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ISA8002

Perspectives on collaboration with children

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Lessons are not given in the academic year 2025/2026

Credits 5

Level Doctoral degree level

Language of instruction English and norwegian

Location Trondheim

About the course

Course content

The course is a collaboration between NTNU and University of Stavanger, and will problematize and discuss the inclusion and recognition of children as partners in childhood and welfare institutions based on various social pedagogical perspectives, including dialogism and critical pedagogy. The inclusion of children as partners is enshrined in both social policy and legal guidelines for upbringing and welfare services.

The course will draw on recent research on collaboration between children and professionals. The purpose of the thematic area is to discuss challenges related to cooperation with children within different institutional frameworks.

The course will safeguard NTNU's commitment to sustainable development and relate to section 10.2 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (promoting inclusion regardless of age, gender and disability), section 16.6 (effective, responsible and open institutions) and section 16.7 (responsiveness, inclusive, participant-based and representative decision-making processes at all levels).

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate

has advanced knowledge of different social pedagogical perspectives and research related to social pedagogical practicehas
has in-depth knowledge of research related to collaboration with children within different contextual frameworks
has advanced knowledge of various challenges related to collaboration with children
has knowledge of the EU's strategy documents and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Skills - The candidate

can identify ethical challenges related to collaboration with children within different institutional frameworks
can analyze and think critically about collaborative relationships with children
can problematize and discuss different social pedagogical perspectives in relation to cooperation with children
is able to formulate a problem related to the course topic, shed light on the problem based on the syllabus literature, as well as analyze and discuss the topic of the problem

General competence - The candidate

is capable of identifying, analysing and discussing relevant challenges related to professionals' collaboration with children within different institutional frameworks
can think innovatively in relation to collaboration with children within different institutional frameworks

Learning methods and activities

Teaching takes place over 3 days with lectures, discussions, student-active learning methods, self-study and written work.

The course can be taught in Norwegian or English.

The course can be cancelled or changed if there are fewer than 5 enrollees and/or the Department of Social Work does not have teaching capacity.

Compulsory assignments

Participation, presentation of paper and paperdiscussion

Further on evaluation

Required participation at least 80% with approved paper gives 5 credits.

Work on individual paper: The paper will deal with a chosen topic based on the literature related to the course.

Individual assignment in the form of a written paper of 4000-5000 words, based on approved abstract.

An identical version of the exam paper cannot be used directly in the PhD thesis as an article or a chapter. A revised version of the exam paper may be included in the thesis.