Course: National Minorities

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Course title National Minorities
Course code KSS/TME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bajcura Lubomír, PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Kliment Pavel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Context of study of national groups 2) Migration: global phenomenon - local consequences 3) Identity 4) Ethnic identity 5) Social perception and cognition. Attitudes and relationships 6) Models of coexistence of majority and minority society; phenomena that are significant in terms of social work 7) Social work with national minorities Seminars: 1) Determinants of inclusion of a member of another nationality into society 2) Cultural differences 3) Self-reflection 4) Social context 5) Ethical dilemmas relevant to social work with others 6) Case of a municipality with a socially excluded locality - part I. 7) Case of a community with a socially excluded locality - part II.

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), Written assignment presentation and defence
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 62 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with basic problems concerning coexistence of majority society with national minorities. Basic terms and concepts will be defined (nationality, identity, minority, race, xenophobia, ethnocentrism, racism, stereotypes, assimilation, integration, inclusion, multiculturalism), including a warning about the ideological abuse of these terms. The principles of creation and existence of social exclusion will be clarified. Students will be emphasized the context of the topics discussed with social work as well as with other subjects of the Social Work study program.
Students will be acquainted with basic problems concerning coexistence of majority society with national minorities. Basic terms and concepts will be defined (nationality, identity, minority, race, xenophobia, ethnocentrism, racism, stereotypes, assimilation, integration, inclusion, multiculturalism), including a warning about the ideological abuse of these terms. The principles of creation and existence of social exclusion will be clarified. Students will be emphasized the context of the topics discussed with social work as well as with other subjects of the Social Work study program.
Prerequisites
Social work and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational backround.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis, Written assignment

Active participation in lessons, elaboration of encyclopaedic entry on given topic, continuous contribution to discussion forum on given topics.
Recommended literature
  • COLLIER, P. Exodus ? jak migrace mění náš svět.. Praha: Libri., 2017. ISBN 978-80-7277-557-6.
  • ČADA, K., ed. Analýza sociálně vyloučených lokalit v ČR.. Praha: GAC., 2015. ISBN bez ISBN.
  • DRBOHLAV, D., MEDOVÁ, L., ČERMÁK, Z., JANSKÁ, E., ČERMÁKOVÁ, D., DZŮROVÁ, D.. Migrace a (i)migranti v Česku ? Kdo jsme, odkud přicházíme, kam jdeme?. Praha: SLON., 2010. ISBN 978-80-7419-039-1.
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, J., HERVERTOVÁ, V., HORSKÁ, J., MOUREČKOVÁ, H. Metody sociální práce s imigranty, azylanty a jejich dětmi.. Praha: Triton., 2008. ISBN 978-80-7387-097-3.
  • MATOUŠEK, O. Základy sociální práce.. Praha: Portál., 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-331-4.
  • ZAJÍČKOVÁ, D., VAVREČKOVÁ, J. Fakta a fikce života cizinců v ČR.. In: Migraceonline.cz. [Online]. [vid. 12. 12. 2017]., 2016. ISBN bez ISBN.


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