Basics of early childhood education (5cr)
Course unit code: VAR0105A20S
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
Students
• know how to plan, execute and assess child-oriented pedagogical activities for children and groups of children while considering the key principles and objectives of early childhood education
• know how to create communal and inclusive learning environments for children
• are familiar with and know how to apply documents and legislation guiding and governing early childhood education
• know how to commit to educational cooperation with guardians
• know how to act in a culturally and conviction sensitive manner and support equality and diversity in work carried out with children and families
• are familiar with the significance of early childhood education as preventative child welfare and family work.
Content
• child-oriented pedagogy and educational collaboration
• communal and inclusive learning environments
• documents and legislation guiding and directing early childhood education
• cultural and conviction sensitivity and supporting equality and diversity
• the significance of early childhood education as preventative child welfare and family work
Obligatory preceding study units
- Orientation to higher education studies
- Ethics and expertise in the social, health and church sectors
- Human growth and development
- Encounters and professional interaction
- Disabilities
- Old age
- Mental health and intoxicating substances
- Finnish society, social security and service system
- Social security guidance and the prospects of social security
- Creativity and functionality as a resource and expertise
- First aid in social and church sector work
- Disability
- Orientation to higher education studies
- Ethics and expertise in the social and church sectors
- Human growth and development
- Encounters and professional interaction
- Finnish society, social security and service system
- Social security guidance
- Creativity and functionality as a resource and expertise
- First aid in social and church sector work
- Mental health and intoxicating substances
- Old age