Syllabus
1-2. Introduction (concepts and methodology of the history of education), overview of development goals, structure and their projection into the transformation of the content of education and education. 3-4.
Medieval Universities as Centers of Education (UK). Influence of religious contradictions in Bohemia, the Czech Reformation and its influence on the foundations of folk education. 5-6.
J. A.
Komenský I - a thinker of modern education (concept of mankind, child and childhood, schools, teaching, concept of general school) 7-8. J.
A. Comenius II - Remedy of human society sub speciae educationis (naturalness in human development, education and education, didactic principles, non-violence, irenism) 9-10.
Naturalism of 18th century - The liberation of the child by J. J.
Rousseau (followers - J. J.
Pestalozzi) 11-12. J.
F. Herbart - Education influenced by philosophy and psychology, turning to formalism - herbalism
Annotation
This course aims at understanding the basic developmental tendencies during a period of time that influence the development of educational thinking. It is devoted to an older history of education till the end of the 19th century with a special emphasis on national tradition, especially J. A. Comenius. The course should also allow students to have a deeper understanding with the studied field.
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