Staff

Consultation hours

Monday: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. /in person

Tuesday: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email veronika.valkoovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room Š-232; Phone: +421 2 9015 9275)

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Mgr. Veronika Valkóová, PhD. is a member of the Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava. She completed her university studies at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University Bratislava in the study programmes Teaching for Kindergartens and Education in School Clubs and Teaching for Primary Education. She earned her doctoral degree (PhD.) in Preschool and Elementary Education. Prior to joining the university, she worked as a primary school teacher and taught English and German to younger learners at a state language school. Her teaching and research activities focus on primary mathematics education and the development of children’s mathematical concepts. In academia, she has participated as a co-investigator in VEGA, APVV, and ESF-funded projects.

Consultation hours

Monday: 12:00 – 13:30 p.m. /in person

Monday: 01:30 – 2:30 p.m. /tutoring

Tuesday: 09:00 – 10:30 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email ivan.cavojskyfedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-232; Phone: +421 2 9015 9275)

Current projects

KEGA 017KU-4/2022 Supports and barriers to differentiated teaching with a view to ensuring equality of opportunity in the education of socially disadvantaged pupils (co-author)

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Mgr. Ivan Čavojský, PhD. works at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. He graduated in teaching academic subjects in the combination of Teaching Pedagogy and Teaching Education for Citizenship at the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University in Bratislava. He has completed his higher education of the third degree – doctoral studies (PhD.) in the field of Teaching and Pedagogical Sciences in the programme of Preschool and Elementary Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University in Bratislava. He is a coordinator for extension studies and also a study advisor at the department. Within his pedagogical and scientific research activities he is involved in Leisure Time Pedagogy, School Children's Club, Education and Learning Outside the Classroom. In addition, she is involved in Ethics Education, Play in Education and Outdoor School Methodology. Within academia, he has been deputy principal investigator/co-investigator in projects focused on research in the field of education and education (KEGA, VEGA). He is co-author of the university textbook Pedagogy of Children's Leisure Time and several professional and scientific papers as well as methodological manuals in the field of pre-primary and primary pedagogy.

Consultation hours

Wednesday: 08:00 – 9:00 a.m. /in person

Wednesday: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. /in person

Thursday: 08:00 – 10:00 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email kozuchovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-234; Phone: +421 2 9015 9280)

Current projects

VEGA 1/0033/22 Research-oriented teaching in mathematics, science and technology education (Chief Investigator of the project)

VEGA 1/0550/22 Current status, trends and challenges in technical education at lower and upper secondary level in the context of distance education (co-author)

KEGA 026UK-4/2022 The concept of constructionism and augmented reality in STEM education (CEPENSAR) (co-author)

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Mária Kožuchová (prof. PhDr., CSc.) works at the Department of Preschool and Primary Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. For 12 years she was the main guarantor for master's and doctoral studies at this faculty. Her professional activity is related to primary technical education in research, publishing and teaching. She has a rich publication activity. Her most frequently cited works include Developing Technical Creativity and, co-authored with J. Dostál, An Exploratory Approach in Technical Education. Several of her outputs are indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. She has worked on several international grants (mainly UNESCO) with research teams of major European universities. She is currently responsible for VEGA grant 1/0033/22 Research-oriented teaching in mathematics, science and technology education.

Consultation hours

Wednesday: 09:00 – 10:30 a.m. /in person

Thursday: 09:00 – 10:30 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email blanka.kozik.lehotayovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-231; Phone: +421 2 9015 9279)

Current projects

KEGA 0026UK-4/2021 Preventive strategies for specific learning disabilities from a graphomotor perspective in preschool (Chief Investigator of the project)

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Assoc. Prof. Blanka Kožík Lehotayová, PhD. works at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. She completed her higher education and habilitation at the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University in Bratislava in the field of Pre-school and Elementary Pedagogy. She completed her doctoral studies in the didactics programme at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. Before working in the academic environment, she held the position of a teacher in regional education, a specialist for kindergartens in the Department of Education, and a methodologist in the MPC. Her teaching activities include didactics of art education, including graphomotor training in pre-primary education, didactics of social studies and didactics of beginning writing and reading in primary education. In her scientific research activities, she focuses mainly on research on teachers' strategies in supporting beginning writing. Her scientific works are indexed in the Web of Science/Scopus databases. Within academia, she is currently the principal investigator of a national KEGA grant, has been a co-investigator of other national KEGA, VEGA, European Union supported development projects, and is currently co-investigating a project with the National Institute of Education and Youth NIVAM and UNICEF.

Consultation hours

Monday: 10:30 – 12:00 a.m. /online

Wednesday: 12:30 – 14:00 p.m. /in person 

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email belesovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-235; Phone: +421 2 9015 9273)

Current projects

KEGA 046UK-4/2021 Supporting the implementation of moral education in primary school: applied research and methodological material for teachers (co-author)

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Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Mária Belešová, PhD. is a member of the Department of Pre-primary and Primary Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava. She graduated in teaching of general-educational subjects in the approbation of pedagogy – psychology at the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University in Bratislava. She has a third degree (PhD.) in Pre-school and Elementary Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. She is devoted to the issues of education of children in pre-primary and younger school age. Within her pedagogical and scientific research activities she deals with the issue of emerging literacy of children and reading literacy of pupils and their place in the educational environment of pre-primary and primary education, their development in the conditions of the family environment. In pedagogical activity, the main pillar of her lecturing activity is the diagnosis of pupils, pedagogical propedeutics, the basics of communicative literacy, the theory of cultural literacy, the theory and practice of primary education and didactics of primary education. He also conducts seminars on thesis development. The main pillars of her lecturing activities are the diagnosis of pupils, pedagogical propedeutics, basics of communicative literacy, theory of cultural literacy, theory and practice of primary education and didactics of primary education. He also conducts seminars on thesis development. Within the framework of teaching activities, her portfolio includes academic educational disciplines aimed at the formation and development of students' basic professional pedagogical competences in their undergraduate preparation for the teaching profession. She also participates in teaching lifelong learning. The interconnectedness of her previous theoretical and practical experience has resulted in a wealth of publications and scientific activities. Within the academic sphere, she has been the principal investigator/co-investigator of national projects focused on research in the field of education (KEGA, VEGA, ESF). Her publication portfolio includes more than one hundred publications in the form of professional monographs, textbooks, scientific studies and professional articles.

Consultation hours

Monday: 12:00 a.m. – 13:00 p.m. /in person

Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. /online

Wednesday: 01:15 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. /tutorial

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email lubica.ciertazskafedu.uniba.sk)

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Ľubica Čierťažská graduated from the Faculty of Education at Comenius University Bratislava, where she studied Pedagogy, Civic Education, and Ethics Education. In 2017, she successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled The Educational Programme in a School Club for Children and Its Impact on the Development of Civic Skills in Younger School-Age Children. During her professional career, she worked for seven years as an educator in a school club for children at a primary school and for two years as a teacher of Ethics Education and Civic Education. Since 2017, she has been affiliated with the Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education. Her teaching and research activities focus primarily on education in school clubs for children, out-of-school education, human rights and citizenship education, as well as Ethics Education at the primary level. She is also a member of the team responsible for coordinating teaching and professional placements at the Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education. She currently serves as a tutor for first-year students enrolled in the Pre-Primary and Elementary Education study programme and as the Erasmus+ Programme Coordinator.

Consultation hours

Wednesday: 02:00 – 03:00 p.m. /in person (Šoltésovej)

Friday: 09:30 – 10:30 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email eva.prochazkovafedu.uniba.sk) 

(Room: Š-237; Phone: +421 2 9015 9166)

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Mgr. Eva Procházková, PhD. is a lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava. She obtained her Master's degree from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University Bratislava, where she subsequently completed her doctoral studies in the field of Sport Education. After earning her PhD, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University Bratislava, teaching a range of courses at the Department of Outdoor Sports and Swimming and the Department of Gymnastics. As part of her teaching activities, she also organized and led sports camps for children. She currently teaches practice-oriented courses focused on students' physical education and movement preparation at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava. Her professional specialization includes the use of outdoor activities in educational settings. Her research focuses on the development of movement competencies in children and adolescents, issues related to the educational area Human and Nature, and the implementation of outdoor education into educational practice. In addition to her academic work, she serves as an instructor of methodological climbing courses for the Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES.

Consultation hours

Tuesday: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. /in persom

Wednesday: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email jana.chamrazova@fedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-XXX; Phone: +421 XXXXXXXX)

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Mgr. Jana Chamrazová, PhD., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava. She obtained her Master’s degree in Pedagogy, with a specialization in Social Pedagogy, from the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University Bratislava. At the same faculty, she also completed supplementary pedagogical studies in Teaching General Education Subjects.

She received her doctoral degree (PhD.) in Preschool and Elementary Pedagogy. In 2016, she successfully defended her doctoral dissertation examining the educational potential of interactive technologies in primary education within both national and international contexts.

Her scholarly work focuses on the analysis of educational processes involving interactive technologies in primary education, with particular emphasis on the educational strategies and methods employed and on changes related to the role and professional activities of the teacher.

Her teaching activities address issues concerning digital technologies, teachers’ communication competencies, and curriculum design in education. Her teaching and research interests further include the modernization of primary and pre-primary education. Particular attention is devoted to the potential of digital technologies in both school and out-of-school educational settings, as well as to the field of school mediation. Her academic interests also encompass qualitatively oriented educational research. She has participated as a co-investigator in several research projects supported by the VEGA, KEGA, and APVV grant schemes.

Consultation hours

Tuesday: 14:00 – 16:00 p.m. /tutoring

Wednesday: 15:00 – 16:30 p.m. /online 

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email dubravovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-235; Phone: +421 2 9015 9287)

Current projects

KEGA č. 005PU-4/2021 The golden fund of children's and young adult literature (100 plus 1 best books for children – 100 plus 1 best books for teens) (co-author)

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Mgr. Adela Dúbravová, PhD. works at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. She graduated as a teacher of general education subjects in Slovak language and literature – phonetics and in aesthetics at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov in Prešov. She has completed her higher education of the third degree (PhD.) in the field of humanities – arts sciences: 81 – 27 – 9 theory and history of theatre at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov in Prešov. In the past, she worked as a teacher of literature and drama at the Elementary School, secondary and high school, she led the university student theatre and the Prešov Children's University. Within her pedagogical and pedagogical-research activity she focuses on drama and media education, on dramatic, media and literary creation for children in theoretical, didactic and developmental context, as well as on its qualitative parameters. Within her research and publication activities, she has also been involved in mapping the development of original dramatic production for children and youth in Slovakia (theatre, radio and television), translations of world dramatic texts for children in Slovakia, as well as depicting the specific problem of human disadvantage in original dramatic production for children. Her teaching portfolio includes educational disciplines aimed at developing students' professional didactic competences in the teaching of Slovak language and literature, integrated teaching of Slovak language and literature, drama and literature education. She was the principal investigator of the national VEGA project (VEGA 1/0517/16 - Original Media Drama for Children and Youth), co-investigator of national APVV, VEGA and KEGA projects and participant of the transnational network of children's universities (EUCU.NET). She is a co-author of the college textbook Integrated Didactics of the Slovak Language and Literature for Primary Education (Liptáková, Ľ. et al., 2011, 2015, 2022) and the author of the course notes Drama Education and Dramatic Arts in (Pre-)Primary Education (2023).

Consultation hours

Monday: 14:00 – 15:30 p.m. /online

Wednesday: 14:30 – 16:00 p.m. /in person

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email lenka.kascakovafedu.uniba.sk)

(Room: Š-237; Phone: +421 2 9015 9166)

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PaedDr. Lenka Kaščáková, PhD., has been working as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava since 2018 (Department of Music Education, Department of Primary and Pre-primary Pedagogy). She is a graduate of the Faculty of Education of the University of Prešov in Prešov, specialization Teaching for the first level of primary schools with extended music education, and later a graduate of the Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences of the University of Prešov in Prešov, specialization Teaching of Art and Educational Subjects, specialization Musical Art. She finished her doctoral studies in the field of Pre-school and Elementary Pedagogy at the University of Prešov in Prešov in 2007 and her doctoral studies in the same field in 2016. In the past she worked as a music teacher in a primary art school /music, piano, choir singing/, later as a director of a primary art school. Her rich pedagogical experience was extended by several years of work at the State Pedagogical Institute in Bratislava, as a research and development employee for the arts departments of primary art schools.   Currently, she is a university teacher at Comenius University in Bratislava, where she teaches subjects focused on music pedagogy, music management and music didactics. She also works as a lecturer of extension studies within the framework of lifelong education of students at Comenius University in Bratislava and chairwoman of the examination committee for the 1st and 2nd attestation of teachers of elementary schools and primary school teachers at the National Institute of Education and Youth (NIVAM) in Bratislava. She also serves as a member of the central subject committee for primary and elementary education for the educational field of Art and Culture at NIVAM. Her research and publishing activity is focused on the development and testing of musical abilities of preschool and younger school-age children in school and family environments. She is involved in the preparation of music education textbooks for primary schools. She is a member of the editorial board of the international journal PAEDAGOGIA MUSICA and editor of the international conference proceedings entitled Theories and Practice of Music Education. In addition to her university work, she also teaches in a primary school with a kindergarten, which is also a training school for students of the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University.

Consultation hours

Tuesday: 14:00 – 15:00 p.m. /in persom (Šoltésovej)

Wednesday: 13:30 – 14:30 p.m. /online

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email lucia.bundovafedu.uniba.sk)

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Mgr. Lucia Bundová, PhD. She works at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. She graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius University in Bratislava. She completed her doctoral studies in sport education at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius University in Bratislava and Norges idrettshøgskole in Oslo. For the last 10 years she has worked as a coach for children, youth, athletic director of athletics club, lecturer of international athletics federation (World athletics) for children's athletics. Currently she is teaching practical subjects related to movement at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University and teaching practice of future coaches at the Faculty of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University. His scientific research activity is focused on the development of movement competences of children and youth.

Consultation hours

Monday: 04:30 – 06:00 p.m. / 06:00 – 07:30 p.m. / inline

Thursday: 09:00 – 10:00 a.m. / in person

(consultations must be arranged in advance by email blanka.chynoradskauniba.sk)

(Room: Š-237; Phone: +421 2 9015 9282)

Current projects

APVV-24-0439 Change in teachers' cognition due to their participation in the implementation of the curriculum reform (co-author)

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Mgr. et Mgr. Blanka Chynoradská, DiS. is a full-time doctoral student at the Department of Pre-primary and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava. Her research activities focus on the discursive construction of teachers' professional identity within the process of curriculum transformation. As part of her teaching duties, she contributes to the delivery of the courses Bachelor's Thesis Seminar and Pedagogy of Children and Adolescents with Learning Difficulties. In her teaching practice, she emphasises the integration of theoretical knowledge with the practical preparation of future teachers.