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The more and more accelerated scientific and technological progress in advanced economies requires an increased complexity of the uncertainty and non-repetitiveness characteristics of the university activities. This calls more and more for the diversification, perfection and refinement of the evaluation methods for the efficiency and effectiveness of the university activity, in the short, medium and long run under the new conditions of globalization and assertion of knowledge-based society. This paper compares met...

Health education has been part of lower secondary education in the Czech Republic for a decade. It is included in the Framework educational programme for elementary education under the educational are Man and health. The purpose of Health education is to promote an active and responsible approach to health, shape adequate lifestyle habits, develop students’ health literacy, and take a formative role in the prevention of risk behaviour. The objective of the research study entitled ‘Health education from the perspec...

Background: The goal of the study was to find out whether the educational materials for patients who have undergone the implantation of a vascular prosthesis in lower extremities or abdominal aorta are of high quality, understandable and usable for patients. Methods: The evaluation included educational materials in written form – two brochures for patients prior to the surgery, one brochure for patients after the surgery and an information map. The PEMAT (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool) was chosen for...

Introduction: Health literacy is a cognitive and social ability determining the individuals` capability of getting an access to information, comprehending and using the information in a way that promotes and maintains good health. It helps to choose healthy behavior and can influence skills achieved in the childhood. Goal: to identify the level of health literacy in children and adolescents between 12 and 18 years. Methodology: A quantitative survey, a questioning method, a face-to-face dialogue. Data collection u...

The theme of the paper is the topic of strategic management and the strategic managerial tools used by the managers of the small and medium-sized enterprises of the construction sector. The approach to the topic is conducted through the own international questionnaire survey of managers from Czech Republic and Austria. Thus, we were able to collect the data about the managerial evaluation of several indicators of strategic management in abovementioned enterprises. While the survey was conducted in the time of ongo...