Exploratory approaches in Swedish preschool: history, theory and practice

About this programme

The course provides an insight into the emergence of the Swedish preschool and its tradition of ideas when it comes to exploratory approaches and connections to play and care. The course offers an introduction to pedagogical environments and its exploratory approaches in the Swedish preschool. The course also contains study visits to preschools or other relevant institutions. The course is offered for international exchange students and for students who have applied for the course as a free-standing (single subject) course. Instruction is given in the form of lectures, seminars, workshops and study visits. Specific teaching sessions are mandatory. Absence must be compensated for as described in the study guide. Once the course has started, Stockholm University’s learning management system, Canvas, is used for course information, assignments, submissions, and study planning. You can log in to the learning platform once you have registered for the course. The Study Guide for the course will be published at the latest one month prior to the course start. The course is examined on the basis of an individual written paper, grading scale A-F. In order to pass the course, students must at least receive grade E or G on all examinations, complete all assignments as per the course description and complete all obligatory attendance. For details and deadlines regarding examinations please see the study guide for the relevant semester. Note that students enrolled previous semesters need to contact the course administrator according to the deadline in the study guide to sign up f