BHFOR3561 ECEC for Sustainability
- Credits15
- Teaching semester2024 autumn
- Level of study1st cycle: Bachelor's degree
- Program of studyEarly Childhood Teacher Education
- Duration1 semester
- Assessment semester2024 autumn
- Person in chargeIngun Elder
- Language of instructionEnglish
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Course content
Education for sustainability and social entrepreneurship – how can ECEC institutions make a difference as an active social actor, when it comes to inclusiveness and diversity and creating a larger common “WE”?
Social entrepreneurship is about innovation and developing solutions to complex problems that run across sectors and disciplines. In this course we will focus on how early childhood educators can engage in co-creation by inviting different partners in to equal collaborative partnerships to define, design, implement and drive solutions together. You will experience professional development in project management, co-creation, social entrepreneurship and new ways to work with sustainability
This course is for the following students:
- students on exchange semester abroad, but where the host institution does not offer studies for credits.
- students in the in-depth study ECEC for Sustainability who do not travel abroad.
- international students at Queen Maud University of Early Childhood Education
The course consists of a social entrepreneurship project connected to how ECEC institutions can work with the sustainable development goals. The course is internationally oriented, and will include virtual exchange and collaboration between local and international students.
The course contains elements from the following subjects:
- Pedagogics (6 ECTS)
- Social Sciences (6 ECTS)
- Natural Sciences (3 ECTS)
In order to get diverse perspectives, the course will draw on both local and international guest lecturers.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The student is able to
- Describe the UN’s sustainable development goals
- Analyze the various dimensions of sustainable development
- Explain social entrepreneurship as tools for innovation and development in local communities
Skills
The student is able to
- Demonstrate ability to cooperate and communicate with various partners in and outside the ECEC institutions
- Initiate and design a real project on social entrepreneurship of relevance to early childhood education
- Promote and stimulate sustainability in pedagogical work with children and staff in ECEC settings
General competence
The student is able to
- Integrate the relevance of social entrepreneurship for sustainability to his/her professional role as ECEC teacher
- Discuss the significance of ECE institution's contribution to positive change and development
- Reflect critically on sustainability in ECE institutions
- Discuss the role of children as change agents and the responsibility of the staff inn ECEC in cooperation with adults in the local community, to support and encourage the active participation of children in change processes.
Reading list
Working and learning activities
Social entrepreneurship project, group work, international collaboration through interaction with international students, virtual exchange and guest lecturers. Oral and written presentations in group and individually. Various methods of supervision and group work will be emphasized. Independent work with learning material and learning processes.
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav
Comment | Mandatory coursework | Mandatory coursework grouping |
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F-TF1 UN sustainable development goals | Presentation | Groups |
F-TF2 Project plan | Presentation | Groups |
F-TF4 Collaborative reading day | Presentation | Groups |
F-TF5 Cultural festival | Practical work | Groups |
Vurderinger
Form of assessment | Exam code | Grouping | Duration | Type of duration | Proportion | Censor type | Supported materials | Comment |
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Oral exam | MUN1 | Groups, with individual assessment | 1 | hours | 44% | Internal and external | Students can bring their own notes | |
Paper | OPG1 | Individual | 2000 | words | 56% | Internal | All |
Grading scale
Evaluation
Oral exam: Group presentation of an innovation project as well as questioning by the examiners.
Assignmenst that must by approved to take the exam:
MUN1: F-TF2 and F-TF5
OPG1: F-TF1 and F-TF4
Assignments equivalent to former assignments:
F-TF1 is equivalent to AK 1
F-TF2 is equivalent to AK 2