PG51B97 Philosophy of Educational and Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Timetable
Mon 8:20–9:55 K23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokladem je mít uzavřené kurzy Obecná pedagogika a Pedagogické teorie.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with contemporary philosophical problems in educational and social sciences. It is based on close and critical readings of secondary sources dealing with philosophy of education. Dialogue and discussion will be main method for seminar sessions. All philosophical problems will be discussed with relation to contemporary theoretical field of qualitative discourse.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is not philosophy?
  • 2. Educational aims. Curriculum, ideology, indoctrination.
  • 3. Research as inquiry for truth.
  • 4. Theory of truth, logic, validity, reliability.
  • 5. Positivism.
  • 6. Pragmatism. Dewey, James.
  • 7. Philosophy of science. Popper, Kuhn.
  • 8. Language and narrative approach.
  • 9. Interakcionis, interpretativism.
  • 10. Method, theory, relationship between theory and practice.
  • 11. Quality in qualitative research.
  • 12. Ethics and education.
Literature
  • Současná filosofie sociálních věd :multikulturní přístup. Edited by Brian Fay - Jana Ogrocká. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 324 s. ISBN 80-86429-10-5. info
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
  • FEYERABEND, Paul. Rozprava proti metodě. Praha: Aurora, 2001, 431 pp. ISBN 80-7299-047-0. info
  • BREZINKA, Wolfgang. Východiska k poznání výchovy :úvod k základům vědy o výchově, k filozofii výchovy a k praktické pedagogice. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2001, 310 s. ISBN 80-86263-23-1. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 s. ISBN 80-85850-92-3. info
  • FLICK, Uwe. An Introduction to qualitative research. 1st ed. London: SAGE Publications, 1999, 293 s. ISBN 0-7619-5587-9. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Úvod do kvalitativního výzkumu. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 278 s. ISBN 8024600307. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jiří. Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 270 s. ISBN 9788071845690. info
  • HAYEK, Friedrich August von. Kontrarevoluce vědy :studie o zneužívání rozumu. Translated by Ján Pavlík - Danica Slouková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Liberální institut, 1995, 212 s. ISBN 80-85787-87-3. info
  • Handbook of qualitative research. Edited by Norman K. Denzin - Yvonna S. Lincoln. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1994, xii, 643 s. ISBN 0-8039-4679-1. info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 374 stran. ISBN 8070668229. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, week reading and writing homeworks.
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion, week reading and writing homeworks, written critical review of research article.
More info in ELF.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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