Civics and Civics Teaching III

Module 1 Social Science Method and Current Civics Education Research 7.5 ECTS cr -central concepts and methods of importance to the source critical approach are studied and practised -central concepts and methods with importance to validity, reliability, and analysis in social science investigation are studied and practised -current research in social science education is presented and analysed -their own teaching is related to and problematised on the basis of current research in social science education -current research on grading and assessing in the school subject civics is presented. Module 2 Independent Academic Writing, 7.5 ECTS cr - academic writing involves formulating a topic and aim, making methodological choices and delimitations, collecting data and compiling their own material, presenting the study in writing, - the academic text is presented with a logical and pedagogical structure and with standard techniques for reporting the magterial and referencing, - supervision on choice of topic and the other stages of the investigation and writing process, - a final seminar where students present their text, discuss other texts and review one text, - students have the opportunity to pursue field studies in Kenya. Module 3 Practical Placement 1 or 2, 7.5 ECTS cr Students engage in the daily work in a school and reflect on general school-related issues and also plan, conduct and evaluate their own teaching in the civics subject. Module 4 Citizen Participation, 7.5 ECTS cr -an international perspective on school and teaching is introduced and applied in the comparison with other countries' civics education - participation in the national and international community is described and problematised at the levels of the individual and society along with the actor and structural perspectives -the students' accumulated subject knowledge and subject-specific teaching experiences and skills are related to the concept of society and current research - an international perspective is related to subject-specific teaching through exemplifications and applications.