PhD course Fall 2018 Methodological Approaches in Research about Child and Youth Participation and Competence Development (5 ECTS).

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1 PhD course Fall 2018 Methodological Approaches in Research about Child and Youth Participation and Competence Development (5 ECTS). Course language Norwegian (English in case one or more students don t understand Norwegian) Educational level of the course PhD-level Content The course addresses methodological and ethical questions and key concepts in the fields of child and youth participation, competence development and socialization. Learning outcome After having completed the course, the course participants shall have acquired knowledge about and critical reflective insights into methodological and ethical questions in research with children and young people in and across different social practices and contexts in contemporary society. After having completed the course, the course participants shall have acquired these academic skills: Analyzing and critically comparing different methodological approaches and research designs in research with children and youth Relating methodological approaches to research with children s and young people s participation and competence development in his/her own doctoral thesis work. Organization and pedagogical form 1. Active participation in lectures, seminars and plenary discussions 2. Writing a scientific essay (about 10 pages) explicitly addressing methodological and/or ethical questions in research about children and youth. Guidelines for the essay are given at the end of this text. Work requirements, evaluation and approval To be approved the student must: Actively participate in all lectures, seminars and plenary discussions according to the course program. The course coordinator can in some special cases make exceptions to the presence requirement. Submit a scientific essay within one (1) month after the last course day. If the essay is not approved, the student can submit a revised version within 1 month after the evaluation of the first version. Compulsory reading See the attached reading list. Evaluation The categories pass or fail are used in the final evaluation of the student s participation and achievement during the course. 1

2 Quality monitoring During the course there will be a continuous dialogue on learning processes and achievement of objectives. The students will give a written evaluation at the end of the course, supplied by a joint discussion between teachers and student. Course certificate Students who pass the course will receive a course certificate. Registration Last date for course registration: September 1 st Writing the essay - guideline In the student s evaluations of the course it is suggested that the formulations of general expectations to an essay on PhD-level applied to the course Theories of Child and Youth Participation and Competence Development should be given prior to the course. Hence the following indications of expectations to the essay: 1. The essay shall be written in English and encompass 8 12 pages, reference list not included. 2. The essay shall include a clear presentation of topic/research questions and definitions of the key theoretical concepts elucidated in the essay. 3. The essay shall have a clear disposition, adapted to the topic/research questions and the format (8-12 pages) 4. The essay shall show that the course attendant has acquired knowledge of and insights to central issues about methodological and ethical questions in research with children and youth. 5. The essay shall show that the course attendant is able to present and critically compare and analyze important methodologies in research with children and youth. 6. The essay shall show that the course attendant has an overview over the literature in the reading list, and that he or she is able to choose, apply and justify the choice of methodologies in relation to the topic/research questions for the essay in a critical and independent way. 2

3 Koordinator: Ane-Gunhild Amirnejad Emneansvarlig: Mari Rysst Dag 1, mandag, 24. september 10:15-11:00 Introduksjon til kurset. Mari Rysst Kursprogram :00-11:30 Presentasjon av deltagerne og deres prosjekter. 11:30-12:15 Lunsj. 12:15-14:00 Forskning med barn og unge et metodologisk overblikk. Mari Rysst 14:15-16:00 Forskning på unge menneskers liv. Halvor Fauske Diskusjon Dag 2, tirsdag, 25. september 09:15-11:30 Etisk forskning med barn. Halvor Nordby 11:30-12:15 Lunsj 12:15-14:00 Etisk praksis i ungdomsforskning. Halvor Nordby 14:15-16:00 Diskusjon Dag 3, onsdag, 26. september 09:15-11:30 Å forske med/på barn: en kultur-historisk tilnærming. Mari Rysst 11:30-12:15 Lunsj 12:15-14:00 Å forske med/på barn/unge: etnografisk tilnærming og survey. Mari Rysst 14:15-16:00 Metodologiske utfordringer i kvalitative forskningsdesign. Anne Leseth, OsloMet Dag 4, torsdag, 27. september 09:15-11:30 Studentene presenterer metodologiske aspekt og utfordringer i egne prosjekt. 11:30-12:15 Lunsj 12:15-14:00 Metodologiske utfordringer ved narrativ analyse. Paul Knutsen :00 Studentene presenterer skisser til egne eksamensessay. Diskusjon Endelig pensum: Farrell, A. (2007). Ethical research with children. Open University Press (178 sider) Christensen, P. & A. James (2008). Research with children Perspectives and Practices. London: Routledge. Chapters Introduction, 3,4,7,8,13,14 (115 sider) 3

4 Hedegaard, M. & M. Fleer (eds.) (2008). Studying Children: A Cultural-Historical Approach. London: Open University Press. Chapters 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 (130 sider) Heath, S., Brooks, R., Cleaver, E. & E. Ireland (eds.) (2009). Researching Young People s Lives. London: Sage (183 sider). Okely, J. (2012). Anthropological Practice. Fieldwork and the Ethnographic Method. New York: Bloomsbury (160 sider) Jerolmack, C. & Khan, S. (2014). Talk is Cheap: Ethnography and the Attitudinal Fallacy. Sociological Methods & Research, 43(2): Punch, S. (2002). Research with Children. The same or different from research with adults? Childhood, 9(3): Øia, T. og V. Vestel (2014): Generasjonskløfta som forsvant. Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning, 14 (1): Knutsen, P. (2016): Gjensyn med spørsmålet om metode. Kap. 9 i boka Å forstå historie. Vitenskapsteori og forskningspraksis (2016). Kristiansand: Portal Forlag 4

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