Fundamental Pedagogy Jana Doležalová

11.4 Characteristics of Contemporary Conditions of 
Education 
The following trends and tendencies are typical of the area of schooling:
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school diversification; 
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opening of schools to real life and to new, activating procedures; 
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democratisation of school life; 
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lifelong education. 
Together with the European Union, the country addresses a variety of tasks 
which are specified in the respective documents. The European dimension in 
education, expanded instruction of foreign languages, use of new information 
technologies, mutual recognition of diplomas and qualifications, etc. have 
already been applied and reflected in the curriculum of the Czech Republic and 
in the teaching practice.
 
Current educational policy in the Czech Republic must deal with a range of 
tasks such as the form of school-leaving examinations and admission 
examinations for secondary schools and a further increase in the number of 
foreign language lessons. There are much more problems which can be 

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currently monitored in the educational press such as 
Učitelské noviny, Školství, 
as well as on the Internet.
Table 4 
Problems and Priorities in Education 
 
Problems in education 
 
Priorities in education
 
1. problem of opportunities in 
education 
 
1. equality of opportunities in 
education 
 
2. problem of graduates with 
finding employment
 
2. equalling social, cultural and 
racial differences 
 
3. problem of success and failure 
of some students 
 
3. extended mandatory school 
attendance 
4. relations 
between 
school, 
parents and local community