SKPA004 Preprimary and Primary Education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jiří Havel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zora Syslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jiří Havel, Ph.D.
Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the students into the fields of pre-primary and primary education, that focus on the specific processes of education in kindergartens and in primary schools. The course aims for the students to understand the systemic, curricular and psychodidactic contexts of pre-primary and primary education.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student is able to:
Characterize the aims, contents and means in pre-primary and primary education.
Evaluate and justify the transformation of the curriculum of pre-primary and primary education.
Characterize the didactic strategies applied in kindergartens and elementary schools and to use the tools of pedagogical diagnostics of individuals and groups.
Describe and explain the specifics of the activities of teachers in kindergartens and elementary schools.
Syllabus
  • Specific aims of the pre-primary and primary education.
  • Curricular contexts of pre-primary and primary education.
  • Didactic strategies in relation to the age and individual differencies of children and pupils.
  • Kindergarten and primary school teachers and their professional skills.
Literature
    required literature
  • Burnett, C., & Cremin, T. (Eds.). (2018). Learning to Teach in the primary School. London: Routledge.
  • Dunn, D. (2017). How to be an Outstanding Primary School Teacher. London: Bloomsbury.
  • Morrison, G. S. (2015). Early childhood education today. Boston: Pearson.
  • Mooney, C. G. (2013). Theories of childhood: an introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Moderní pedagogika. Šesté, aktualizované a do. Praha: Portál, 2017, 483 stran. ISBN 9788026212287. info
  • SYSLOVÁ, Zora. Učitel v předškolním vzdělávání a jeho příprava na profesi (Teacher in Preschool Education and Preparation for the Profession). První. Brno: Munipress, 2017, 253 pp. Pedagogický výzkum v teorii a praxi; svazek 43. ISBN 978-80-210-8475-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8476-2017. URL info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan, Radmila BURKOVIČOVÁ, Miroslav DOPITA, Jana PALONCYOVÁ and Zora SYSLOVÁ. Předškolní dítě a svět vzdělávání. Přehled teorie, praxe a výzkumných poznatků. (Preschool child and the world of education. Survey theory, practice and research findings.). První. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s., 2016, 254 pp. ISBN 978-80-7552-323-5. info
  • HORKÁ, Hana, Hana FILOVÁ, Tomáš JANÍK and Jana KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ. Studie ze školní pedagogiky (Studies on school education). 3. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 180 pp. Řada pedagogiky a psychologie. ISBN 978-80-210-4859-1. info
  • KOLLÁRIKOVÁ, Zuzana and Branislav PUPALA. Předškolní a primární pedagogika: Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika. 2nd ed. Praha: Portál, 2010, 455 pp. ISBN 978-80-7367-828-9. info
  • Pedagogická encyklopedie. Edited by Tomáš Janík - Milada Rabušicová - Jan Průcha. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2009, 935 s. ISBN 9788073675462. info
  • PASCH, Marvin, Trevor G. GARDNER, Georgea M. LANGER, Alane STARK and Christella MOODY. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině. Translated by Milan Koldinský. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2005, 416 stran. ISBN 8073670542. info
  • SPILKOVÁ, Vladimíra. Proměny primárního vzdělávání v ČR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 311 s. ISBN 8071789429. info
    recommended literature
  • SKALKOVÁ, Jarmila. Obecná didaktika. 2., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 322 s. ISBN 9788024718217. URL info
Teaching methods
Independent study of professional literature, consultations, discussion
Assessment methods
Type of examination: oral; each student will submit one conspect from professional publications
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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