Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet

• ymmärrät huoltajien kanssa tehtävän kasvatusyhteistyön merkityksen
• tiedät eettiset periaatteet ja varhaiskasvatuksen arvoperustan
• osaat moniammatillisen yhteistyön periaatteita ja sovellat niitä ammatillisessa toiminnassa
• vahvistat kulttuurista osaamistasi

Sisältö

• perhelähtöiset yhteistyömuodot ja dialogisuus
• puheeksi ottaminen haastavissa tilanteissa
• moniammatillinen ja monialainen yhteistyö
• varhaiskasvatuksen sosionomin ammatti-identiteetti
• arvot ja etiikka ohjauskäytänteissä ja päiväkodin toimintakulttuurissa
• eri kieli- ja kulttuuritaustaiset huoltajat yhteistyökumppaneina

Oppimateriaalit

National Core Curriculum for ECEC, Finnish National Agency for Education, 2022

Ojala, M. 2010. Developing multicultural early childhood education in a Finnish context. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy , vol. 4 , no. 1 , pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/2288-6729-4-1-13

Murphy et al. 2021. Partnership with families in early childhood education: Exploratory study. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Volume 46, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 93-106 https://doi.org/10.1177/1836939120979067

Lastikka, A.-L. 2019. Culturally and linguistically diverse children’s and families’ experiences of participation and inclusion in Finnish early childhood education and care. University of Helsinki. https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/1bf5208a-ca9a-4d59-bef8-badf591a99cb/content

Opetusmenetelmät

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

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

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

Sisällön jaksotus

Teachers:
Tiina Suni
Noora Ahvenjärvi

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

Thu 20.3.2025, 9:30 - 14:30 (Tiina)
- Course info and study assignments
- Values and ethics of ECEC
- The professional values of social pedagogue in early childhood education
- Multi-professional and cross-sectoral collaboration

Thu 27.3.2025, 9:30 - 14:30 (Noora)
- Family-oriented forms of collaboration and dialogue
- Addressing difficult issues in challenging situations

Thu 3.4.2025, 9:30 - 14:30 (Tiina)
- Guardians from different language and cultural backgrounds as educational partners
- Co-operation with multicultural and diverse families
- Childhood collage presentations

Thu 10.4.2025, 9:30 - 14:30 (Noora)
- Operating culture of ECEC, social pedagogue as a part of the working community
- Course reflection and feedback

Changes are possible.

Attendance in contact teaching of the course is mandatory, which is based on the working and learning methods used in the course. The contact teaching includes interactive activities, discussions, peer learning, and workshop activities. Participation in contact teaching supports the development of the student’s professional skills and interaction abilities.

In case of absence due to illness, a compensatory assignment must be completed. The max. amount of absence is 50 % of the contact teaching. If this is exceeded, the completion of the course will be postponed to the next implementation.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Theoretical essay, individual work (F-5)
- first submission deadline 17.4.2025
- second submission deadline 1.5.2025

Hylätty (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
- has not participated in contact teaching according to the requirements
- has not completed all the learning assignments of the course

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (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

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (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

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (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

Esitietovaatimukset

Valinnaiset asiakasryhmäkohtaiset opinnot voi aloittaa, kun opintoja on suoritettuna vähintään 60 opintopistettä. Opinnot suoritetaan kokonaisina moduuleina.

Varhaiskasvatuksen moduulit on vuoden 2025 alusta lähtien suoritettava järjestyksessä: ensin perusopinnot (1. moduuli) ja tämän jälkeen syventävät opinnot (2. moduuli). Tästä voidaan poiketa, jos se on opiskelijan HOPS:n näkökulmasta perusteltua ja opiskelijalla on aiempaa työkokemusta vähintään vuosi varhaiskasvatuksen työtehtävistä Suomessa tai aiempia korkeakoulutasoisia varhaiskasvatuksen opintoja, jotka on hyväksiluettu hänen opintoihinsa Turun AMK:ssa.