Support for Creating Civil Competencies of Primary School Children from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Backgrounds as a Form of Public Safety and Protection

• Main Authors: Lukáš STÁREK, Jarmila KLUGEROVÁ
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Security Management in Košice 2019-06-01
• Series: Košická bezpečnostná revue
• Subjects: Safety; civic competency; protection of the general public; socioeconomic background; pupil
• Online Access: http://kbr.vsbm.sk/2019/n1/starek_klugerova.pdf

This paper entitled “Support for Creating Civil Competencies of Primary School Children from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Backgrounds as a Form of Public Safety and Protection” argues in favour of designing a curriculum that is focused on pupils from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds as well as on self-awareness in the broader and narrower social context and developing the practical skills needed to protect oneself and others (protecting the general public and protecting life, health and property). The article presents partial data that emerged from the project: Development of Civic Competencies in the Safety and Protection of the Population of Pupils from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Backgrounds, conducted by the Jan Amos Komenský University in Prague. The project has been underway since 1st March 2017 and will end 30th June 2019. The project's recommendation is, among other things, to target the area and encourage teachers to continue with topics that develop not only knowledge but also the perception of the outside world and the awareness of threats and dangers that may affect the development of the child or pupil. The topic that should be integrated with these areas is inclusion itself, which has an indisputable influence on our human society.