts
Ratified
2025-05-23
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.
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Books
Att studera på högskolan: studieteknik och motivation på vägen
ISBN: 9789144191140
Förskolans demokratifostran i ett föränderligt samhälle
ISBN: 9789151107424
Barns delaktighet och inflytande: hållbar utveckling i förskolan
ISBN: 9789177413295
Varför pedagogisk dokumentation?: verktyg för lärande och förändring i förskolan och skolan
ISBN: 9789140678607
Förskolans historia: förskolepolitik, barn och barndom
ISBN: 9789151107646
Guidad lek i förskolan: språkutveckling mellan undervisning och lek
ISBN: 9789144138169
Klass, etnicitet och kön: en introduktion för lärare
ISBN: 9789144134581
Articles
Doing belonging in early childhood settings in Sweden. Early childhood Development and Care
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2021.1998021
Barnkonventionen - FN:s konvention om barnets rättigheter
URL: UNICEF
OMEP:s skala för hållbarhet i förskolan (2. Uppl.)
URL: OMEP
Skolverket (2018). Läroplan för förskolan: Lpfö18. Stockholm: Skolverket
Examination
INL1, Assignment, 3 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM1, Seminar, 2 credits, active participation in seminar concerning learning outcomes 4, 16 and 17, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
MUN1, Oral examination, 3 credits, oral examination concerning learning outcomes 8, 16 and 17, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
PRO1, Project report, 4.5 credits, applied work-integrated assignment concerning learning outcomes 5-7 and 16, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
GRU1, Group assignment, 3 credits, group assignment concerning learning outcomes 9, 15 and 17, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
TEN1, Written examination, 3 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 10, 13 and 16, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
PRO2, Project report, 4 credits, applied work-integrated assignment concerning learning outcomes 11, 12 and 14, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For a Pass grade (G) on the course as a whole, the requirements for at least this grade on all examination components must have been fulfilled, as well as the requirements for active participation in teacher-led learning activities and the successful completion of prescribed group assignments. In the event of individual absences, an opportunity will be given to submit supplementary work in accordance with the teacher's instructions.
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
Two-grade scale