Theoretical bases of education

PEDAGOGY:

Knowledge:

NP1_W03

NP1_W10

Skills:

NP1_U02

NP1_U12

Social competences:

NP1_K01

NP1_K05

SPECIAL PEDAGOGY:

Knowledge

PS1_W10

PS1_W11

Skills

PS1_U09

PS1_U15

Social competences

PS1_K01

PS1_K09

Short description

The course is addressed to students interested in analyzing the basic dimensions and relations of the upbringing theory and the other pedagogical disciplines. It aims to make students familiar with the application of theoretical constructs to the educational and upbringing problems and the way they are solved. It compares the educational processes with social issues. Special attention is devoted to well-established theories which are discussed and compared with their strengths and shortcomings in relation the changes of the contemporary world and education.

Assessment

The pedagogical concepts and directions– an introduction to pedagogy

The aim of the course is to gain knowledge about the place of the theoretical foundations of education in the sciences of education. Accordingly, in the classes are taken issues describing: the theory of education as a scientific discipline; various definitions of education; methodological problems of the theory of education; anthropological and axiological basis of education, the dynamics and the basic properties of the process of education; Subjective approach in education; the process of moral education and its structure; socio-cultural conditions of upbringing and education and the transformation of the modern world.

Literatura podstawowa:

Wokół podstawowych zagadnień teorii wychowania, red. E. Kubiak-Szymborska, D. Zając, Bydgoszcz 2002; Pedagogika. Podstawy nauk o wychowaniu, t. 1, red. B. Śliwerski, Gdańsk 2006; M. Nowak, Teorie i koncepcje wychowania, Warszawa 2008; J. Papież (red.), Tożsamość teorii wychowania, Kraków 2011.

Literatura uzupełniająca:

S. Kunowski, Podstawy współczesnej pedagogiki, Warszawa 1993; J. Górniewicz, P. Petrykowski, Wybrane zagadnienia z teorii wychowania, Toruń 1992; Współczesne konteksty wychowania. W kręgu pytań i dyskusji, red. A.M. de Tchorzewski, Bydgoszcz 2002; M. Łobocki, Teoria wychowania w zarysie, Kraków 2004; W. Brezinka, Wychowanie i pedagogika w dobie przemian kulturowych, Kraków 2005.

Knowledge:

The student is able to characterize the philosophical, socio-cultural and historical foundations of the theory of education, describe

theoretical base for education and demonstrate knowledge of a variety of structured educational environments.

Skills:

After completing the course the student is able to analyze the relationship between educational theory and other pedagogical disciplines, use the basic theoretical knowledge in the field of education in the theoretical basis for analyzing and interpreting educational problems.

Social competences:

Student is able to justify the importance of the knowledge acquired in the process of self-improvement in the teacher profession and to account for the importance of interdisciplinary knowledge in explaining and describing the upbringing and education of children.

Contact Hours 15

Preparing for classes, reading 30

Preparing for the exam 25

Other forms - individual work with text 30

The total number of ECTS credits 100/25 = 4

Written examination consisting of ten open questions. The maximum number of points to reach is ten.

Scoring – rating:

10-9 = 5.0

8 = 4.5

7 = 4.0

6 = 3.5

5 = 3.0

3.0 - Student is able to characterize the philosophical, socio-cultural and historical foundations of the theory of education; presents a structured knowledge of the anthropological and axiological foundations of education; is able to provide structured knowledge about moral education and empowerment in education; knows how to analyze and interpret behavioral problems, knows what is the relationship between the theory of education and other pedagogical disciplines.

3.5 - The student presents the basics (philosophical, anthropological, axiological) theory of education and structured knowledge about education and different educational environments.

4.0 - The student is able to provide structured knowledge about education and justify the importance of the knowledge acquired in the process of self-improvement in the profession of teacher.

4.5 - The student presents a structured knowledge on the basics of education; is able to analyze the relationship between the theory of education and other pedagogical disciplines, knows how to develop educational strategies.

5.0 - Student is able to provide a framework for the theory of education and interdisciplinary knowledge in explaining and describing the child's upbringing and education, analyze and interpret behavioral problems; presents a structured knowledge about education and different educational environments.