Course content

The course provides an introduction to new scientific knowledge about life conditions and modes of living for children/youth and their families receiving public health- or social services on permanent or partial basis for their everyday life living. Further the course will stimulate the students to develop a critical understanding of the existing knowledge and its methodological approaches. What kind of children and youth the course will give attention to will vary and will be specified in the announcement of the course (E.g. disabled children, children with chronically physical- and/or mental problems, children of the Children welfare authorities, children with migrant background etc.). Participants are supposed to write a paper linked to the course content but also related to the participant's own PhD-dissertation.

Learning outcome

The candidate has developed her/his qualifications related to the specific group of children/young people, and express herself/himself through a written paper in a sceientifically and analytically sufficient manner about children and youth who partly or on permanent basis recieve public health and/or social services to help them maintain their everyday life.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars, presentations from participants, discussions

Compulsory assignments

• Participation, presentation of paper and paper discussion

Recommended previous knowledge

Varies (depending on the academic content of the course)

Required previous knowledge

Master degree or equivalent

Course materials

Collection of articles