Study Guide

Objective

• you understand the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians
• you are familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education
• you are familiar with principles of multi-professional collaboration and are able to apply them in your work
• you strengthen your cultural competence

Content

• family-oriented forms of collaboration and dialogue
• addressing difficult issues in challenging situations
• multi-professional and multi-sectoral collaboration
• the professional identity of a Bachelor of Social Services in early childhood education
• values and ethics in tutoring practices and the day care operating culture
• guardians from different language and cultural backgrounds as educational partners

Teaching methods

Individual work, pair work, group work
Literature-based, lecture-based and learning assignment-based work

Student workload

Theoretical essay, individual work, 2,5 ECTS
Learning assignment (discussion with parents) in pairs, reflection on discussion as individual work & contact teaching 1,5 ECTS
Childhood collage, individual work 1 ECTS

Content scheduling

Teaching on Mondays, weeks 12-15
Teaching in English at Salo campus

Mon 18.3.2024 9:00 - 14:30 (TS)
- Course info and study assignments
- Values and ethics of ECEC
- The professional values of a Bachelor of Social Services in early childhood education
- Multi-professional and cross-sectoral collaboration

Mon 25.3.2024 9:15 - 14:45 (KP)
- Family-oriented forms of collaboration and dialogue
- Addressing difficult issues in challenging situations

Mon 8.4.2024 9:00 - 14:30 (TS)
- Guardians from different language and cultural backgrounds as educational partners
- Co-operation with multicultural and diverse families
- Course reflection and feedback

Further information

Presence in contact teaching is mandatory. In case of absence, compensative assignment must be completed (instructions in Itslearning). Max. absence is 50 % of the contact teaching.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theoretical essay, individual work (F-5)
- first submission deadline 15.4.2024
- second submission deadline 22.4.2024

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student:
- has no understanding on the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians
- is not familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education
- is not familiar with principles of multi-professional collaboration
- has no understanding on cultural competences

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student:
- has some understanding on the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians
- is familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education in basic level
- is familiar with some principles of multi-professional collaboration
- has some understanding on cultural competence

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student:
- has understanding on the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians
- is familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education
- is familiar with principles of multi-professional collaboration and is able to apply them in practice
- has some understanding on cultural competences

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student:
- has deep understanding on the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians and is able to implement this in practice
- is closely familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education and is able to reflect and evaluate his own activities on this perspective
- is closely familiar with principles of multi-professional collaboration and is able to apply them in practice
- has deep understanding on cultural competences and multicultural pedagogic environments

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.