COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5113 EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞE DOLUNAY SARICA

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

an introduction to the theoretical and practical foundations of early childhood special education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Historical foundations of ECSE (early childhood special education)
2   2. ECSE phiosophy
3   3. Family-centered approach in ECSE
4   4. Early intervention (early childhood special education services for 0-3)
5   5. Assessment, planning and practice in ECSE
6   6. Recent trends in ECSE

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 ECSE: basic terminology and historical foundations
2 ECSE: philosphy, principles, taget populations, support services
3 The family centered approach
4 0-3 years: early intervention
5 Assessment in ECSE
6 Recent trends in ECSE (target populations, prgram type and density, service coordination, evidence-based practices)
7 Recent trends in ECSE (target populations, prgram type and density, service coordination, evidence-based practices)
8 Midterm exam
9 ECSE research in developmental risk populations (student presentations)
10 ECSE research in developmental risk populations (student presentations)
11 ECSE research in developmental risk populations (student presentations)
12 ECSE research in developmental risk populations (student presentations)
13 ECSE research in developmental risk populations (student presentations)
14 ECSE research in populations with established conditions (student presentations) A sum up of ECSE research via group discussion
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading


Reichow, B., Boyd, B.A., Barton, E.E., & Odom, S.L. (2018). Erken çocukluk özel eğitimi el kitabı (Handbook of early childhood special education). Çeviri Editörleri H. Bakkaloğlu & Ş. Demir. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Howard, V.F., Williams, B., & Lepper, C.E. (2011). Özel gereksinimi olan küçük çocuklar: Eğitimciler, aileler ve hizmet verenler için bir başlangıç (Very young children with special needs: A foundation for educators, families and service providers). Çeviri Editörü G. Akçamete. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

Guralnick, M.J. (Ed.) 2000). The effectiveness of early intervention (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Co.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

seminar, case presentation, group discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 9 117
Project Final Presentation 2 20 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.12134543
LO.24321445
LO.33524512
LO.42143513
LO.52345124
LO.63431254

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