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Czech public is mostly satisfied with basic and secondary education. Number of respondents, who are not interested in education, raises with their higher age. Most of people do no need any reforms of secondary and basic education. Only 36% of respondents think the new reform is nedeed, while the need of reform did not depend on their age, education or political affiliation. About 50% of students would accept new reforms of basic and secondary education.

Current situation of university education and its reform are the topics of (not only)political discussions. In contrast to disccusions and and various suggestions the new reform has not occured yet.And what czech citizens think about situation of university education? If we summarize information about university education, we can say the following. Though international comparision published by OECD or World Bank show that Czech Republic belongs to countries with the lowest number of university students in adult population and countries with the lowest number of those, who start studying at the age – when peole start studying university, most of respondents think that enough people have chance to study the university.

In September 2005 CVVM used questions from survey Pubs and beer in czech society, which took place in September 2004. Although Czechs belong to top ten beer consumers according to results of the survey they are not proud of it very much. On the one hand, the future of czech beer is viewed optimistically on the whole, on the other hand czech public is quite pesimistic when talking about future...

As a part of September survey there were some questions about public opinion on Czech school system. Major part of Czech citizens thinks that primary schools, secondary schools and universities are successful at developing and supporting of good knowledge, independence,

self – confidence and socialization of their pupils. According to our respondents primary and secondary schools are not successful at developing of discipline and moral values, on contrary universities are successful at it.

In September survey more than a half of respondents expressed their opinion that everybody has a chance to get such education according to his or her abilities.

Then respondents had to answer a question, what circumstances and various facts influence educational background. Respondents often suppose human abilities and diligence to be important, when trying to get higher education.

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In September CVVM also focused on evaluation of current level of school education, including primary and secondary schools and universities. All types of school education are positively evaluated by major part of respondents. In other part of survey respondents had to talk about their own educational background. Respondents think that education helped them to get general knowledge and professional qualification, when three quarters of respondents share this opinion.

In March almost two thirds of respondents are satisfied with living conditions close to their home.A quarter of respondents is neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. A tenth of czech population over 15 years are dissatisfied with it. More than three quarters of respondents are satisfied with installation of service gas pipes, electric connection, water service pipe and sewerage in their homes. People are also satisfied with waste disposal, environment close to their home.

Public opinion on equality of approach to education are contradictory Almost two thirds of respondents expressed their opinion that quality education for children could be ensured only by rich parents, but a same part of respondents agreed with that intensity of education depends on a person who has will and abilities to study. Similar contradictory opinions occured in case of two other statements that were judged by respondents.

In November survey the respndents were interrogated whether they agree or disagree with some statements about czech university system. Major part of respondents (93%) agreed that quality university education is an investment that serves to a person or to all society well. There were some contradictory opinions on university tuition. Almost two thirds of people think that university tuition ( with chance to gain loan for studies) would help to more people who want to study at university.

Three quarters of respondents suppose that World war two and key events of the war should be still remembered, 15 % of people share opposite opinion. More than two fifths of people expressed their opinion that key events of the war are seldom remembered, same part of people think that these events are remembered well and 6 % of respondents think that the events are remembered too often. Czech anti-fascist resistance in West or in East Europe is evaluated to be important or very important, czech anti-fascist resistance in West Europe is supposed to be important or very important by 71 % of respondents, czech anti-fascist resistance in East Europe is supposed to be important or very important by 70% of people and 68 % of respondents evaluate home anti-fascist resistance.