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            CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

            assoc. prof. Dana Řezníčková (head of the Centre)
            assoc. prof. Miroslav Marada
            dr. Tomáš Matějček

            dr. David Hána
            dr. Martin Hanus
            dr. Lenka Havelková

            dr. Tereza Kocová
            dr. Jakub Jelen

            + other Ph.D and Master students

            ACTIVITIES

            Activities of the Centre aim at the research and development of all aspects of the geograp
            environmental education. These can be distinguished into four different areas:


            • empirical and applied research
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            • expert consultations and assessments of educational policy and curricula

            • teacher training and pedagogy (including lifelong courses for teachers)
            • publication (research papers, methodological texts, textbooks etc.)


            The members of the Centre are experienced in the solution of the national and internationa
            project.


            Example of the activities of the Centre:
            Research activities at the level of the intended/planned, implemented and achieved geograp
            environmental curriculum at all educational levels and types of schools. I.e., comparative

            of geographical curricula, the effects of curricular reform on the transformation of geogr
            environmental education; specification of geographical literacy, geographical skills:
            specifications, methods and implementation; young people´s motivation to study geography;

            geographical preconceptions and misconceptions, Geography graduates in the labour market e

            Expert consultancy of conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues of geographical ed

            primary, secondary and tertiary level of education in the national and international conte
            in the TIMSS, PISA and TIGAS projects. Organization of the Czech Geographical Olympiad.


            Members of the Centre train geography teachers at bachelor and master level and lecture an
            PhD level of studies. Moreover, they run lifelong courses for geography teachers, among ot
            teachers network.


            Cooperation
            The Centre is open to any cooperation, including PhD studies in the field of Geographical 

            education, as well as international research and/or teaching cooperation in the field.

            Do not hesitate to contact any of the members in case of interest.


            Open Calls for PhD studies:
            https://www.phdingeography.com/phd-studies/thematic-areas/geographical-and-environmental-e

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