SZ6069 Alternative and Inovative Education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Hana Horká, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Gabriela Šimková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Hana Horká, CSc.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Olga Bubnová
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( SZ6669 Alternative and Innovative Education , SZ6047 School Management , SZ6647 School Management , SZ6048 Inclusive Education , SZ6648 Inclusive Education )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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:
- understand 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, inclusive school, open school. The integrated thematic education, project education, programme Step by Step, Prove it.
  • Engaged learning, 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 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
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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