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PED-3001: Individual, culture and society from an educational Work Load
20 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Autumn, Spring
| Objectives
The course is compulsory for students enlisted in the Master of ecucation program. By the end of the course students should have a good understanding of central lines of thought in educatinal science and adjacent disciplines, which directly and indirectly have influenced the field of education. | Contents
The main content of this course are the sciences and disciplines, which have contributed most to the development of modern educational science. Primarily this includes philosophy and the history of ideas, the philosophy of science, psychology, sociology and anthropology. Emphasis will be on how these fields of knowledge have contributed to the development of the sub-disciplines in educational science and to the discipline as a whole. The social and cultural context is also manifested at the level of the individual. Cultural psychology deals with some of these areas and explains how culture and the individual conflate, and the processes and mechanisms through which this occur. Freud''s and Jung''s theories on this, and some of the counter arguments against their theories will be discussed - a.o. on the basis of Wittgensteins''s philosiophy of language. | Form of teaching
Students may start the course in the autumn or in the spring. Course work is divided evenly between the two terms. There will be lectures and seminars. | Exam and assessment
2 essays (ca 10 pages each); 1 essay at the end of each term.
The 2 essays are home assignments on topics selected from a list provided by the teacher. The essays are graded on a scale from A to F, where F is fail. | Date(s) of written examination
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The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Randi S. Meleng/Signe Ekenberg |
Teaching autumn 2007
Emnet er obligatorisk for studenter som er tatt opp på mastergradsprogrammet i pedagogikk.
Responsible teacher:Prof. Paul M Opdal
Responsible teacher:Prof. Asle Høgmo | | Forelesning | Forelesninger fra torsdag 23. aug, kl 10.15-12.00 på rom 1.413 til 15. nov. Ingen forelesninger i uke 35, 40 og 45. | | Seminar | Det vil bli opplyst om evt. seminarundervisning på forelesningene. | | Eksamen | Utlevering av oppgavetekst: onsdag 10. oktober. Innlevering: våren 2008 |
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