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Course: Social education

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Course title Social education
Course code KPG/X4SED
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Čech Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Historical opinions about social pedagogy, theoretical concepts and approaches in social pedagogy. Comparing of theories and focuses of social pedagogy in EU countries. The methodology of social pedagogy, design and research in social pedagogy. The profession of a social pedagogue, the employment of the profession as a social pedagogue. Strategies of prevention of the risk-behaviour display.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
To assess the position of social pedagogy in the system of pedagogical sciences in the recent and historical context; to compare the conception of social pedagogy and educational contents in the Czech Republic and abroad; to present a comprehensive profile of the profession of a social pedagogue. To clarify the issues of anchoring of social deviation areas in terms of social pedagogy.

Prerequisites
Expected entrance competences: student´s competences are strengthened by passing the following subjectsMethodology of education, Psychology of education, Philosophy of education.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Dialog

A contribution for a special periodical aimed at comparative analysis, proposal of a preventive programme of social-educational work, or a proposal of a research-survey design.
Recommended literature
  • BAKOŠOVÁ, Z. (2008). Sociálna pedagogika ako životná pomoc.. Bratislava: UK.
  • BODDY, J., CAMERON, C. (2008). Introducing pedagogy into the children´s Workforce. . Londýn:Routledge and Falmer .
  • BODDY, J., CAMERON, C., PETRIE, P. (2005). The professional care Wolker : the social pedagogue in Northern Europe.. Londýn : Routledge and Falmer.
  • BRANNEN, J. (2005). Mixing methods : the entry of qualitative and quantitative approaches into the research process. . In International Journal of Social Research Metodology, č. 8, s. 173-184.
  • COHEN, S. (1985). Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification.. Cambridge and Oxford: Polity Press and Blackwell Publishers.
  • GARLAND, D. (2001). The culture of control : crime and social order in contemporary society.. Oxford : Oxford Univerzity Press.
  • HATÁR, C. (2009). Sociálna pedagogika, sociálna andragogika a sociálna práca : teoretické, profesijné a vzťahové reflexie. . Praha : Česká andragogická společnost.
  • HOPF, A. (2001). Sociální pedagogika pro učitele.. Praha : PdF UK.
  • HRČKA, M. (2001). Sociální deviace.. Praha: Slon.
  • HRONCOVÁ, J.,EMMEROVÁ, I., KRAUS, B. (2007). Dejiny sociálnej pedagogiky.. Banská Bystrica: UMB.
  • CHUDÝ, Š. a kol. (2006). Hledání kořenů výchovy v současné společnosti (koncepce, úvahy, názory a dilemata). . Brno : Paido.
  • CHUDÝ, Štefan, Alena JŮVOVÁ a Pavel NEUMEISTER. (2010). Vybrané diskurzy teorie a praxe ve vzdělávání a uplatnění sociálních pedagogů v kontextu pomáhajících profesích I.. Brno: Paido.
  • JEDLIČKA, R. a kol. (2004). Děti a mládež v obtížných životních situacích: nové pohledy na problematiku životních krizí, deviací a úlohu pomáhajících profesí.. Praha: Themis.
  • KRAUS, B. (2008). Základy sociální pedagogiky.. Praha : Portál.
  • LABÁTH, V., AMBRÓZOVÁ, A. (2001). Riziková mládež :možnosti potenciálnych zmien. . Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství.
  • MAUS, F., NODES, W., RÖH, D. (2010). Schlüsselkompetenzen in der Sozialen Arbeit: Für die Tätigkeitsfelder Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik. 2.. Aufl. Schwalbach: Wochenschau Verlag.
  • MERTON, R.K. (2000). Studie ze sociologické teorie. . Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství.
  • MÜHLUM., A. (2001). Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik: Ein Vergleich. 3. überarb.. Aufl. Frankfurt: Lambertus.
  • MUNKOVÁ,G. (ed.). (2001). Sociální deviace: (přehled sociologických teorií).. Praha: Karolinum.
  • NIEMEYER, CH. (2003). Sozialpädagogik als Wissenschaft und Profession: Grundlagen, Kontroversen, Perspektiven. . Weinheim : Juventa Verlag.
  • NIEMEYER, CH. (2010). Klassiker der Sozialpädagogik. Einführung in die Theoriegeschichte einer Wissenschaft.. Auf. Weinheim und München: Juventa Verlag.
  • ONDREJKOVIČ, P. (ed.) . (2009). Sociálna patológia.. Bratislava: VEDA.
  • PONTELL, H. N. (2002). Social deviance: readings in theory and research. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River.. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • RAFFO, C. [ed.] . (2010). Education and poverty in affluent countries. 1st pub. . New York: Routledge.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Education (DC24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 03.11.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2025/2026