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(1) Background: The current situation is bringing about changes manifested in the digitalisation of management processes, the aspects of knowledge management, and the transmission of global risks. Demands in the area of soft skills are increasing. Therefore, this study aims to identify the requirements for competences necessary for the effective performance of job positions in public administration in the Czech Republic, including the mapping of interest in further training. (2) Methods: The data were collected in 2020 via questionnaires from 245 employees in relevant positions. The data were analysed using the correlation analysis method for establishing relationships between variables applying the Pearson correlation coefficient. Gender differences and differences between rank-and-file and executive employees were subjected to the Mann–Whitney U-test. (3) Results: The more competence is required by the employer, the more frequently it is used by employees and the more favourably the workers assess themselves in this competence. At the same time, they have a greater need and are willing to train this particular competence. A significant trend has been identified in the case of executives. Soft skills are used most frequently and the employees would like to further train them. The least interest is shown in project management training. As to professional competences, digital systems are the most frequently used and required. (4) Conclusions: The research suggests trends in the development of modern technologies, digitalisation, and information systems that will contribute to effective work in public administration. Soft skill development in rank-and-file and executive employees will also be needed.
Pavel Krpálek; Kateřina Berková; Andrea Kubišová; Katarína Krelová; Dagmar Frendlovská; Daniela Spiesová. Formation of Professional Competences and Soft Skills of Public Administration Employees for Sustainable Professional Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5533 .
AMA StylePavel Krpálek, Kateřina Berková, Andrea Kubišová, Katarína Krelová, Dagmar Frendlovská, Daniela Spiesová. Formation of Professional Competences and Soft Skills of Public Administration Employees for Sustainable Professional Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5533.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpálek; Kateřina Berková; Andrea Kubišová; Katarína Krelová; Dagmar Frendlovská; Daniela Spiesová. 2021. "Formation of Professional Competences and Soft Skills of Public Administration Employees for Sustainable Professional Development." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5533.
Higher education includes space for creating cross-cutting competence profiles of future professionals aimed at addressing key sustainability challenges in increasingly complex and global contexts. The research seeks to identify and evaluate the level of engagement in environmental education in study programmes at a career-oriented higher education institution in the Czech Republic. The research sample consisted of 3680 students of the Tourism and Finance and Management study programmes of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava, who participated in work placements in the course of their studies. An educational analysis was applied for qualitative research and evaluation of the level of implementation of the environmental educational component. Quantitative research was based on a questionnaire method, with tests to verify hypotheses being performed at a significance level of 5%. It was proven that the inclusion of an environmental component was influenced by the study programme. This influence was confirmed for the Tourism study programme, while for Finance and Management it was not verified. The environmental component in the Tourism study programme is developed through work placements; however, with regards to major study subjects taught, qualitative research analysing the inclusion of environmental aspects in these subjects proved the opposite. The Finance and Management study programme does not currently use the potential for environmental education development. The research revealed certain drawbacks and uncovered the potential to streamline environmental education at the career-oriented higher education institution.
Pavel Krpálek; Kateřina Berková; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Andrea Kubišová; Dagmar Frendlovská; Stanislav Szabo. Environmental Education in the Preparation of Students of Tourism and Finance and Management in the Czech Republic. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6736 .
AMA StylePavel Krpálek, Kateřina Berková, Katarína Krpálková Krelová, Andrea Kubišová, Dagmar Frendlovská, Stanislav Szabo. Environmental Education in the Preparation of Students of Tourism and Finance and Management in the Czech Republic. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6736.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpálek; Kateřina Berková; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Andrea Kubišová; Dagmar Frendlovská; Stanislav Szabo. 2020. "Environmental Education in the Preparation of Students of Tourism and Finance and Management in the Czech Republic." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6736.
Knowledge of the appropriate learning styles in which students approach the study supports the effectiveness of the teaching process. There is international research that explores the factors that influence student learning styles or students' preferences. The results of some research based on the similar methodologies are inconsistent. The aim of this research under the conditions of Czech tertiary education was to verify what factors students´ learning style preferences in the subject Marketing depend on. The method of questioning based on quantitative research was used. 132 students of University of Economics, Prague and of College of Polytechnics Jihlava were involved in the research. The questions were formulated in a way to be able to define the learning style and whether students were aware of their sensory preferences. The model was based on the VARK model and the learning style according to motivation and intent. A chi-square test of independence was used for verification. The preferences of a deep problem-based learning style prevail. Learning styles preferences depend on factors related to the practical preparation of the students and the difficulty of the subject. Keywords: learning style, VARK model, deep problem-based learning style, Czech tertiary education, subject Marketing.
Kateřina Berková; Jana Borůvková; Dagmar Frendlovská; Pavel Krpálek; David Melas. LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. Problems of Education in the 21st Century 2020, 78, 486 -499.
AMA StyleKateřina Berková, Jana Borůvková, Dagmar Frendlovská, Pavel Krpálek, David Melas. LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. Problems of Education in the 21st Century. 2020; 78 (4):486-499.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKateřina Berková; Jana Borůvková; Dagmar Frendlovská; Pavel Krpálek; David Melas. 2020. "LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 78, no. 4: 486-499.
Kateřina Berková; College of Polytechnics Jihlava; Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; College of International and Public Relations Prague; University of Economics. Future economic professionals: development of practical skills and competencies in higher education from the point of view of international employers. Economic Annals-ХХI 2019, 176, 91 -98.
AMA StyleKateřina Berková, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Pavel Krpálek, Katarína Krpálková Krelová, College of International and Public Relations Prague, University of Economics. Future economic professionals: development of practical skills and competencies in higher education from the point of view of international employers. Economic Annals-ХХI. 2019; 176 (3-4):91-98.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKateřina Berková; College of Polytechnics Jihlava; Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; College of International and Public Relations Prague; University of Economics. 2019. "Future economic professionals: development of practical skills and competencies in higher education from the point of view of international employers." Economic Annals-ХХI 176, no. 3-4: 91-98.
Pavel Krpalek; University College of Business in Prague; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Katarina Berkova. The Importance of Metacognitive Strategies for Building Competitive Business Competencies. Journal of Competitiveness 2018, 10, 69 -85.
AMA StylePavel Krpalek, University College of Business in Prague, Katarína Krpálková Krelová, Katarina Berkova. The Importance of Metacognitive Strategies for Building Competitive Business Competencies. Journal of Competitiveness. 2018; 10 (3):69-85.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpalek; University College of Business in Prague; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Katarina Berkova. 2018. "The Importance of Metacognitive Strategies for Building Competitive Business Competencies." Journal of Competitiveness 10, no. 3: 69-85.
Pavel Krpalek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová. The Factor of Finance and Entrepreneurship in Terms of Human Capital Development. Rural environment. Education. Personality. (REEP) : proceedings of the 11th International scientific conference 2018, 1 .
AMA StylePavel Krpalek, Katarína Krpálková Krelová. The Factor of Finance and Entrepreneurship in Terms of Human Capital Development. Rural environment. Education. Personality. (REEP) : proceedings of the 11th International scientific conference. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpalek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová. 2018. "The Factor of Finance and Entrepreneurship in Terms of Human Capital Development." Rural environment. Education. Personality. (REEP) : proceedings of the 11th International scientific conference , no. : 1.
The research deals with the development of cognitive process dimensions in economic education. The aim is to research factors that influence academic achievement of students according to their intellectual level and grades. The researchers used quantitative design of research based on standardized assessment of intelligence and non-standardized questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to analyse the pedagogical competences of the teachers of economic subjects from the students' point of view in close relation to the teaching management and the impact on the motivation to learn and the achievement of students in these subjects. The respondents were 277 Czech students aged 16-17 who were divided into groups according to their intellectual level and grades. The data were analysed by a correlation analysis and a multiple regression model. In conclusion, the following can be stated: (a) From the point of view of the above average intelligent students, expertise can be considered as an important competency of the teacher; teaching average intelligent students, communication and presentation skills seem to be important. (b) It is desirable to develop cognitive processes, critical thinking actively, to lead students to become aware of changes in their own thinking and to orient them towards mastery goals. (c) Particularly for students with weaker results it is necessary to create intrinsic motivation, which develops cognition and thus is able to develop higher cognitive dimensions further. The links between these areas are of utmost importance for education and, above all, for developing of students' scholarship. Each student can be educated, and it is necessary to influence them to develop their personality and all of their potential abilities. The conceptual four-sector model represents the initial pathway to lead students who are differentiated according to the intellectual level and academic achievement to the active development of thinking, learning and critical insight. Keywords: cognitive process dimensions, abstract visual thinking, intellectual level, motivation to learn, academic achievement.
Kateřina Berková; Kristýna Krejčová; Alena Králová; Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Dana Kolářová. THE CONCEPTUAL FOUR-SECTOR MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSIONS IN ABSTRACT VISUAL THINKING. Problems of Education in the 21st Century 2018, 76, 121 -139.
AMA StyleKateřina Berková, Kristýna Krejčová, Alena Králová, Pavel Krpálek, Katarína Krpálková Krelová, Dana Kolářová. THE CONCEPTUAL FOUR-SECTOR MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSIONS IN ABSTRACT VISUAL THINKING. Problems of Education in the 21st Century. 2018; 76 (2):121-139.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKateřina Berková; Kristýna Krejčová; Alena Králová; Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Dana Kolářová. 2018. "THE CONCEPTUAL FOUR-SECTOR MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSIONS IN ABSTRACT VISUAL THINKING." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 76, no. 2: 121-139.
Creativity, initiative and entrepreneurship as the educational goals, and the key components of intellectual capital in the spirit of the European strategy
Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Katerina Berkova; University of Economics. Entrepreneurship in relation to contemporary concepts of education (language - english). Marketing and Management of Innovations 2018, 11 -22.
AMA StylePavel Krpálek, Katarína Krpálková Krelová, Katerina Berkova, University of Economics. Entrepreneurship in relation to contemporary concepts of education (language - english). Marketing and Management of Innovations. 2018; (2):11-22.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Katerina Berkova; University of Economics. 2018. "Entrepreneurship in relation to contemporary concepts of education (language - english)." Marketing and Management of Innovations , no. 2: 11-22.
Pavel Krpalek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová. Possibilities for Developing Business Potential in Economic Education. Examples of Implementation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Economics & Sociology 2016, 9, 119 -133.
AMA StylePavel Krpalek, Katarína Krpálková Krelová. Possibilities for Developing Business Potential in Economic Education. Examples of Implementation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Economics & Sociology. 2016; 9 (4):119-133.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavel Krpalek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová. 2016. "Possibilities for Developing Business Potential in Economic Education. Examples of Implementation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic." Economics & Sociology 9, no. 4: 119-133.