scholarly journals Attitude to plagiarism in different European countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Foltýnek ◽  
František Čech
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Student Effort ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Financial Impacts

Plagiarism is an important and frequently discussed issue, which may have severe financial impacts for higher education institutions across Europe. However, there are different attitudes to this topic in different countries. Whereas ECTS aims to provide an objective measurement of student effort allowing students to spend part of their studies at different institutions and even different countries, the penalties for plagiarism and other types of cheating may be different. Even the definition of plagiarism may be understood differently in particular European countries. One of the aims of the project IPPHEAE is to identify these differences and try to find common solutions for related problems.The aim of the paper is to present results of research focused on attitudes to plagiarism in Great Britain, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Cyprus and Bulgaria. A questionnaire survey was conducted in these countries among students and teachers. The results are interesting and inspiring and show huge differences in attitude to plagiarism between western and post-communist countries, surprisingly including the Czech Republic in the group of western countries.

INTERNATIONAL GRANT COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Milan Chmura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
European Countries ◽  
International Project ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Education And Development

The education and development of university teachers have its justifcation and its importance is signifcant not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. This study provides an analysis of further professional education of university teachers in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries. Subsequently, it presents an international project with participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, which, ultimately, plays a role in the improvement of the quality of higher education.

scholarly journals Forming Professional Competency of Education Managers in Central European Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Oksana Tovkanets
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
School Management ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Professional Competency ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Central European ◽  
Education Managers

Abstract The article deals with the problem of forming education managers’ professional competency in the context of European integration educational processes. The peculiarities of education managers’ competences as well as directions of their professional training in motivational, cognitive and metacognitive spheres have been theoretically justified. The performed analysis of curricula in higher education institutions of Central European countries has proved their use of the complex approach to forming professional competences of education managers. The author has revealed the peculiarities of education managers’ professional training while mastering accredited specialized courses in School Management in the Centre for Lifelong Education at Faculty of Education at Palacký University in Olomouc, the Czech Republic; a Bachelor’s degree in Education Specialization (School Management) at Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic; in the context of the project launched by the European Social Fund (EFS) called “The Development of Education Managers’ Competences in Schools and Educational Institutions in the Hradec Králové Region – the Model of Professional Education”, the Czech Republic. It has been concluded that higher education institutions of Central European countries focus on the development of pedagogical and managerial competencies. It has been highlighted that the complication of training content and the modernization of disciplines will allow to form thinking and actions of education managers as comprehensively educated specialists able to successfully deal with professional tasks using their educational and intellectual potential.

scholarly journals Traditional and Developing Segments of the Sharing Economy from the Point of View of Customers

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-483
Author(s):  
Libena Tetrevova ◽  
Martina Jelinkova ◽  
Simona Munzarova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Communist Countries

The sharing economy represents a phenomenon which is increasing in importance as time goes by, even from the point of view of less developed countries. The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge of traditional and developing segments of the sharing economy and their platforms and to analyse and evaluate the level of their use employing the example of customers (the younger and the older generation) in one of the post-communist countries – the Czech Republic. Data was collected on the basis of a questionnaire survey (N=614). This was processed using descriptive statistics tools. The study shows that respondents are the most familiar with forms of sharing not only from traditional segments (passenger transportation and accommodation) but also from the financial segment. The best-known platforms include Uber, Airbnb and Zonky. Platforms from traditional segments are used the most. The younger generation has better awareness, both about possible forms of sharing and also about the existing platforms. However, the study did not prove any differences in the level of use of platforms between the younger and older generation.

scholarly journals The analysis of isurance in case of travel agency insolvency on the Czech market and the comparison with other kinds of bonding in the Great Britain

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Ida Vajčnerová ◽  
Kateřina Ryglová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Travel Agency ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
The One

This article is focused on the topic of customer protection. The protection covers insolvency of travel agency and comes out from the Council Directive 90/314/EEC. In the Czech Republic this Council directive is implemented into Czech law through the Act No. 159/1999 Coll. on Conducting Business in Some Areas of the Tourism Sector. Unfortunately, the act is considered to be not up to date therefore novelization is being prepared. The article describes insurance as the one and only customer protection in the Czech Republic. Simultaneously, there are set other possibilities of customer guarantee in case of travel agency bankrupt which are successfully used in other European countries. One part of the article is dedicated to detail analysis of this problem in Great Britain. The result of provided analyses and research – proposal of guarantee model through insurance section which would be a part of Association of Travel Agencies and Tour operators. The goal of the model is to clear away present weaknesses in this field.

scholarly journals Ocena sytuacji towarowych gospodarstw rolnych państw UE z wykorzystaniem metod porządkowania liniowego

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Joanna Kisielińska
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Selection Methods ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Potential Land

The aim of the research presented in the article was assessment of the commodity situation of farms in EU countries, which was determined by potential, land use and labor. The goal was achieved using linear ordering methods. An additional, methodical aim, was comparison of different weight selection methods in the aggregation formula. It turned out that the best is the condition of farms in The Netherlands and in highly developed Western European countries. Among post-communist countries, the condition of farms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is good. In a weak situation, there are commodity farms from Southern Europe and other post-communist countries. Poland ranked 23rd.

scholarly journals ‘Normalized’ Pride? Pride parade participants in six European countries

Sexualities ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1146-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby Peterson ◽  
Mattias Wahlström ◽  
Magnus Wennerhag
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Public Support ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Political Resources ◽  
Pride Parades ◽  
General Populations ◽  
Middle Strata

Based on quantitative survey data collected during Pride parades in six European countries – the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland – we analyse who participates in Pride parades. Engaging with the so-called protest normalization thesis we ask: are Pride parade participants, aside from sexual orientation, representative of the wider populace? In none of the countries could we find indications that Pride participants mirror the general populations. The parades remain dominated by well-educated, middle strata youth, rich in political resources. However, we find variation between countries, which we link to differences in elite and public support for LGBT rights.

scholarly journals Higher Education Finance Reform in the Czech Republic

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Matthew S. McMullen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Higher Education Finance ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Finance Reform ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Financing Higher Education

Throughout Europe and especially the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, universities and governments are evaluating ways to finance higher education other than the current dominant model of almost total government support. With government pressure to use limited funds in other areas (e.g., health care, environment, and the like) higher education institutions are being encouraged to become more economically self-sufficient. Some of these reforms have included establishing closer ties with regional businesses and introducing tuition and user fees to offset some of the costs of university operations. The particular focus of this report is on the new methods of financing higher education in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Developing a national approach to improve student success in higher education: New insights from a comparative analysis of England and the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-188
Author(s):  
Liz Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Study Success ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
National Policies ◽  
Success In Higher Education ◽  
Policy Alignment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
National Approach

Increasing the number of students who complete their higher education (HE) studies is growing significantly across Europe; it is seen to contribute to individual and national prosperity, and to improve the efficiency of the HE system. The Higher Education Drop-out and Completion in Europe project examined the issue of “study success.” The methodology utilized a literature and policy review, two surveys of an HE expert in each European country, and eight in-depth mixed-method national case studies. This paper considers how in many European countries study success is not explicitly defined, and national policies can be ambiguous or even detrimental due to the lack of clarity about, and alignment with, study success. These flaws are reinforced by the lack of indicators and tools to measure study success, which would facilitate evaluation to improve national policies and institutional actions. These issues are illuminated by a comparison between the Czech Republic and England. A widely agreed definition of study success contributes to better policy alignment and allows performance indicators to be developed, which fosters a more coherent national and institutional approach to improving study success, but this needs to be underpinned by a shared national commitment, which values and promotes study success.

scholarly journals Attracting Pupils and Students to Natural Sciences: Challenges in Higher Education on the Example of Science Learning Centre Bioskop Masaryk University (Brno, the Czech Republic)

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-423
Author(s):  
Ondřej Konečný ◽  
Alena Podhorná ◽  
Tereza Hlaváčková ◽  
Petr Novák
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
To Come ◽  
Scientific Fields

Many universities in the Czech Republic lack students´ interest in the studies of natural science.  That is why all the universities have to come up with an idea how to popularize these scientific fields to attract potential university applicants.  One of the ways of achieving that is to create educational centres, which are able, thanks to these programmes, to approach students of primary and secondary schools and show them the natural sciences. The presented example of one particular educational centre (Bioskop Masaryk University, Brno, the Czech Republic) evaluates the success rate of their activities while using written questionnaire survey among the visitors of the programmes (students of primary and secondary schools as well as their pedagogues).  The results have shown that thanks to these activities the centre created quality conditions for popularization of natural sciences. The results have also proven the  centre´s ability to present natural sciences in an attractive and entertaining way to students of elementary and secondary schools. These students expressed their interest in the study of natural sciences and they would like to visit the centre again.

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