Gender and gender equality in early childhood education and care
This course is about how issues around gender and equality affect and take place in everyday preschool life. We look at both older and newer research on how gender and equality are reflected in teaching, in the work with quality and in how preschools work based on the curriculum.
You will practice using research in practical work – that is, how to think and act in teaching to promote gender equality. The course also addresses modern theories about gender and equality that have developed during the 21st century, and the new questions that these theories raise.
We will review how different perspectives, such as poststructuralism, posthumanism and intersectionality, can help us understand and work with gender in preschool. You will also learn about examples from research that is closely connected to preschool practice, such as intervention studies where different ways of working with gender equality have been tested.
If you have questions about the course content, literature and grade reporting, please contact the course teacher.
Course teacher: Info coming soon.
If you have study administrative questions about, for example, eligibility, registration or Athena, please contact the course administrator.
Course administrator: Contact the Student Affairs Office if you have questions by email: studentexpedition@buv.su.se
