Course: Civic Participation

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Course title Civic Participation
Course code KVS/KOP@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Krákora Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Possibilities and forms of active civic participation. Citizen and public affairs. Citizen and public institutions. Possibilities of defense in violation of own rights and rights of other person. Participation rights of children and adolescents. Examples of application of civic participation to the curriculum of primary and secondary school.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 15 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students - future teachers of civics and social sciences - with the ways and possibilities on the basis of which a citizen can actively influence events in society and thus contribute to solving issues of public interest. Attention will also be paid to the issues of communication of citizens with public institutions, respect for the rights of others, including the need to actively speak out against violations of individual fundamental rights and generally accepted ethical standards. Students will also learn how to apply the above topics to the curriculum of primary and secondary school.
At the end of the course students should be able to: - characterize and describe the ways in which a citizen can actively influence social events, or into this    happening to enter, - analyze the possibilities of active civic participation and their effectiveness in relation to the social fabric within the framework of the Czech Republic, - define the areas of problems that a citizen may address to individual state institutions (communication with authorities), - describe what can be done in violation of own rights and in violation of other people's rights, - introduces the possibilities of using individual thematic areas in the curriculum of primary and secondary school.
Prerequisites
General knowledges of the basics of political science and history of the 19th and 20th century.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation on seminars, elaboration of seminar work, self-study and preparation of materials for credit.
Recommended literature
  • Čermák, D., Kostelecký, T., Patočková, V., Stachová, J., Vajdová, Z., Vobecká, J. (2012). Spolupráce, partnerství a participace v místní veřejné správě ? význam, praxe, příslib. Praha: SLON.
  • Hořejšová, D. (1996). Didaktika občanské nauky a základů společenských věd. Praha: Naše vojsko.
  • Hubálek, T. a kol. (2017). Vývoj občanského vzdělávání a etické výchovy v českých zemích. Praha: Epocha.
  • Jirásková, V. a kol. (2004). Základy společenských věd: pro učitele učitelů. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia.
  • Krákora, P. (2012). Aktuální společenskovědní pohledy na výchovu k demokratickému občanství.. Praha: Epocha.
  • Rakušanová, P., Řeháková, B. (2006). Participace, demokracie a občanství v evropském kontextu. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR.
  • Staněk, A. (2007). Výchova k občanství a evropanství.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc.


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): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at Higher Secondary School (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter