14.4.1 SW20 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 6 CR / 9 ECTS CR

Consists of following parts:

Objective and content
The student:
•becomes familiar with various psychological and sociological life-span theories.
•realizes the meaning of the interaction process and culture in the development process of the human being.
•learns about different viewpoints regarding the nature of human beings, and education and parenting and reflects and analyses his/her personal views in relation to these
•develops skills in supporting the growth process of individuals of different ages.
•focuses on contents including psychological, social psychological and sociological views on childhood, youth, adulthood, old age, as well as different parenting styles, different conceptions/views on the nature of human beings, and the concept of generations

Objective and content
The student:
•understands the challenges of education on the individual, the community and the societal level.
•learns to recognize special educational needs.
•becomes familiar with central and current issues in special education.
•learns how to interact positively with a variety of different people