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Assessment strategies in Civic education
Kubrová, Barbora ; Dvořáková, Michaela (advisor) ; Fapšo, Marek (referee)
The aim of the diploma thesis is to document the issue of assessment in civic education at an elementary school by conducting a case study. The study was conducted through an in- depth interview with the teacher, a focus group interview with the students, and participatory observation. The collected data was subsequently analyzed using open coding and further interpreted using the ‚card sorting' method. The result is a perspective on assessment from both the teacher's and students' viewpoints compared with observations of specific teaching sessions. The results of this study were evaluated and further discussed from the perspective of the specifics of civic education. Additional potential options for utilizing assessment methods, tools, and techniques were proposed with consideration of the possibilities and goals of the particular teacher. This work can be considered beneficial for other teachers as it contributes to a better understanding of the assessment issues in civic education and offers specific suggestions and recommendations for improving this area. This contributes to enhancing the quality of teaching and supporting further professional development, not only for the author but also for other teachers. KEYWORDS assessment, Civic education, formative assessment, summative assessment,...
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Gender in Education: Focus on Civic Education
Volejníková, Lucie ; Dvořáková, Michaela (advisor) ; Ondráček, Vojtěch (referee)
The thesis "Gender in Schools with a Focus on Civic Education" deals with the issue of gender in the school environment. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on gender identity, gender stereotypes, gender equality, and the reproduction of gender roles in schools. Special attention is also paid to the personality of teachers and their role in gender reproduction. The significance of their attitudes is analyzed in the chapter on subjective theory. The main research questions I addressed were: What is the attitude of a specific civic education teacher towards the gender topic? How does the attitude of a civic education teacher towards gender issues manifest in civic education teaching and what impact does it have on students? Therefore, the empirical part of the thesis was focused on a case study of a beginning civic education teacher, which I explored through a research probe. To gain a deeper understanding of the research problem, I employed a combination of three methods, specifically semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and focus groups. Keywords: gender, gender stereotype, school, subjective theory, civic education
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Multicultural and Citizenship Education in Children´s Homes and Educational Institutions - The Role of the Social Worker
VÍKOVÁ, Eliška
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of multicultural education and citizenship education in children's homes and educational institutions. The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to find out and generally explain how multicultural education and citizenship education are understood in the education system for pupils who are placed in educational institutions. It also describes how a social worker is involved in the education process. The theoretical part of the bachelor's thesis is devoted to the characteristics of the cross-cutting topics Multicultural Education and Citizenship Education, which are included in the Framework Educational Program for Elementary Education. Within the characterization of cross-cutting topics, the basic goals of education in these areas are generally described. Furthermore, in this part of the bachelor's thesis, the School Education Program is defined in detail, which is one of the indispensable and binding documents of all primary, secondary schools and educational institutions. The last part focuses on clarifying the issue of social work in institutions for the performance of institutional and protective education. The practical part is based on the undertaken research. It describes the selected qualitative research procedure, the interview method and the semi-structured interview technique. The research group for carrying out the research was selected on the basis of a purposive selection from social workers of children's homes and educational institutions who gave their consent to the research. The obtained data were evaluated using open coding and then the data were categorized.
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The boundaries of democracy as a challenge in civic education
JINDRA, Martin Elíša
The master's thesis objective is a didactic transformation of the political science theme boundaries of democracy in civic education. It contains a theoretical (political sciences) and a practical (didactic) part. The theoretical part of the work analyses the populist approach to governance of certain current politicians who gained a vast amount of political power in their state. Three examples were chosen for this purpose: Andrej Babiš (ANO 2011), Donald J. Trump (Republican Party), and Recep Tayyip Erdo?an (AK PARTi), their characteristics are merged to make a populist politician dangerous for the democratic establishment. In the practical part, these data are didactically transferred to teaching civic education. It analyses textbooks and internet manuals for teachers. The thesis end with teaching of the given topic in an alternative school and transferring that experience into a methodical lecture for teaching the boundaries of democracy.
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Educational project: "We're different, and that's good!"
PELTANOVÁ, Nikol
This thesis deals with the cross-curricular theme of multicultural education and its use in teaching in the 2nd level of elementary Czech school. The aim of the thesis is to provide a theoretical treatment of the topic of multicultural education and its practical application in teaching. The text will present the educational project "We are all different, and that's good!", which is implemented in civics education lessons. The diploma thesis is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part defines the main terms and didactic aspects of multicultural education. It focuses on the integration of this cross-cutting topic with civics education lessons in the 2nd grade of elementary school and provides specific multicultural education activities for teaching. The practical part presents a teaching project on multicultural education, which addresses the topics of culture, prejudices and stereotypes, values, and patriotism. The final chapters of this work are devoted to the implementation itself, its reflection and discussion. This teaching project has demonstrated the possibility of effectively connecting the topics of multicultural education and the subject of man and society.
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Projects aimed on enhancing active citizenship among primary school pupils
Křešničková, Pavla ; Stará, Jana (advisor) ; Zemanová, Blanka (referee)
This diploma discusses projects to enhance active citizenship among primary school pupils. The work seeks to describe the importance of education for active citizenship in primary schools, to map projects dedicated to deepening knowledge regarding the role of an active citizen, and at the same time to inspire interested teachers to incorporate this issue into their lessons. The work is divided into two parts, theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part defines the concepts of citizenship and active citizenship, the goals of education for active citizenship, and its inclusion in the curriculum, as well as a description of two different projects devoted to this issue. The empirical part tries to answer several questions regarding the projects. First, it answers why it is essential to include education for active citizenship as early as the 1st grade of primary school. It further discusses the goals and risks of this inclusion. Lastly, the empirical part focuses on new and existing programs and initiatives that deepen the development of education for active citizenship among children in the 1st grade of primary school. This part is implemented using the method of in-depth interviews with people who deal with active citizenship and civic education in the Czech Republic and, at the same time, have...
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Political participation in citizenship education at the second stage of basic education
Dědič, Ondřej ; Dvořáková, Michaela (advisor) ; Zicha, Zbyněk (referee)
The aim of the diploma thesis entitled Political participation in citizenship education at the second stage of basic education is, based on a comparison of curricular documents, to identify the topics and outcomes that will lead to the promotion of political participation, to carry out a didactic analysis of selected political topics and to propose a suitable didactic procedure for teaching these topics in citizenship education classes at the second level of primary schools and in the lower grades of multi-year grammar schools. The presented procedure is based on the three-phase model of E-U-R learning and combines different methods, organizational forms and models of teaching. The emphasis is on working with authentic texts and the development of key competences according to the Framework Curriculum for Primary Schools. At the same time, taking into account the conditions and trends at the time of writing the diploma thesis, each lesson is designed with the possibility of moving the teaching to a distance form. The starting point for why this thesis is being written in the first place and why its objectives are set in this way is an analysis of research on political participation in selected countries. The research findings point to some problematic places in the teaching of citizenship education...
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Application of the project method in teaching civic education at the second stage of elementary school
ŠTECHEROVÁ, Zuzana
The topic of the diploma thesis is the application of the project method in teaching civic education at the second stage of elementary school. The diploma thesis is divided into two main parts, a theoretical part and a practical part. The theoretical part will be devoted mainly to knowledge about the project method, which has been very popular and positively evaluated lately. The theoretical part is followed by the practical part, in which five projects are proposed that could be implemented in civics lessons. The aim of this diploma thesis is to show the implementation of the project method in the teaching of civic education at the second stage of elementary schools on individual proposals of teaching units and thus inspire civics teachers to do similar projects.
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Our own state - an educational project for the lower secondary education
BRABENCOVÁ, Markéta
This diploma thesis focuses on the project-based learning as a complex teaching method and its possible application in lower-secondary school education. The aim of this thesis is to create an educational project focused on a chosen theme from the field of "Human and Society" and its verification in practice. The diploma thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and analytical. Theoretical part interprets information about contemporary expert views on the project-based learning considering its possible application within the educational field "Human and Society", particularly in the field of Civics. The theoretical part deals with these chapters - the history of the project-based learning, what is a project, what is the project method, what is the project-based learning and the use of the project method in civic education. The analytical parts deals with a complex educational project applicable in lower-secondary school education which concentrates on selected themes from these educational units: "Human, state and economy", "Human, state and legal system" and "International relations, global world". The project was applicated at lower secondary school and it is evaluated in accordance with methodological principles of action research.
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Problém zvaný "Automobil"
SVOBODOVÁ, Eva
The aim of the work is to process the methodological and didactic preparation of the topic for teaching within the subject Citizenship Education at elementary school against the background of problems related to the cars. The methods used in this work will be: heuristics, comparisons and compilations from professional literature and data sources, an attempt to analyze problems. In the methodological-didactic (practical) part, the observance of methodical and didactic principles of teaching. During the evaluation, the author will assess the issue of the cars in the FEP ZV (Framework Education Programme for Primary Schools). The diploma thesis will be usable as a supplementary material for teaching the topic within the OV at the elementary school. This will be helped by a brief presentation of the work in PowerPoint, which will be part of the work in its Attachments.
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