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Course: Making Sense of Education - prof. David Carr; Education and Spirituality - prof. John J. Miller

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Course title	Making Sense of Education - prof. David Carr; Education and Spirituality - prof. John J. Miller
Course code	KSA/92BNV
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture
Level of course	Doctoral
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits	1
Language of instruction	English
Status of course	Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Dopita Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Two seminars, in a following order: 1. Prof. David Carr, Ph.D. (Tuesday 22. October, 14.00-15.30), 2. Prof. John P. Miller, Ph.D. (Tuesday 22. October, 15.45-17.15). To discuss on possibilities of addressing spiritual dimension of education, guideline questions: - Should spirituality be included in education? - Is it possible and appropriate to distinguish between spirituality and religiosity in education? - What type of spirituality can be meaningfully applied in the context of education? - Is it possible to consider the connection between education and spirituality only when a spiritual issue is explicitly taught, or is it possible for the theme of spirituality to be presented implicitly? If implicitly, then how? - Is it possible to consider the theme of spirituality differently from the perspective of teaching and from the perspective of learning? - How big a role does the age of the students play, or the methods used in the teaching process (didactics), the relationship between the teacher and the learner, the overall context, the possibilities provided by the educational system, etc.? - What are the possible practical implications of such education? - What are the limitations inherent in the theme of spirituality? What issues does this theme bring to the present day? Etc.
Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course is divided into two seminar meetings with foremost authorities in philosophy and spirituality in education (in a following chronological order): 1. Prof. David Carr, Ph.D. (Tuesday 22. October, 14.00-15.30), 2. Prof. John P. Miller, Ph.D. (Tuesday 22. October, 15.45-17.15). Its aim is to allow discussion on possibilities of addressing spiritual dimension of education; to discuss, for example, following questions: - Should spirituality be included in education? - Is it possible and appropriate to distinguish between spirituality and religiosity in education? - What type of spirituality can be meaningfully applied in the context of education? - Is it possible to consider the connection between education and spirituality only when a spiritual issue is explicitly taught, or is it possible for the theme of spirituality to be presented implicitly? If implicitly, then how? - Is it possible to consider the theme of spirituality differently from the perspective of teaching and from the perspective of learning? - How big a role does the age of the students play, or the methods used in the teaching process (didactics), the relationship between the teacher and the learner, the overall context, the possibilities provided by the educational system, etc.? - What are the possible practical implications of such education? - What are the limitations inherent in the theme of spirituality? What issues does this theme bring to the present day? Etc. Basic knowledge of English at least (seminars will be held in English language).
Prerequisites
Doctorate study (of any program) at Palacky University.
Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog Student´s participation on discussion (in the case of David Carr seminar, it is recommended to read in advance his text Three conceptions of spirituality for spiritual education, will be sent by email).
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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 06.06.2024 00:09.