Course: Pedagogy of Free Time

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Course title Pedagogy of Free Time
Course code KPG/NPPVČ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Vyhnálková Pavla, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Leisure time and leisure time pedagogy and its historical development. Specifics of leisure time of children and youth, adults and seniors. Environments of educational evaluation of leisure time. Structure and organisation of leisure time activities. The educator in leisure time. The family and leisure time.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 36 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to define the problematic of the leisure time, asses the leisure time of a concrete person, explain and apply the main principles of the leisure-time education and plan and evaluate the educational activities in the leisure time of children, youth, adults and seniors.
Students will acquire competence to understand the problems of leisure and educational work in this field.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledges of general pedagogy.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Students elaborate a paper on a selected theme of the subject.
Recommended literature
  • BŮŽEK, A., MICHALÍK, J. (2002). Informatorium (nejen) o právech dítěte se třetelem k otázkám výchovy a vzdělávání.. Olomouc.
  • Hájek, B.; Hofbauer, B.; Pávková, J. (2003). Pedagogika volného času. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze.
  • HOFBAUER, B. (2004). Děti, mládež a volný čas.. Praha.
  • PÁVKOVÁ, J., HÁJEK, B., HOFBAUER, B. a kol. (2002). Pedagogika volného času.. Praha.
  • PÁVKOVÁ, J., HÁJEK, B., HOFBAUER, B., HRDLIČKOVÁ, V., PAVLÍKOVÁ, A. (2002). Pedagogika volného času. 3. vyd.. Praha.
  • Vážanský, M.; Smékal, V. (1995). Základy pedagogiky volného času. Brno: Paido.


Study plans that include the course
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