history teaching; undergraduate training for future secondary-level history teachers; degree programmes; empirical research

Studie popisuje současnou situaci v pregraduálním vzdělávání učitelů dějepisu pro základní a střední školy. Prezentovány jsou výsledky výzkumu realizovaného na všech vysokých školách připravujících učitele, jehož cílem bylo zjistit, jaká je reálná podoba výuky didaktiky dějepisu s akcentem na rozsah, obsah, výukové a hodnoticí metody.

This study describes the current situation in undergraduate training for future secondary-level history teachers in the Czech Republic. The first part outlines the general framework for teacher training at Czech universities, including the centrally set standards that apply to all degree programmes. The second part presents the results of empirical research conducted in 2016 to determine the current situation of teacher training at all Czech faculties which train future history teachers. The authors focus particularly on the specific forms and methods of tuition of history didactics and the ways in which students? skills and competencies are verified ? whether via seminar-based tasks or final examinations. The text also describes the practical component of teacher training degree programmes and gives examples of thesis topics. It briefly presents two doctoral programmes in history didactics, which represent a platform on which the field can develop as a fully-fledged academic discipline. In the final part of the text, the authors offer a number of recommendations for enhancing the quality of teacher training degree programmes and outline the future prospects for the ongoing professionalization of history teaching in schools.