Course: Education in European and global context

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Course title Education in European and global context
Course code KPV/KVVEG
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
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 tradition, processes of European unification and European institutions). 2. Meeting of the national and European in the life of an individual and a school (overcoming national cultural traditions in the European context, our relations with European countries, region - state - Europe). 3. Europe and education (European as the goal of education, European mobility programs). The changing role and structure of the family 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 the minds of pupils - a student project (analysis of educational content from the perspective of the criteria of European education, analysis of the content of the curriculum based on the criteria of the European dimension). 6. Preparation and implementation of an external seminar - a visit to a Czech and German "European school" in the Euroregion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Problematic methods (research and exploration), Practicum
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.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation of self-study, 

Colloquium, submission of independent preparation for teaching with regard to the principles of Europeanism.
Recommended literature
  • 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 (CDK), 2007..
  • GIDDENS, A. Důsledky modernity. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-15-6.


Study plans that include the course
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