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Evaluation of implementation of National Strategy of global development education in Czech primary education
Čápová, Iva ; Kalous, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of Global Development Education and the process of the implementation of National Strategy for Global Development Education in Czech primary schools. In 2011, the National Strategy for Global Development Education came into force, thereby Czech Republic adopted the principles and objectives of Global Development Education. Goals that are defined in the document are supposed to be implemented in the next five years. However, as the thesis shows the implementation is a complex process that depends on a wide range of aspects. The author has attempted to identify factors that influence the success of the implementation process. In addition, the thesis tried to answer the question of whether the implementation of the goals of the strategy thrive or fail, and explain why this is happening. With the use of ongoing evaluation practical recommendations to improve the process of implementation of the National Strategy for Global Development Education was proposed. It was pointed out that the causes of imperfect implementation can be as unfavorable socio-economic conditions, as well as poorly defined policy objectives, lack of systemic support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the lack of cooperation between the actors involved or inadequate use of...
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Entrance examination procedures for Bachelor studies at Charles University faculties with social science orientation
Beranová, Barbora ; Kohoutek, Jan (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
The main aim of the thesis is to explore a current status of entrance examination procedures, which are applied for bachelor studies at faculties of Charles University with social science orientation (i.e. the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Arts). In first part, utilizing an analysis of relevant secondary data, the thesis deals with the description of current forms of entrance examination procedures. Besides description of current practice, the thesis further contains an analysis of stakeholders and qualitative research which is based on an analysis of interviews with representatives of faculty decision-makers, representatives of students from the faculty academic senates and students of the three analyzed faculties. The inteviews were transcribed and open-coded, which led to the sorting information into categories by theme. As a method of stakeholder analysis a "quick" analysis of stakeholders was used in order to identify the main stakeholders of the issues under investigation. Overall, the analysis of interviews shows that each faculty has different strategies and preferences for selecting students during the entrance procedure. Hence, possible consensus of entrance examination procedures in similar fields across the three faculties is not entirely likely,...
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Analysis of drawing of the EU structural funds by public universities in the Czech Republic
Zahradník, Matěj ; Mouralová, Magdalena (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
This paper focuses on the analysis of absorption of EU structural funds by public universities in the Czech Republic in the period of 2007-2013 under the operational programmes Education for Competitiveness OP, Research and Development for Innovation OP, Prague Adaptability OP and Prague Competitiveness OP. Emphasis is put on the differences between Prague and outside Prague public universities, considering that Prague is the only Czech region that exceeds 75% of the average GDP per capita in the EU and the schools based in there have different access to the resources from the Structural Funds than outside Prague schools. The analysis compares the number of projects of Czech public universities, as well as the amount of funds drawn by them. There has been created a value used for comparison by applying the total amount of funds drawn by Prague and outside Prague public universities to students in these two areas. In the last chapter of the work, there are some possible effects of unequal distribution of resources and problems associated with their drawing outlined through a discussion with several experts. Among these impacts and problems are included circumvention of the rules, filled absorptive capacity of outside Prague regions, high cost of sustainability of projects funded via OPRDI and a risk...
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Causes of low civic and political participation of children and youth in the CR
Rousová, Jindřiška ; Potůček, Martin (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of low civic and political participation of children and youth in the Czech Republic. Participatory democracy theory and theory of civil society are used as starting values. The work deals mainly with organized civic and political participation of children and youth. It is shown, based on several international studies, that in comparison with other states the civic and political participation of Czech children and youth is of the significantly lower level. Area of youth participation falls within the national policy on youth and therefore this work describes basic public-policy documents that are related to the topic of participation of children and youth. In the frame of this work, analysis of the actors involved in the czech youth policy-making, was done. Possible ways of civic and political participation of children and young people, such as children and youth associations, school parliaments, political parties, academic senates, etc, are discussed as well The work identified the main causes of low civic and political participation of children and youth and also proposed specific measures which can help to increase the level of civic and political participation of children and youth in the Czech Republic.
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Forest preschool feasibility study
Ratajová, Lucie ; Kalous, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
This thesis deals with the problem concerning the foundation and operation of forest preschools in the Czech Republic. The first forest preschool in the Czech Republic was founded in 2007 and the number of forest preschool has increased to forty-functioning forest preschools. However the forest preschools do not meet the requirements of preschool services. In the Czech Republic is no legislative rules for the operation of forest preschools. Nevertheless the research from abroad confirmed the positive effect on mental and physical development of children at preschool age. Above that the northern countries, Denmark and Germany support the functioning of the forest preschools. The foundation and the operation of forest preschool in the Czech Republic is accompanied with a lot of unclear issues. Because of that, the feasibility study provide a material which will help to future funders to evaluate the feasibility, reasonableness of the project, provide the information which will influence the operation and the foundation of the forest preschool in their neighborhood. The main aim of the thesis is to assess an implementation aspects that can influence the establishment of forest preschool. The feasibility study is related to the specific forest preschool in the district of Strakonice. The thesis is...
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Education in art schools in the Czech Republic and its pedagogues
Čechová, Zdenka ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Tumová, Anna (referee)
The elementary art school education is one of the neglected fields of study and there is not so much works dealing with this issue. Therefore, the selected specific insight into this particular theme tries to show other possible ways of research. The bachelor's thesis "Education in art schools in the Czech Republic and its pedagogues" deals with the historical development of art school education and predicts the possible future development in the field. The analysis based on quantitative data was focused on the number of elementary art school institutions, its pedagogues, the comparison of analogous data in time and its evaluation. The quantitative data supported the qualitative research. The issue is also studied from the point of view of pedagogues in art schools, who are the most important participants of the art education. For the possibility of further comparison, the teachers in the supplementary study were selected from two spatially distant art schools. The research brings subjective points of views of pedagogues in art schools concerning the function of art schools, the contribution of art schools for art pedagogues themselves, the contribution for the society and for the pupils of art schools. On the contrary, the research also reveals various problems of individual institutions,...
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Teachers' attitudes to the curriculum reform
Tůmová, Anna ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Kalous, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis deals with teachers' attitudes to changes in the education and the curriculum reform of regional education system in the Czech Republic. The curriculum reform is a significant change for the education policy and the teachers' attitudes are important for the reform implementation. The methodology is based on quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Theoretical basis are the theories about teachers' beliefs and attitudes and a belief system according to Paul A. Sabatier. The teachers' approach to the reform is defined as their acceptance of the reform and the extent of their activities in the reform. The teachers' acceptance of the reform is formulated in two dimensions. The first one is teachers' acceptance of the reform objectives. The other one is teachers' acceptance of the new teacher role as a co-creator of the curriculum. The teachers' attitudes appear to be mainly problematic in the second category which deals to formalism of the reform. As main reasons of teachers' disagreement on the reform were identified the problems in the reform implementation phase, teachers' ideological opposition to the reform, inadequate explanation of the reform meaning by central authorities, which leads to a misunderstanding of the reform objectives by teachers, and an implementation of the reform...
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Contribution towards the Study of Secret Non-Catholicism in the 18th Century: the Estate of Nové Město na Moravě
Tůmová, Anna
Based on sources published in the periodical Selský archiv in 1929, the author concentrates on the religious situation on the estate of Nové Město na Moravě in the 18th century. The author concentrates especially on an analysis of records of the declaration of faith of non-Catholics in Nové Město most of whom describe themselves as Reformed following the publication of the Tolerance Decree in 1781. Declaration records contain doctrinal elements specific to the region in question and give some idea of non-Catholics devotion in the 18th century. Analysis shows how difficult it was to categorise and assign particular beliefs to any existing Protestant denomination since elements of both the Catholic and Protestant faiths were evident as well as non-orthodox viewpoints which are hard to classify and which evolved in this region during the time of pursuit of secret non-Catholics.
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