Civilia 2023, 14(2):4-19 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.006
The study deals with the transformation of the school subject Civics over the hundred years of its existence. During this time, there was a fundamental transformation of educational goals, but above all, a transformation of the student himself. Today, the pupil or student is in captivity of various strategies of biopower. These strategies made the current student a passive citizen, often looking only at his individuality. The turning point for renewed interest in personality and social education is the student's current existential distress, which must be used through the subject of citizenship education (or the basics of social sciences, etc.) in...
Civilia 2023, 14(2):20-65 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.007
The study deals with the five-year history of the Pedagogical Institute in Olomouc, which existed from 1959 to 1964. Pedagogical institutes were established in all regional towns in Czechoslovakia in 1959. They provided education for teachers of primary nine-year schools for the first level (first to fifth year) and for the second level (sixth to ninth year). The study has two parts. The general part traces the genesis of the pedagogical institutes in the context of the educational policy of the regime between 1955 and 1964. The second part deals in detail with the specifics of the Pedagogical Institute in Olomouc. The study is based on a thorough...
Civilia 2023, 14(2):66-75 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.008
This text deals with system of political parties within the Autria-Hungarian Monarchy during the second half of 19th Century with special regards to Moravia as a part of wider proces formation of civil society. Main attentions is paid to German's liberal (or so called civic) parties and their activities (development, internal structure, geographical delimitation), including main personalities.
Civilia 2023, 14(2):76-86 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.009
The conference paper presents a comprehensive overview of First Republic discourse on philosophy didactics. It analyses the most popular initiatives during the First Republic, particularly those of Josef Ludvík Fischer. His proposition is well developed, and a critique of the time's authors is presented. For the sake of completeness, the historical development is briefly introduced and commented on.
Civilia 2023, 14(2):87-99 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.010
Photography is one of the mediums through which we form our memory. Astrid Erll sees it as a "sign for the past" and a clue for defining historical events. It is also involved in creating postmemory, becoming a bridge between generations. Marianne Hirsch described this process in the case of the Holocaust, but it still happens today. Images that define similar events can become myths that shape their visual form. That is how historical events are seen, even by students in the classroom. In the digital age, photo sharing has become more accessible. The media have a long-lasting influence on the generation of a society's history and how it is represented...
Civilia 2023, 14(2):100-118 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.011
This text is a pilot study of a new method for measuring the level of knowledge of intergenerational family narratives among adults in Czech Republic, the Intergenerational Family Knowledge Questionnaire (in Czech language Dotazník mezigeneračních rodinných znalostí or DMRZ). The text first briefly introduces different types of family narratives with a focus on the characteristics of intergenerational family narratives. The main part of the text presents the creation of DMRZ. This method is based on the verification of knowledge of family history, which the individual knows from the stories of his ancestors. Three main thematic areas (knowledge of...
Civilia 2023, 14(2):119-136 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.012
This study deals with the relationship between the Czech media, led by Czech Television, and citizenship education. The conducted research is of a qualitative nature, data collection took place in the form of semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders for the fields of education and media. The reality of questioning often turned the topic to the relationship between the media and education in general, as well as to the issue of social responsibility of the media. The research points to the absence of clearly formulated priorities for both key areas, namely civic education and the media. In addition to the specific educational plan, the civic...
Civilia 2023, 14(2):137-146 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.013
The study tries to indicate a possible answer to the question of why we need quality civic education and why it should remain a worthy part of the curricula at the second level of primary schools. We will look for the answer against the background of current social changes and through the inspiration of the author M. S. Branson, who at the end of the last century dealt with a similar question at the Center for Civic Education in California. We base our view of the future on the current social context, especially after the year 2000, in which institutional citizenship education was formed and especially implemented.
Civilia 2023, 14(2):147-171 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2023.014
University students often face many problems when they start writing professional academic texts (term papers, bachelor's or master's theses). For example, how to write, what to write and why to write the text. The following text aims to present a summary view of the methodology of student theses in the social sciences (mainly for the study of history, but also largely applicable to sociology and philosophy) and to identify critical points of research for students.
