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Stalinist Period in Czechoslovakia - Its Interpretation and Teaching in Secondary Education
Hána, Petr ; Jirásková, Věra (referee) ; Havlůjová, Hana (referee)
1950s may be classified as one of the worst periods in Czechoslovakia's history. The totalitarian communist regime in the period between 1948 and 1953 is called the Stalinism. The primary objective hereof was to evaluate teaching about the Stalinism period in Czechoslovakia in secondary schools, in particular, to assess the scope of correctness and completeness of the related curriculum and teaching methods. The secondary objective hereof was to introduce and describe the Stalinism as a typical example of totalitarianism and to define crucial elements of this non-democratic form of government using the example of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953. The thesis proceeds from the theoretical part via a case study to the practical part. The first part classifies totalitarianism, defines its historical outset and determines its main features. The second chapter describes and explains the Stalinism, which is a typical example of totalitarianism having functioned in practice in the Soviet Union from where it spread to the majority of the Communist countries, including Czechoslovakia. The third chapter explains the practical application of the Stalinism elements and methods used to control a society according to the Soviet model using the example of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953. The practical part hereof focuses...
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The Life and Criminalization of Czech Queer Women in the first half of the 20th Century
Zdráhalová, Judita ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the everyday life and persecution of Czech non-heterosexual women in the first half of the 20th century. It therefore examines the status and overall situation of homosexual minorities in the society, primarily in the years 1918-1945, ie during the Czech First Republic and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, with a focus on women. The thesis doesn't cover the period before the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, due to limited sources and the absence of research. Apart from the historical context and the description of the perception of lesbian love at that time, the thesis will present selected queer publications, associations, favorite meeting places or restaurants and important female figures of this community in the given period. The second part of the thesis will then be carried out as a case study of criminal records concerning women accused of the crime of "fornication against nature", which can help us gain insight into the mentality and everyday life of lesbian women of the first half of the 20th century.
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Problematics of the History education at High schools
Kulhavá, Zdeňka ; Parkan, František (advisor) ; Mikeska, Tomáš (referee)
KEYWORDS: pupil, student's book, didactical analyses, students, student's book function analysis, modern history, tuition, didactical materials The thesis theme is 'The problematics of modern history education at secondary/high schools. The thesis objective is a complex survey of the situation related to the modern history and current history education at grammar schools and specialized secondary/high schools in the Czech Republic. This thesis provides a thorough response to the following questions: Do the teachers at Czech secondary/high schools teach modern history until 1989 or not? Do they reflect the historical period after 1989 and where do they finish? What student's books are used by teachers? What student's books are used by students? What are the conditions for the student's book composition set by the Czech education policy. With an intent to reveal the responses to these questions, the diploma thesis analyses legislative framework of the Czech Republic education policy (Act No. 561/2004 Coll. about pre-school, elementary, secondary/high, college and other education, hereinafter referred to as 'School Act'), basic curricular documents (Framework Educational Program for Elementary Education, Framework Education Program for Grammar Schools, school education programs of particular grammar...
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Chapter of the Czechoslovak Red Cross History (1945 - 1952)
Kocandová Jelínková, Kateřina ; Havlůjová, Hana (advisor) ; Koura, Petr (referee)
The thesis is dedicated to the history of the Czechoslovak Red Cross (CSRC) organization, especially to the period 1945 - 1952. The CSRC carried out valuable activities between 1945 and 1948 not only in the medical field, but also in social services. Training of caregivers and voluntary nurses, establishing and operating medical facilities or searching for missing individuals due to WWII can be listed among others. A particular phase of CSRC history started after February 1948 Coup, when it slowly transformed into voluntary organization of the National Front. The thesis is mainly based on archives of CSRC stored in the National archive. Key words Czechoslovak Red Cross - social services - modern history - Czechoslovakia after war - National Front
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Memoirs of the citizens of Pilsen in the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century
MARTINOVSKÁ, Soňa
The aim of the dissertation is to present a set of memoirs preserved in Pilsen from the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century. Furthermore, it intends to incorporate these writings into a broader context within the research of personal sources. Therefore, the first chapter deals with the history of these sources as subjects of research interest and the possibilities of their use. In terms of methodology, the thesis wants to carry out a comprehensive analysis of a representative sample of these sources. At the same time, it assesses the internal and external features of the texts, but also addresses the life stories of individual authors and tries to reveal their possible motivations for the creation of these writings. Additionally, the dissertation seeks to compare the selected memoirs, especially in terms of their nature and content. It focuses on different methods of self-presentation of writers through these works and on the consolidation of their identities through recorded narratives. But it also deals with the ways of depicting the city of Pilsen and the changes in everyday life in its streets as well as with the reflection of major political events in the compared writings. Overall, the submitted thesis tries to contribute to a deeper understanding of the problematic and diverse era of modern history and to reveal the thought-world and behaviour of people at that time.
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Village of Dobra Voda nearby Jablonec nad Nisou in 20 th Century. An Experimental Microhistorical Survey.
Brus, Filip ; Koura, Petr (advisor) ; Hnilica, Jiří (referee)
The introduction of the thesis includes a subchapter, which briefly mentions the history of the village before the 20th century; which is primarily researched. The thesis is further divided into three main chapters. The first of them introduces the population development of a Northbohemian village named Dobrá Voda u Jablonce nad Nisou in the 20th century. The second part examines the historical development of the village in the same period of time with considering the local history as well as the history of Czechoslovakia. This part of the thesis is always sectioned to a part concerning Dobrá Voda and to a contextual part solving bigger historical events and thein influence on the examined location. That is mostly represented by the major historical twists which set in during the 20th century. These are primarily the first world war, the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the beginning of Nazism, the second world war and the start of the communist dictatorship. To the inhabitants of the border area, where Dobrá Voda is situated, are important above all the consequences of these historical events; because they strongly influenced the destiny of local german inhabitants. The third part show to the reader the village history and history of its inhabitants through the agency of local buildings and...
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Issue of teaching modern history at elementary and high schools in the Czech Republic
Kulhavá, Zdeňka ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Havlůjová, Hana (referee) ; Parkan, František (referee)
The theme of the presented rigorous thesis is problematics of teaching of modern history in primary and secondary schools in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with an analysis of legislative frame of educational politics of the Czech Republic with an emphasis on teaching of modern history, analysis and evaluation of curricular documents. Initially, chosen factors which affect the process of teaching are briefly mentioned. Afterwards, a didactic analysis of history textbooks, on the basis of a quantitative research rated as the most common ones, is carried out. The second part of the thesis is focused on utilization of project teaching as a convenient way of motivating, attractive and effective education of primary and secondary school students in the field of modern history. Characteristics of chosen projects realized by schools, memory institutions or nonprofit organizations are given on a theoretical level. The practical part is then dedicated to the characteristics, detailed methodical treatment and evaluation of my own authorial project Memories of the 1980s in Czechoslovakia that was created under the auspices of the National Museum's project Touch the 20th century!. KEYWORDS Education, school, education act, curricular reform, modern history,...
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Implementation of Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking programme (RWCT) in the teaching of modern history at lower secondary schools
Pospíšilová, Věra ; Havlůjová, Hana (advisor) ; Parkan, František (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the methods of RWCT (Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking) programme and their possible use in lower secondary school history teaching. The principles and key methods of this programme are explored in the theoretical part of the thesis. Special attention is paid to the principles of the E-U-R learning cycle (evocation - realization of meaning - reflection) and the correspondence of RWCT to the Czech national curriculum outlined in the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education (RVP ZV) in order to show that the RWCT programme corresponds to and further develops all competencies distinguished by RVP ZV. The practical part if the thesis contains methodology and resources for ten history lessons all of which are focused on the period of the 1960s. The lessons follow the learning cycle E-U-R and take advantage of the RWCT programme methodology. The aim of this diploma thesis is to serve as a practical guide for teachers who are looking for some inspiration on how to teach the period of the 1960s. However, other teachers can find it useful for its outline of various methods. KEYWORDS RWCT, Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education (RVP ZV), E-U-R learning cycle (evocation - realization of meaning - reflection), modern history, 1960s, lower...
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