teacher as researcher; action research; teacher research; teacher profession; professional knowledge

The article is focused on the analysis of the essence, purpose and meaning of teacher research, research competence in teacher profession and possibilities of research-based orientation in academic primary teacher education. In the Czech Republic, the universities in charge of teacher?s pre-service training are leading action research on the new programmes, which have been set up. The goal of the research project, which methodology and results are described in this paper, was to evaluate the validity of the Model of the Reflective Teaching with Elements of Action Research and its possibilities to support development of research skills among student - teachers.