SPEDB002 Social Education

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Navrátilová, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Navrátilová, DiS., Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
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 course aims to present the current state of social pedagogy as one of the pedagogical disciplines and to offer basic orientation on various topics that social pedagogy deals with. First, students are introduced to establishing Social Pedagogy in a historical survey and its focus and research objective. Then, students are introduced to the issues of social environment and education, and social behaviour. Discussions about selected topics connected with possibilities of the influence of social environment are crucial to the course. The course should lead to presenting possible approaches to solutions of social problems from the point of view of engaged education. Students can specify the subject of Social Pedagogy upon completion of the course.
Learning outcomes
Students are able:
- to summarize different approaches to the content of social pedagogy
to identify and compare the differences of its concept in different European countries
to analyze the relationship between education and the environment
to define and describe the process of socialization
to describe features of functional and dysfunctional education.
Syllabus
  • Course outline: 1. Social Pedagogy (definition, objectives, aims, importance of Social Pedagogy, its relation to other disciplines, and Social Pedagogy in practice).
  • 2. Social pedagogy and its conception in different countries.
  • 3. The process of socialization.
  • 4. Social behaviour and its deviations. Theory of social norms and deviations.
  • 5. Social prevention and education.
  • 6. Social environment and its influence on education.
Literature
    required literature
  • KNOTOVÁ, Dana, Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ, Kateřina PEVNÁ and Kateřina LOJDOVÁ. Úvod do sociální pedagogiky (Introduction to Social Pedagogy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 115 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7077-6. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Miroslav. Sociální pedagogika. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 203 stran. ISBN 9788024734705. URL info
  • FISCHER, Slavomil and Jiří ŠKODA. Sociální patologie : analýza příčin a možnosti ovlivňování závažných sociálně patologických jevů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2009, 218 s. ISBN 9788024727813. URL info
  • KRAUS, Blahoslav. Základy sociální pedagogiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 215 s. ISBN 9788073673833. URL info
  • KRAUS, Blahoslav and Jolana HRONCOVÁ. Sociální patologie. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2007, 325 s. ISBN 9788070418963. info
  • KRAUS, Blahoslav and Věra POLÁČKOVÁ. Člověk - prostředí - výchova : k otázkám sociální pedagogiky. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2001, 199 s. ISBN 8073150042. info
    recommended literature
  • Hatton, K. (2013). Social Pedagogy in the UK: Theory and Practice. Lyme Regis: Russell House.
  • Kornbeck, J. & Rosendal Jensen, N. (2009). The Diversity of Social Pedagogy in Europe. Bremen: Europäischer Hochschulverlag.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich and Andrea KROFTOVÁ. Mládež a delikvence : [možné příčiny, současná sktruktura, programy prevence kriminality mládeže]. Vyd. 2., aktualiz. Praha: Portál, 2003, 340 s. ISBN 80-7178-771-X. info
  • PŘADKA, Milan, Dana KNOTOVÁ and Jarmila FALTÝSKOVÁ. Prostředí a výchova. In Kapitoly ze sociální pedagogiky. Brno: PdF MU, 1999, p. 17-33, 16 pp. ISBN 80-210-1946-8. info
  • KUČEROVÁ, Stanislava. Člověk, hodnoty, výchova :kapitoly z filosofie výchovy. Vyd. 1. Brno: Vlastním nákladem, 1996, 231 s. ISBN 80-85668-34-3. info
  • KLAPILOVÁ, Světla. Kapitoly ze sociální pedagogiky. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, 1996, 63 s. ISBN 8070676698. info
  • WROCZYŃSKI, Ryszard. Sociálna pedagogika. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1968, 309 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures and seminars, class discussion, working with case reports, seminar paper, reading. For the completion of the course, a workload of 150 hours (6 ECTS credits) is expected:
30 hours - attendance in class
35 hours - reading academic literature, self-study using e-learning materials, and systematic preparation for seminars
25 hours - solving case studies
20 hours - preparation and execution of a seminar paper
40 hours - preparation for the written test
Assessment methods
The course is a combination of teaching and self-study, and it is concluded by completing a seminar paper and a final written exam. Detailed information about the final exam and seminar paper will be uploaded to the e-learning support. To complete the course, attendance in class (75%) and fulfillment of ongoing assignments are also required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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