EPN-V2

MBH4000 Early childhood education and care as a research area Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Barnehagefeltet som forskningsarena
Study programme
M. Phil Programme in Early Childhood Education
M. Phil Programme in Early Childhood Education
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
FALL 2022
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Knowledge of recent research on children and early childhood education and care (ECEC) is essential to be able to contribute to enhancing this field of practice. This course provides a historical overview of ECEC research and presents the most recent research about children's everyday lives and ECEC centres as an institution in society. The course will provide insight into current research projects at the Department of Early Childhood Education and draw close thematic links to everyday activities in ECEC centres. ;

Early childhood education and care as a research area also looks at how different governing documents and plans influence ECEC centres, and their staff and the children who attend them, and presents different directions in ECEC research, arts research and research ethics.

Required preliminary courses

Eksamen er en individuell mappeeksamen som består av de to arbeidskravene samt et refleksjonsnotat med refleksjoner og vurdering av egen læring knyttet til læringsutbyttene og det faglige innholdet. Omfanget på refleksjonsnotatet skal være på 1500 - maksimum 2000 ord, eller inntil 1000 ord hvis det også leveres film som dokumentasjon.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

  • ny og utsatt eksamen arrangeres som ved ordinær eksamen. Ved karakteren F kan det leveres omarbeidet versjon av mappen en gang, ved senere forsøk må det utarbeides ny mappe. Ved senere forsøk og ved forbedring av karakter arrangeres eksamen som ordinær eksamen.
  • studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student;;

  • has an advanced understanding/knowledge of children’s everyday lives in ECEC centres, as well as of the ECEC centre as an institution in society
  • has in-depth knowledge of ECEC as a research area;
  • has in-depth knowledge of scientific and artistic approaches to the field of ECEC
  • has in-depth knowledge of current research and knowledge development in ECEC in a historical and current perspective

Skills

The student;

  • can analyse recent ECEC research with particular weight on issues relating to children’s everyday lives in ECEC centres: play, learning, care, well-being, organisation and management
  • can analyse relevant issues on the basis of ECEC research
  • can analyse and take a critical approach to different research methods and research designs

General competence

The student;

  • can analyse relevant research ethics issues related to ECEC research
  • can apply knowledge of Norwegian and international ECEC research to structure, formulate and disseminate scholarly arguments;

Content

The ECEC sector is an important institution in society that has changed considerably in recent years. An increase in the number of ECEC places and flexible forms of organisation have created challenges in the field of ECEC. Most children over the age of one now attend an ECEC centre, and most of the coming generation’s childhood will be linked to life in the institutional setting of an ECEC centre.

  • Children’s everyday lives in ECEC centres
  • Recent Norwegian and international ECEC and arts research
  • ECEC centres as an institutional setting
  • Play and learning
  • ECEC centres as a research area
  • Research ethics
  • Organisation and management

Teaching and learning methods

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt.

Course requirements

Eksamen vurderes fra A-F

Assessment

To interne sensorer. Tilsynssensor evaluerer vurderingsformer og vurderingsprosesser i studieprogrammet.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Sentrale temaer i studiet:

  • veiledningsstrategier/metoder- og teknikker
  • veilederrollen i forhold til både elever/lærlinger og kolleger/lærerstudenter
  • varierte vurderings- og dokumentasjonsformer i yrkesfaglige arbeidsprosesser
  • veiledning av kolleger/lærerstudenter i evaluering av pedagogisk virksomhet

Grading scale

Pass/fail

Examiners

The exam will be assessed by two internal examiners. External programme supervisors are appointed to evaluate the coherence of the programme as a whole and the exams in each individual course.