PG_ZRU8 Working with reflection

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/24/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Klára Harvánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Klára Záleská, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Karla Brücknerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(C)&&SEMESTR(3)&& PG_ZRU5 Foundations of the Group Work
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge and primarily with skills in leading group reflections. In the first part of the course will introduce basic theoretical and methodological concepts of group meetings facilitation. Students will observe these concepts in practical illustrations and examples of „good practice“. In the second part of the course students will use these concepts in safe environment of the closed group. They will lead a reflective meeting under direct supervision and will be given feedback. By the end of the course students will: • Have basic knowledge of regularities in the process of leading group reflection • Learn basic skills in leading group reflection • Will be better in observing, facilitating and evaluating their own activities in this field • Will have direct experience with facilitation of the reflective process • Will be able to better provide constructive feedback to other people
Syllabus
  • Students will be provided with basic knowledge about the process of reflection, which takes place within group meetings. Various concepts of the reflective process will be introduced with their theoretical background. In this course students will meet topics concerning typologies of reflections, basic strategies of leading reflections, appropriate type of reflection due to it´s aim, subjective and objective boundaries of the reflection etc. The key part of the course will be practical rehearsals of leading group reflection.
Literature
  • THOMPSON, Sue. The critically reflective practitioner. Edited by Neil Thompson. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xi, 183. ISBN 9780230573185. URL info
  • REITMAYEROVÁ, Eva. Cílená zpětná vazba : metody pro vedoucí skupin a učitele. Illustrated by Věra Broumová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2007, 173 stran. ISBN 9788073673178. info
  • BEDNAŘÍK, Aleš. Facilitace : jak vést skupinová setkání. Translated by Jindřiška Bláhová. Vyd. 1. Kladno: Aisis, 2007, 143 s. ISBN 9788090407107. info
  • SCHÖN, Donald A. The reflective practitioner : how professionals think in action. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1991, x, 374. ISBN 9781857423198. info
  • MEZIROW, Jack. Fostering critical reflection in adulthood : a guide to transformative and emancipatory learning. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990, xxvii, 388. ISBN 1555422071. info
  • Reflection : turning experience into learning. Edited by David Boud - Rosemary Keogh - David Walker. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 1985, 170 s. ISBN 0850388643. info
Teaching methods
The course will be conceived as interactive self-experience seminar with several theoretical parts. In the self-experiential part of the course students will rehearse the role of a facilitator influencing the process of reflection. Theoretical part will anchor the topic in the context of experiential reflective learning.
Assessment methods
Students will prepare and lead a group reflection and will be given feedback from participants and lecturers of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
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