Course: Global and environmental education

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Course title Global and environmental education
Course code UPV/SP6UR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Junaštíková Julie, Mgr.
Course content
Definition of key concepts: global and environmental education, globalization, sustainable development. Global issues and their classification, including possible solutions (e.g., the use of renewable energy sources). Pillars of sustainability: ecological, economic, social, and cultural sustainability. Educational perspectives on sustainable lifestyle, sustainable behavior, sustainable design, environmental policy, circular economy, and green transition. Global and environmental education: origins and concepts, differences between global and environmental education, ecology, ecological footprint.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Experience (self-experience), Educational trip, E-learning
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 10 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to demonstrate basic orientation in the field of social sciences
to demonstrate basic orientation in the field of social sciences
learning outcomes
to describe the historical development of the globalization process
to describe the historical development of the globalization process
to define the concept of globalization
to define the concept of globalization
to explain the significance of global education
to explain the significance of global education
to characterize the components of global education
to characterize the components of global education
to define the concept of sustainable development
to define the concept of sustainable development
to characterize the pillars of sustainability
to characterize the pillars of sustainability
to define the concepts of green transition, sustainable behavior, and sustainable lifestyle
to define the concepts of green transition, sustainable behavior, and sustainable lifestyle
Skills
to apply and implement the processes of global education
to apply and implement the processes of global education
to be able to design a global education project for a specific group within the framework of sustainable development
to be able to design a global education project for a specific group within the framework of sustainable development
to apply the principles of global education
to apply the principles of global education
to develop and strengthen key areas within the system of global education and sustainable development
to develop and strengthen key areas within the system of global education and sustainable development
teaching methods
Knowledge
E-learning
E-learning
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
Educational trip
Educational trip
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Conversation
Conversation
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Recommended literature
  • Akční plán na léta 2022-2025 ke Státnímu programu environmentálního vzdělávání, výchovy a osvěty a environmentálnímu poradenství na léta 2016-2025. .
  • Metodický pokyn MŠMT k zajištění environmentálního vzdělávání, výchovy a osvěty (EVVO). .
  • Metodický pokyn MŠMT k zajištění environmentálního vzdělávání, výchovy a osvěty (EVVO). .
  • Státní program EVVO a EP na léta 2016-2025. .
  • Státní program EVVO a EP na léta 2016-2025. .
  • Státní program ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky pro období 2020-2025. .
  • Státní program ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky pro období 2020-2025. .
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