Welcome to the Department of Education & Special Needs Education (IPS)

The University Semester 1 commence 30 August 2021 that is also the last date for registration in courses. 

We teach and research in the following areas; educational and societal relations, education systems, school development and school leadership, adult education, inclusion, learning, language and assessment as well as grading issues.

More information and contact information for our staff can be found at www.gu.se/en/education-special-education

We are located in House A at Pedagogen. Link to Campus map

Welcome to your course The Swedish School System in a Comparative Perspective (PDG092)

Course information

The school system in a comparative perspective is an elective course that provides students with an introduction to the Swedish school system. It offers students opportunities to compare the Swedish school system to other educational systems in the world. The course include local study visits (subject to covid19 guidelines). The course offer students an understanding of international assessment instruments and their use and an introduction to a critical perspective of understanding cultures and diversity.

At the end of the course students are expected to have acquired a basic knowledge and understanding about the structure and content of contemporary Swedish school system and a capacity to use this knowledge for cross-national comparisons.

Course start (PDG092):    Tuesday 31 august 2021.      Time: 13.00-16.45                                    Classroom: A1 311 (A house, first floor, room 311)
For instructions what you need to do before we meet please see under Module 1, 31/8 .  

Please feel free to contact me via email for questions - Liisa

email: Liisa.uusimaki@gu.se

Syllabus - Link to syllabus in the Student Portal.
Course literature - Link to the bibliography in the Student Portal.
Schedule - Link to schedule in Time Edit. Please note that the schedule is preliminary up to 2 weeks before the start of the course. 

Registration

Opens one week before the semester commence and courses start. You must register for courses no later than 30th of August to be able to start your studies and get full access to Canvas.  Registration information Links to an external site.

Contact information.

Course leader:  Liisa Uusimäki, liisa.uusimaki@gu.se
Study administrator: Patricia Perla, patricia.perla@gu.se
Study counsellor: Helen Zieser, helen.ziser@gu.se

Covid-19

If you are infected

You should always stay at home if you have cold symptoms. If you are a student and have a confirmed covid-19 diagnosis, and have been on the University's premises, you are asked to inform your course manager or your head of department to help the University's work to reduce the spread of infection.

If you have confirmed covid-19 diagnosis

If you are a student and have a confirmed covid-19 diagnosis, you must follow the instructions from the health service regarding infection tracing. If you have been on the University's premises during a time when there is a suspicion that you have been infected, you are asked to inform your course manager or the head of your department to help the University's work to reduce the spread of infection.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE FOLLOW BELOW LINK

https://studentportal.gu.se/english/coronavirus/if-you-are-infected/?languageId=100001&skipSSOCheck=true

The University and the Faculty of Education have begun a gradual return to Campus teaching during Autumn 2021. We closely monitor the development of the COVID19 infection so that our teaching is safe for everyone, but may therefore need to change teaching at short notice based on the development of events. As a student, you must therefore stay up to date on what applies. At the Faculty of Education, we have chosen to collect information on the page "Practical information".

Link to Practical information on gu.se

General Information

Special student support

Students with disabilities can receive special educational support. There are several forms of support to help you through your studies, so do not hesitate to contact us. More information and application for special educational support

The Student Portal and My Studies

The Student Portal contains everything you need for your studies, such as e-services and information about, among other things, degrees and study environment.

At My Studies in the Student Portal, we have collected specific information for our students at the Department of Education and Special Education.

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