Social pedagogy at the Department of Education at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague Czech Republic Cover Image

Sociální pedagogika na Katedře pedagogiky Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze
Social pedagogy at the Department of Education at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague Czech Republic

Author(s): Jitka Lorenzová
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně
Keywords: social pedagogy; Department of Education; Faculty of Arts; Charles University in Prague

Summary/Abstract: Social pedagogy was introduced into the study plans of the Department of Education at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (FA CU) in the mid-1990s. For the first ten years, until 2005, it was one of the compulsory elective specialties, within the five-year master's study program in the field of pedagogy, which students chose in the second half of the program. The specialty directed graduates towards employment in helping professions, educational institutions and social prevention institutions, and also in the field of social services. Apart from pedagogical and sociological disciplines, it consisted of an array of subjects focused on social policy, the management of institutions within social pedagogy, philosophical-anthropological reflections on humanity, the theory and methods of social pedagogy, social deviation issues, personal and social education and cooperative aspects of social education, as well as counseling and diagnostic aspects of working with children, adolescents and problem clients. Professional practice in social institutions also came to the fore. The focus of the specialty was subsequently also reflected in the final state examination.

  • Issue Year: 8/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 148-152
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech