Course: Ethics in Education

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Course title Ethics in Education
Course code KPG/YETE@
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Antlová Adéla, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic themes: 1. Introduction into the subject, 2. the role of values in education, 3. values and evaluation, 4. moral development, 5. decision making in education, 6. teachers´ moral code. Study materials available in Moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Aims of the subject / students will be able to: define the main concepts of the field; explain the importance of professional ethics in teachers´ work; form opinion about selected problems (hot issues) and dilemmas of teachers´ profession

Prerequisites
Presumed competencies: analytical competence, the development of the ability to solve problems, creativity, critical thinking, cooperation, communicative skills, cognitive competence, responsibility, meta-learning

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation in a lecture or individual preparation for the seminars, classroom activity, essay
Recommended literature
  • Baďurová, B. (2016). . Selected problems of current ethical education in Slovakia. Educazione. Giornale di Pedagogia Critica, 5(2), 67-92..
  • Fenner, D. E. W. (1999). Ethics in Education. New York, NY: Garland Publishing..
  • Fobelová, D., & Ukrop, R. S. (2007). Applied ethics in theory and practice: International experiences. Banská Bystrica, Slovakia: Dali-BB..
  • Levinson, M., & Fay, J. (2016). Dilemmas of educational ethics: Cases and commentaries. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press..
  • Nowell-Smith, P. H. (1954. Ethics. London, UK: Penguin books..
  • Pastorelli, C. et al. (2016). Positive parenting and children's prosocial behavior in eight countries. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(7), 824-834. available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpp.12477.


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): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer