PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF THE CLASSROOM CLIMATE: CREATING AND INFLUENCING IT

The presented paper provides results obtained from two research projects realized under the aegis of the Grant Agency of South Bohemia University in Ceske Budejovice (Preparedness of students and graduates of the Faculty of Education of the South Bohemia University on solving behaviour issues of pupils, and School - a threat or a chance for vulnerable individuals?) The aim of the partial research realized within the two projects was to evaluate primary school teachers' perception of the classroom climate, and the way that they influence this climate through various teaching methods and strategies. Selected participant teachers answered questions related to the climate in their current classrooms. Their answers were compared to data obtained from the questionnaire "Nase trida" (Our Class). Overall, the research provided data from six questionnaire-based surveys of "Nase trida" in primary school classes and six interviews with the tutors of tested classes.