PHUV9480 Nyere barnehageforskning i et nordisk perspektiv Emneplan

This course will describe historical, political and pedagogical ideas in the Nordic welfare model for kindergarten and explore their ramifications within the broader international debates of early childhood education and care (ECEC). The course will provide a theoretical overview and analytical competence and contribute to academic concentration and depth through its focus on research methodology. In this way, the course will strengthen the candidate’s knowledge base for working on his or her thesis and provide sufficient breadth for future research in ECEC.

Teaching language: English (Norwegian, depending on the language of the participants).

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• is in the forefront of knowledge about the body of Norwegian and Nordic ECEC research
• has methodological insights into research in early childhood education and can evaluate how different epistemological and methodological positions influence that research
• has state-of the art knowledge of tendencies and critical topics in Nordic and international research in the field

Skills

The student

• can identify problems and challenges in the field and formulate research questions
• can analyse different empirical and theoretical approaches to research in ECEC and the relations between them
• can provide academic texts and presentations demonstrating epistemological and methodological insights

General competence

The student

• can document the ability to identify new research areas in early childhood education
• can position his or her project within the field of ECEC research

The working methods include lectures, discussions, practical workshops and student presentations. Candidates are expected to participate actively in all teaching activities, including presenting their projects. The course will mainly be taught digitally, except for one in-person meeting that will be arranged at OsloMet.

Throughout the course, PhD candidates will work on co-creating a map of historical and geographical ECEC discourses found in the Nordic ECEC literature and policy documents.

Students must participate in a three-hour peer session in which they present and discuss their individual maps in order to co-create a map of the research.

The examination consists of an oral conference presentation (panel contribution, round table contribution, poster or single paper presentation), including a hand-out and a discussion. Duration of the presentation: 15 minutes. The hand-out must be no more than two A4 pages, not counting references. Duration of the discussion: 20 minutes. In sum, the presentation, hand-out and discussion must be based on relevant research literature and relate to the candidate’s PhD work.

New and postponed examination

In case of a failed exam/valid absence, the candidate may have a new exam under the same conditions when a new/postponed exam is arranged.

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har kunnskap om

• modeller for markedstilpasninger,
• institusjoner, politisk regulering og tilpasningsstrategier, og
• omstillingsprosesser.

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• anvende teoretiske perspektiver som kan forklare utvikling og endring i organisasjoner,
• anvende ledelsesteoretiske perspektiver i omstillingsprosesser, og
• planlegge og gjennomføre omstillinger.

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• forklare relevansen av ulike problemstillinger for å bedømme endringsstrategier,
• lede omstillinger ved hjelp av forskningsbasert kunnskap og ledelsesetiske prinsipp, og
• vurdere hvordan ulike ledelsesmodeller passer til ulike endringsstrategier.

Undervisningen er organisert i tre to-dagers samlinger. Undervisningen veksler mellom forelesninger knyttet til pensumgjennomgang og anvendelse av ny empirisk forskning som kan belyse både teorier og metoder, plenumsdiskusjoner og gruppearbeid. Undervisningen legger vekt på å illustrere teorier og metoder med egen relevant forskning i Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet (AFI).