PdF:PdZZ_SCES Czech educational system (s) - Course Information
PdZZ_SCES Czech educational system (seminar)
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Zuzana Šalamounová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Vlastimil Švec, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Vlčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krátká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education - Prerequisites
- SOUHLAS
The course is only offered to the exchange students. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course the student will be able to: - understand the basic terminology of the subject - explain the relationships and connections between particular aspects of the subject - use the information acquired in the subject to expand one’s own perspective of the issues studied - create a database of basic technical terms and their mutual relationships - present points of view well-argued on the basis of newly acquired knowledge.
- Syllabus
- 1) Introduction: Information about the course. Czech educational system – structure, educa-tional institutions, its focus and function, statistics. Selected topics of the educational system (e. g. family and school, special education in the Czech Republic, etc.)
- 2) History of Czech Education: A short overview. Important educators and historical moments. J. A. Comenius. Selected topics of the educational system (e. g. development of Czech universities and teacher education)
- 3) Current Topics of Education in the Czech Republic: Curriculum reform (Framework Education Programmes, School education programmes etc.), trends in teacher trainee education, inclusion, self-evaluation, teacher couching and mentoring, etc.
- 4) Alternative School and Educational Models: Applications in current Czech education
- 5) Educational Systems in Different Countries in comparison to the Czech system: Presenta-tions of students’ seminar work. Comparison of trends in Czech adult education with other developed countries (statistics of the EU, OECD, UNESCO).
- 6) Educational Systems in Different Countries: Presentations of students’ seminar work. International studies of educational outcomes. Course summary – discussion about the course topics.
- Literature
- Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education. URL: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/framework-education-programme-for-basic-education?lang=1
- OECD Educational Statistics (Education at Glance etc.). URL: http://www.oecd.org
- PISA. URL: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/
- PIRLS. URL: http://timssandpirls.bc.edu/
- TIMSS. URL: http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
- Eurydice (Czech Educational System etc.) URL: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/index_en.php
- Waldorf Education: URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_school
- John Amos Comenius. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos_Comenius
- Unesco Education. URL: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/
- Eurostat: URL: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. URL: http://www.msmt.cz/
- International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED): URL: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-standard-classification-of-education.aspx
- Czech Educational System (Ministry of Education). URL: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/czech-education-system
- Montessori Education: URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education
- National Programme for the Development of Education in the Czech Republic - White Paper. URL: http://info.edu.cz/en/node/415
- Janík, T., Vlčková, K. (2005) Czech Education System in Comparison. Brno: Masaryk University.
- Dalton International: URL: http://www.daltoninternational.org/daltoneducation.html
- Civic Education Study. URL: http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jtpurta/
- Teaching methods
- Group seminar work with emphasis on discussion of relevant issues and independent work on one’s own seminar presentation.
- Assessment methods
- Group presentation or individual seminar work about one’s own educational system.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je určen pro zahraniční posluchače v rámci programu ERASMUS - SOCRATES.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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