UPPVFK013 Social Gerontagogy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
9/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimíra Kocourková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Vladimíra Kocourková, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 18. 10. Fri 11:25–13:00 C207, Fri 25. 10. Fri 10:35–13:00 C204, Fri 1. 11. Fri 8:55–10:30 C209, Fri 6. 12. Fri 8:05–9:40 C207
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
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 aim of the course is to acquaint students with the discipline of Social Gerontagogy, which is a social pedagogical discipline focusing on the target group of seniors. This discipline primarily monitors the relationship between education and the environment (senior living space), and also focuses on the prevention of risky behavior. The basic category is the mentioned environment, its effects on the individual are monitored and possibilities of its modification are considered to support the set educational goals.
Learning outcomes
Above all, students should be able (all in relation to the target group of seniors): • to define social pedagogy as a scientific discipline; • distinguish between a narrower and broader concept of social pedagogy; • distinguish the perception of social pedagogy as a frontier, applied and transdisciplinary science discipline; • to introduce significant milestones in the development of social pedagogy as a scientific discipline; • to define the subject (content) of social pedagogy; • characterize areas of social pedagogy; • characterize the tasks and current challenges of social pedagogy; • structure and characterize methods of social pedagogy. • characterize the competences of the social educator; • characterize the relationship between social pedagogy and social work; • characterize the relationship between social pedagogy and etopedy; • characterize the relationship between social and leisure education; • to define the term “environment”; • characterize the determinants of human development; • characterize individual typologies of the environment; • analyze the environment in which a senior lives in terms of individual typologies; • express in their own words the role of the environment in education; • define the term pedagogy of the environment and give examples; • charaterize the area of ​​social deviation in relation to the target group of seniors (senior as a subject and object); • to characterize possible methods of social gerontagogical activity and their use.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social gerontagogy - characteristics, basic terminology. Social gerontagogy as a part of social pedagogy
    2. History of social gerontagogy - personalities, constitution based on other scientific disciplines
    3. Current relationship of social gerontagogy and social work
    4. The current relationship of social gerontagogy and leisure education
    5. Environment - basic typology (according to size; according to realized activities etc.)
    6. Influence of environment on education and formation of individual.
    7. Socialization in senior age.
    8. Media education, financial literacy, computer education
    9. Pedagogy of environment.
    10. Methods of social gerontagogical activity applicable in work with seniors
    11. Facilities dealing with work with seniors. Climate and atmosphere.
    12. Personality of social pedagogue (gerontagogue)
    13. Lifestyle of seniors. Quality of life.
    14. Social deviation. Risky behavior of seniors and socio-pathological phenomena perpetrated on seniors
Literature
    required literature
  • JANIŠ, Kamil and Jitka SKOPALOVÁ. Volný čas seniorů (Leisure time of senior citizens). první. Praha: Grada, 2016, 156 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-247-5535-9. info
  • JANIŠ, K. ml. Vybraná témata ze sociální pedagogiky. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřej, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7510-101-3. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, M. Sociální pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3470-5. info
  • KRAUS, B. Základy sociální pedagogiky. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-383-3. info
  • KRAUS, B., POLÁČKOVÁ, V., et al. Člověk-prostředí-výchova: k otázkám sociální pedagogiky. Brno: Paido, 2001. ISBN 80-7315-004-2. info
  • PŘADKA, M., KNOTOVÁ, D., FALTÝSOVÁ, J. Kapitoly ze sociální pedagogiky. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998. ISBN 80-210-1946-8. info
    recommended literature
  • webové stránky Českého statistického úřadu. URL info
  • JANIŠ, Kamil ml. Prostředí jako činitel socializace jedince v pojetí R. Owena, G. A. Lindnera a A. S. Makarenka. Media4u Magazine [online]. 2010. URL info
  • WRÓBEL, A. Výchova a manipulace. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2337-2. info
  • REITMAYEROVÁ, E. a BROUMOUVÁ, V. Cílená zpětná vazba. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-317-8. info
  • JANIŠ, K., KRAUS, B., VACEK, P. Kapitoly ze základů pedagogiky. 3. vyd. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7041-800-0. info
  • MALACH, J. Teorie metodiky výchovy. 1. vyd. Praha: UNIVERZITA Jana Amose Komenského Praha s., 2007. ISBN 978-80-86723-29-7. info
  • NĚMEC, J. a kol. Kapitoly ze sociální pedagogiky a pedagogiky volného času. Brno: Paido, 2002. ISBN 80-7315-012-3. info
Teaching methods
lecture, presentation, discussion, activation methods
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020.
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