Academic Year/course:
2017/18
68501 - Context for teaching activity
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
68501 - Context for teaching activity
Faculty / School:
107 - Facultad de Educación
202 - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación
301 - Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas
Degree:
354 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Geography and History
355 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Philosophy
356 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Economics and Business Studies
357 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Mathematics
358 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Technology and IT
359 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Biology and Geology
360 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Physics and Chemistry
361 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Spanish Language and Literature
363 - University Master's in Secondary School / Language Teaching: Foreign Languages - English/French
364 - University Master's in Secondary School / Professional Art Education Teaching: Music and Dance
365 - University Master's in Secondary School / Professional Art Education (Design and Fine Arts) Teaching: Drawing and Fine Arts
366 - University Master's in Secondary School / Professional Development and Sports Teaching: Physical Education
367 - University Master's in Secondary School Teaching: Guidance Counsellor
368 - University Master's in Professional Development Teaching: Industrial Processes
370 - University Master's in Professional Development Teaching: Administration, Sales, Hotel Management, IT ,and Work Training and Guidance
371 - University Master's in Professional Development Teaching: Chemical, Sanitary, Personal Image, Agrarian, Maritime-Fishing, Food and Community Service Processes
415 -
ECTS:
4.0
Year:
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Semester:
First Four-month period
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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2.1. Learning goals
- Being able to meet, analyse and evaluate the relationship between society and education.
- Being able to understand the links between the social system and the educational subsystem.
- Being able to describe, relate and interpret the impact of different family contexts in education.
- Being able to analyse and evaluate the relationship between the school, family and community for the development of integral education.
- To know the Spanish educational system and its evolution within the framework of the European Union and the state of autonomies.
- Being able to Identify, recognise and to apply the rules on schools at corresponding levels.
- Being able to Identify and assess the structure and processes of secondary schools.
- Being able to analyse , from a critical perspective , the role of teachers at this time: their duties, professional development and ethical commitment.
- To know the basic elements and processes of improvement actions in schools.
2.2. Importance of learning goals
This course assumes the formation of the specific core competence for the future teacher integrating him or her into the teaching profession, knowing the context in which it is carried out , with particular reference to the school, the social, political and administrative framework and the interrelationship between society - family - education.
5.1. Methodological overview
The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. It is based on active participation, case studies, teamwork etc. that favors the development of communicative skills and critical thinking. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as lectures, practical activities, practice sessions, autonomous work, tutorials, and academic guidance.
Further information regarding the course will be provided on the first day of class.
5.2. Learning tasks
The course includes 4 ECTS organized according to:
- Lectures (2 ECTS: 20 hours). The professor presents theoretical contents
- Practice sessions (2 ECTS: 20 hours). They can involve discussion and presentation of case studies, practical work outside the classroom (field work or visits), and seminars.
- Autonomous work (47 hours). Students do tasks such as autonomous study, reading of the course book, preparation of practice sessions and seminars, and summative assignments.
- Tutorials (1 ECTS: 10 hours). Professor's office hours can be used to solved doubts and to follow-up students’ work.
- Assessment (0.3 ECTS: 3 hours). Final examination.
5.3. Syllabus
The course will address the following topics:
- Topic 0. Introduction
- Topic 1. Society of information and education
- Topic 2. Society, family and Education
- 2.1. Introduction: Multiple socializations.
- 2.2. Primary Socialization: Family configurations and their relation wtih the educational system.
- 2.3. Secondary Socialization. Peer relationships. Multiculturality. Gender relationships.
- Topic 3. Social functions of Education
- Topic 4. The centres of secondary education, vocational trainings and professional education.
- 4.1. The Spanish education system and its legislation.
- 4.2. Structure of secondary education, vocational training, language, art and sport Education: compulsory and post-compulsory education.
- 4.3. Schools: structure and processes. Relationships in the educational community: families and teachers.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
For further details concerning the timetable, classroom, office hours, assessment dates and further information regarding this course please refer to the Facultad de Educación de Zaragoza website (http://educacion.unizar.es/); the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales de Teruel website (https://fcsh.unizar.es/) and the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación de Huesca (https://magister.unizar.es/)