SZ6069 Alternative and Innovative Education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Hana Horká, CSc.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Soňa Kudelová
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SZ6069/01: each even Thursday 9:20–11:00 učebna 38, R. Pospíšil
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
The content of the subject serves to widening and connection of know-how about the possibilities of the alternative ways in upbringing and education.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: - uderstand and be able to explain problematics of alterantive pedagogy - intrepret the modern and classic alternative schools - present reasonable arguments within the boundaries of the subject including a search for and finding of further interdisciplinary links - adopt thoughtful stances towards the issues studied - use new knowledge reasonably to further one’s own development - make and express decisions about situations related to the subject and use newly acquired knowledge to react to unknown circumstances - interpret new knowledge - apply new knowledge and skills in practice.
Syllabus
  • Choice of common features of alternative educational and educational progress. Waldorf school. Montessori school. Dalton school. Freinet school. Jena school. Alternative schools in the seventies of the 20. century. Exercise of the alternative tenets and methods in the contemporary educational projects in Czech Republic. The cooperative school, inklusive school, open school. The integrated thematic education, project education, programmes Start together, Prove it. Engaged teaching, school in games, individualized system of study. The programme The School promoting health.
Literature
  • SVOBODOVÁ, J. (ed.). Výběr z reformních i současných edukačních koncepcí (Zdroje inspirace pro učitele). Brno: MSD, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86633-93-0.
Teaching methods
- theoretical preparation in the form of a seminar with an emphasis on a discussion of relevant issues and independent work on the seminar extended essay - practical preparation in the form of visit alternative schools
Assessment methods
- final discussion - a seminar extended essay of 3-5 pages submitted both in the electronic form and a hard copy to the teacher at a date agreed - a presentation of a seminar task with an outline in the student’s own words of about max. 15 minutes of length
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet pro otevření 10 studentů
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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