Department of Ethics and Civic Education

Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica...

 ...prepares future teachers of Ethics for classes 5 to 13 within the framework of both stages (Bachelor´s and Master´s) of full time as well as part-time university study. A three-year Bachelor´s study is focused on predominantly theoretical preparation of students that is philosophical and didactic in its character. A five-year Master´s study emphasizes didactic and pedagogic-psychological disciplines. Teaching of Ethics is usually studied incombination with other subjects, such as a foreign language, Slovak language, Psychology, Physical Education, Music and Art Education,

...cooperates with a number of primary and secondary schools, faculties of Education, Humanities and Philosophy in Slovakia, as well as with many educational and research institutions abroad,

 ...participates in evaluation of Ethics as a subject within the long term research project “Ethical Education Project in the Slovak Republic and particular European Countries”. In connection with this project the Department of Ethics organizes international scientific conferences, which concentrate on comparison of basic conceptual, curricular and didactic solutions of Ethical Education issues.

Contact

Sekretariát KEaOV, PF UMB Ružová 13, 974 11 Banská Bystrica
keov-sekretariat@pdf.umb.sk; www.pdf.umb.sk;
tel. +421-48-446 4312

Members of the department

Prof. PaedDr. Vojtech Korim, CSc.  

is a professor in the theory of education of academic and specialized subjects at the Department of Ethics and Civic Education, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University. In the educational process he focuses on the methodology of “vlastiveda” (subject that combines Geography, History and Literature) and History, Regional Education, Slovak History and Culture, Education towards Citizenship, Social Learning and methodological ideas of Ethics. He is also a supervisor of diploma theses, a chairman and  a committee member at state, rigorous and doctoral exams, a vice chairman of subject programmes committee for doctoral study, a member and a chairman of habilitation and inauguration committees, an opponent of rigorous, dissertation, habilitation and inauguration theses.

PhDr. Janka Kyseľová, PhD. (Head of Departement)

has been a senior lecturer at the Department of Ethics and Civic Education, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University since 2008. She studied teaching of general education subjects in the combination of subjects English Language - Civics. In 2001 she gained her PhDr. degree (“doctor of philosophy”) in Ethics, later she gained her PhD. degree (“philosophiae doctor”) in Systematic Philosophy. At the moment, her educational activity is focused on Ethics, Business Ethics, History of Ethical Theories as well as Political Sciences. She is also a supervisor and an opponent of final and diploma theses. Her research and pedagogic work concentrates on education towards the fusion of theory and practice.

Mgr. Ján Kaliský, PhD.

finished the University study of History of Philosophy and German Language at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. He gained his PhD. degree on the basis of his thesis The Character of the Renaissance Skepticism.
At present he is the head of the Department of Ethics and Civic Education at the Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. He has been working there since 2005.
The fields of his professional activity are Philosophical Anthropology, problems of Man vs. Technology, Ecophilosophy and History of Renaissance Philosophy. He has recently been interested in the issues of Ethical Education in German speaking countries, Ecopedagogy and the concept of “philosophizing with children”.

Mgr. Štefan Ligas, PhD.

has worked at the Faculty of Education as a lecturer and a research worker since 1991. He gained his PhD. degree in 1997. He studied at Charles University in Prague, Akademia Internacia de la Sciencoj in San Marino and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Recently, he has focused his activity on IT projects, especially on the application of e-learning in education. He is a guarantor of the subjects Technology of Education, PC and Multimedia, PC – Digital Video Programme, Pedagogy of Media, Multimedia in Education etc.

PhDr. Miroslav Valica PhD.

is a lecturer in Pedagogy at the Department of Ethics and Civic Education, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University. In educational process he concentrates on the theory and methodology of Ethics, socio-ethical and social-psychological training in Ethics and professionalization of teachers. His research activity is focused on the issues of Pedagogy and Pedeutology and School Management. He is also a member of the editorial team of the national methodology magazine “Pedagogické rozhľady”.

Mgr. Jozef Bugár, PhD.

focuses his attention particularly on the issues of the relationship between philosophy and ethics (Ontology and Ethics, Gnosiology, Aesthetics and Ethics), philosophy of the consciousness, nature and gnosiology. His work is based on the “perennis” philosophy, which is derived from the spiritual tradition of mankind. He lectures Philosophy, Social Ethics and other social sciences subjects. He tries to accentuate the ethical dimension of the subjects.

Mgr. Ľubica Hajnalová Buvalová

is a doctoral student at the Department of Education, Faculty of Ethics and Civic Education, Matej Bel University since September 2009. Her dissertation thesis deals with The Curriculum of Ethics in Primary Education.