Education in the Area of Human Protection in Emergency and Crisis Situations in the Context of Health Education in the Czech Republic

Oct 15, 2026

Paper examines how emergency and crisis situations such as floods, fires, and Covid-19 require active citizen involvement, and how lower secondary education in the Czech Republic addresses this within Health Education. Using document review and a questionnaire survey, it analyzes the Framework Education Programme, a safety-focused health education textbook, and study plans of selected education faculties. Results indicate strengthening emergency topics across elementary Health Education and reforming undergraduate teacher training through compulsory integrated courses, plus continued professional development.

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Pages26

Reading Time1 h 6 min

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doi: 10.26529/cepsj.1176 Education in the Area of Human Protection in Emergency and Crisis Situations in the Context of Health Education in the Czech Republic Jitka Slaná Reissmannová1 • The present time brings a number of emergency and crisis situations, including floods, fires or Covid-19, the management of which requires the active involvement of citizens. Lower secondary education in the Czech Republic includes the subject of Health Education, in which this topic is addressed. Education of students in the area of lifestyle and health is included in Health Education and Home Economics, the latter being delivered in Slovenia. In terms of content, both courses are similar and can enrich each other by sharing valuable experience both in teaching students and in preparing future elementary school teachers. The objective of this paper is to present the concept of elementary education in human protection in emergency and crisis situations in the Czech Republic and the related concept of undergraduate teacher training. The research methods used were document review (of curricular documents and study plans) and questionnaire survey. The paper presents the results of an analysis of the curricular document governing elementary education in the Czech Republic (Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education), as well as the results of an analysis of a health education textbook focusing on the area of safety issues. The paper also presents the results ofan analysis ofthe study plans of selected faculties of education in terms of human protection in emergency and crisis situations, as well as the results of a questionnaire survey focusing on the awareness of future teachers in the area of human protection in emergency situations. The results and main findings ofthe analysis of the curricular document suggest that the topics of the human protection in emergency situations should be strengthened in the context of Health Education (and throughout elementary education). The studies on teachers’ and future teachers’ awareness of human protection in emergency situations (including first aid) point to some shortcomings in undergraduate teacher training (for example, the optional course in first aid and human protection in emergency situations at 1 Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Czech Republic; [jituler@post.cz](jituler@post.cz). 110 education in the area of human protection in emergency and crisis situations the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University). Conclusions and recommendations for practice: the current revision of the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education should allow the strengthening of emergency issues in Health Education. Based on the inquiry, the following is recommended: due attention should be paid to all emergency issues in the course of education; further teacher training in all emergency issues should be promoted; emergency issues in undergraduate teacher training should be integrated in the form of compulsory common base courses. Keywords: curriculum, health education, human protection in emergency situations, crisis management, teacher education Izobraževanje na področju zaščite ljudi v izrednih in kriznih razmerah v okviru zdravstvene vzgoje na Češkem Jitka Slaná Reissmannová • Zdajšnji čas prinaša številne izredne in krizne razmere, vključno s poplavami, požari ali s covidom-19, katerih obvladovanje zahteva aktivno sodelovanje državljanov. Del osnovnošolskega izobraževanja na Češkem je tudi predmet zdravstvena vzgoja, pri katerem se obravnava navedena tema. Izobraževanje učencev na področju življenjskega sloga in zdravja je vključeno v zdravstveno vzgojo in gospodinjstvo, pri čemer se predmet pod tem imenom izvaja v Sloveniji. Vsebinsko sta sioba predmeta podobna in se lahko medsebojno povezujeta z izmenjavo dragocenih izkušenj pri poučevanju učencev in izobraževanju bodočih osnovnošolskih učiteljev. Namen tega prispevka

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What is the main objective of the paper?

To present the concept of elementary education in human protection during emergencies and crises in the Czech Republic, and the related approach to undergraduate teacher training.

Which research methods were used?

The paper uses document review of curricular documents and study plans, and a questionnaire survey focused on future teachers’ awareness.

What do the curriculum analysis results suggest?

The topics of human protection in emergency situations should be strengthened within Health Education, and throughout elementary education.

Oct 15, 2026

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