Stockholm Institute of
Education Department of Social
and Cultural Studies in
Education
SYLLABUS
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S1118F
Confirmed: 2006-06-14
Version: 1
The syllabus is valid from
fall 2006
MULTICULTURALISM AND MINORITIES IN SWEDEN AND
EUROPE, 5 Credit Points/7,5 ECTS
Syllabus Code: S1118F
1. DECISIONS AND GUIDELINES
The course is a single subject course in Pedagogics at the level of 1-20 credit points.
This syllabus was approved by the Board of the Department of Social and Cultural
Studies in Education on 2006-06-14. It is offered by the Department of Social and
Cultural Studies in Education.
2. ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS
Students have met all requirements to study at the university level.
3. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
● problematize and discuss the implications of cultural and ethnic diversity on
Sweden´s educational, cultural and political system from local, European and global
perspectives
● be able to use a multicultural approach when examining social issues
● argue for different research methods and analyses relevant for multicultural issues.
4. CONTENTS AND ORGANIZATION
The course focuses on issues related to current social and cultural changes in Sweden
and the EU. The following themes will be addressed in the seminars and will form
the basis for the participants’ final essays:
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Sweden and the European Union: social systems, public policies, values
and traditions
National minorities and immigration in Sweden and Europe
Multiculturalism: citizenship and democracy, intercultural leadership
Stockholm Institute of
Education Department of Social
and Cultural Studies in
Education
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SYLLABUS
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Version: 1
The syllabus is valid from
fall 2006
Globalisation, learning and educational policies
Youngsters with immigrant backgrounds: Identification and recognition of
multiculturality
Aspects of human rights and gender are integrated throughout the course.
Possibilities for different teaching formats will be negotiated with the students in the
first meeting, such as lectures, group work, computer use, field studies and
excursions, and oral reports.
5. EVALUATION ASSESSMENT
The examination is based on attendance, active participation in group discussions,
contribution to group assignments and the submission of a final essay that deals with
one of themes studied in the course. This essay is to be submitted no later than one
month after the course’s final seminar. The essay shall be both a reflection on and an
analysis of course literature. Students select a topic for the essay in consultation with the
course director.
The grades ”pass”, ”pass with distinction” and ”fail” are given in this course.
Students who have passed the course shall upon demand receive a course diploma.
6. COURSE LITERATURE
Banno Gomes, Nadia et al, Eds., (2002). Reflections on Diversity and Change in
Modern Society. Botkyrka: Mångkulturellt Centrum. (343 pages, of which ca. 100 will
be selected)
Commission of the European Communities (2000). Memorandum on lifelong learning.
http://www.education.gov.mt/edu/edu_division/life_long_learning/Index.htm (36 pages)
Elenius, Lars (2002). A Place in the Memory of Nation. Minority policy towards
the Finnish speakers in Sweden and Norway, in Acta Borealia. A Nordic Journal of
Circumpolar Societies, 2, pp. 103-123 (21 pages)
Lindgren, Mats, Lüthi, Bernhard; Fürth, Thomas (2005). The me we generation. What
business and politics must know about the next generation. Stockholm: Bookhouse
Publishing. (177 pages)
Stockholm Institute of
Education Department of Social
and Cultural Studies in
Education
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The syllabus is valid from
fall 2006
Roth, Hans-Ingvar (1999). The multicultural park. A study of common values at school
and in society. Stockholm: Statens skolverk, Liber distribution. (148 pages)
Sullivan, Kirk P.H. (2000). Creating gender equality at professorial level: a review of
the swedish government’s approach. ECompare, 30, 1. pdf-available (14 pages)
Telhaug Oftedal, Alfred, Mediås, Odd Asbjørn, & Aasen, Petter (2004). From
Collectivism to Individualism? Education as Nation Building in a Scandinavian
Perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2, 140–158. pdf available
(19 pages)
Åhlberg, Mauri, Äänismaa, Pirjo, & Dillon, Patrick (2005). Education for sustainable
living: integrating theory, practice, design, and development. Scandinavian Journal of
Educational Research, 49, 167–186. pdf-available (19 pages)
Additional literature of ca 200 pages will be selected in consultation with the course
director.