SOk001 Basics of social pedagogy

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Martina Kurowski, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Martina Kurowski, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 23. 10. 16:00–19:50 učebna 30, Fri 18. 12. 16:00–19:50 učebna 32
Prerequisites
Students are acquainted with the determination of social education as the scientific discipline, with the basic development trends in this branch. Students are focusing on the social educational paradigm, on the influence of environment and education. They describe the actual problems of social education.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide students with a basic overview of the discipline, give them an idea of the goals and tasks of social education, about various fields of theory and practice, about its relation to different target groups, mainly groups with a social disadvantage. Students will learn about the development of social education and compare it to other examples of practice in Europe. They will gain knowledge of the practical applications of social education in schools and will become acquainted with methods and forms influenced by various forms of social-eduactional thought, culture and societal development. Interesting forms and methods give it great creative potential and enable it to enter various areas of social-educational activities. Social education is a science which focuses on numerous forms of help on the level of prevention and activation.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course the students will: 1. be able to present its definition of social pedagogy (based on profesional literature) without difficulty and will be able to put it in the context of other social sciences. The student will be oriented in the subject of social pedagogy, will have an overview of basic professional literature. 2. be able to characterize the meaning of environment for humans and its typology. 3. acquire the ability to respond to basic socio-pedagogical situations in which education takes place. 4. acquire skills to critically evaluate the objective reality and adequately argue, avoiding "argument fouls". 5. gain inspiration and support in how to apply social pedagogy in the preventive, counseling or therapeutic fields. 6. understand the principles and values on which social pedagogy predicates.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social education as a scientific discipline, its interdisciplinary character, cooperation with other disciplines. 2. Social education in Europe and the world (Poland, Germany, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, USA, …). 3. Methods and forms of social education, links with leisure time education, options of work in extracurricular education and leisure time education. Target groups of social education (children, adolescents, adults, specifics of socially disadvantaged groups, activation of seniors, minorities, migrants). 4. Influence of the environment on an individual’s development, typology of environments. The importance of the environment on an individual’s development, pedagogization of the environment. Social educator at school, options for work. 5. Social educator in school practice. Work options for social educators in schools. Cooperation with the teacher and other school employees. 6. Social education focused on socially disadvantaged groups, shared context with social pathology and social work. Definition of socially disadvantaged groups, inclusion and integration as understood by social education. Project planning in social education. 7. Diversity in schools, work with pupils’ “otherness”. 8. Axiological dimension of teaching, education towards values as part of the teaching process.
Literature
    required literature
  • KRAUS, Blahoslav. Základy sociální pedagogiky. Vydání 2. Praha: Portál, s.r.o., 2014, 216 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0643-9. info
  • GULOVÁ, Lenka. Analýza prostředí rozvíjející se společnosti jako východisko pedagogické intervence. Angola 2008 – 2012 (The Analysis of the Environment of a Developing Society as a Basis for Educational Intervention ANGOLA 2008 - 2012). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. info
  • ŠTĚPAŘOVÁ, Ema. Základy sociální pedagogiky a multikulturní výchovy. Brno, 2009. Katedra sociální pedagogiky PdF MU. info
    recommended literature
  • GULOVÁ, Lenka and Ema ŠTĚPAŘOVÁ. Analýza vzdělávacích potřeb romských žáků (Analysis of the Romanian students education needs). 2009. info
  • NĚMEC, Jiří, Ema ŠTĚPAŘOVÁ and Lenka GULOVÁ. Edukace sociálně znevýhodněných žáků. Romský žák v přípravné třídě z pohledu učitelů. (Education of socially disadvantaged pupils. Romany pupil in preparatory class from teachers point of views.). In Přístupy ke vzdělávání žáků se specifickými poruchami učení na základní škole. 2007. ISBN 978-80-7315-150-8. info
  • PŘADKA, Milan, Dana KNOTOVÁ and Jarmila FALTÝSKOVÁ. Kapitoly ze sociální pedagogiky. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 45 s. ISBN 8021034696. info
  • PŘADKA, Milan. Vybrané problémy vztahu výchovy a prostředí. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Brně, 1983, 173 s. URL info
    not specified
  • HOPF, Arnulf. Sociální pedagogika pro učitele : pomoc pro každý všední den ve škole. Translated by Bohumila Vokáčová-Svatošová - Michael Pípal. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Pedagogická fakulta, 2001, 181 s. ISBN 8072900536. info
Teaching methods
Work in groups, individual work, discussion, home preparation
Assessment methods
Completing written assignments and active participation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=978
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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