SPEDM001 Social Education

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Helena Juřicová
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 C43, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Social Pedagogy study course from the Bachelor's degree programme is assumed.
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 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/26, only registered: 0/26
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The main aim of the study course Social pedagogy is to deepen and extend the knowledge of problems related to social integration of national, ethnic and religious minorities, individuals with different sexual orientation, sexual identity impairment, health handicap, etc., on the background of classical, modern and contemporary socio-pedagogical theories. At the end of the course, students will be able to find empirical data on various phenomena of social integration and consider the adequacy of measures within social pedagogy, social policy and social work that apply to them.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: define the basic concepts of social pedagogy; identify and describe groups at risk of social exclusion; to design and clarify appropriate socio-pedagogical measures to eliminate social exclusion and endorse social integration; assess the adequacy of social policy and social work measures related to the social integration.
Key topics
  • Current paradigms of social pedagogy; basic concepts (social exclusion, social inclusion, social cohesion; discrimination, xenophobia, racism, intolerance, anti-Semitism, extremism, etc.).
  • Social integration of immigrants; reasons of immigration (economic, political, religious), statistics, current problems of immigration - crime, discrimination, assimilation, economic impacts; ethical aspects.
  • Roma integration - Roma community in the Czech Republic and its specifics; spatial segregation, housing issues, unemployment, education; Roma Integration Strategy for 2020.
  • Brno "Bronx".
  • Social exclusion of seniors - demographic data on seniors, psychological and physical changes associated with ageing, health status as a determinant of social exclusion; the economic, social and political dimension of social exclusion; social integration of seniors.
  • Social exclusion of lesbians, gays and bisexuals - sexual orientation, coming out, sexual prejudice, discrimination and its consequences, legislation, gay and lesbian movements and organizations.
  • Social exclusion of transgender people - sexual identity disorders; transsexuality, transformation of Female to Male (FtM), Male to Female (MtF), comming out, legislation; transvestism.
  • LGBT - discussion with expert and/or lesbian or gay people.
  • Social exclusion of people with disabilities and disadvantages - selected problems.
  • Poverty and low income - the theory of poverty, the causes of poverty (political, economic, social, demographic, environmental), the consequences of poverty; poverty in the Czech Republic.
  • Homelessness - definition, causes, forms; problems of homelessness; concepts of prevention and solving of homelessness, projects to help people without home.
  • Prostitution - forms of prostitution, female prostitution, male prostitution, child prostitution; situation in the Czech Republic, legal aspects; pimping.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • LORENZOVÁ, Jitka. Sociální pedagogika : věda, praxe a profese v souvislostech. Vydání: první. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2023, 429 stran. ISBN 9788075921673. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Miroslav. Sociální pedagogika. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 203 stran. ISBN 9788024734705. URL info
  • BENDL, Stanislav. Základy sociální pedagogiky. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta, 2016, 334 stran. ISBN 9788072908813. info
  • KROUPOVÁ, Kateřina. Slovník speciálněpedagogické terminologie : vybrané pojmy. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2016, 326 stran. ISBN 9788024752648. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Transgender Otevřený rozhovor psychologa a matky trans dítěte. Edited by Suchý Adam - Vernerová Alena. 1. elektronické vydání. Jota, 2024, 1 online. ISBN 9788076894686. URL info
  • MALÍKOVÁ, Eva. Péče o seniory v pobytových zařízeních sociálních služeb. 2., aktualizované a doplně. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2020, 304 stran. ISBN 9788027120307. info
  • ZÁLESKÁ, Klára. Podpora školní adaptace dětí-cizinců : Náhled do české a norské praxe (Immigrant children’s support of their school adaptation : An insight into the Czech and Norwegian practice). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 163 pp. Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity; 501. ISBN 978-80-210-9649-3. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-9650-2020. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • CARENS, Joseph H. Imigranti a právo na pobyt. Translated by Martin Brabec - Miluš Kotišová - Josef Velek. Vydání první. Praha: Filosofia, 2016, 83 stran. ISBN 9788070074718. info
  • ČENĚK, Jiří; Josef SMOLÍK and Zdeňka VYKOUKALOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie: Vybrané kapitoly (Cross-cultural psychology: Selected chapters). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 312 pp. Psýché. ISBN 978-80-247-5414-7. info
  • MÜHLPACHR, Pavel and Miroslav BARGEL. Senioři z pohledu sociální pedagogiky. Brno: Institut mezioborových studií, 2011, 146 pp. ISBN 978-80-87182-21-5. info
  • NĚMEC, Jiří. Edukace romských žáků v zrcadle výzkumných šetření (The Education of the Romani Pupils in the Mirror of Research Probes). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 134 stran. ISBN 9788021051485. info
  • VANÍČKOVÁ, Eva. Dětská prostituce. 2. dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 141 s. ISBN 9788024722184. URL info
  • HORVÁTHOVÁ, Jana. Kapitoly z dějin Romů. Praha: Společenství Romů na Moravě a Muzeum romské kultury v nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002, 84 s. ISBN 807106615X. info
  • MAREŠ, Petr. Sociologie nerovnosti a chudoby (Sociology of Inequality and Poverty). Praha: SLON - Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 248 pp. ISBN 80-85850-61-3. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture and Seminar. The course will, in addition to lectures, be based on systematic independent preparation, discussions, problem-solving, working with audiovisual materials, case studies, and talks with experts, among other activities. Students are expected to engage in systematic preparation and actively contribute to the content of the seminars (through presenting selected topics, arguing issues, and managing group discussions).

The course workload is designed for a total of 150 hours (6 ECTS credits):
30 hours – participation in classes
20 hours – reading academic literature, self-study of e-learning materials, and systematic preparation for seminars
20 hours – preparation for ongoing tests
25 hours – independent case study analysis (case studies)
15 hours – preparation of seminar presentations
40 hours – preparation for the oral exam
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Students may apply for the exam if they (1) meet the 75% attendance requirement in classes; (2) prepare an active contribution to the seminar and present it; (3) successfully pass the ongoing tests. The exam will be conducted in a colloquial format based on thematic areas (outlines) of the syllabus and study materials in the ELF study system. Requirements for active participation in the seminar, course completion, and the grading method are detailed in the ELF study system.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://elf.phil.muni.cz
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The course is supported by e-learning in ELF (available upon student enrollment in the course in the current installation of the e-learning system for the given academic year).
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