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Lecturer(s)
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Harazinová Radka, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. **Preschool Pedagogy within the System of Pedagogical Sciences** - Basic concepts: socialization, upbringing, education, learning, teaching. 2. **Functions of Preschool Education** - The role of preschool education in the system of upbringing and education, and the importance of kindergartens for the lives of children and modern families. 3. **Education of Preschool Children in the Czech Republic** - Current state of institutions for preschool education, legal framework of preschool education. 4. **Selected Approaches to Preschool Education** - Sociocentric, child-centric, and personality-oriented approaches. 5. **Current Trends in Preschool Education** - Inclusive education and education of two-year-old children. 6. **Curriculum** - Socio-historical context, curriculum transformations, and curricular reform. 7. **Framework Educational Program for Preschool Education (RVP PV)** - Educational areas, expected outcomes, and key competencies. 8. **Transformation of Goals and Content in Preschool Education** - Didactic transformation of educational content. 9. **Social Dimension of Childhood and Upbringing** - The relationship between maturation, learning, socialization, and upbringing in child development. 10. **Play as a Means of Comprehensive Child Development** - Types of play and its significance for socialization and education. 11. **Family Education** - Changes in families at the turn of the millennium, family functions, educational styles, types of family education, functional and dysfunctional families. 12. **Relationships Between Families and Kindergartens** - Child's entry into kindergarten, building parent-teacher relationships, and communication between family and kindergarten. 13. **Kindergarten Teacher** - The teaching profession, teacher competencies, societal expectations, and the specifics of working in a kindergarten. 14. **Methodological Issues in Pedagogical Research** - Ethics in research.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Demonstration of student skills, Lecture, Practicum, E-learning
- Home preparation for classes
- 14 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course represents the main areas of pre-school pedagogy and preschool education in the theoretical and applied level.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
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Prerequisites
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General orientation in the subject.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Oral presentation of self-study
Active participation in lessons, completion of continuous tasks, presentation on an assigned topic, final test, written exam.
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Recommended literature
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DOSTÁL, A.; OPRAVILOVÁ, E. Úvod do předškolní pedagogiky. Praha: SPN, 1985..
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KOŤÁTKOVÁ, S. 2008. Dítě a mateřská škola. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-1568-1..
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Průcha, J., Koťátková, S. Předškolní pedagogika. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0495-4.
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PRŮCHA, J. Moderní pedagogika. Portál, Praha 2002..
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