SO538 Global Learning and Social Justice

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SO538/01: Wed 22. 9. to Wed 15. 12. Wed 15:00–16:50 učebna 60, M. Košatková
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is the ability to analyze the text and critically evaluate selected theories.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course focuses on theories that discuss the globality of the world and the possibilities of social justice. What is social justice and how it is relevant to international/global education? This course will seek to untangle the issues surrounding social justice and global education. The course offers students a chance to take a critical look at the role of education and their own place as scholars in the field of global education.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify the characteristics of the contemporary world with a focus on structural inequalities and global justice. Students will be able to identify and describe different global and local manifestations of culture and discern cultural complexities. Students will be able to critically analyze their own cultural norms and biases and describe how these affect their world-view. Students will be able to draw upon personal experiences and class learning to develop common ground for interactions with others. Students will be able to identify, describe, and analyze important social issues from multiple cultural perspectives. Students will be able to engage with diverse groups of people and be sensitive to local and global cultures. Students will be able to identify and describe how power, positionality, privilege, structural injustice, and other socio-structural factors impact their life.
Syllabus
  • 1) Social justice as a construct (interdisciplinary perspective) 2) Globalization, migration 3) Identity, culture, culturally and religiously sensitive approach 4) Intercultural competences 5) Structural inequalities 6) Transnational perspective 7) Geopolitical engagements 8) Classrooms, Pedagogy and Practicing social justice
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hajisoteriou C, Angelides P. Efficiency versus social justice? Teachers’ roles in the epoch of globalisation. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 2020;15(3):274-289. doi:10.1177/1746197919852564
  • Capitalism and freedomthe contradictory character of globalisation. Edited by Peter Nolan. London: Anthem Press, 2008, viii, 345. ISBN 9781843313595. info
  • Clusters and globalisation : he development of urban and regional economies. Edited by Christos Pitelis - Roger Sugden - James R. Wilson. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2006, xv, 321. ISBN 1843766752. URL info
  • FERGUSON, Iano, Michael LAVALETTE and Elizabeth WHITMORE. Globalisation, global justice, and social work. London: Routledge, 2005, ix, 253. ISBN 0415325382. info
Teaching methods
discussion, lecture, analysis of texts (research article)
Assessment methods
written test, project
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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