Czech Republic

POL, Milan and Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ. Czech Republic. In Glenn, Charles L.; De Groof, Jan. Balancing Freedom, Autonomy and Accountability in Education. Volume 2. Nijmegen (The Netherlands): Wolf Legal Publishers, 2012, p. 69-98. ISBN 978-90-5850-906-2.

Basic information

Original name

Czech Republic

Authors

POL, Milan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Balancing Freedom, Autonomy and Accountability in Education. Volume 2, p. 69-98, 30 pp. 2012

Publisher

Wolf Legal Publishers

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/12:00064273

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-90-5850-906-2

Keywords in English

Czech education system; school system; freedom; autonomy; accountability

Tags

rivok

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Abstract

V originále

The text is a country profile included as a chapter in the second volume of the book. It contains consistent information enabling the reader to understand how Czech Republic has chosen to strike a balance among three dimensions or vectors of educational management: (1) the freedom of parents to make fundamental decisions about the education of their children, choosing among schools (or home education) which offer real alternatives; (2) the autonomy of those who are engaged with individual schools - their boards and their teachers and administrators - to shape and implement a distinctive educational mission; and (3) the responsibility of government, on behalf of society and of the interests of children, to ensure that every child and youth has the effective opportunity to receive an adequate education. The text presents laws and policies in brief historical context and seeks to assess how those laws and policies have affected the realities of freedom, autonomy, and accountability. Volume 2 (out of 4) of the book focuses on most members of the European Union, Czech Republic among them.