Course: School and Family

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Course title School and Family
Course code USP/UP4SR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Petrů Puhrová Barbora, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Plisková Barbora, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Relationship between school and family - characteristics. - Kindergarten and family members: family, parents, parenting. - Kindergarten and family participants: teachers, children. - Levels of kindergarten and family (personal and organizational). - History and present relationship of kindergarten and family in our country and in the world. - Arguments for development of kindergarten and family relationship. - Controversial aspects of kindergarten and family relations. - Specifics of kindergarten and family relationship in pre-primary and primary education. - Entry to primary school as a specific agenda of kindergarten and family cooperation. - Forms of kindergarten and family cooperation. - Types of parents according to their relationship to school with respect to kindergarten conditions. - Communication - the basis of school and family relations. - Interview: teacher - parent. Class Meeting - Meeting with parents. - Parents' Association, European Parents Association (EPA), EDUin, Parents welcome.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Demonstration, Practice exercises, Experience (self-experience), Students working in pairs
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
explain basic terms and concepts in relationships between family and school
explain basic terms and concepts in relationships between family and school
characterise main participants affecting family and school cooperation
characterise main participants affecting family and school cooperation
define forms of cooperation and communication between family and school
define forms of cooperation and communication between family and school
reflect circumstances affecting the quality of family and school cooperation
reflect circumstances affecting the quality of family and school cooperation
explain in complexity education reality relations explicitly in preschool education
explain in complexity education reality relations explicitly in preschool education
Skills
discuss the partnership between the school and family
discuss the partnership between the school and family
apply an individualised approach to families
apply 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
communicate effectively with parents in a way that is understandable to parents
communicate effectively with parents in a way that is understandable to parents
explain clearly to parents the benefits of the activities teachers assign to pupils for homework
explain clearly to parents the benefits of the activities teachers assign to pupils for homework
discuss the partnership between the school and family
discuss the partnership between the school and family
teaching methods
Knowledge
Students working in pairs
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
Students working in pairs
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Qualifying examination
Qualifying examination
Recommended literature
  • Epstein, J. L. School, family, and community partnerships: preparing educators and improving schools. Westview Press, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2011.
  • Kampichler, M., Dvořáčková, J., & Jarkovská, L. Choosing the right kindergarten: Parents' reasoning about their ECEC choices in the context of the diversification of ECEC programs. Journal of Pedagogy, 9(2), 9-32. 2018.
  • Majerčíková, J., & Rebendová, A. Edukace v mateřské škole v perspektivě rodičů vysokoškoláků. E-pedagogium, III/2017, 65-77. 2017.
  • Majerčíková, J. Sporné aspekty úzkych vzťahov rodiny a školy na začiatku vzdelávania, Studia Paedagogica, 20(1), 29-44. 2015.
  • Morgan, N. S. Engaging families in schools: practical strategies to improve parental involvement. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
  • Smetáčková, I. Škola jako téma rozhovorů mezi dětmi a rodiči. Studia paedagogica, 16(2), 9-26. 2011.
  • Syslová, Z. Proměna mateřské školy v učící se organizaci. Wolters Kluwer, 2016.


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