APEA535 Citizenship Education as a Challenge for Adult Educator (5 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Educational Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

active and democratic citizenship

participative and deliberative democracy

growing towards global responsibility

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student 

  • understands meaning of citizenship education and is able to support active citizenship and participation in adult education contexts and practices
  • understands interdependencies of voluntary communality and lifelong learning and is able to support action in equal learning communities 
  • participates and supports others to participate in societal discourses in order to create a sustainable educational system 

Description of prerequisites

The course is only for students participating Pedagogical Studies for Adult Educators.

Study materials

ALHAINEN, K. 2016. Dialogi demokratiassa. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. (also as an e-book)

BRINKMAN, S. 2019. Mitä on olla ihminen? Filosofinen kiertomatka. Helsinki: Tammi.

JARVIS, P. 2008. Democracy, lifelong learning and the learning society: active citizenship in the late modern age. London: Taylor & Francis Ltd.

NUSSBAUM, M. 2011. Talouskasvua tärkeämpää. Miksi demokratia tarvitsee humanistista sivistystä? Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

PÄTÄRI, J., TERÄSAHDE, S., HARJU, A., MANNINEN, J. & HEIKKINEN, A. 2019. Vapaa sivistystyö eilen, tänään ja huomenna. Helsinki: Vapaa sivistystyö ry.

Extra learning material (articles and e-books)

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Aktiivinen osallistuminen yhteisiin tapaamisiin ja oppimistehtävien tekeminen hyväksytysti
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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
Finnish

Teaching