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Since its beginning the Department of Social Sciences is focused on the research activities, especially in the sphere of improving the quality of education for citizenship, namely on all levels of the Czech education system.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Institutional Research Plans

1999
  • Education for Democratic Citizenship and Europeanism
    (Institutional Research Plan MSM 154100019, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc., Duration 1999–2004)

    • Projects of the Czech Science Foundation

    2009
  • Book The Corrective of Masaryk's Philosophy
    (Standart project of Czech Science Foundation No. 401/09/0287, Main Researcher: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Novotný, CSc., Duration 2009–2010)
  • Qualitative research of the construction of professional identity of the civic education teacher through the design of the case study
    (Postdoctoral project of Czech Science Foundation No. 406/09/P126, Main Researcher: Mgr. Antonín Staněk, Ph.D., Duration 2009–2010)

    • Development Projects of the MEYS and Projects of the FRVŠ

    1991
  • The Analysis of the Development of Education in Central Moravia Region in the Years 1991–1995
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researcher: doc. PhDr. Milan Schneider)

    • 1994
  • Education for Citizenship and Europeanism
    (Project of FRVŠ, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc.)
  • Education in Countries of European Union
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researcher: PhDr. Milena Pítrová)

    • 1995
  • Problem of Moral Value Externality
    (Project of FRVŠ, Main Researcher: doc. PhDr. Ivan Hodovský, DrSc.)

    • 1996
  • The Values of European Culture and Morality
    (Project of FRVŠ, Main Researcher: Mgr. Milan Hořínek, Ph.D., Duration 1996–1997)

    • 1997
  • Germans´ Displacement from Olomouc after World War II
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc.)

    • 2000
  • The New Horizons of Education for Citizenship – the set of nation-wide seminars in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and The Center for Civic Education Calabasas in California
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researchers: Mgr. Miroslav Dopita and PaedDr. Marie Hrachovcová)
  • Participation of the experienced teachers of basic schools and secondary schools on teaching the Didactics of Civics, Czech Language, Mathematics and the Teaching of the 1st stage of basic schools during the practices of students of the Faculty of Education, Palacký University
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researcher: PaedDr. Marie Hrachovcová)

    • 2001
  • Organization of teaching in the extension and further studies
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researcher: Mgr. Milan Hořínek, Ph.D.)

    • 2005
  • The restructuring of the four-year studies of Teaching Civics and five-year studies of teaching the Basics of Social Sciences
    (MEYS of Czech Republic, Main Researchers: Mgr. Miroslav Dopita, Ph.D., PhDr. Danuše Skoupá, CSc.)

    • 2006
  • The specialised studies „Introduction to the World of Work“
    (Project MEYS No. 21410211, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc.)

    • ESF Projects - OP RLZ, OP VK and OP VVV

    2016-2019
  • Supporting the community practice as a tool for developing key competencies
    (ESF Project, OP VVV, Module. Didactics of Civics)

    • 2010-2013
  • Education in practice and the art of teaching: Increasing the attractiveness of the teaching profession
    (ESF Project, OP VK 2.2, Main Researcher: Ing. Dora Assenza, Ph.D., Duration 2010-2013)
    More details see www.pvp.upol.cz

    • 2005-2007
  • Centre of inovative education: Extension of professional competences of futere and contemporary teachers by way of 10 new teaching modules
    (ESF Project, OP RLZ, Main Researcher Ing. Dora Assenza, Ph.D., Duration 2005-2007)
    More details see www.civ.novestranky.cz

    • The Selection from the Regional Research Projects and Grants

    2019
  • Three decades of building and reconstruction of the civil society in the Czech Lands
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2019 – 2019/00812/OKH/DSM; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • 26th year of Summer school of citizenship education, democracy and Europeanism
    (Project of the Statutory city of Olomouc – VV/FRM/001363/2019/Lav/1); Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • Transformation of populism and nationalism in the V4 countries
    (Project of the Visegrad Fund – Project ID 21820042; Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Hubálek, Ph.D.)


    • 2018
  • Century of transformations of Czechoslovak and Czech statehood in a Central European and European context
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2018 – 2018/02186/ 0KH/DSM; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • Century of transformations of Czechoslovak and Czech statehood
    (Project of the Statutory city of Olomouc - OVVI/FRM/001488/2018/Pia/2/rzcrn); Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)


    • 2017
  • Transformations of the civil society in the V4 countries after 1989 – policy, economy, migration
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2017; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • Political parties and the formation of the civil society in Central Moravia between 1860 and 1918
    (Project of the Dean’s grant fund for academic staff at the Faculty of Education, Palacký University for 2017; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • Social, Cultural, Ethical and Politics Aspects of Migration in the Context of Civic Education
    (Project of the Visegrad Fund – Project ID 21610139; Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Hubálek, Ph.D.)


    • 2016
  • Migration, immigration, emigration and Europe – changes, history, the Present
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2016; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • Migration, Immigration, Emigration and Europe – Changes, History, the Present
    (Grant Award No. SEZ800-16-GR-078, US Embassy in Prague for education and culture for 2016; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)


    • 2015
  • Reflection of Second World War in Contemporary History
    (Grant Award No. SEZ800-15-GR-066, US Embassy in Prague for education and culture for 2015; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)


    • 2014
  • A quarter-century since the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution. Reconstruction of democracy in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland – reflection in educational theory and practice
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2014; Investigator: PhDr. Pavel Kopeček, Ph.D.)

  • The Summer School of Education for Citizenship and Europeanism: Media – Guard-Dog of Democracy or Pandora´s Box
    (grant Award No. SEZ800-14-GR-049 Velvyslanectví USA v Praze pro oblasti školství a kultury na rok 2014; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)


    • 2013
  • Cooperation between the Olomouc Region and Opole Voivodeship with an emphasis on education, science and research
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2013; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)

  • The Summer School of Education for Citizenship and Europeanism: Socioscientific Aspects of Phenomenon “Settlement with History” in the Context of Education for Citizenship (Jubilee 20th Volume)
    (Grant Award No. SEZ800-13-GR-069 Velvyslanectví USA v Praze pro oblasti školství a kultury na rok 2013; Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora, Ph.D.)


    • 2012
  • Scientific-educational cooperation between Palacký University in Olomouc and University of Opole in the area of social sciences
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting the development of international relations of the Olomouc Region for 2012, Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora)

  • Summer school of citizenship education – cultural heritage of the Olomouc Region
    (Project of the Olomouc Region under the following programme: Supporting cultural activities for 2012, Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora)

  • The Summer School of Education for Citizenship and Europeanism 2012
    (Grant Award No. SEZ800-12-GR-058 Velvyslanectví USA v Praze pro oblasti školství a kultury na rok 2012, Investigator: Mgr. Pavel Krákora)


    • 2010
  • - Summer School of Education for Citizenship and Europeanism
    (Project of Visegrad Fund, No. 11010027, Main Researcher: Mgr. Pavel Krákora)

    • 2009
    2008
  • - Germans from Olomouc after the Second World War
    (Project No. 3055 Council of Corporate Town Olomouc, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc., Dr.h.c.)
  • - The Prague Spring 1968 – The Attempt at the Restoration of Civil Society
    (Project No. 3832 Council of Corporate Town Olomouc, Main Researcher: Mgr. Pavel Krákora)

    • 2007
  • - Heimatverband Olmütz und Mittelmähren
    (Project No. 507017 Czech-German Fund For The Future, Duration: 2 years, Main Researcher: prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc., Dr.h.c.)

    • The pedagogical and research activity of the department members is also reflected in their publication activity (see the section of Departmental Publications).