Course: Introduction to education

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Course title Introduction to education
Course code KSA/KUP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grecmanová Helena, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The concept of pedagogy. Pedagogy as a scientific discipline. Historical roots of pedagogy. The relationship between pedagogy, andragogy and educational reality. The phenomenon of education. The phenomenon of education. Structure of pedagogy: disciplines and specializations of pedagogical sciences. The relationship of pedagogy to other sciences. Basic questions of general pedagogy. School, institutionalized education: goals and contents of school education, educational processes, results and effects of education. Methods and forms of education. Actors of education and training: pupils and students, adults, teachers and other teaching staff. Curriculum. Competences and their development. Professional development of teachers, educators. Education in extracurricular environments. Formal, non-formal and informal education. Pedagogical interaction and communication. Lifelong and lifelong learning and education. Knowledge Society. Distance education. Education of specific population groups.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Due to the increasing emphasis on the quality of education, the aim of the course is to provide students with a basic overview of pedagogy as a scientific discipline and its relationship to pedagogical practice. After completing the course, the student will be able to: - characterize pedagogy as a knowledge discipline, its internal division and links to other sciences, - clarify the specifics of education and training for children, adolescents and adults, - explain the key concepts of pedagogy and the relationships between them, give examples from educational practice, - clarify and compare the concept of goals, content and process of education depending on the given social context, - present a comprehensive overview of the educational process, the role of various actors and partners in education, - identify influences on the educational process from different points of view, - using a specific example to distinguish between the goals, contents, processes and results of education and training, - prove the validity of the demands placed on the professionalism of teachers, educators, lecturers, - to define in more detail the essence, opportunities and risks of the concept of education and training in different contexts, to document it using examples from educational practice.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Gavora, P. (2005). Učitel a žáci v komunikaci.. Brno.
  • GRECMANOVÁ, H., HOLOUŠOVÁ, D., URBANOVSKÁ, E. (1997). Obecná pedagogika I. 1. vyd.. Olomouc: Hanex.
  • GRECMANOVÁ, H., HOLOUŠOVÁ, D., URBANOVSKÁ, E. (1998). Obecná pedagogika II.. Olomouc : Hanex.
  • J. Průcha. (2013). Moderní pedagogika. Praha.
  • Krykorková, H. Učitel v současné škole..
  • ORBIS SCHOLAE. (2007). Kurikulum v proměnách školy. Monotematické číslo. .
  • Průcha J. Pedagogická encyklopedie. Praha : Portál, 2009,.
  • SKALKOVÁ, J. (2004). Pedagogika a výzvy nové doby.. Brno: Paido.
  • VALIŠOVÁ, A., KASÍKOVÁ, H. A KOL. (2007). Pedagogika pro učitele. Praha : Grada.
  • WALTEROVÁ, E. (2004). Úloha školy v rozvoji vzdělanosti I, II.. Brno.


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