Fundamental Pedagogy Jana Doležalová

integrating criterion as follows: 
1. Basic disciplines: general pedagogy, general didactics, theory of 
education, special didactics (field), theory on school norms and 
directives, history of pedagogy, special pedagogy.
2. Applied disciplines: e.g. preschool pedagogy, school pedagogy, 
secondary school pedagogy, pedagogy of adults, military pedagogy, 
etc. 
3. Boundary disciplines: e.g. pedagogical psychology, social 
pedagogy, economy of education, philosophy of education, school 
management.
This structure and list of pedagogical disciplines is not final. The education 
segment is a living organism and new disciplines continue to emerge. 
Discussions about the differentiation of pedagogical sciences continue. 

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2.3 Pedagogical Theory and Education in Practice 
Pedagogy as a science and theory helps to maintain a grasp of the issues 
related to education and depicts important phenomena and facts. Pedagogy 
is the theoretical foundation for the teaching practice and contributes 
to its development and perfection as it provides effective resources for 
education (not only for family and school education, but in all spheres of 
human life). Pedagogical theory and practice support each other. 
Pedagogical theory is verified in practice. Practice provides 
experience and observations about educational reality. Practice 
provides new topics and problems that the theory attempts to deal 
with. Practice is more versatile and changes more than the theory as it 
responds to the specifics of the environment and the objects of education. 
Everyone realises that knowledge of theory is not sufficient for a pedagogue 
to be successful in practice. It is necessary for the pedagogue to have a 
positive attitude to people and to the pedagogical (teaching) activity. He/she 
cannot do without a complex structure of knowledge, but practical skills and 
habits supported by pedagogical theory are equally important.