APPROACHES TO POETRY TEACHING AT THE LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Jindráček
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

Novice Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in the Czech Republic and their Drop-Out Intentions

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-77
Author(s):  
Světlana Hanušová ◽  
Michaela Píšová ◽  
Tomáš Kohoutek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Novice Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

Abstract Problems with staffing play a crucial role among factors influencing the quality of English language teaching at Czech primary and lower secondary schools. Since 1990 the shortage of teachers of English as a foreign language has been repeatedly reported by the Czech School Inspectorate. The shortage is largely caused by the reluctance of English language teacher education study programme graduates to accept teaching positions at primary and lower secondary schools. A drop-out syndrome in the early stages of the teachers’ career is another factor that may contribute to the lack of teachers of English. Unfortunately, it has not been researched in the Czech Republic and it has not been systematically monitored by the state. In the research study focusing on novice teacher drop-out, conducted in 2015–2017, we deal with the process of socialisation of novice teachers in schools and with external factors that influence the socialisation and that can be seen as predictors of novice teachers’ decision to stay in their current school or leave either the school or the teaching profession. The current paper presents partial findings related to drop-out intentions of novice teachers of English as a foreign language in comparison with teachers of other subjects. Our findings indicate that drop-out intentions are more frequent in teachers of English as a foreign language than for other teachers and that teachers of English evaluate their cooperation with colleagues and leadership at their schools more critically than other teachers.

Gender in Educational Communication

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-41
Author(s):  
Lucie Zormanová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Educational Communication ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

The article deals with gender-stereotyped patterns of behaviour in educational communication at lower secondary schools in the Czech Republic. Theoretical background of the issue of pedagogical communication and gender stereotypes was followed by the presentation of findings of quantitative research based on audio record analysis. Research focuses on observations and evaluation of communication in a class and its aim is to find out whether there exists a relation between the pupil’s gender and his communication in the lesson. Results of the pedagogical survey are further compared to the results of previously realised Czech and foreign surveys.

scholarly journals The spatial concentration of immigrant pupils at primary and lower secondary schools in the Czech Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Hasman ◽  
Yvona Kostelecká ◽  
David Hána
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Iron Curtain ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Migration ◽  
A Current ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

AbstractSince the fall of the Iron Curtain and especially since joining the European Union, the Czech Republic has become a country with a sharply growing number of immigrants, who more and more often are coming to the country with the purpose of settling long term and starting a family. This change places demands on society as a whole but also on particular areas such as the education system, which needs to integrate these children successfully and ensure that they are provided with quality education. The experiences of countries with a long history of migration have shown a negative correlation between the extent of concentration of non-citizen pupils in a school and their academic performance. Such a relationship is explored in this article which examines the degree of concentration of non-citizen pupils at Czech primary and lower secondary schools both in terms of concentration in individual regions, as the spatial distribution of immigrants tends to be very unequal, and in terms of concentrations at particular schools within individual regions. The article shows that despite a current growing concentration of non-citizen students in some regions, there is not clear evidence to confirm a growing segregation at particular schools.

scholarly journals Spektrum didaktických řídicích stylů ve výuce tělesné výchovy na 2. stupni základní školy

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Sliacky ◽  
Marcela Janíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Video Study ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

In the paper, results are presented of empirical research on teaching styles used in physical education lessons in lower-secondary schools, which aimed to analyse everyday instruction and show which teaching styles are used. The method of video study was employed to generate data, which were later coded by means of a system of categories. The findings show that in the analysed lessons, the teachers only used the “command” and the “practice” styles. These findings are discussed in the context of further analysis of the research results and also in the context of other research carried out outside of the Czech Republic.

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