Social Policy

Project:

Development and support of female principle in education

Submitter:

Magistrate of the City of Prague

Investigator:

IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

01.11.2021 – 31.10.2023

Description:

The project is devoted to the development of democratic competences in schools through balancing feminine and masculine principles. It focuses on equality in the sense of respect for the fact that we are all different and can achieve the same thing in different ways, we just need to have equal opportunities to do so. Therefore, the activities in the project promote development of principles and values that tend to be neglected in education (emotions, relationships, cooperation, process focus, etc.), thus creating the balance needed for the development of all individuals.

Project:

Innovating education and supporting positive classroom climate as processes leading towards democratic development

Submitter:

Magistrate of the City of Prague

Investigator:

ACADEMIA IREAS, o.p.s.

Project duration: 

01.11.2021 – 31.10.2023

Description:

The project focuses on the development of democratic competences of Prague teachers in the field of innovative and inclusive teaching and the development of pupils’ democratic skills, which are crucial for orientation in a globalized world. The aim of the project is to systematically develop a democratic culture in selected schools through conceptual work with teaching staff as well as with pupils and students. In the offered workshops, teachers will develop competences that will lead to innovation in teaching, integration of pupils and setting up of measures contributing to a better classroom climate and the development of a democratic culture in the classroom. Seminars will be divided into two main sections: A) subject and teaching innovation; B) working with the class and creating a good climate, and each section will include several workshops.

Project:

Developing teachers and pupils – strengthening the competences of teachers at schools and school facilities when working with pupils with sen / special educational needs)

Submitter:

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

Investigator:

ACADEMIA IREAS, o.p.s.

Project duration: 

01.07.2020 – 31.12.2022

Description:

The number of pupils with SEN in regular classes has been increasing recently and so has been the necessity of developing teachers’ abilities and skills concerning interaction with these pupils. Teachers are often not sure how to deal with pupils with SEN in their classes, yet they might play a crucial role in their integration. This project focuses on development of competences of teachers and other workers in the educational system as well as on growth of pupils because a positive climate in class in the long term can only be achieved through reciprocal cooperation between teachers and pupils.

The project will run for two years in five regions in the Czech Republic: Prague, Central Bohemian Region, Ústí Region, Pardubice Region and South Bohemian Region. In each of the regions, two different types of seminars will take place.

1. Main competence development – these seminars include the following topics: new perspective at problem behaviour, respectful communication, prevention and stabilization of problem behaviour and class work. They are divided into two two-day seminars 16 hours each (these seminars are external with accommodation arranged) and one one-day, 8-hour seminar. These seminars will include lectures under the auspices of experienced lectors as well as practising new skills and they require involvement of max. 15 teachers in the duration of min. 30 hours.

2. Specialized competence development – these seminars focus on more specific topics (e.g., teacher’s psychohygiene, bullying and cyber bullying, pupils with a different mother tongue, work with abused children) and they will run for 6 days, 6 hours a day. Participation in these seminars is voluntary and again, there will be max. 15 participants per group.

Project:

The world creates in our heads – the development of democratic culture at prague schools

Submitter:

Magistrate of the City of Prague

Investigator:

ACADEMIA IREAS, o.p.s.

Project duration: 

01.02.2020 – 30.06.2022

Description:

Democracy cannot work on its own. Every citizen should participate actively in the cultivation of democracy. And what is a more suitable place for starting the development of democratic competencies and of democratic culture than a school?

The purpose of this project we have prepared is systemic support to the development of a democratic culture at five schools in Prague. In the project, we will provide education for teachers as well as students and we will also have discussions with the school management. The aim of this project is to create a respectful environment for all in schools and thus to support equal access to education. Among other things, it contributes to reducing the number of children who have to leave the educational system early, especially children with SEN or with a different mother tongue. 

Project:

Water Agent V 003: Environmental education of pupils in the field of water management

Submitter:

Visegrad Fund

Investigator:

IREAS, Institute for Structural Policy

Project duration: 

06/2018–07/2019

Description:

How to raise awareness of pupils about the water management?

Thanks to the Visegrad fund we will do it through a handbook for basic school teachers that will be created by experts from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.

This handbook will support teachers in including environmental topics such as water governance into the common educational system. It will be based on experience pedagogy using motivational methods including games, quizzes, experiments, worksheets and other materials for interactive education. Final version should be available for teachers in the school year 2019/2020 in 3 national languages: Czech, Slovak and Hungarian. It will help them to teach tree basic topics: i) water in the landscape, ii) water consumption in households and schools iii) water in the city.

With changes of the climate conditions in the Central Europe there is a need to change behaviour of citizens considering water management and water policy (including changes in water consumption). Unfortunately, society has only low awareness about this topic in general. Therefore implementation of necessary measures faces low support of inhabitants.

Although the basic education curriculum includes topics dealing with environmental education, water management is not covered sufficiently in classical subjects, especially in the context of current challenges. This is the reason why project Water Agent V 003 sets its goal to introduce the issue of water governance to the youngest generations and their families and teachers.

Project outputs are developed by IREAS (Czech Republic) in cooperation with the GWP CEE (Slovakia) and IMRO (Hungary)

Contact persons:

Jan Machac, e-mail: machac (at) ireas.cz
Michaela Jerabkova, e-mail: jerabkova (at) ireas.cz

Web-site:

Water Agent V 003 website

Download:

Our Handbook (MACHÁČ, Jan; JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Michaela (Ed.) 2019. WATER AGENT V 003: Environmental education of pupils in the field of water management. Prague: IREAS, Institute for Structural Policy) is available to be downloaded as a PDF version in English, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian.

Project:

To school cool

Submitter:

Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Fund) via The Civil Society Development Foundation (NROS)

Investigator:

IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

4/2015–3/2016

Description:

The project was focused on pupils attending primary schools in Beroun and Králův Dvůr. The aim was to support pupils to stay in the mainstream of education via training and integration support of target group to mainstream society. The main tools were non-formal education training in context of free time activities and home-visiting of target group. The project supported cooperation between NGO, schools and local children social-law protection authority. 

The project's partner is an organization Pro Zdraví 21 in Beroun, which is operating low-threshold club for children Club 21.

Project:

New knowledge of CAN syndrome and interdisciplinary cooperation

Submitter:

Pilsen Region, The Education for Competitiveness Operational Programme 

Investigator:

ACADEMIA IREAS, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

3/2013–1/2015

Description:

The main goal of the project was to expand the offer of further education through creating a pilot educational course aimed at people who meet in their practice with CAN syndrome (Child Abuse and Neglect) and by that increase their expertise and competitiveness. It was a further educational course formed on the needs of our four target groups: nurses, social workers in OSPOD (departments of social and law protection of children, similar like CPS), social workers in crisis centers or low-threshold centers and criminal investigators. Learning materials and outlines were created by professionals who know theory and practice of target groups in work with CAN syndrome or they work with it themselves. Partner of the project was the Jan Amos Komensky University.

Project:

CAN syndrome and competence of school staff

Submitter:

Central Bohemia Region, The Education for Competitiveness Operational Programme 

Investigator:

IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

4/2013–12/2014

Description:

The project (reg. no. CZ.1.07/1.3.48/02.0009) has offered expansion of further education for pedagogical staff for nursery and primary schools in the Central Bohemia Region. Pedagogical staff (PS) had an opportunity to deepen their knowledge in various educational areas or methods. But work with CAN syndrome (child abused and neglected syndrome) is not widely promoted. That's why we offered to PS this course which helped them to understand CAN syndrome and different issues connected to it and to clarify their competences in case of occurrence in class. The course was divided into distance learning part (e-learning) and attendance part (two days practice of communication with child and analysis of case studies). Another activity was in the form of supervision meetings for PS, which had supporting and reflecting effect on the work of PS with CAN syndrome.

Project:

English language, motivation for education and individual coaching to equal opportunities

Submitter:

Central Bohemia Region, The Education for Competitiveness Operational Programme

Investigator:

IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

2/2012–8/2014

Description:

This project was focused on improving equality of opportunities for children with special educational needs. Support was aimed at children from several children's homes who are generally known for leaving the process of formal education early. The project included an extracurricular English language course or individual tutoring. Key activities were designed to be enjoyable and educative for children and to strengthen students' motivation and ambitions.

Project:

E-learning – support of high school education in areas of environment and sustainable development, business skills and project management

Submitter:

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, The Education for Competitiveness Operational Programme

Investigator:

IREAS, Institut pro strukturální politiku, o. p. s.

Project duration: 

9/2010–4/2013

Description:

This project was based on demands placed on secondary schools as a consequence of new educational programs (especially in the area of environmental education and sustainable development) and requirement for development of key and professional competences and qualification of secondary school students for a better chance in the job market (business skills and project management). In the project, partner schools of the applicant participated – European Business School in Děčín, Economic and Business Secondary School SPEKTRUM, s. r. o., Secondary Technical School in Mladá Boleslav and other schools from Central Bohemia Region, Liberec Region and the Usti nad Labem Region.

Output (in
Czech only):