Course: Education in European and global context

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Course title Education in European and global context
Course code KPP/VEG-Z
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kasper Tomáš, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Europe, Europeanism and European institutions (European cultural values, Europeanism and Czech national traditions, European unification processes and European institutions). 2. Meeting national and European in the life of individuals and schools (overcoming national cultural traditions in the European context, our relations with European countries, region - state - Europe). 3. Europe and education (European as a learning objective, European mobility programs). Changing roles and family structure in European countries. 4. European education and school (education for tolerance and openness as the basis of European education). 5. The image of Europe in pupils' ideas - student project (analysis of educational content from the point of view of the European education criterion, analysis of curriculum content on the basis of European dimension criteria). 6. Preparation and implementation of an external seminar - visit of the Czech and German "European schools" in the Euroregion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 14 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 4 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the issue of the European dimension in education, acquaints with the basic European institutions and leads to a critical reflection on historical and actual contexts of the coexistence of European nations. The seminars aim at cultivating positive attitudes in the area of tolerance, openness, cooperation and responsibility in the field of Europeanism, so that students in their future pedagogical activities develop pupils' awareness of European identity while respecting national identity.
After completion of the course student will be able: 1. to understand the content of prescribed curriculum of Education in European and global context 2. to reflect the topic critically 3. to demonstrate specific intellectual skills gained in a course in writing of a semestral paper 4. to apply gained knowledge in educational process
Prerequisites
Student has basic knowledge of primary education and history of education.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation of self-study, Written assignment

Oral colloquium, individual preparation for teaching with respect to the principles of Europeanism.
Recommended literature
  • BAAR, V., HOUDKOVÁ, Z. Výchova k myšlení v globálních a evropských souvislostech. Praha: Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86034-83-6.
  • BAUMAN, Z. Individualizovaná společnost. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2004. ISBN 80-204-1195-X.
  • BECK, U. Co je to globalizace?: omyly a odpovědi. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7325-123-9.
  • GIDDENS, A. Důsledky modernity. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-15-6.
  • GIDDENS, A. Unikající svět: Jak globalizace mění náš život. Praha: SLON, 2000. ISBN 80-85850-91-5.
  • GOŇCOVÁ, M. Evropská politická společnost. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-210-5354-0.


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