Course: Comparative Pedagogy

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Course title Comparative Pedagogy
Course code KPG/SRPG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kratochvíl Martin, Mgr. et MgA.
Course content
7. Defining the subject of comparative education 8. Clarification of the central concepts of the field: education, school as an institution, school system, educational system 9. Means, the method of comparative education 10. Current trends in educational practice in an international context 11. European policy in education 12. Didactic test 13. Evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic overview of knowledge in social sciences at graduate level of secondary education is supposed. Basic orientation in pedagogic nomenclature, especially from areas common pedagogy.
learning outcomes
Students will focus on various approaches to learning, to understand the reasons for the emergence of alternative educational systems. They will be able to apply a comparative approach to education policy and practice of education (school system). They also will understand the reasons for differences in education systems of others countries.
teaching methods
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Individual study
assessment methods
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • ASTIZ, F. M., AKIBA, M. The global and the local: diverse perspectives in comparative education. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2016. ISBN 978-94-6300-652-1.
  • BERTRAND, Y. Soudobé teorie vzdělávání. Praha : Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-216-5.
  • GREGER, D., DVOŘÁK, D., JANÍK, T., PRŮCHA, J., RABUŠICOVÁ, M. et al. Srovnávací pedagogika: proměny a výzvy. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Pedagogická fakulta, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7290-860-8.
  • Průcha, Jan. Srovnávací pedagogika : mezinárodní komparace vzdělávacích systémů. 3., aktualizované vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0870-9.
  • Walterová, Eliška. Srovnávací pedagogika : Vývoj a proměny v globálním kontextu. V Praze : Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta, 2006. ISBN 80-7290-269-5.
  • Zormanová, Lucie. Srovnání vzdělávacích systémů vybraných evropských zemí. Vydání I. 2018. ISBN 978-80-7452-135-5.


Study plans that include the course
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