1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2018/2019
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Pedagogy - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Creating a School Community

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Creating a School Community - course description

Aim of the course

Acquaint students with basic knowledge about school community, effective communication to improve school quality, enhance student achievement, importance of public relations and understanding community culture

Prerequisites

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Basic knowledge in Pedagogy and Sociology.

Scope

1. Dimensions of community
2. Community as an important indicator of school development
3. Community in the school's culture
4. Community in the local environment
5. Community and school effectiveness
6. Collective learning
7. Teachers' social competences in the creation of a school community

Teaching methods

Discussion, case studies and scenarios, problem methods, project, presentation

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

The requirement to pass is active participation in class discussions (40% of general grade) and designing an individual or group project- presentation, poster or essay- that illustrates the use of a selected course issue (60%).

 

Recommended reading

Bochno E. (ed.), School in Community. Community in School, Wydawnictwo. Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2013.

Schaps, E., Battistich, V., Solomon, D., School as a caring community: A key to character education, [in:] A. Molnar (ed.), The construction of children's character, part II: 96th yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997. 

Further reading

The further sources in English will be provided by the lecturer during the course.

Notes

Language of instruction: English or German

*The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.

Modified by dr Magdalena Zapotoczna (last modification: 11-04-2018 16:00)