SODA012 Internationalization and Multiculturalism in the Era of Globalization

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The course is designed as a compulsory optional in the PhD study programme of Social Pedagogy.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course objective is to reflect current theories of globalization, internationalization and multiculturalism considering the post-colonial discourse in the context of research in social education. The Phd students will relate this discourse concept to their dissertation thesis. The students will use a critical text analysis to develop their ability to reflect on the current concepts and trends in the field of Social Education. The students will also work on their skills of writing articles for journals.
Learning outcomes
PhD students will be able to: • provide their own definition of multiculturalism and internacionalization in the globalized world; • explain current concepts of globalized society in the context of social education development; • reflect current theories and key terms in the field of multiculturalism and internationalization in the context of globalization; • critically assess, analyze and discuss academic texts; • apply theoretical concepts on current issues in the field of multicultural education in the Czech Republic; • prepare a study of a selected theory for an academic journal.
Syllabus
  • 1. Describing principles of writing academic texts and analytical reading using an example of selected theoretical essays. 2. Postcolonial discourse in transnational modernity. 3. Globalization, hyperconnectivity and cosmopolitan knowledge in (Social) Education. 4. Theory of multiculturalism, social stratification and practical actions. 5. Character of internationalization from the perspective of educational reality. 6. Social Education in postcolonial paradigms of knowledge. 7. Reflection of the internationalization impacts based on personal experience during Research Internship. 8. Comparison of discoursive trends in writing academic essays focusing on social-critical presentation of the functioning of globalized societies.
Literature
    required literature
  • HUDZIK, John K. Comprehensive internationalization : institutional pathways to success. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015, xvii, 279. ISBN 9781138778542. info
  • ZAKARIA, Fareed. The future of freedom : illiberal democracy at home and abroad. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003, 286 s. ISBN 0393047644. info
    recommended literature
  • ZAKARIA, Fareed. Ten lessons for a post-pandemic world. First published. Great Britain: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2020, x, 307. ISBN 9780241491652. info
  • Online intercultural exchange : policy, pedagogy, practice. Edited by Robert O'Dowd - Tim Lewis. First published. New York: Routledge, 2016, xi, 308. ISBN 9781138932876. info
  • Globalization and internationalization in higher educationtheoretical, strategic and management perspectives. Edited by Nicholas Foskett - Felix Maringe. New York: Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010, xi, 324 p. ISBN 9781441132772. info
  • High-speed society : social acceleration, power, and modernity. Edited by Hartmut Rosa - William E. Scheuerman. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009, vi, 313. ISBN 9780271034171. info
Teaching methods
Individual study, critical analysis of multicultural and internationalization topics, feedback evaluation.
Assessment methods
Colloquium: - evaluation project or evaluation analysis in the range of 10 pages, reflecting current topics in the field of internationalization and multiculturalism in the non-academic educational area, - expert discussion on the created evaluation project or evaluation analysis.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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