Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended previous knowledge

PED236 Therapeutic Work

PED323 Habilitation and Rehabilitation

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

- describe challenges by defining quality of life and standard of living, and the terms¿ use in goal management and individual organisation

- have knowledge of various ways of measuring quality of life and standard of living, and about the debate surrounding this process

- account for healthcare and social policies and how priorities have consequences for various user groups with regard to quality of life and standard of living

- be familiar with actors and decision-making process in the healthcare and social welfare sectors

- have knowledge of actions that can contribute to creating new function promoting structures and living conditions for people with special needs

- account for risk factors with regard to quality of life and standard of living

Contents

The course primarily discusses questions regarding quality of life and standard of living from an overall perspective in which «policy» and knowledge of the welfare system is emphasized. This allows the opportunity to combine the various areas that are covered in the Bachelor Study Programme in Special Education in a comprehensive manner. Students will also focus on how professional special education work can help improve the quality of life and standard of living throughout an individual¿s lifetime ¿ especially from a system-theoretical perspective. Simultaneously, the course¿s theoretical approach complements the bachelor¿s thesis by providing general knowledge of current political trends (f.ex. universal formation and anti-discrimination laws) that influence the quality of life and standard of living among at-risk groups.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, seminars, group work and individual work with advisement.

Examinations

Oral examination. Graded assessment.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
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