Course Topics
- Contacts and communication between school/kindergarten and family - basics - Cooperation between the institution and the family as well as building blocks of work with parents (parents' evenings, parent-teacher conferences, personal discussions, etc.) - Reflect on, develop and qualify communication strategies between school/parents (communication of organisational aspects, student-specific situations and integration strategies in everyday school life); - Establish educational partnerships, promote and plan the commitment and responsibility of families; - Parental involvement and parental self-organisation - supporting parents in networking - Fathers and mothers in kindergarten and school - do they need different forms of contact? - Organising individual contacts - Organising collective contacts - Challenges and limitations in parent work ("hard-to-reach parents", intercultural parent work) - Attitude issues - I as a teacher in dialogue with fathers and mothers - School-based cooperation between school and family - Establishing educational partnerships, promoting and planning the commitment and responsibility of families; - Welcoming culture and school community

Propaedeutic courses
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Teaching format
Theory input based on the compulsory reading; group work; films and interactive exercises

Educational objectives
The students - recognise the importance of parents' interest in education and support from parents for educational success/learning educational success/learning success; - understand the importance of constructive cooperation with parents for their educational work and for cooperation between pupils, families and teachers; - recognise the importance of successful work with parents as a central quality factor in educational work; - know the basics of effective work with parents; - recognise quality characteristics and the possibilities and limitations of this work; - recognise forms of collaboration and cooperation. Expected learning outcomes and competences: Knowledge and understanding Students learn about the importance of joint work with fathers and mothers as well as various forms of active cooperation. Applying knowledge and understanding Students examine their own attitudes and individual approaches to parental work. They also reflect on their own limitations and fears when dealing with parents. Judgement Students are enabled to analyse problems and crisis situations with parents objectively and to act without reservations (with awareness of prejudice). Communication A key objective is to enable students to hold open and constructive discussions with parents. Learning strategies Interactive discussion of the problems. Development of solution strategies through simulations, exercises and the analysis of film examples.

Assessment
Oral examination based on a short independent reflection with oral discussion of the main results.

Evaluation criteria
Clear argumentation, ability to critically analyse and personally reflect, recognisability of a pedagogical attitude towards parental work, developmental relevance.