PHUV9360 Action Research: Epistemology, Methodology and Ethics in Action Research Projects Course description

Eksamen vurderes av en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Målgruppe

Målgruppen for studiet er barnehagelærere som ønsker å opparbeide spisskompetanse innen feltet barns språkutvikling og språklæring i barnehagealder, flerspråklighet og andrespråksdidaktikk i barnehagen.

Opptakskrav

Opptakskrav er bestått bachelor i barnehagelærerutdanning og dokumentert arbeidstilknytning i barnehage.

Barnehagens språkmiljø

• Hvilke elementer utgjør barnehagens språkmiljø?
• Kartlegging av barnehagens språkmiljø
• Hvordan styrke barnehagens språkmiljø
• Generelle prinsipper for godt språkarbeid i barnehagen
• Lesemiljø og arbeid med litteratur
• Samtaler som språkstimuleringsarena
• Språkstimuleringsmateriell
• Språk og lek
• Digitale praksiser og verktøy for språkstimulering

Barns språkutvikling

• Hovedtrekk i barns språkutvikling fra 0 til 7 år
• Typisk og atypisk språkutvikling (inkl. forsinket språkutvikling og ulike typer språkvansker)
• Flerspråklighet og norsk som andrespråk
• Begrepslæring
• Kartlegging av barns språk
• Oppfølging av barns språkutvikling og tiltak

Ledelse av arbeid med språk og språkmiljø i barnehagen

• Faglig og pedagogisk ledelse
• Veiledning
• Utviklingsarbeid

Organised tuition is given in the form of lectures and seminars. Candidates are expected to actively participate in all the teaching activities. Candidates will receive academic supervision on writing essays.

Students are expected to read the syllabus before the course to be able to participate actively in discussions.

The candidate writes an individual essay of between 4000 - 6000 words. It can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. The essay must be related to relevant themes in the course syllabus. The theme of the essay shall be approved by the course coordinator in advance. The essay must be submitted within six weeks after the course.;

New and postponed examination

If an essay cannot be passed, the candidate must submit one revised version within a given deadline.

The learning outcomes serve as criteria for assessments. The grades are "pass" or "fail".

The essay will be assessed by the course coordinator and a member of the academic staff involved in the PhD program.;

Target Group

The target group is PhD candidates / students who plan to conduct Action Research projects and want to learn more about epistemology, methodology and ethics related to their own work

Admission requirements

The admission requirement is a five-year master’s degree (three years + two years) or equivalent qualifications in teacher education, other pedagogical education, educational science, development studies, or other education on equivalent level in subjects relevant for teacher education.

In case of a large number of applicants, PhD-students enrolled in the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will be prioritized, then students in other PhD-programmes, then academic employees at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies.

Applicants that are not enrolled on the PhD-programme at the Faculty of Education and International Studies at OsloMet must send a summary in English of maximum one A4 sheet with relevant information about their own project / area of interest, containing topic, methodology, theoretical approach, and why this course might be relevant for their project.