The course introduces basic economic categories in the field of education (formal mainly), their relations and practical application in conditions of education in the Czech Republic comparing to practice of developed economics. It is focused on social and economic context of education (factors of demand for education, indicators of education), economic and social functions of education, macroeconomic and microeconomic effects, factors influencing the share and extent of public and private expenditures on education, nature of administration.
There are covered all levels of education from pre-primary to tertiary ones that are applied within a network of regional schools and colleges (or universities) – administration and founders of schools and school facilities, resources and principles of establishing, financial management of schools in relation to founder and legal form).
In a similar structure, there are explained basic economic categories and relations in the area of culture.