PGM512 Foundations of the Group Work

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Igor Klečka (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jan Nehyba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Klára Harvánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
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 aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic theory and practice of group work as an important promoter of experiential reflective learning process.
Learning outcomes
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 experiential reflective learning
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 workshop where students will have the opportunity to practice different types of work with the group dynamics on their own.
Literature
  • FORSYTH, Donelson R. Group dynamics. 3rd ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999. xvi, 622 s. ISBN 0-534-26147-5.
  • BION, Wilfred Ruprecht. Experiences in groups and other papers. Repr. London: Routledge, 2011. 198 s. ISBN 9780415040204.
  • KASÍKOVÁ, Hana. Kooperativní učení a vyučování : teoretické a praktické problémy. 1. vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001. 179 stran. ISBN 8024601923. Změněno: 10. 2. 2014 17:01, Mgr. Bc. Jan Nehyba, Ph.D.
  • KOŽNAR, J. Skupinová dynamika: (Teorie a výzkum). 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992. 219 s.
  • HERMOCHOVÁ, Soňa. Skupinová dynamika ve školní třídě. 1. vyd. Kladno: AISIS, 2005. 169 s. ISBN 8023956124.
Teaching methods
Lecture, group discussion, individual consultation, workshop.
Assessment methods
Written test, final project
Language of instruction
Czech
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