Spring School

"Critical Cultural Awareness in Migration Societies"


April 8 to 12 at the University of Stavanger

Globalization has the last decades turned national and local communities into migrant societies. ECEC is an institution in which children, guardians, parents, and staff from various backgrounds and with multiple belongings meet. This gives ECEC a key role in creating inclusion and belonging in dynamic communities influenced by local and global concerns.

 

Against this background, a central challenge is to further develop educational systems in migrant societies in such a way that a common social basis for equitable, free and solidary teaching and learning exists. The RECOdE Spring School at the University of Stavanger addresses such topics. The course will enrich students’ knowledge and skills for leading and guiding processes of creating belonging in children’s groups, cooperating with a diverse group of parents/guardians, finding practical, enjoyable, and efficient ways of working as professional staff requires high level of cultural sensitive competences.

Content of the Spring School

  • Preparing for working with children and families in a gobalized world
  • Critical reflection of cultural and unequal practices and policies in the field of ECEC
  • Learning a cultural and inequality sensitive communication and attitude
  • Discussing and learning with international students
  • Field trip to an early childhood education institution in Stavanger

More information

General Conditions
  • Possibility to partially cover travel and accomodation costs
  • Certificate about 6 ECTS
  • Exam: Preparing a paper to present at the Spring School and writing a paper
 
 

Paricipation Criteria

  • B.A. qualification in the field of early childhood education or a similar B.A. qualification
  • Good English skills
  • High motivation
  • Good performance in the current study programme