Knowledge needs in rural tourism in Czech Republic

Rural tourism has gone through an important development, but in the Czech Republic has only been possible to run a private business only in last 18 years. In Czech Republic that form of tourism is not very widespread, although there is great potential in it and the neighboring countries such as Austria or Germany are on a much higher level. For more intensive development and better competitiveness on the marker a proper education is necessary especially on the secondary level. An inquiry investigation has been provided. The responders were owners and operators of small businesses in rural tourism. The first part of the questionnaire was focused on the matters of ownership, running the business, promotion, internet services, etc.The subsequent part of the questionnaire gathered the information about the capacity of the places, the types and prices of accommodation, and the facilities. It also surveys the surroundings of the place – both natural and cultural sights.The survey has brought interesting facts about the level of the rural tourism of selected regions.The inquiry investigation was made by trained persons who gathered much information above the framework of the questionnaire. Many demands and complains were concerned with lack of specialized education, needs of new study programs and branches. There are many specifics of this branches, the most important is that there are more than 90% of micro firms. If we want to keep the special features of the rural tourism we have to prepare future entrepreneurs and employees in completely different way than those for big hotels, spas or congress centers.The contribution deals with the present status of rural tourism in Czech Republic and the educational need of the people involved.

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Knowledge needs in rural tourism in Czech Republic

Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce ◽

10.19041/apstract/2011/3-4/12 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (3-4) ◽

pp. 69-72

Author(s):

Ludmila Dömeová ◽

Rudolf Zeipelt

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Small Businesses ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The People ◽

Study Programs ◽

Specialized Education ◽

Education Needs ◽

Educational Need ◽

Intensive Development

Rural tourism has gone through an important development, but in the Czech Republic has only been possible to run a private business only in last 18 years. In Czech Republic that form of tourism is not very widespread, although there is great potential in it and the neighboring countries such as Austria or Germany are on a much higher level. For more intensive development and better competitiveness on the marker a proper education is necessary especially on the secondary level. An inquiry investigation has been provided. The responders were owners and operators of small businesses in rural tourism. The first part of the questionnaire was focused on the matters of ownership, running the business, promotion, internet services, etc. The subsequent part of the questionnaire gathered the information about the capacity of the places, the types and prices of accommodation, and the facilities. It also surveys the surroundings of the place – both natural and cultural sights.The survey has brought interesting facts about the level of the rural tourism of selected regions.The inquiry investigation was made by trained persons who gathered much information above the framework of the questionnaire. Many demands and complains were concerned with lack of specialized education, needs of new study programs and branches. There are many specifics of this branches, the most important is that there are more than 90% of micro firms. If we want to keep the special features of the rural tourism we have to prepare future entrepreneurs and employees in completely different way than those for big hotels, spas or congress centers. The contribution deals with the present status of rural tourism in Czech Republic and the educational need of the people involved.

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THE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOCUSED ON EDUCATION

Pedagogical education: theory and practice. Psychology. Pedagogy ◽

10.28925/2311-2409.2018.30.917 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 9-17

Author(s):

Josef Malach ◽

Tatiana Havlásková

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Curriculum Design ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Good Practice ◽

University Education ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Legal Standards ◽

Study Programs ◽

Social Pedagogue

The paper presents an overview of study felds at universities in the Czech Republic, which are aimed at achieving the qualifcations required for the performance of educational professions, respectively educational roles. The fundamental diﬀerentiation criterion is their main focus on one of the aspects of complex education, specifcally education and upbringing. Professions of an educator, special and social pedagogue or a leisure time teacher are considered to be the professions predominantly focused on education. University education for the previously stated occupational subgroups implemented so far is built on study programs that have been created by teams of academic staﬀ and accredited by the Accreditation Commission. They are usually based on the erudition and personal experience of their authors and assessors and without any professional standards. The amendment to the University Education Act has fundamentally changed both the procedures for the accreditation of study programs and the functioning of the newly established accreditation institution — the National Accreditation Ofce. The study introduces the legal standards applicable to accreditation procedures as well as the fundamental changes in functioning of universities due to these rules. Apart from that, the curriculum design includes current education and training practices with a number of national (both positive and negative) characteristics and oddities identifed on the basis of the (inter)national research, analysis, monitoring or good practice. Today´s educational reality is the result of the involvement of stakeholders who reﬂect it critically in terms of their expectations and needs. They provide feedback to universities necessary for the innovations of graduate profles, the aims and content of their studies and the future educators´ teaching and learning processes. With regard to the implementation of the national digital education strategy, the possibilities of universities to respond to its objectives by preparing new subjects for teacher education are mentioned.

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Závislost hypermobility na výskytu lehkých mozečkových dysfunkcí u závodnic v moderní gymnastice

Studia sportiva ◽

10.5817/sts2016-1-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 96-102

Author(s):

Kateřina Kapounková ◽

Ivan Struhár ◽

Jitka Kopřivová

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

General Population ◽

Hip Joint ◽

Brain Dysfunction ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The People ◽

Rhythmic Gymnastics ◽

Joint Range ◽

Rhythmic Gymnasts ◽

Movement Test

The aim of the study was to ascertain information upon the occurrence of hypermobility as well as the symptoms of light brain dysfunction in rhythmic gymnasts and to prove their relationship. The research sample consisted of 78 girls from rhythmic gymnastics teams from the Czech Republic with average age 12,81 ± 2,47. The study used deliberate selection on the basis of chosen criteria: women, age 10 – 18 years, at least 5 let of specialised training in rhythmic gymnastics, week load at least 10 hours. The diagnostics of hypermobility used the method of measuring joint range with the aid of goniometer. The range of the movement of hip joint was measured and Janda test. The diagnostics of mild brain dysfunction diagnostics used orientation brain tests. It is the test of tax, which is aimed upon the proper aiming of movement, test of diadochokinesis, which is aimed at the ability to perform alternating movements, and the test of stability using Romberg pose on a balance platform with open eyes. The results of the goniometric measurement showed a significant flexibility of the gymnasts, mainly in the area of their hip joint (flexe right hip joint 161,09 °; ± 14,78 and flexe left hip joint 158,54 ° ± 14,05). When diagnosing mild brain dysfunction using tax, in both the upper and the lower extremities, no pathology was ascertained, on the contrary, however dysdiadochokinesis was found in 7 gymnasts. The results of the Romberg pose on the balance platform were mildly above the norm (compared with general population), nonetheless, the 7 people with dysdiadochokinesis showed results under the values of the general population. The people with dysdiadochokinesis, also showed worse results in the Romberg pose on the balance platform, as well as the symptoms of hypermobility, which where proved by goniometric examination.

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Private Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses in the Transformation of the Czech Republic

Restructuring Networks in Post-Socialism ◽

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198290209.003.0009 ◽

1996 ◽

pp. 209-241

Author(s):

Gernot Grabher ◽

David Stark

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Small Businesses ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Private Entrepreneurship

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Limiting factors in the field of business activities in rural tourism

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/628-agricecon ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 53 (No. 9) ◽

pp. 421-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

K. Ryglová

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Rural Population ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

The Other ◽

Limiting Factors ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Tourist Infrastructure ◽

The Individual

This paper deals with problems of rural tourism development. The works is focused on researching the situation in the area of rural tourism in the Czech Republic, on understanding the attitudes of entrepreneurial sphere and rural population to this entrepreneurship and mainly on the determination of limiting factors that prevent this form of tourism from a more distinctive development. Rural tourism in the Czech Republic is still in the initiating stage of its development and it is not as developed as in some countries in West Europe. This goal has been reached with the help of primary questionnaire inquiry among business and agricultural subjects in rural areas in the individual regions and the detail results of this questionnaire inquiry are enclosed to the following paper. These identified factors were mainly insufficient financial means and at the same time insufficient state assistance connected with this. Insufficient awareness of this support as well as its inaccessibility for small business appears to be a difficulty, too. From the other obstacles, we can mention the current legislation system, bureaucracy, the state of communication and tourist infrastructure, fears of neighbours’ intolerance and losing privacy and also unfamiliarity and little experience.

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