Course: General Education

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Course title General Education
Course code KPG/O1P
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafránková Dagmar, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Zachová Markéta, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Podroužek Ladislav, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures and seminars will focus on the following topics: 1. Introduction to Pedagogy. 2. Pedagogy as modern science and its subject and starting point. 3. Structure of pedagogy and its significance. 4. Pedagogy and other sciences, incl. issues of pedagogical research. 5. Basic pedagogical categories (education and training) 6. Pedagogical principles, incl. application into practice. 7. System approach to education and its actors. 8. Education and self-education as formative processes, incl. ethical issues. 9. Education and training in a digitized world. 10. Teacher, pupil and curriculum. 11. Teacher and his / her professional identity, incl. ethics of the teaching profession. 12. School and family together. 13. Parenting a prosenior education at present school.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 8 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to understand pedagogy as a modern science in the context of social science
to know the rules of the discussion
Skills
to search and process information from professional literature
to applay discussion rules
to use multimedia resources in the presentation of the seminar paper
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain pedagogy as a modern science
to define basic pedagogical categories, the aim and subject of pedagogy as a science, incl. pedagogical principles
to explain the relationship of pedagogy to other sciences on examples
to understand the difference between upbringing, education, learning
Skills
to introduce the current issues of education (parenting a pro-senor education, ethics of the teaching profession, family and school in education, etc.)
to evaluate the issues of contemporary education in relation to the digitization of society, work and common education
to propose a realistic solution to the problems of contemporary education
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Collaborative instruction
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Competences
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Group presentation at a seminar
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Dvořáček, J. Základy pedagogiky. Praha, 2014. ISBN 80-85931-95-8.
  • Grecmanová, Helena; Holoušová, Drahomíra; Urbanovská, Eva. Obecná pedagogika. I.. Olomouc : Hanex, 2002. ISBN 80-85783-20-7.
  • JŮVA, V. Základy pedagogiky. Brno : Paido, 2001.
  • Kosová, B. Kasáčová, B. Základné pojmy a vztahy v edukácii.. Banská Bystrica, 2007. ISBN 978-80-8083-525-5.
  • Maňák, Josef; Janík, Tomáš,; Švec, Vlastimil. Kurikulum v současné škole. 1. vyd. Brno : Paido, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7315-175-1.
  • Maňák, Josef; Švec, Vlastimil. Cesty pedagogického výzkumu. Brno : Paido, 2004. ISBN 80-7315-078-6.
  • PELIKÁN, J. Pomáhat být : otevřené otázky teorie provázející výchovy. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0345-4.
  • Pelikán, J. Výchova jako teoretický problém. Amosium, Praha, 1995.
  • Průcha, Jan; Walterová, Eliška,; Mareš, Jiří. Pedagogický slovník. Nové, rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-647-6.
  • Rabušicová, Milada. Škola a (versus) rodina. Vyd. 1. V Brně : Masarykova univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-210-3598-6.
  • Strouhal, Martin. Teorie výchovy : k vybraným problémům a perspektivám jedné pedagogické disciplíny. Vydání 1. 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4212-0.
  • Strouhal, Martin. Učit se být učitelem : k vybraným problémům učitelského vzdělávání. První vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3465-4.
  • ŠAFRÁNKOVÁ, D. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2. vydání, 2019. ISBN 978-80-247-5511-3.
  • Šafránková, D. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2019. ISBN 978-80-247-5511-3.
  • Vališová, Alena,; Kasíková, Hana,; Bureš, Miroslav. Pedagogika pro učitele. 2., rozĹĄ. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3357-9.


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