Authority in Education - OKNZ1P012B

• Title: Authority in Education
• Guaranteed by: Katedra pedagogiky (41-KPG)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:5/0, C [HS]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: combined
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: prof. PaedDr. Stanislav Bendl, Ph.D.; PhDr. Jaroslav Šaroch, Ph.D.
• Pre-requisite : OKNZ1P001A

Annotation

The course focuses on the place of authority in education, its definition, understanding, the process of building and applying it. Students will learn about the circumstances of effective use of authority in education in various contexts. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the issue of building and applying authority in education. The course will also provide students with tools to identify the interaction style of the teacher, which is one of the cornerstones of authority building.

Last update: Kucharská Anna, doc. PhDr. PaedDr., Ph.D. (27.04.2026)

Literature

Cremin, H., Bevington, T. (2017). Positive Peace in Schools. New York: Routledge.

Plevin, R. (2019). Take Control of the Noisy Class. Life Raft Media.

Marshall, S. (2019). A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice. New York: Routledge.

Last update: Svoboda Petr, Mgr. (29.04.2021)

Learning resources

On-line studijní opora: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=16311

Last update: Kucharská Anna, doc. PhDr. PaedDr., Ph.D. (27.04.2026)