MSLV4400 Strategy in the Public Sector Course description

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

Emnet er et typisk integrasjonsemne som søker å se tidligere emner og fag i teoretisk og praktisk sammenheng. Emnet krever ingen spesielle forkunnskaper, men bygger på at studentene har en viss samfunnsfaglig bakgrunn innen tidligere studier i metode, økonomi, organisasjon og ledelse.

Admission

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 and PhD-students at Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (SVA) will be prioritized, then students at collaborating universities and 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 500 words 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.

Target group

The target group is PhD-candidates at OsloMet, as well as PhD-candidates associated with the Center for Welfare and Labour Research (SVA) and candidates from collaborating universities and university colleges. In addition, non-PhD-candidates can be admitted if there are available study places.

The course content is focused on the following seminars:

National and international trends on inclusion, diversity and justice

This seminar explores international trends related to social justice, human rights, active participation, and how the trends influence policy and educational practices.

The Nordic model of education and inclusive education

This seminar takes a closer look at Nordic models of Education and associated understandings of inclusion and discusses the implications for research and education.

Inclusion, ethnicity, social class and language 

This seminar focuses on inclusion as an applicable idea to all human beings, to meet the needs of a diversity of learners.

Inclusion of students with high-incidence vs. low-incidence disabilities

This seminar explores the provision of education for pupils with severe educational needs. Further, the seminar focuses on the roles of professional and non-professional staff, teachers and peers, and positions of external partners within and across the educational space.

Idealism vs. realism in inclusive education

In this last seminar, the participants will discuss different understandings of inclusive education aiming to promote well-being and learning in a school for all.

The teaching is session-based in the form of lectures, student presentations, discussions, group work, seminars and excursion(s). Students will write assignments between the sessions. A high degree of independent activity is expected. The teaching will be problem-based using examples and cases from the students' practical experiences.

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The students are to write a 10-15 pages course paper, in groups of two-three students, which will be used for the formal assessment. The students will be able to submit a draft paper for comments within a given date.

All aids are permitted for the exam provided that norms for citations are followed.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

All answer papers are assessed by an internal examiner. External examiners are used in cases of doubt about whether a pass grade should be awarded and for spot check assessments of approx. 25% of the answer papers. The grades awarded for the answer papers assessed together with an external sensor form the basis for determining the level for awarding the different grades. The internal examiner shall take the external examiner's assessment into consideration in the grading of all the exams.

Åge Johnsen