Research ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Scientific and research approaches and research projects Our students are supposed to keep up with the international levels of requirements concern ´s competences. Focusing on the original research is a must for the teachers of the Art Ed as it is a pre-requisite for maintaining the high standards of teacher preparation study p department is quite unique in the context of Charles University, in that it interconnects with the pedagogical discourse. The focus is on research in the field of functional visual literacy (VIGRA) and Didactics in the international context. See also: http://creativeconnexions.eu [ URL "http://creativ A very important role in the field of research belongs to the doctoral studies. International projects play a very important part of research and education at Art Educati collaborate with Universities in Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Finland and Japan. Met tools, which we often use, are combinations of contemporary approaches to analyzing an ima artefact, as well as analyzing the processes of creating art, fenomenological and post-str perspectives in theory of art education and socio-reconstructivistic tendencies in Art Ped Important activities: Research PROGRES Q17 - Competency Based Visual Literacy Participation in European Network for Visual Literacy www.envil.eu Interventions in educational activities UNESCO and InSEA; both on the European and World i Projects: 2017-2021 PROGRES Q17 - Competency Based Visual Literacy Museum and Gallery Education in the Visegrad Region I and II. Dept. of Visual Art, Univerz Bratislavě, SNG 2011-2013 NAKI DF 11P01OVV025 (Educating cultural identity of the nation, museums, galleri Educational principles in models of cultural education. 2012-2014 Creative Connections 517844-LLP-2011-UK-Comenius-CMP/EACEA. Research of modaliti cultural identity and democratical values. 2008 - 2011 Images and Identity: Improving Citizenship Education through Digital Art. LLP Erasmus, Comenius. No. 142345 – LLP – 1 – 2008 – 1 – UK - COMENIUS – CMP/EACEA. Visual art, visual culture, visual literacy and European citizenship.