Course syllabus - Preschool in Collaboration
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
PEA378
Valid from
Autumn semester 2025
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2019-12-09
Revised
2024-12-10
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
Övergångar mellan skolformer: kontinuitet och progression från förskola till skola
ISBN: 9789147122080
Kommunikation med vårdnadshavare: en professionell kompetens i förskolan
ISBN: 9789144180137
Articles
Sometimes we have to clash: how preschool teachers in Sweden engage with dilemmas arising from cultural diversity and value differences.
Transition to Preschool: Paving the Way for Preschool Teacher and Family Relationship-Building
Risk eller frisk? Tvärprofessionell samverkan för att förebygga att barn i förskola och skola hamnar i svårigheter
Vårdnadshavares uppfattningar av delaktighet i förskolan
Websites
Läroplan för förskolan: Lpfö 18 (reviderad 2025).
Föräldrabalk
Offentlighets- och sekretesslag
Skollag
Lag om Förenta nationernas konvention om barnets rättigheter
Kommande socialtjänstlag (2025). Förväntas träda i kraft i juli 2025. Mer information kommer att finnas tillgänglig på Socialstyrelsens webbplats.
Works of reference
Barns övergång från förskola till skola: En enkätstudie med föräldrar
Learning to Listen: Teaching an Active Listening Strategy to Preservice Education Professionals
Examination
HEM1, Take-home examination, 4.5 credits, individually written take-home examination concerning learning outcomes 3, 5 and 6, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
GRU1, Group assignment, 1.5 credits, oral group assignment concerning learning outcomes 1 and 7, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM1, Seminar, 1 credit, active participation in seminar concerning learning outcomes 4 and 7, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
OVN1, Exercise, 0.5 credit, active participation in exercise concerning learning outcome 2 and 7, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Three-grade scale