np2271 Group work

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Jůva, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Kolář, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Jůva, CSc.
Department of Sport Pedagogy – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sport Pedagogy – Faculty of Sports Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic theory and practice of group work as an important promoter of personal and social development process.
At the end of this course the student will:
• know the important terms and principles associated with group work
• be able to use these terms and principles in specific examples
• be able to explain and describe the basic group processes
• be able to influence these processes through specific methods and techniques
• have an idea about the relationship between group work and personal and social development
Syllabus
  • The first part of the course consists of theory which deals with the issues and principles of group work. Theoretical part is followed by a practical workshops where students will have the opportunity to practice different types of work with the group dynamics on their own.
  • • Reasons for group work: Social and cognitive theory, Bandura A.; Vygotskij and the nearest evolution theory, conflict theory, theories of contextualised learning, cooperative teaching and learning
  • • Group dynamics: The processes of group dynamics: the relationship, role, position in the group, group norms, cohesion and tension in the group, group development
  • • Types of groups and methods of their management: Educational, self-management, psychotherapeutic, socio-therapeutic, ... groups, different styles of group leadership: transactional, transformational, feature theory, co-management, ...; supervision in management groups.
  • • A practical workshops
Literature
  • BION, Wilfred Ruprecht. Experiences in groups and other papers. Repr. London: Routledge, 2011, 198 s. ISBN 9780415040204. info
  • FORSYTH, Donelson R. Group dynamics. 5th ed. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010, xx, 680. ISBN 9780495804918. info
  • PRESTON-SHOOT, Michael. Effective groupwork. 2nd ed. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, ix, 212. ISBN 9781403905529. info
  • YALOM, Irvin D. and Molyn LESZCZ. Teorie a praxe skupinové psychoterapie. Translated by Hana Drábková - Martin Hajný. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2007, 647 s. ISBN 9788073673048. info
  • HERMOCHOVÁ, Soňa. Skupinová dynamika ve školní třídě. 1. vyd. Kladno: AISIS, 2005, 169 s. ISBN 8023956124. info
  • KASÍKOVÁ, Hana. Kooperativní učení a vyučování : teoretické a praktické problémy. 1. vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 179 stran. ISBN 8024601923. info
  • ARROW, Holly, Joseph E. MCGRATH and Jennifer L. BERDAHL. Small groups as complex systems : formation, coordination, development, and adaptation. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2000, viii, 336. ISBN 0-8039-7230-X. info
  • BERTRAND, Yves. Soudobé teorie vzdělávání. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1998, 247 s. ISBN 80-7178-216-5. info
  • BANDURA, Albert. Social foundations of thought and action : a social cognitive theory. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1986, xiii, 617. ISBN 013815614X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, group discussion, individual consultation, workshops.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, autumn 2013.
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