PGM001 Comparative Pedagogy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Tomáš Lintner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 C11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Comparative education course deals with the fundamental theories and conceptions of this field of study and with its international infrastructure. Emphasis is put on the contemporary European and world trends in education in connection with social and other conditions of the regions concerned at the end of this millennium. The study materials are the works of significant personalities of foreign comparative pedagogy and prestigious comparative studies of recent years. The fundamental method of work is a comparative method. The starting point of comparison is the contemporary state of the Czech educational system.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
place comparative education within the system of social and educational sciences
describe and critically assess the quality of comparative research
describe typologies of educational systems
describe and critically assess the international comparisons and testing
describe and critically assess educational systems and the relationships between education and wides societal context.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to comparative education
  • 2. Methods of comparative education
  • 3. Typology of educational systems
  • 4. International comparisons and testing
  • 5. Nordic, German, and Anglo-Americal models
  • 6. Education in developing countries
  • 7. Education as a result and as a cause of:
  • ...democratization
  • ...economic growth
  • ...colonization and decolonization
  • ...population health
  • ...geography
Teaching methods
Regular interactive lectures and tasks in elf, in-person seminars.
Assessment methods
Completion of regular tasks in elf, compulsory attendance, and a final oral exam (100%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/24-25/course/view.php?id=369
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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