UPPVMK042 Pedagogy of Leisure Time

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Kamil Janiš, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kamil Janiš, Ph.D.
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Silberová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K) && ROCNIK(2)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused mainly on obtaining a basic theoretical overview of leisure time pedagogy. Acquisition of basic technical terminology. Students apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
Learning outcomes
Expertise:
- student is able to describe and characterize leisure pedagogy
- the student knows the basic terminology that relates to leisure pedagogy
- the student is able to describe and classify leisure institutions according to various classification criteria
Professional skills:
- the student is aware of the importance of free time for human life
- the student is able to evaluate the negative and positive effects of individual leisure activities on the basis of the above information
General competences:
- the student is able to use selected information for the implementation, organization and planning of leisure activities
Syllabus
  • 1. Leisure time pedagogy - profile (content, division of terminology, methodology).
  • 2. Free time - definition, characteristics, half-time, tied time, half-time.
  • 3. Determinants of leisure behavior - theory, models, factors. Leisure intervention options.
  • 4. Development of the personality of the educated individual during leisure activities (use of experiential pedagogy).
  • 5. Education outside teaching - functions, goals, dimensions, current concept.
  • 6. Methodology of game activities - selected areas of leadership and game management, entering rules.
  • 7. Game systems - Swiss, championship, elimination, organization of sports tournaments.
  • 8. Social environment of educational facilities - youth home, children's homes, school club and school club.
  • 9. Intentional and functional forms of education in selected leisure facilities (youth home, low-threshold facilities for children and youth).
  • 10. Leisure time of seniors - definition, characteristics, meaning, methodology, preventive meaning, learning dividends.
  • 11. Personality of a leisure time pedagogue - typology, competences, risks associated with educational activities.
Literature
    required literature
  • HÁJEK, B., HOFBAUER, B., PÁVKOVÁ, J. Pedagogické ovlivňování volného času: trendy pedagogiky volného času. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0030-7.
  • HANUŠ, R. Zážitkově pedagogické učení. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2816-2.
  • HOFBAUER, B. Děti, mládež a volný čas. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-927-5.
  • JANIŠ, K. ml. Úvod do problematiky volného času. Opava: Slezská univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7248-530-7.
  • JANIŠ, K., SKOPALOVÁ, J. Volný čas seniorů. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5535-9.
    recommended literature
  • EVANGELU, J. E. 133 her pro motivaci a rozvoj týmů. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3927-4.
  • PELÁNEK, R. Příručka instruktora zážitkových akcí. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-353-6.
  • PELÁNEK, R. Zážitkové výukové programy. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-656-8.
  • PŘADKA, M. Kapitoly z dějin pedagogiky volného času. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2033-4.
  • ZOUHAROVÁ, K. Škola v přírodě hrou. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3998-4.
    not specified
  • HAVEL, J. et al. Analýza a perspektivy utváření pohybového a výživového režimu žáků na prvním stupni základní školy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016. ISBN 978-80-210-8463-6.
  • HÁJEK, B. a kol. Školní družina. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-900-2.
  • HOFBAUER, B., KAPLÁNEK, M. ed. Kapitoly z pedagogiky volného času: soubor pojednání o volném čase a jeho výchovném zhodnocování. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7394-240-3.
  • KAPLÁNEK, M. Animace: studijní text pro přípravu animátorů mládeže. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0565-4.
  • KAPLÁNEK, M. Čas volnosti - čas výchovy: pedagogické úvahy o volném čase. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0450-3.
  • Van WYNSBERGHE, R. M. Adaptive Education. University of Toronto Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1442630406.
  • JANIŠ, K. ml. Pedagogika volného času. In E-learning kurz pro studenty studijního programu Speciální pedagogika Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě.
Assessment methods
The processing of assigned tasks by the teacher is a condition for the student's admission to the oral part.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
In course of continuous study, students use the study material, processing it to fulfil selected correspondence assignments which will be discussed in conclusion of the course. At the exam, students demonstrate knowledge of compulsory literature and lectures of the in-person instruction. Students will be able to continuously consult the topics studied individually or in teams, via e-mail, or in consultations upon request.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation winter, Winter 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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