Profesní činnosti učitelek mateřských škol ve světle současných českých výzkumů

The paper presents the findings of research into the professional activities of kindergarten teachers in the Czech Republic and defines characteristics of the profession of kindergarten teachers in the Czech context. In the first part of the paper, the authors illustrate the current research interest in the teaching profession in the Czech Republic and summarise recent research on teachers’ professional activities. In the second part of the paper, kindergarten teachers are introduced as a specific category of teachers in the Czech system of schooling. In the third part, a research survey is presented that aimed to identify, label and record professional activities of a kindergarten teacher in a dynamic perspective (throughout a school year). Towards the end of the paper, possible ways to make use of the research findings are implied