SP25PP039 Multicultural Education

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
13/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Andrea Preissová Krejčí, Ph.D.
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Eva Zezulková, Ph.D.
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 intended to familiarize students with the terminology related to minority issues. The aim of the course is to create in the student a first concept of multiculturalism as a newly emerging discipline, to provide a comprehensive overview of groups that can be included in the issue of multiculturalism, and to provide information for (especially) pedagogical practice in the context of the orientation of extremist groups, religious movements, the Roma people and other oppressed or disadvantaged groups.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: Professional knowledge - the student masters the terminology related to the issue of multiculturalism - the student is oriented in the target groups of the issue - the student knows the basic theoretical background to individual target groups - the student is able to define theoretically basic constructs (e.g. attitude, opinion, relationship, etc.) Professional skills: - the student understands, comprehends and perceives the adverse impact of extremist, racist, xenophobic and similarly tuned intentions of members of society - the student is able to describe the processes of forming opinions and attitudes, as well as the factors that influence their change - the student is able to differentiate his own opinion, attitude and relationship to given phenomena, circumstances - the student is able to perceive the issue of minorities more broadly than at the level of himself, respectively. own socio-cultural background General competencies: - the student is familiar with professional sources and can critically process a professional text on the topic and can interpret this text in different modalities, has relevant argumentative conclusions - the student can process an extract of key findings, a book synopsis and formulate the main relevant conclusions
Syllabus
1. Basic constructs and terminological starting points 2. Typology of minority cultures in the Czech context 3. Target and dominant groups, oppression and its forms 4. Anti-prejudice education, attitudinal and opinion patterns 5. Multicultural education in school education 6. Multicultural educator, personal profile and his/her competences 7. Religious groups and their contextual contexts 8. Migration as a social problem 9. Roma groups and their contextual contexts 10. Vietnamese groups and their contextual contexts 11. Sexuality and its contextual contexts 12. Intact people and people with disabilities, disadvantages
Literature
    required literature
  • KALEJA, M. (Ne)připravený pedagog a žák z prostředí sociální exkluze. Opava: Slezská univerzita, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7510-160-0.
  • PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, A., CICHÁ, M., GULOVÁ, L. Jinakost, předsudky, multikulturalismus: Možnosti a limity multikulturní výchovy. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3287-8.
  • PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, A., ŠOTOLA, J. eds. Metodika pro realizaci multikulturní výchovy formou zážitkové pedagogiky. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3140-6.
  • PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, A. Multikulturalismus – ztracené paradigma? Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2014. ISBN 978-80-244-4134-4.
  • MOREE, D. Základy interkulturního soužití. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0915-7.
    recommended literature
  • MOREE, D. a kol. Než začneme s multikulturní výchovou: od skupinových konceptů k osobnostnímu přístupu. Praha: Člověk v tísni, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86961-61-3.
  • MAY, S., SLEETER, C. E. Critical Multiculturalism. New York: Routledge, 2010 ISBN 978-0-41580-285-7.
  • KALEJA, M. Multikulturní výchova ve vzdělávání pedagogů základních škol. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-446-7.
  • MORVAYOVÁ, P., MOREE, D. Dvakrát měř, jednou řež: od multikulturní výchovy ke vhledu. Praha: Člověk v tísni, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86961-86-6.
  • PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, A. Za hranice multikulturalismu. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2016. ISBN 978-80-244-4966-1.
    not specified
  • KALEJA, M. Determinanty edukace sociálně vyloučených žáků základních škol z pohledu speciální pedagogiky. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-544-0.
  • PRŮCHA, J. Interkulturní psychologie: sociopsychologické zkoumání kultur, etnik, ras a národů. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-709-1.
  • JIRÁSKOVÁ, V. Multikulturní výchova: předsudky a stereotypy. Praha: Epocha, 2006. ISBN 80-87027-31-0.
  • KOCOUREK, J., MOREE, D., TVRĎOCHOVÁ, D. Multikulturní výchova: praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86307-75-6.
  • KALEJA, M. Edukace sociálně vyloučených romských žáků v základním vzdělávání. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-693-5.
Teaching methods
Study tools:  PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, A. Multikulturní výchova. In E-learning kurz pro studenty studijního programu Speciální pedagogika Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě.
Assessment methods
Student requirements: 100% attendance in all classes, completion of assigned assignment and presentation in seminar (requirement for written credit).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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