Course: Preschool education in EU countries

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Course title Preschool education in EU countries
Course code KPV/PZZ@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Provázková Stolinská Dominika, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Comparative pedagogy - scientific bases 2. Education systems in European countries 3. Pre-primary education in European countries 4. Education of pre-primary teachers 5. Trends in pre-primary education in EU countries

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Objectives: The content of the course is to gain awareness of foreign trends in preschool education. After completing the course, students should be able to: - describe the importance and characteristics of comparative pedagogy in its current concept - capture the continuity of primary and pre-primary education in selected European countries with a focus on the start of compulsory school attendance - compare the basic criteria of pre-primary education in the Czech Republic and selected European countries Topics: Current concept of comparative pedagogy Continuity of primary and pre-primary education in the Czech Republic Structure, content, goals, process characteristics of pre-primary education Teachers from the perspective of international comparison
The student will gain awareness of preschool education in an international context.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of preschool pedagogy within the scope of the SZZ Bc. study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Requirements for awarding credit: the student will acquire basic knowledge of theory, methodology and the development of comparative pedagogy will be able to identify the specifics of pre-primary education in the context of Europe, namely in the areas of - institutionalization of preschool education - concept of pre-primary education - specific features of pre-primary - trends and problems in the field of pre-primary education The acquired knowledge will be demonstrated within the framework of a prepared and presented presentation of a selected European country and its comparison with the Czech Republic. Participation in seminars 75%. In the event that a student, for serious reasons (ERASMUS, illness), does not meet the specified participation in the seminar, he will be assigned a seminar paper within the scope of the topics, thereby demonstrating the necessary overview, and will then process the presentation in the same way as other students.
Recommended literature
  • DELORS, J. (1997). Učení je skryté bohatství: Zpráva mezinárodní komise UNESCO "Vzdělávání pro 21. století". Praha: ÚIV.
  • European Commission: Eurydice. Czech educational system. Retrieved from https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/czech-republic_en.
  • FILOVÁ, H., SVOBODOVÁ, J. (2007). Výběr z reformních i současných edukačních koncepcí. Brno: MSD.
  • Hučínová L. (2004). Trendy vzdělávání v Evropě.
  • MOREE, D. (2013). Učitelé na vlnách transformace. Praha: Karolinum.
  • PRŮCHA, J. Srovnávací pedagogika. Mezinárodní komparace vzdělávacích systémů. 2. aktuální a rozšířené vydaní. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0191-5..
  • PRŮCHA, J. (1999). Vzdělávání a školství ve světě. Praha: Portál.


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