Syllabus
Syllabus:
* authority and closely related concepts,
* the definition, basis and types of authority,
* authority from the point of view of ontogenetic development,
* the contemporary relativisation of authority,
* the functions of authority in society and in school,
* characteristics that contribute to the development of the authority of a teacher,
* how can a school purposefully manage authority,
* research methods used in the study of authority.
Annotation
Authority in education
Annotation:
The subject helps students to learn about the problem of authority in context of social science. It analyses the concept of authority and interconnects it with closely related concepts. It deals with the form, diversity, development and exercise of authority in different environments, especially in the school environment. It tries to answer the question of how an educator develops and gains authority and on the contrary the reasons of losing it. The subject also focuses on the questions of the methodology of studying authority.