DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-082-5-0280

Current and Future Needs of Primary and Nursery Schools

Miroslav Procházka ORCID...¹, Miluše Vítečková ORCID...^1,2, Lenka Kamanová ORCID...²

¹ Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in Č. Budějovice, Jeronýmova 10, Č. Budějovice, Czech Republic

² Institute of Lifelong Learning, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 5, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

This article addresses the issue of regional education development with an emphasis on evaluating the developmental needs of schools. It presents the results of a survey conducted to map the opinions of 25 managers of nursery and primary schools in a selected region of South Bohemia. The results show the current and future needs of schools, provide examples of good practice and the willingness of some schools to disseminate them. Data were collected and organized through focus groups, and group interviews combined with brainstorming sessions to record the opinions of group members. The focus was on three thematic areas: problems they need to address urgently in their school, problems they plan to solve in the future, and the problems they have successfully resolved which may serve as examples of good practice. For the evaluation, both qualitative aspects (identification of problems and needs) were captured and quantified. The results show unresolved staffing needs in schools, particularly the provision of specialists (school psychologists, school special educators) and a shortage of qualified teachers specializing in science and technology. In terms of good practice, some schools in the region offer positive experiences in both effective teacher training and working with heterogeneous class groups.

Keywords: Regional Education Development, Evaluating, Needs of Schools

pages: 280-284, online: 2026