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BARN2003

Introduction to Child Studies

Velg studieår
Studiepoeng 7,5
Nivå Videregående emner, nivå II
Undervisningsstart Høst 2024
Varighet 1 semester
Undervisningsspråk Engelsk
Sted Trondheim
Vurderingsordning Oppgave

Om

Om emnet

Faglig innhold

The course is an introduction to Childhood studies (social studies of children and childhood/childhood sociology); an interdisciplinary research field drawing upon influences from disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, social geography etc. The course offers perspectives on children and childhood with attention to both global and local understandings and perceptions of what constitutes childhood, with attention to the significance of historical, cultural, social and political realities. The aim of the course is to provide students with theoretical frameworks, concepts and analytical tools from Childhood studies that can enable them to problematize common assumptions and normative idea(l)s of childhood, exploring children and childhood in a historical and cultural frame. It addresses topics such as gender, ethnicity, class and age through studies of childhood experiences.

Læringsutbytte

The main objectives of the course are to provide students with:

  • A basic overview of approaches within the interdisciplinary research field of Childhood studies
  • New ways of looking at how children and childhood can be researched and theorized
  • A critical understanding of how children's everyday lives influence and are influenced by socio-cultural, political, historical, economic and institutional contexts
  • Reflections about local and global versions of, and perspectives on, childhood

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Total lecture hours: approximately 20 hours.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • Small assignment

Mer om vurdering

Students will be given an assignment in advance where they will apply the reading list and knowledge they have acquired from the course.

Compulsory assignments

Small assignment

Kursmateriell

Information will be given at the beginning of the semester.

Fagområder

  • Barndomsstudier
  • Pedagogikk
  • Samfunnsvitenskapelige fag

Kontaktinformasjon

Emneansvarlig/koordinator

Ansvarlig enhet

Institutt for pedagogikk og livslang læring

Eksamen

Eksamen

Vurderingsordning: Oppgave
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Ordinær eksamen - Høst 2024

Oppgave
Vekting 100/100 Dato Utlevering 29.11.2024
Innlevering 06.12.2024
Tid Utlevering 09:00
Innlevering 15:00
Eksamenssystem Inspera Assessment

Ordinær eksamen - Vår 2025

Oppgave
Vekting 100/100 Dato Innlevering 20.05.2025 Tid Innlevering 15:00 Eksamenssystem Inspera Assessment