PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vácha, Zbyněk
AU  - Chmelová, Štěpánka
AU  - Ryplová, Renata
TI  - Garden-based education in the regions of the Czech-Austrian borderlands
DP  - 2019 Jul 22
TA  - e-Pedagogium
PG  - 37--49
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/epd.2019.004
IS  - 12137758
AB  - The main objective of the research was to verify the existence of school gardens in schools situated in the regions of the Czech-Austrian borderlands and assess the available material potential and readiness of primary schools for the introduction of garden-based education in teaching. The staff of 259 primary schools situated in the South Bohemian, South Moravian and the Vysočina regions worked together on the research. Data was obtained through an electronic survey questionnaire. The research shows that only 25% of primary schools participating in research do not have a school garden. Various features are currently being built in gardens that will make them more complex and usable spaces, with the disappearance of gardens used for cultivation only. School gardens are used in varying degrees in all school subjects.