Child and youth cultureLaajuus (2 cr)

Content

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course
Students
- become familiar with the significance of child and youth culture for individuals, communities and society
- learn to analyse key phenomena of child and youth culture
- can support and guide children and their parents in media education

Course contents
- different areas of child and youth culture: fairy tales, comics, TV programmes, internet, games, theatre
- latest research literature on child and youth culture
- significance of child and youth culture in the growth and formation of the world view

Teaching methods
Lectures, group assignments, study visits

Assessment methods
Students deepen their knowledge of one field of child and youth culture, produce a written assignment on the theme and present it to the group. The course is graded on the scale 1-5.

Required reading:
Suoranta, J. Kasvatus mediakulttuurissa 2003.
Martsola-Mäkelä-Rönnholm: Lapsilta kielletty -kuinka suojella lasta mediatraumalta 2006, Kirjapala
Mustonen: Mediapsykologia 2001
Lehtipuu: Ruuturitari ja digidonna - lapsi matkalla mediaan 2006
Lahikainen et.al. (ed.) :Lapsuus mediamaailmassa - näkökulma lasten tietoyhteiskuntaan 2005
Bettelheim: Satujen luomous 1992
Suojala-Karjalainen: Avaa lastenkirja 2001
Karlsson: Saduttamalla lasten kulttuuriin 1999
Karlsson: Sadutus -avain lasten kulttuuriin 2002

Name of lecturer
Merja Repo

Year of study
3rd year

Period
4

Language of instruction
Finnish