Course GPG2M9

Social Relations, Conflicts and Power in Preschool Class and Primary School Grades 1-3

15 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 36, 2025

The course covers studies of social relations, conflicts and power relations that characterize the everyday of schools in the meetings between pupils, teachers, guardians and other parties. With a theoretical-critical basis, the course highlights the complex character of social relations while both making visible and problematizing the norms that characterize these. This theoretical basis comprises social-psychological and sociological perspectives on social relations with particular focus on issues related to power relations and meetings between people within a society that is characteristically diverse. As well, social media is covered as an arena for the social relationships of children, adolescents and adults. As such, the course covers the common value systems from a social perspective on sustainable development with focus on equality and the equal value of each human being.

During the placement, students are expected to take on more responsibility for teaching in relation to previous placements. They are given opportunity to reflect on the work that schools do in terms of value systems and equality; the school as a moral and social arena; and the way in which these affect the role as educational leader as well as didactical considerations. Here, students meet didactical issues that are particularly tied to teaching in English as well as the development of reading and writing skills of children. These issues are highlighted, defined and analysed as part of the placement studies with the support of literature from subject courses.

Starts and ends:
week 36, 2025 - week 45, 2025
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • Development and Learning, 15 credits
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3M7S
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
35,250 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
35,250 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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+46 23-77 80 00

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Course Coordinator
Marcia Markus

Starts week 4, 2026

The course covers studies of social relations, conflicts and power relations that characterize the everyday of schools in the meetings between pupils, teachers, guardians and other parties. With a theoretical-critical basis, the course highlights the complex character of social relations while both making visible and problematizing the norms that characterize these. This theoretical basis comprises social-psychological and sociological perspectives on social relations with particular focus on issues related to power relations and meetings between people within a society that is characteristically diverse. As well, social media is covered as an arena for the social relationships of children, adolescents and adults. As such, the course covers the common value systems from a social perspective on sustainable development with focus on equality and the equal value of each human being.

During the placement, students are expected to take on more responsibility for teaching in relation to previous placements. They are given opportunity to reflect on the work that schools do in terms of value systems and equality; the school as a moral and social arena; and the way in which these affect the role as educational leader as well as didactical considerations. Here, students meet didactical issues that are particularly tied to teaching in English as well as the development of reading and writing skills of children. These issues are highlighted, defined and analysed as part of the placement studies with the support of literature from subject courses.

Starts and ends:
week 4, 2026 - week 13, 2026
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • Development and Learning, 15 credits
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-V3NRB
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
35,250 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
35,250 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Marcia Markus

Starts week 36, 2026

The course covers studies of social relations, conflicts and power relations that characterize the everyday of schools in the meetings between pupils, teachers, guardians and other parties. With a theoretical-critical basis, the course highlights the complex character of social relations while both making visible and problematizing the norms that characterize these. This theoretical basis comprises social-psychological and sociological perspectives on social relations with particular focus on issues related to power relations and meetings between people within a society that is characteristically diverse. As well, social media is covered as an arena for the social relationships of children, adolescents and adults. As such, the course covers the common value systems from a social perspective on sustainable development with focus on equality and the equal value of each human being.

During the placement, students are expected to take on more responsibility for teaching in relation to previous placements. They are given opportunity to reflect on the work that schools do in terms of value systems and equality; the school as a moral and social arena; and the way in which these affect the role as educational leader as well as didactical considerations. Here, students meet didactical issues that are particularly tied to teaching in English as well as the development of reading and writing skills of children. These issues are highlighted, defined and analysed as part of the placement studies with the support of literature from subject courses.

Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 45, 2026
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • Development and Learning, 15 credits
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3QRT
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
35,250 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
35,250 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Marcia Markus