Fundamental Pedagogy Jana Doležalová

education: 
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content of education: content of theoretical and practical instruction, 
content of out-of-school-hours education and self-education and 
contents encountered by the child in his/her family; 
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environment of educational institutions: natural and social environment 
adapted to the educational impact (architectonic solution of the school, 
equipment and arrangement of classrooms as well as the psychosocial 
climate); 
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people: persons acting as educational agents in education; 
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educational institutions: family and school, various school facilities 
(after-school clubs, out-of-school care centres, school libraries, school 
canteens), various organisations for children and young people, cultural 
institutions, interest, church and sporting organisations, school groups 
and collectives;
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V. Jůva (1999) specifies the following activities: 
o play: an activity for pleasure and entertainment which is an 
important means of education in pre-school age, but its role at a later 
age with respect to the development of various personality aspects 
should not be overlooked;
o sports and movement activities: these means help to develop 
health, physical fitness and skilfulness, sense for collective and moral 

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and volitional qualities in general; they also help to refine one's 
personality, create the value-orientation and scale of values; children 
learn fair play and a healthy lifestyle;
o teaching and instruction: systematic educational activities within a 
teaching unit which develop the student’s knowledge, skills and 
habits, deepen emotional and aesthetic experience, and shape moral 
and volitional qualities;
o work: both physical and mental work has an educational impact 
during the work process alone as it requires a planned and organised 
nature, thoroughness and responsibility, concentration, volition and 
endurance; it also impacts through the outcome of the work process 
and through the work environment; socially significant, publicly 
beneficial and demanding work also has educational effects;
o artistic activities: active production as well as influence through 
pieces of art is a major means of education refining one’s personality, 
developing it from the aesthetical and cultural, cognitive, moral and 
value-oriented perspective.
There are also 
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mass media: They do not always have a positive effect from the 
educational perspective as not all programmes are intended for this 
purpose; programmes on further training whose objectives, content 
(themes and problems), means and forms are subordinated to 
educational purposes correspond to educational intentions (note: a 
programme’s attractiveness does not guarantee its educational 
efficiency); 
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collective: an organised group of individuals having a common interest, 
goal or activity; internal distribution of assignments and functions can be 
used in education via a collective’s public opinion.