Course: Basics of Social Pedagogy

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Course title Basics of Social Pedagogy
Course code KKV/PSSOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Öbrink Hobzová Milena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Definition of social pedagogy as a discipline and its content, functions of social pedagogy. The relationship of social pedagogy to other scientific disciplines, dimensions of social pedagogy. 2. Historical development of social pedagogy to the present. 3. Social pedagogy in the 21st century - its status, research areas, challenges, tasks. 4. Social pedagogy abroad. 5. Environment and education - the role of the environment in education, typology of environments. Specifics of local and regional environments. Environment and upbringing - characteristics of the natural environment for human upbringing, challenges of the current global environment; characterization of two aspects of the environment: material-spatial and socio-psychological. Environment of educational institutions. 6. Social pedagogy and the media environment. Media education.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The basics of social pedagogy aim to familiarize students with the essence of social pedagogy as a science and its application, enabling them to acquire knowledge about social pedagogy as a field of study and the relationship between education and the environment based on professional literature. This course introduces students to the grounding and contemporary concepts of both Czech and foreign social pedagogy. It outlines the development of social pedagogy from its roots to the present, including the legislative framework for the position of graduates in the field of social pedagogy. The focus is on the typology of environments and their relationship to education.
Students will gain knowledge of social pedagogy as a science necessary for their further practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Successful completion of the exam and active participation in lectures (the exam will be a written test, with a minimum requirement of 70% for passing).
Recommended literature
  • BODDY, J., CAMERON, C. (2008). Introducing pedagogy into the children´s Workforce. London: Routledge and Falmer.
  • BODDY, J., CAMERON, C., PETRIE, P. (2005). The professional care Wolker: the social pedagogue in Northern Europe. London: Routledge and Falmer.
  • HRONCOVÁ, J.,EMMEROVÁ, I., KRAUS, B. (2007). Dejiny sociálnej pedagogiky.. Banská Bystrica: UMB.
  • KRAUS, B., POLÁČKOVÁ, V. a kol. (2001). Člověk, prostředí, výchova. K otázkám sociální pedagogiky.. Brno: Paido.
  • KRAUS, B. (1999). Sociální aspekty výchovy. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • Potměšilová, Petra a kol. (2013). Sociální pedagogika v teorii a praxi.. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP.
  • SOBKOVÁ, P., ÖBRINK HOBZOVÁ, M., POSPÍŠILOVÁ, H. a kol. Sociální pedagogika a její metody. Olomouc: UP, 2015..


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