UPPVIK001 Pedagogy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamila Tkáčová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Vlasta Cabanová, PhD.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 9. 10. 14:45–16:20 C310, Fri 16. 10. 10:35–12:10 C310, Fri 6. 11. 9:45–11:20 C310, Fri 13. 11. 12:15–13:50 C310, Fri 4. 12. 12:15–13:50 C310
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(1951) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Students will obtain a foundational grounding in social science terminology.
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 subject is to provide the student with a comprehensive and structured insight into pedagogical issues, key concepts and aspects of educational theory, which they should understand as a basis for other subjects through the definition of the subject, functions, laws and goals of pedagogy - the basic science of human upbringing and education. The student will also gain an analytical overview of the components of the system of pedagogical sciences, border scientific disciplines, analysis of individual aspects of the educational process, key competencies of the subject and object of education, conditions, means, forms, content, principles, research methods, alternative pedagogical concepts and movements, including important figures in pedagogy and developmental tendencies embedded in the concept of lifelong learning. The concept of the subject also monitors the development of critical thinking, student creativity, including the ability to make independent and responsible decisions in a given area.
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:


·       Master and understand basic pedagogical terminology.


·       Be able to apply the acquired professional knowledge in the school environment and when working with children and youth.


·       Be able to independently identify various phenomena in the field of education and respond to them effectively.


Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of key categories and concepts - pedagogy, educantee, educator, lifelong learning, teaching, education, acquisition, upbringing, educational- upbringing process, didactics...
  • 2. Overview of education before the emergence of pedagogy - significant elements of education before the creation of pedagogy in antiquity, in medieval and modern times, in industrial society
  • 3. Specification of the subject of pedagogy - background of the creation of pedagogy as an independent discipline
  • 4. Subject matter of pedagogy - methodological anchoring of pedagogy; anchoring of pedagogy within the concept of LLL in terms of institutions, forms and objects of education
  • 5. Key aspects of orientation and theory of learning – philosophical orientation, etc. with relevance for contemporary pedagogy; learning theory; differences in learning between women and men
  • 6. Functions and roles of pedagogy
  • 7. The concept of paradigms of pedagogy
  • 8. The system of pedagogical disciplines - of basic pedagogical disciplines; border pedagogical disciplines; applied pedagogical disciplines; Relationship to other pedagogical auxiliary sciences
  • 9. Pedagogical means - intangible, tangible
  • 10. Determinants of effectiveness of the education process
  • 11. Teaching effectiveness - principles of effective teaching and learning, including self-teaching; Creation educational process; learning and teaching creativity
  • 12. Competence of the educantee (pupil) and the teacher – Competence of lifelong learning, etc., defined by the European Commission; personality of the educantee (pupil) and their competence; personality of the educator and their pedagogical competences
  • 13. Pedagogical research - significance and mission; classification of pedagogical research; methods of pedagogical research;technics of pedagogical research;research report
Literature
    required literature
  • KANTOROVÁ, Jana a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z obecné pedagogiky II. Edukace. Olomouc: Nakladatelství HANEX, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7409-030-1.
  • BENDL, Stanislav a kol. Vychovatelství: učebnice teoretických základů oboru. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4248-9.
  • BENDL, Stanislav a kol. Vychovatelství: učebnice teoretických základů oboru. Online, ePUB. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-9763-2. Dostupné z: Bookport , https://www.bookport.cz/kniha/vychovatelstvi-885/. [cit. 2026-09-01].
  • BENDL, Stanislav a kol. Vychovatelství: učebnice teoretických základů oboru. Online, PDF. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-9762-5. Dostupné z: https://www.palmknihy.cz/ekniha/vychovatelstvi-157790. [cit. 2026-09-01].
  • KANTOROVÁ, Jana a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z obecné pedagogiky I. Edukace. Olomouc: Hanex, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7409-024-0.
  • ŠAFRÁNKOVÁ, Dagmar. Pedagogika. 2., aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Pedagogika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-80-247-5511-3.
    recommended literature
  • BERTRAND, Yves. Soudobé teorie vzdělávání. Studium, 6. Praha: Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-216-5.
  • PRŮCHA, Jan, WALTEROVÁ, Eliška a MAREŠ, Jiří. Pedagogický slovník. Sedmé aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0403-9.
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Moderní pedagogika. Šesté, aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Portál, 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1228-7.
  • PRŮCHA, Jan (ed). Pedagogická encyklopedie. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-546-2.
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Monological (reading, lecture, briefing)
Assessment methods
Written exam in the SU IS.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Personal consultation, consultation via e-mail, office hours.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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