PGMK510 Czech educational policy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
18/0/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Majcík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 26. 4. 8:00–9:40 C41, 10:00–11:40 C41
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Czech Educational Policy course is a follow-up to the compulsory Educational Policy course. Out of the themes dealt with in the compulsory course, this course comprises themes that are topical or problematic in terms of their solution within the practical educational policy and at the same time those that were not given enough space in the compulsory course. The themes will be presented and discussed from the perspective of the European context and the specific situation in the Czech Republic. Although the core syllabus is set, the choice of topics takes into account the students’ interest that they will have a chance to formulate at the beginning of the semester. The themes will be therefore to a considerable extent variable. The course will also include a discussion of partial topical educational policy topics with support of continuous monitoring of media and web portals dealing with education (Academia, Edu-in, Scio, ...).
Learning outcomes
independently identify the key theme of practical educational policy; point out current issues of practical educational policy; understand the interests of key actors in practical educational policy; analyse different levels of practical educational policy (macro, meso, micro); present own opinion on a key topic or problem of practical educational policy and defend it in discussion; argue in the interest of equal educational opportunities
Syllabus
  • (1) The issue of equal educational opportunities in the European context (2) The issue of equal educational opportunities in the Czech education system (3) The composition of general and qualification education in the European and Czech educational space (4) Organization of upper secondary education and ways of its completion (Czech upper-secondary school leaving examination as one option) (5) Models of pre-primary education as realization of different models of social and educational policy (6) Tertiary education financing models (the issue of tuition) (7) Models of teacher training 8) Availability of higher education versus "overqualification" (9) International measurement of educational outcomes (PISA) (10...) Open topics according to students’ interest
Literature
    recommended literature
  • TOTH, Daniel. Lisabonská strategie a strategie Evropa 2020. Vyd. 1. Praha, 2010, 213 pp. ISBN 978-80-87415-05-4. info
    not specified
  • Nerovnosti ve vzdělávání : od měření k řešení. Edited by Petr Matějů - Jana Straková - Arnošt Veselý - Josef Basl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (Slon), 2010, 495 s. ISBN 9788074190322. info
Teaching methods
discussion, individual presentation of seminar projects, class evaluation
Assessment methods
presentation of individual seminar project, active participation on class discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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