Student's political literacy in Czechia in the view of geographical education

The Bachelor's thesis focuses on the political literacy of students in Czechia and the contribution of political geography to political education of students. The aim of the thesis is to identify the level of political literacy of students in the selected secondary schools and influence on geographical education. In the first part, political literacy, political education and geographical education are theoretically framed and previous research on the topic is presented. Using a survey focused on political attitudes, voting preferences, and orientation on the political-geographical topics among students in selected secondary schools, the level of political literacy of students and the origin of their political attitudes and political- geographical knowledge are determined. The survey shows that the majority of students in selected secondary schools aquire political literacy in all its aspects. Geography education contributes mainly to orientation on political-geographical topics, which is essential for fulfiling the cognitive aspect of political literacy. The survey also indicates that media play a significant role in conveying political-geographical knowledge to students. Key words: political literacy, political education, teaching political geograph