SODC012 Internationalization and Multiculturalism in the Era of Globalization

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
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
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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/5
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to reflect current theories of globalization, internationalization, multiculturalism and post-colonial discourse in the context of research in social pedagogy. 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 current concepts and trends in the field of Social Education. The students will also work on their skill of writing articles for journals.
Learning outcomes
The PhD students will be able to: • provide their own definition of multiculturalism and internacionalization in globalized world; • explain current concept 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 academic journal.
Syllabus
  • 1. Describing principles of writing academic texts and analytic 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
  • • Bird, F. B., Twiss, S. B., Pedersen, K. P., Miller, C. A., & Grelle, B. ([2016]). The practices of global ethics: historical developments, current issues and contemporary prospects. Edinburgh University Press.
  • • Jackson, J. (2019). Online intercultural education and study abroad: theory into practice. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
    recommended literature
  • • Dunne, T., & Reus-Smit, C. (Eds.). (2017). The globalization of international society. Oxford University Press.
  • • Hampl, P. (2020). Cesta z nevolnictví: jak získat další generaci pro obranu evropské civilizace. Naštvané matky.
  • • Furuta, J. (2020). Western Colonialism and World Society in National Education Systems: Global Trends in the Use of High-Stakes Exams at Early Ages, 1960 to 2010. Sociology of Education, 1-18.
  • Axford, B. (2013). Theories of globalization. Polity.
  • • Gildea, R. (2019). Empires of the mind: the colonial past and the politics of the present. Cambridge University Press.
  • Raventós, D. (2015). Materiální podmínky svobody. Rubato.
  • • Zakaria, F. (2009). The Post-American world: and the rise of the rest. Penguin Book.
  • • Groom, A. J. R., Barrinha, A., & Olson, W. C. (2019). International relations then and now: origins and trends in interpretation (Second edition). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
  • • Rosa, H. (2015). Social Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity (New Directions in Critical Theory). Columbia University Press.
  • • Windle, J. A. (2015). Making sense of school choice: politics, policies and practice under conditions of cultural diversity. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • EJAL, Nadav. Vzpoura proti globalizaci : proč lidé revoltují proti dnešnímu světu. Translated by Lenka Lichtenberg. Vydání první. Brno: Jan Melvil Publishing, 2020, 360 stran. ISBN 9788075551191. URL info
  • SUŠA, Oleg, Marek HRUBEC, Ulrich BECK, Elisabeth BECK-GERNSHEIM, Lucie CVIKLOVÁ, Petra GUASTI, Ladislav HOHOŠ, Břetislav HORYNA, Jan KELLER, Jiří LOUDÍN, Martin KOPECKÝ, Marek SKOVAJSA, Richard SŤAHEL, František ŠKVRNDA, Jiří ŠUBRT and Zuzana UHDE. Riziková společnost a globální ohrožení : ke kritické teorii Ulricha Becka. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2017, 372 stran. ISBN 9788074192517. info
  • SUŠA, Oleg and Richard SŤAHEL. Environmentální devastace a sociální destrukce. Vydání první. Praha: Filosofia, 2016, 256 stran. ISBN 9788070074527. info
  • HRUBEC, Marek. Odjištěná společnost : rozhovory o potřebné společenské změně. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2015, 150 stran. ISBN 9788074192289. info
  • FANON, Frantz. Postkoloniální myšlení. Translated by Dušan Špitálský. Vydání první. Praha: Tranzit, 2014, 289 stran. ISBN 9788087259276. info
  • KREUZZIEGER, Milan. Kultura v době zrychlené globalizace : studie k transkulturnímu obratu. Vydání první. Praha: Filosofia, 2012, 104 stran. ISBN 9788070073896. 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
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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