ERIS1306 Well-being work as a basis for students’ ability to study (5 cr)

The course presents collective student welfare work, especially in the context of lower secondary and general upper secondary schools, introduces internal and external co-operation networks from the perspective of promoting the well-being of students and seeks to outline special needs teacher’s co-operation networks.

Educational phenomena include school engagement, absenteeism, bullying and dropping out of education. Activities promoting well-being at school and preventing students’ study problems are introduced.

Students become acquainted with school welfare plans and models in practice and make a plan to develop a school welfare model.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

- conceptualize the principles of collective and individual welfare work and build capacities to develop the welfare work at schools

- perceive school as a systemic organization

- identify different job descriptions of special needs teachers in schools’ internal and external cooperation networks
- identify and describe various phenomena related to student well-being (e.g. school engagement, absenteeism, early school leaving, bullying, teacher well-being) and apply interventions in this regard

- organize the teaching of students whose learning is arranged grade-independently

- recognize the importance of teacher's professional identity and strengthen it

Oppimateriaali ilmoitetaan opetusohjelmassa ja/tai Moodlessa.