PdF:PdZZ_CES Czech educational system - Course Information
PdZZ_CES Czech educational system
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Zuzana Šalamounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vlastimil Švec, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Vlčková, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education - Prerequisites
- SOUHLAS
The course is only offered to the exchange students. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course the student will be able to: - interpret new knowledge - apply new knowledge and skills in practice - interpret current educational issues - adopt thoughtful stances towards the issues studied - use new knowledge reasonably to further one’s own development.
- Syllabus
- 1) Introduction: Information about the course. Czech educational system – structure, educa-tional institutions, its focus and function, statistics. Selected topics of the educational system (e. g. family and school, special education in the Czech Republic, etc.)
- 2) History of Czech Education: A short overview. Important educators and historical moments. J. A. Comenius. Selected topics of the educational system (e. g. development of Czech universities and teacher education)
- 3) Current Topics of Education in the Czech Republic: Curriculum reform (Framework Education Programmes, School education programmes etc.), trends in teacher trainee education, inclusion, self-evaluation, teacher couching and mentoring, etc.
- 4) Alternative School and Educational Models: Applications in current Czech education
- 5) Educational Systems in Different Countries in comparison to the Czech system: Presenta-tions of students’ seminar work. Comparison of trends in Czech adult education with other developed countries (statistics of the EU, OECD, UNESCO).
- 6) Educational Systems in Different Countries: Presentations of students’ seminar work. International studies of educational outcomes. Course summary – discussion about the course topics.
- Literature
- John Amos Comenius. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos_Comenius
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. URL: http://www.msmt.cz/
- Janík, T., Vlčková, K. (2005) Czech Education System in Comparison. Brno: Masaryk University.
- Unesco Education. URL: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/
- PIRLS. URL: http://timssandpirls.bc.edu/
- PISA. URL: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/
- Civic Education Study. URL: http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jtpurta/
- TIMSS. URL: http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
- Dalton International: URL: http://www.daltoninternational.org/daltoneducation.html
- Waldorf Education: URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_school
- OECD Educational Statistics (Education at Glance etc.). URL: http://www.oecd.org
- Czech Educational System (Ministry of Education). URL: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/czech-education-system
- Eurydice (Czech Educational System etc.) URL: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/index_en.php
- National Programme for the Development of Education in the Czech Republic - White Paper. URL: http://info.edu.cz/en/node/415
- Eurostat: URL: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/
- Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education. URL: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/framework-education-programme-for-basic-education?lang=1
- International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED): URL: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-standard-classification-of-education.aspx
- Montessori Education: URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education
- Teaching methods
- Lecture on current topics with self-study of specialized sources.
- Assessment methods
- Exam is realized with a discussion covering main topics of the course.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je určen pro zahraniční posluchače v rámci programu ERASMUS - SOCRATES.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/autumn2012/PdZZ_CES