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AbstractThe public has put increased pressure on organizations providing public services to demonstrate the most productive use of resources, with due regard for value received. Education is no exception. This study focus on the presentation and evaluation of public organizations (public grammar schools in our case) in education on the basis of their economy, efficiency and effectiveness as one of the indicators of performance assessment. The methodology of Value For Money presented in this study can provide useful information about the situation of education for public forces and for public grammar schools themselves. Also, this methodology may help to gain a deeper insight into strengths of individual schools, as well as in which they can improve. A limitation of the concept of VFM is that performance evaluation is possible only between homogeneous services. The originality and value of the study are reflected in its focus on such topics as monitoring and measuring of performance for public service organizations (i.e., education services). It also provides a tool for districts and individual schools to gain information using indicators employed here for identifying and solving the performance problems that occur in education system of Slovakia.

Education is a key area, the results of which play an important role in the development of each society. The role of education focused on the inclusion of children into school groups, to prepare students to enter the labour market or continue their studies in the context of tertiary education is a sufficient argument to enable beginning to look for answers and possible solutions to the difficult question of the quality of schools. Constant pressure from the public forces them to monitor and improve the provision of public services, and continually enhance their own performance in order to achieve long-term existential security. These facts consequently require a comprehensive measurement of their performance. This opens up opportunities for applying the concept of Value For Money based on the principles of New Public Management. The purpose of the scientific study is to show the potential uses of Value for Money on the example of education. The suggestion of methodology of VFM to measure the performance in education presented in this study shows possibilities to measure, evaluate, monitor and achieve necessary and especially relevant information about the situation of education and subsequent decision-making not only for public forces, but also, it can be the suitable tool for public grammar schools themselves. The article is co-financed by the project VEGA 1/0651/17.

Vzor citace / Citation example:AUTOR, A. Název článku. In Klímová, V., Žítek, V. (eds.) XXII. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách. Sborník příspěvků.Publikace neprošla jazykovou úpravou. / Publication is not a subject of language check. Za správnost obsahu a originalitu výzkumu zodpovídají autoři. / Authors are fully responsible for the content and originality of the articles.© 2019 Masarykova univerzita ISBN 978-80-210-9268-6 (online : pdf) XXII. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách Sborník příspěvků AnotaceMestá v rozvoji a podpore športu zohrávajú dôležitú úlohu. K jedným z prostriedkov podpory športovania v mestách patrí titul Európske mesto športu, ktorý každoročne udeľuje mestám, na základe vypracovaných kritérií organizácia ACES Europe. Cieľom príspevku bolo analýzou SWOT a maticou TOWS identifikovať pozitívne a negatívne súvislosti spájajúce sa s titulom Európske mesto športu a navrhnúť možnosti jeho využitia pre mestá uchádzajúce sa o tento titul. Príspevok prináša posun v poznaní problematiky týkajúcej sa udeľovaného titulu Európske mesto športu a z neho plynúce pozitívne a negatívne súvislosti. Výskumný predpoklad je originálny a doposiaľ nebol podrobnejšie riešený v teoretickej ani praktickej rovine. Získaním titulu Európske mesto športu by mali mestá od organizácie ACES Europe získať know-how ohľadom možností zvýšenia podpory športu v meste a získať spätnú väzbu na aktuálnu úroveň športovania v meste. Z výsledkov skúmania vyplýva, že organizácia ACES Europe má nedostatočne spracovanú metodiku hodnotenia miest a odporúčania pre zvýšenie ponuky športu v mestách. V konečnom dôsledku sú to mestá, ktoré musia byť aktívne vo využití titulu Európske mesto športu a jeho prestíže pre zlepšenie športu v meste. Klíčová slova šport, podpora rozvoja miest, titul Európske mesto športu AnnotationCities play an important role in the development and supporting of sport. One of the means of supporting sport in cities is the title European city of sport, which is awarded annually to cities by the organization ACES Europe on the basis of established criteria. The aim of the paper was to identify the positive and negative connections associated with the title European city of sport by proposing SWOT analysis and the TOWS matrix and suggesting ways of using it for cities applying for this title. The work brings a shift in the knowledge of the issue of the title European city of sport and the positive and negative connections arising from it. The research assumption is original and has not been dealt with in detail in the theoretical or practical issues. By gaining the title European city of sport, city should acquire know-how from ACES Europe on how to increase city sport support and get feedback on the current city sport level. The results of the survey show that ACES Europe has the insufficient methodology for evaluating cities and recommendations for increasing the supply of sports in cities. Ultimately, they are cities that need to be active in using the title of European city of sport and its prestige ...

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