IPPp26 School Education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Vystrčilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Vystrčilová, Ph.D.
Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IPPp26/01: Mon 16. 10. 15:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Mon 30. 10. 15:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Mon 13. 11. 15:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Mon 27. 11. 15:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Mon 11. 12. 15:00–15:50 kancelář vyučujícího, P. Vystrčilová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! ZS1BP_PP School Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with selected topics of general didactics, the theory of education, curricular theory and the history of the Czech educational system. The course is aimed to present the Czech schooling system in a wider cultural context. It contributes to the development of pedagogical thinking in the multicultural perspective.
Learning outcomes
Upon finishing the course the student can: • explain and justify the transformation of the curriculum of basic education; • describe the objectives, content and means of education; • use an example to characterize a system of schooling in a specific country; • describe a specific aspect of the system of schooling in its historical perspective.
Syllabus
  • 1. Current schools and perspectives on changes in them. 2. Transformations in the curriculum of basic education. 3. Assessment of educational outcomes. 4. Quality in education. 5. Teacher's lesson planning.
Literature
  • PINAR, William F., William Michael REYNOLDS, Patrick SLATTERY and Peter M. TAUBMAN. Understanding curriculum : an introduction to the study of historical and contemporary curriculum discourses. New York: Peter Lang, 2008, xviii, 114. ISBN 9780820426013. info
  • Coordinating the curriculum in the smaller primary school. Edited by Charles Easton - Jane Golightly - Mel Oyston - Mick Waters. Philadelphia, PA: Falmer Press, 1999, x, 160 p. ISBN 0750707003. info
  • DEARDEN, R. F. The philosophy of primary education : an introduction. 1st pub. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968, xi, 194. ISBN 0710066481. info
Teaching methods
Interpretation, discussion, problem-solving
Assessment methods
Seminar presentation and debate.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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