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| PEDA0007-2 | Training of professionals in the field of infancy, Part I
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Florence Pirard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Training early childhood professionals to develop skills which are both specific to the field and cross-cutting to education and training. It concerns both those who are likely to be involved in this specific field (educational advisor, trainer, coordinator, mentor to professionals in the field of early childhood) as well as others affected by the challenges of professionalisation in the field of education.
This course offers a critical view of the dynamics and current challenges in the field of initial training in the field of education in early childhood in the French-speaking community in Belgium and in Europe. It asks whether the professional nature of an activity is often mixed with a exclusively female 'mothering', by positioning the problem in its historical and political-administrative context. It studies the challenges of professionalising this sector by specifically targeting the training questions. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- identify the main challenges of professionalisation in the sector and the variety of methods established for achieving this on a European level,
- analyse training situations in terms of the aims of professionalisation, developping ways of improving them and sharing them with other trainers.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Either individually or in pairs, students will get in touch with a training operator (if possible registered and subsidised by the Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance). The lecturer will provide a list of contact details, as well as a presentation letter.
Based on the analysis of documents gathered and a recorded interview led at the trainer's place, the student will identify the logic of training (planned objectives, values, principles of action, approaches and training methods and individual support, evaluation methods planned, etc.). He will identify the elements likely to contribute to professionalisation.
On this basis, he will carry out a period of non-participative observation of a training process conducted by the trainer(s). During this day, he will identify, both during formal and informal training time, a significant element (a critical moment, a crucial factor, a sequence where contradictory points of view were discussed, etc.) of the problems of professionalisation in the area of education of young children. He will summarise this event in writing and will analyse the challenges on professionalisation point of view while avoiding any value judgements towards individuals (either those being trained or training).
He will submit his analysis to the trainer(s). Based on this shared analysis, he will identify one or more areas for future action and question the trainer's view in early years education. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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- seminars led by the trainer,
- team works
- reading and analysis of articles and training documents
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A reading list including articles, legal texts, reference documents as well as bibliographical references providing a deeper look into the subject will be made available to the students. This will be a reference point for the course as well as for carrying out practical work. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Individual interview based on the report drafted for the practical work and related to the skills used during the class and concpets studied.
Criteria:
- documentary richness,
- relevance of the event identified in terms of professionalisation difficulties in the sector,
- relevance and refinement of the analysis of gathered material (interview transcription, written documents, etc.), of the argument in regard to the challenges of professionalisation,
- relationship between theory and practice.
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Training(s) :
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| 30h practice working focused on a non participative observation of a training process led by professional trainer (see planned learning activities) |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Optional cursus accessible to the students of 1st or 2nd master (Sciences of Education). |
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Contacts :
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| Florence Pirard, lecturer, contact preferably by email: florence.pirard@ulg.ac.be (office opposite the lift, B32, 2nd floor)
Pascale Camus, assistant, pascale.camus@ulg.ac.be (office 2.1, B32, 2nd floor)
Jasna Vorgic, secretary, jasna.vorgic@ulg.ac.be (office 2.4b, B32, 2nd floor) |
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