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Lecture contents

At the center of the course is the examination of the ethical justifications for elementary education. In the LV we deal in particular with the following content:
- theoretical basis (f.e.: relationship between education/care and ethics / ethics as a field of education / ethics in training and further education etc.)
- Critical analysis of the social handling of value pluralism & the importance of social handling of value pluralism for the field of elementary education
- ethical concepts: Getting to know and comparing various "ethics concepts" that guide action
- Reflection on practice: Reflection on one's own values ​​and norms

Assessment methods

Final exam
* Committed participation and active work within the discussions, including in-depth preparation (text reading and editing as well as research) in self-study: 20% (= 2 out of 10 points)
* Final Thesis on practical and professional ethical aspects: 80% (= 8 out of 10 points)

1: 10 – 9,5 Points
2: 9 - 8,5 Points
3: 8 - 7 Points
4: 6,5 - 6 Points
5: under 6 Points

Teaching methods

impulse presentations by the course leader; small group work, short presentations, text study and research work on the part of the students

Language

German

Lecture contents

The content of the course focuses in particular on the following areas:
- Overview of various qualitative and quantitative tools to analyse empirical research
- Conveying the baseline / logic (methodology) of qualitative and quantitative methods; Quality criteria of empirical research (qualitative and quantitative methods);
- Analyses of collected data using quantitative and qualitative methods as well as interpretation of the result
- Publication of research results (Results report and discussion)
- Reflection of the analyses in connection with practical problems

Assessment methods

Continuous assessment
Part 1:qualitative methods:
Interview evaluation (individual work and group work): 3.0 P.
Peer-Review: 2,0 P.
Written presentation: method and results 2,5 P.

Part 2 quantitative methods:
MC test: 2.0 P.
Interpretation of correlations (individual work): 1.5 P.
Interpretation of t-test (individual work): 1.5 P.
Written presentation: method and results: 2,5 P

Part 3Common part:
Results report / discussion: 5 P.
Total Points: 20 P.

Teaching methods

presentations; Evaluation in small groups and individually; discussion, reflection of the evaluation process,study of literature

Language

German

Lecture contents

- Basics of quality and quality management in ECEC
- Overview of quality research and quality discourses in ECEC
- Concepts and approaches to quality management in ECEC
- Procedures, instruments and possibilities for quality assurance, quality measurement and quality development
- Supportive and hindering aspects in the implementation of development and change processes
- Critical examination of the topic of quality management in connection with the current developments in the field of ECEC

Assessment methods

Final exam
Research work & Präsentation: 4 points
evelopment and presentation (written): 6 points

Teaching methods

Keynote speeches by the LV management; Individual and small group work; Peer learning and peer assessment; Short presentations; Text study and editing; practice exercises

Language

German

Lecture contents

Presenting the state of research, identifying and presenting a research gap, formulating a research question and developing a research design for the empirical investigation of a research object relevant to elementary education, preparing an exposé, carrying out the empirical study and writing the bachelor thesis II.

Assessment methods

Final exam
Presentation of the thesis: 1 point, BA thesis: 9 points Total: 10 points

Teaching methods

sections of the BA thesis are continuously discussed, reflected on and discussed, research work, text study

Language

German

Language

German