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Early childhood pedagogics

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SA00BC82
Curriculum: SA 2024
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 3 (2026-2027)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Järvelä, Tiina
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Taking the course in advance? See the courses during the academic year 2024-2025.

Learning Outcomes

Student
- identify the pedagogical context of early childhood education
- plans, implements and evaluates pedagogical activities in a variety of ways
- critically evaluates educational practices
- evaluates and develops their responsibility for the activities of the children's group and the team

Student's Workload

The student´s workload: 5 credit units

- 135 hrs
- on the academic schedule 50 hrs
- independent work 81 hrs

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Admission to the course requires completion of previous undergraduate and professional studies.

Contents

Student
- becomes acquainted with the pedagogy of early childhood education as a principle that permeates all activities
- deepen their own understanding of learning
- gets acquainted with sensitive pedagogy
- plans and implements cooperation with parents
- observes a child and a group of children
- recognizes the role of early childhood education as a preventive child protection

Regional Impact

The student develops his / her skills to work in the area in early childhood education environments.

Internationality

The student develops his / her ability to work in kindergartens in the area where the spoken language is other than the student's mother tongue.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

1. Varhaiskasvatuksen käsikirja vuodelta 2020. Saatavissa e- kirjana Tritoniasta.

https://tritonia.finna.fi/vamk/Record/tria.382736?sid=3184534629

2. Järvinen, K. & Mikkola, P. Oletko sä meidän kaa? Näkökulmia osallisuuteen ja yhteisöllisyyteen varhaiskasvatuksessa. 2015. Pedatieto Oy

3. Rintakorpi, K. & Vihmari-Henttonen, E. Tää on meidän maailma! Pedagoginen dokumentointi varhaiskasvatuksessa. 2017. Lasten Keskus

4. Other material prescribed by the teacher.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments, exam.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1-2: the student knows how to
- use extendedly the early childhood education operation models when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for the child group
- use knowledge and evaluate his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning
Grade 3-4: the student knows how to
- choose and apply in an expert manner early childhood pedagogic’s action models when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for a child group
- apply knowledge and reflect his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning
Grade 5: the student knows how to
- apply and evaluatet extendedly the theories of early childhood pedagogics when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for the child group
- analyze knowledge and develop on the basis of that knowledge his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning comprehensively

Further Information

The student gives feedback on the course through the Spark system.


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