Course: The Philosophical Aspects of Education

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Course title The Philosophical Aspects of Education
Course code CV/DFA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
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)
  • Šíp Radim, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Philosophy and philosophy of education (pedagogical philosophy) in modern times. 2. Philosophy of the 20th and 21st centuries and its impact on pedagogical philosophy a. Positivism and analytical philosophy b. Phenomenology c. Pragmatism d. Hermeneutic philosophy 3. Objectivism vs. experientialism a. The importance of environment b. From entities to interactions c. Enakism and the theory of dynamic systems d. Connectivism and hybrid pedagogy 4. Changes in the epistemology, methodology and values of pedagogical research in the 21st century

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Individual work of students
  • Home preparation for classes - 96 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 96 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 96 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
- in contemporary philosophy and educartional philosophy; - in the difference between objectivism and experientialism in pedagogical sciences; - in the analysis of the pedagogical situation based on different philosophical starting points; - in a transdisciplinary approach to solving the educational situation.
- in contemporary philosophy and educartional philosophy; - in the difference between objectivism and experientialism in pedagogical sciences; - in the analysis of the pedagogical situation based on different philosophical starting points; - in a transdisciplinary approach to solving the educational situation.
Skills
- in the analysis of the educational problem based on the current trends in philosophy; - in the selection of theoretical concepts and theories decisive for the epistemological, methodological and value aspects of his dissertation project; - in the application of theory
- in the analysis of the educational problem based on the current trends in philosophy; - in the selection of theoretical concepts and theories decisive for the epistemological, methodological and value aspects of his dissertation project; - in the application of theory
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • ANZENBACHER, A. Úvod do etiky. Praha: Portál,, 2001.
  • BAUMAN, Z. Umění života. Praha: Academia, 2010.
  • Brezinka, W. Východiska k poznání výchovy. Úvod k základům vědy o výchově, k filozofii výchovy a k praktické pedagogice. Brno: L. Marek, 2001.
  • CORETH, E. Co je člověk?. Praha: Zvon, 1996.
  • Filáček, A. Věda, filosofie, metodologie. Praha: Filosofie, 2009.
  • LIESMANN, P.K. Teorie nevzdělanosti. Omyly společnosti vědění. Praha: Academia, 2010. ISBN 978-80-200-1677-5.
  • Ondrejkovič, P., & Majerčíková, J. Vysvetlenie, porozumenie a interpretácia v spoločenskovednom výskume. Bratislava: VEDA, 2012.
  • RUFFING, R. Filozofický depozitář. 50 nejdůležitějších filozofických myšlenek. Praha: Knižní klub, 2012. ISBN 978-80-242-3527-1.
  • SOKOL, J. Člověk jako osoba. Praha: IZV, 2000.


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