Course: Social ped. practice in prim. school

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Course title Social ped. practice in prim. school
Course code KPG/KSZP@
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátilová Andrea, PhDr.
  • Čech Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
<LI> 1. School as a social institution participating in the successful socialization of the student. <LI> 2. Social and educational processes in school; factors that participate in them. <LI> 3. Functions of the school counseling center and the roles of individual experts. <LI> 4. Primary prevention and early intervention in the school environment. <LI> 5. School and classroom climate, aspects of its formation and development. <LI> 6. Cooperation with parents of students in supporting the successful education and socialization of the child. <LI> 7. Social pedagogy and the application of social educators in the school environment. <LI> 8. Systemic support for students with social disadvantages and special educational needs in the school environment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation
Learning outcomes
The practically focused course will provide students with the opportunity to gain an understanding of social and educational processes in the school environment. The practice is based on the expected assumption of the possible application of a social educator in the school environment as a school guidance worker.
After completing the course, students should be able to: <LI> understand aspects of the school as a social institution contributing to the successful socialization of the student; <LI> identify social and educational processes in the school and the factors that contribute to them; <LI> know the function of the school counseling center and the roles of individual experts; <LI> understand the meaning of prevention and early intervention in the school environment; <LI> understand the importance of the school and classroom climate, aspects of its formation and development; <LI> understand the importance of cooperation with parents of students in supporting the successful education and socialization of the child; <LI> identify the scope for the application of a social educator in the school environment; <LI> test, implement and reflect on the preventive-intervention program prepared in the course Basics of School Pedagogy.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for enrolling in the course is completing the course Basics of School Pedagogy in the 1st year of the study.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Final Report

<LI> The student individually completes an ongoing internship in a primary or secondary school in the amount of 40 hours. In cooperation with a selected employee of the school counseling center (optimally a school social educator), he/she performs selected tasks focused on supporting an effective educational process in the school, is interested in what is happening in the school, possible support for the climate and other social aspects of the school. During the internship, he/she keeps a practice diary, where he/she records all shadowed and implemented activities, reflective observations, etc. (and the length of individual visits). In the second half of the internship, he/she implements his/her preventive-intervention program, the concept of which was the output for completing the course Basics of School Pedagogy. <LI> Successful completion of the course depends on the quality of the internship diary and professional reflection, which will be conducted with the teachers of the course at the end of the semester. Partial observations can be addressed in the form of a professional discussion within the Social-Pedagogical Symposium in the summer semester.
Recommended literature
  • BENDL, S. (2003). Prevence a řešení šikany ve škole. Praha: ISV.
  • ČECH, T.; HORMANDLOVÁ, T. Profesní obraz školního speciálního pedagoga v podmínkách základní školy. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2020. .
  • DANĚK, J.; ŠMÍDA, J. a kol. (2024). Metodika práce pro sociální pedagogy. Olomouc: Asociace sociálních pedagogů, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • KRAUS, B. (2008). Základy sociální pedagogiky. Praha.
  • LAŠEK, J. (2007). Sociálně psychologické klima školních tříd a školy. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • LORENCOVÁ, J. (2024). Sociální pedagogika. Věda, praxe a profese v souvislostech. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze.
  • PROCHÁZKA, M. Metodik prevence a jeho role na základní škole. Praha: Pasparta Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-80-88290-28-5. .
  • ŠMÍDA, J.; ČECH, T.; HORMANDLOVÁ, T.; JŮVOVÁ, A. (2024). Sociální pedagog a jeho role v kontextu potřeb základních škol. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter