PB31PB44 Preschool Pedagogy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 D22
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with a pre-school child’s family socialization, for the role of family and family education in the period from birth to school-age is very important. It presents a survey of main theories and approaches of Pre-School Pedagogy (Fröbel, Montessori, Piaget) and their realizations in contemporary pre-school institutions. Discussions about the position of an institutional pre-school care in the education of children up to six years of age are a part of the course, as well as issues of school maturity and cooperation of kindergartens with schools, and kindergartens with families. Visits to selected kindergartens or nurseries represent a practical experience that supplements the course. Students are introduced into Preschool Pedagogy as an important branch of pedagogy. They have an opportunity to assess an up-to-date state of preschool education and care in the Czech Republic based on their analysis of a chosen preschool institution.
Syllabus
  • 1. Topics outline, literature, seminar papers assignment, introduction of OMEP (World Organisation For Early Childhood Education) and other organizations dealing with preschool education. 2. Developmental pedagogy: 0-3 (various areas of development according to age) 3. Developmental pedagogy: 4-6 (various areas of development according to age) 4. Cognitive development and preschool children’s learning in classical theories (Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky) 5. Contemporary views of preschool children’s learning and development and realization (Gardner, examples) 6. Importance of games for cognitive, emotional and social development and speech development, support from the adults, preschool children’s toys. 7. Beginnings of institutional preschool care (Svoboda, Froebel), development in 20C in our country. 8. Contemporary situation of preschool children’s institutions in our country, institutional and (against) family care of preschool child in the present and possible solutions of the relationship. 9. Current topics in preschool pedagogy (based on OECD’s international research of preschool education). 10. Presentations of results of individual visits to preschool institutions. 11. Presentations of results of individual visits to preschool institutions. 12. Presentation of seminar theses – controversial issues of preschool pedagogy: foreign language teaching, sexual education, media education, preparation for school education and others.
Literature
  • ABC rodinné výchovy 1. Dítě předškolního věku. SPN, Praha 1969. Andersonov, Fischgrundov, Lobascherov: Dobrý start do školy. Portál, Praha 1993. Dostál, A. M., Opravilová, E.: Úvod do předškolní pedagogiky. SPN, Praha 1985. Early Childhood Education. An
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar
Assessment methods
Seminar thesis presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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