Cultural Specificities of the Czech Republic from the Perspective of the Students of Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague

The study presents the results of the research that the autor carried out in 2007 among students of the Czech language and students of the programme for Primary school teachers, Faculty of Education, Charles University (128 respondents, age 22–25). The research is based mainly on the theory of Hofstede (1999, 2007). The author presents 4 factors that influence the interaction and politeness in the individual cultures: relation towards authorities, relation between individuals and the collective, manner of thinking (competitive or cooperative), accepting risk and uncertainty. The students were asked to judge the situation in the Czech Republic from this point of view. The quantitative results are presented in percentage, the article contains also quotations form the student’s essays about the mentioned topic.