Education of Future Primary School Teachers at the Department of Primary and Pre-primary Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc

Abstract

The objective of the paper was to present the concept of undergraduate preparation of future primary school teachers at the Faculty of Education in Olomouc. This course has had a long tradition in Olomouc, and the current concept of the course is based on an overview of the system of primary education presented in this paper. In addition to this concept, the authors reflect on the needs of primary schools and try to implement these needs within the educational context. The concept of the course focuses not only on students’ theoretical knowledge but primarily on the application sphere. The
 paper is a partial outcome of the project Development of the concept of undergraduate training of primary school teachers with an emphasis on communication competences.