Vít Šťastný
Vít Šťastný is a post-doc researcher at the Institute for Research and Development of Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. His research interests include shadow education and comparative education with emphasis on French and German speaking countries. Besides the Ph.D. obtained in Education studies, he holds a Master degree in Education sciences and bachelor degree in Business French study programme. He has worked as a teacher in French and Czech secondary school, and currently works as an associate of the department for international large scale surveys of the Czech School Inspectorate.
Qualifications
- 2012-2016
Education studies (Ph.D.)
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic - 2005-2010
Education – Social work (Master degree)
Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic - 2007-2010
Business French (Bachelor degree)
Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Projects
- 2022-2024
project n. 22-01308S Parental demand for shadow education: Contexts, processes, determinants and outcomes of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR)
principal investigator - 2021-2022
Reasons of the shortage of teachers
member of the research team - 2021-2022
Features of ability grouping in Czech schools
member of the research team - 2018-2020
project n. 18-00939S The link between mainstream and shadow education: the case of Czech lower-secondary schools of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR)
principal investigator - 2018-2020
project n. 18-19056S Factors related to the cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes of vocational students. The role of the sense of academic futility and school culture of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR)
member of the research team - 2015-2018
Czech Longitudinal Study in Education
member of the research team - 2015-2016
project n. 178515 The shadow education in upper-secondary schools of the Grant Agency of Charles University in Prague (GAUK)
principal investigator
Selected publications
- Šťastný, V., Chvál, M., & Walterová, E. (2021). School Partnerships with Private Tutoring Providers: Weighing the Risks and Benefits by Czech School Principals. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1-18.
- Šťastný, V., Walterová, E., & Zhu, X. (2021). Školní vzdělávání v Číně. [School education in China]. Praha: Karolinum.
- Hoidn, S., & Šťastný, V. (2021). Labour Market Success of Initial Vocational Education and Training Graduates: A Comparative Study of Three Education Systems in Central Europe. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1-25.
- Šťastný, V. (2021). Shadow education in the context of early tracking: between-track differences in the Czech Republic. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education.
- Šťastný, V. (2021). Shadow education: A double-edged sword for Czech mainstream schools in the competitive educational market. Research Papers in Education.
- Šťastný, V., Chvál, M., & Walterová, E. (2021). An ordinary moonlighting activity? Determinants of the provision of private tutoring by Czech schoolteachers. International Journal of Educational Development, 82, 1-11.
- (2020). Does the quality of school instruction relate to the use of additional tutoring in science? Comparative analysis of five post-socialist countries. School Effectiveness and School Improvement.
- Šťastný, V. & Walterová, E. (2019). Vliv školy na využívání soukromého doučování.[School influence on private tutoring use]. Studia paedagogica, 24(1). 51–78.
- Šťastný, V., Svobodová, Z., & Rochex, J.-Y. (2017). Školní vzdělávání ve Francii. [School education in France]. Praha: Karolinum.
- Šťastný, V. (2017). Availability of Czech school play-centres. Pedagogická orientace, 27(4), 575–598.
- Šťastný, V. (2017). Challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities of researching shadow education through internet. E-Methodology, 4(1), 95-113.
- Šťastný, V. (2017). Soukromé hodiny doučování na středních školách: diagnóza a směry dalšího výzkumu. [Private tutoring lessons in upper-secondary schools: Diagnosis and future research directions]. Pedagogická orientace, 27(1), 29–56.
- Šťastný, V. (2017). Private tutoring lessons supply – Insights from online advertising in the Czech Republic. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47(4), 561-579.
- Šťastný, V. (2016). Klíčová témata a metody ve výzkumu soukromého doučování. [Key topics and methods in private supplementary tutoring research]. Orbis Scholae, 10(1), 35-62.
- Šťastný, V. (2016). Private supplementary tutoring in the Czech Republic. European Education, 48(1), 1-22.
- Šťastný, V. (2015). Soukromé doučování pohledem společenskovědních disciplín a teorií. [Private tutoring phenomenon from the point of view of social sciences and theories]. Studia Paedagogica, 20(1), 45-66.
- Šťastný, V. (2014). Soukromé doučování a vzdělávací politiky v Evropě. [Private supplementary tutoring and education policies in Europe]. Pedagogická orientace, 24(3), 353–374.
Other
Scholarships and internships abroad
- 5/10/2019–20/10/2019
The Belt and Road Shanghai autumn study project on „Policy and practice: Teacher professional development“
Research Institute for International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University
workshop - 15/5/2018–25/5/2018
Research Institute for International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University
research internship - 1/5/2017–31/5/2017
Institut für Bildungswissenschaft, Universität Wien
research internship - 1/11/2015–30/11/2015
Comparative Education Research Centre, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
research internship - 18/11/2013–24/11/2013
study visit of Francie (overseas department Reunion) – SVES programme (CEDEFOP) - academic year 2010/2011
internship at upper-secondary school Jeanne d´Arc-Saint Ivy, Pontivy, France.
Community services
- member of CERA (Czech Education Research Association, ČAPV)
- reviewer for journals British Educational Research Journal, European Education, Pedagogická orientace, Orbis Scholae, Studia Paedagogica
