Course: School and Family

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Course title School and Family
Course code USP/S8SR
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Plisková Barbora, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Basic terminology of the topic - revision. - Teachers' expectations of cooperation with their pupils' parents and families. - Parents' expectations of their children's school and teachers. - Teacher's self-reflection in cooperation with parents. - Examples of good practice of cooperation between school and parents - excursion to a specific school and analysis of experience. - Current teacher's status - opinions, experience, reasons, solution proposals. - Types of parents according to the qualities of parents' behavior towards the child and school - methods of communication with them. - Parent as a participant of a primary education pupil's home studies. - Cooperation with "non-cooperative" parents. - Meeting with parents and its possibilities. - Reflection of the public opinion of school and the teacher.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Nespecifikováno.
Nespecifikováno.
learning outcomes
explain the basic terminology of family-school cooperation
explain the basic terminology of family-school cooperation
characterise the basic concepts structuring family-school cooperation
characterise the basic concepts structuring family-school cooperation
characterise the importance of parental involvement in relation to pupil outcomes
characterise the importance of parental involvement in relation to pupil outcomes
provide a comprehensive explanation of real problems in family-school collaboration
provide a comprehensive explanation of real problems in family-school collaboration
propose solutions to problems in the relationship between family and school
propose solutions to problems in the relationship between family and school
Skills
provide an individualised approach to families
provide an individualised approach to families
choose the type of collaboration that best suits the needs and capabilities of the family
choose the type of collaboration that best suits the needs and capabilities of the family
identity parental and family bariers to the parental involvement and cooperation
identity parental and family bariers to the parental involvement and cooperation
communicate effectively with parents in a way that is understandable to parents
communicate effectively with parents in a way that is understandable to parents
apply suitable forms of communication
apply suitable forms of communication
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • BÚGELOVÁ, T. Riaditeľ, učiteľ, rodič a ako si spríjemniť komunikáciu.. Prešov : Metodicko-pedagogické centrum, 2005.
  • ČAPEK, R. Učitel a rodič. Spolupráce, třídní schůzka, komunikace. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2013.
  • FEŘTEK, T. Rodiče vítáni. Praktický návod, jak usmířit rodiče a učitele našich dětí. Praha : Yinachi, 2011.
  • HELUS, Z. Sociální psychologie pro pedagogy. Praha : Grada, 2007.
  • LAŽOVÁ, L. Mateřská škola komunikuje s rodiči. Praha : Portál, 2013.
  • ŠTECH, S., VIKTOROVÁ, I. Vztahy rodiny a školy ? hledání dialogu. In KOLLÁRIKOVÁ, Z., PUPALA, B. Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika.. Praha : Portál, 2001.
  • ŠTECH, S. 2004. Angažovanost rodičů ve školní socializaci dětí. Pedagogika. roč. LIV, 2004.


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