Petr Soukup
Biographic Data
| ID | 4805596 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petr Soukup |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petr |
| FAMILY NAME | Soukup |
| SIGNATURE | SOUKUP P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9241-6529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Regional perspective on status attainment in Czechia
Beyond clinical reasoning
Objective Antibiotic prescribing in primary care is influenced by more than clinical reasoning; it is embedded in the social and organizational contexts of everyday practice. This study explores how general practitioners’ (GPs) individual characteristics – including attitudes toward antibiotic resistance, well-being, and defensive medicine – interact with organizational factors such as daily consultation volume and practice size, to shape prescri…
Conceptions of Geography Teaching in Classrooms
Teacher evaluations of interethnic bullying of an Arab student
Interethnic bullying that targets ethnic minority students has serious consequences for the lives of victimized students. Teachers’ evaluations of the bullying are critical because teacher intervention can stop bullying and improve the adjustment of victimized students. Because the literature has documented partially overlapping biases against people of Arab ethnicity and people with refugee backgrounds, this study investigated whether teachers’ …
The Effect of Different Secondary School Tracks on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Learning Outcomes - the Application of the Propensity Score Matching Method to Longitudinal Data
Available statistics and research show that there are large differences in the content and conditions of education and the socio-economic composition of students between the tracks offered in the Czech secondary school system (the vocational track, technical track, and academic track).The graduates of these different tracks show large differences in educational outcomes, including noncognitive outcomes such as motivation to study, self-concept, a…
Policy instruments attitudes and support for government responses against Covid‐19
An individual's political attitudes have been documented as the most important predictor of acceptance of government measures against the COVID‐19 pandemic. Their effect, however, is somewhat unclear and cannot be reduced to one dimension. In this article, we test whether general attitudes toward policy instruments might, together with left–right orientation, authoritarianism, social liberalism, and attitudes to state intervention, explain attitu…
The relationship between academic futility and the achievement of upper secondary students. Evidence from the Czech Republic
Research shows that the concept of academic futility is promising for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational programmes. The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis that in the Czech Republic, a country with one the largest VET sectors in Europe, the worse achievement of students in vocational programmes can also be explained by academic futility, and to explore the relationship betwee…
Factor Analysis as a Known Unknown - Principal Component Analysis with a Varimax Rotation Is Not Always the Ideal Approach
This article seeks to show that, although factor analysis (mostly in its exploratory version) is a method frequently applied by social-science researchers (it is often also discussed in basic data analysis textbooks), only a very basic version of it is used, with settings that are far from optimal. However, what settings are used can have major implications, primarily in the form of conceptual problems, where the exploratory version is often used…
Perception of drone related risks in Czech society
Testing the Concept of academic futility in Czech secondary education
International research shows that the concept of academic futility is a promising one for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational secondary school programmes. Given that there are large differences between general and vocational programmes in the Czech education system, in terms of the content of education, the conditions of education, student composition, and learning outcomes, it is impor…
The Use of Statistical and Substantive Significance in the Czech Social Sciences
The aim of the article is to quantify how often in leading Czech social-science journals (Ä eskoslovenskĂĄ psychologie / Czechoslovak Psychology, Pedagogika/Pedagogy, and SociologickĂ ̋ Ä asopis / Czech Sociological Review) authors choose the wrong procedures to analyse quantitative data. In particular, attention is focused on the incorrect choice of statistical tests, their misinterpretation and mechanical application, and the use of effect size…
They Think that I Should Defend”
Factors affecting the transition of fifth graders to the academic track in the Czech Republic
The Czech education system is characterised by early tracking and high educational inequalities. The most controversial element of the system is the academic track, which is attended by students after the completion of primary school. The paper focuses on fifth graders’ application process and their success in entrance examinations. The process is examined by binary logistic regression and descriptive analyses of the data collected in the Trends …
Impact of primary and secondary social origin factors on the transition to university in the Czech Republic
The main objective of this paper is to show to what extent and why students with the same academic aptitude but different social backgrounds have different odds of entering university. For our analysis, we separated primary and secondary factors of social origin in the formation of educational inequalities. The results show that the primary and secondary factors have approximately the same influence on the transition to university. Czech schools …
The Reproduction of Educational Inequalities in the Czech Republic since the Velvet Revolution in a European Context
This article traces the effect of socio-economic, cultural, and gender factors on the reproduction of educational inequalities in access to tertiary education in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. Single-country analyses conducted to date on the Czech Republic have reached conflicting results both on the development of educational inequalities since the fall of socialism and on the weight of the factors behind those ine…
Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries
Renowned international experts in higher education fi nancing have argued that, owing to large government defi cits, tertiary education will not be able to open up and meet growing demand unless cost-sharing principles and effi cient student fi nancial aid programmes are introduced. Opponents of cost-sharing in higher education object that introducing tuition fees will raise inequality in access to higher education. Drawing on OECD data, and focu…
Some Notes on the Obsession of the Czech Social Sciences with Statistical Significance
The article explains the various errors that occur in the use of the concept of statistical signifi cance. It points to the problem of census, nonprobability sampling, sampling of small populations and small samples. Another topic is the use of statistical methods on aggregated data fi les, especially from international research, and on weighted data. The authors point out that in many cases the use of statistical signifi cance is not appropriate…
Why Use Hierarchical Linear Models
The article briefly describes multilevel models and presents their simplest applications. After the methodological and statistical need for this procedure is explained, real data are used to demonstrate how a hierarchical linear model is constructed. The article presents models with a random intercept, models with random slopes, and models with explanatory variables measured at higher levels. In the conclusion, other possible applications of mult…
Some Notes on the Obsession of the Czech Social Sciences with Statistical Significance
The article explains the various errors that occur in the use of the concept of statistical signifi cance. It points to the problem of census, nonprobability sampling, sampling of small populations and small samples. Another topic is the use of statistical methods on aggregated data fi les, especially from international research, and on weighted data. The authors point out that in many cases the use of statistical signifi cance is not appropriate…
They Think that I Should Defend”
Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries
Renowned international experts in higher education fi nancing have argued that, owing to large government defi cits, tertiary education will not be able to open up and meet growing demand unless cost-sharing principles and effi cient student fi nancial aid programmes are introduced. Opponents of cost-sharing in higher education object that introducing tuition fees will raise inequality in access to higher education. Drawing on OECD data, and focu…
The Use of Statistical and Substantive Significance in the Czech Social Sciences
The aim of the article is to quantify how often in leading Czech social-science journals (Ä eskoslovenskĂĄ psychologie / Czechoslovak Psychology, Pedagogika/Pedagogy, and SociologickĂ ̋ Ä asopis / Czech Sociological Review) authors choose the wrong procedures to analyse quantitative data. In particular, attention is focused on the incorrect choice of statistical tests, their misinterpretation and mechanical application, and the use of effect size…
The relationship between academic futility and the achievement of upper secondary students. Evidence from the Czech Republic
Research shows that the concept of academic futility is promising for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational programmes. The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis that in the Czech Republic, a country with one the largest VET sectors in Europe, the worse achievement of students in vocational programmes can also be explained by academic futility, and to explore the relationship betwee…
Perception of drone related risks in Czech society
Factors affecting the transition of fifth graders to the academic track in the Czech Republic
The Czech education system is characterised by early tracking and high educational inequalities. The most controversial element of the system is the academic track, which is attended by students after the completion of primary school. The paper focuses on fifth graders’ application process and their success in entrance examinations. The process is examined by binary logistic regression and descriptive analyses of the data collected in the Trends …
The Effect of Different Secondary School Tracks on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Learning Outcomes - the Application of the Propensity Score Matching Method to Longitudinal Data
Available statistics and research show that there are large differences in the content and conditions of education and the socio-economic composition of students between the tracks offered in the Czech secondary school system (the vocational track, technical track, and academic track).The graduates of these different tracks show large differences in educational outcomes, including noncognitive outcomes such as motivation to study, self-concept, a…
Policy instruments attitudes and support for government responses against Covid‐19
An individual's political attitudes have been documented as the most important predictor of acceptance of government measures against the COVID‐19 pandemic. Their effect, however, is somewhat unclear and cannot be reduced to one dimension. In this article, we test whether general attitudes toward policy instruments might, together with left–right orientation, authoritarianism, social liberalism, and attitudes to state intervention, explain attitu…
Testing the Concept of academic futility in Czech secondary education
International research shows that the concept of academic futility is a promising one for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational secondary school programmes. Given that there are large differences between general and vocational programmes in the Czech education system, in terms of the content of education, the conditions of education, student composition, and learning outcomes, it is impor…
Impact of primary and secondary social origin factors on the transition to university in the Czech Republic
The main objective of this paper is to show to what extent and why students with the same academic aptitude but different social backgrounds have different odds of entering university. For our analysis, we separated primary and secondary factors of social origin in the formation of educational inequalities. The results show that the primary and secondary factors have approximately the same influence on the transition to university. Czech schools …
Why Use Hierarchical Linear Models
The article briefly describes multilevel models and presents their simplest applications. After the methodological and statistical need for this procedure is explained, real data are used to demonstrate how a hierarchical linear model is constructed. The article presents models with a random intercept, models with random slopes, and models with explanatory variables measured at higher levels. In the conclusion, other possible applications of mult…
Why Use Hierarchical Linear Models
The article briefly describes multilevel models and presents their simplest applications. After the methodological and statistical need for this procedure is explained, real data are used to demonstrate how a hierarchical linear model is constructed. The article presents models with a random intercept, models with random slopes, and models with explanatory variables measured at higher levels. In the conclusion, other possible applications of mult…
Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries
Renowned international experts in higher education fi nancing have argued that, owing to large government defi cits, tertiary education will not be able to open up and meet growing demand unless cost-sharing principles and effi cient student fi nancial aid programmes are introduced. Opponents of cost-sharing in higher education object that introducing tuition fees will raise inequality in access to higher education. Drawing on OECD data, and focu…
Some Notes on the Obsession of the Czech Social Sciences with Statistical Significance
The article explains the various errors that occur in the use of the concept of statistical signifi cance. It points to the problem of census, nonprobability sampling, sampling of small populations and small samples. Another topic is the use of statistical methods on aggregated data fi les, especially from international research, and on weighted data. The authors point out that in many cases the use of statistical signifi cance is not appropriate…
The Reproduction of Educational Inequalities in the Czech Republic since the Velvet Revolution in a European Context
This article traces the effect of socio-economic, cultural, and gender factors on the reproduction of educational inequalities in access to tertiary education in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. Single-country analyses conducted to date on the Czech Republic have reached conflicting results both on the development of educational inequalities since the fall of socialism and on the weight of the factors behind those ine…
Impact of primary and secondary social origin factors on the transition to university in the Czech Republic
The main objective of this paper is to show to what extent and why students with the same academic aptitude but different social backgrounds have different odds of entering university. For our analysis, we separated primary and secondary factors of social origin in the formation of educational inequalities. The results show that the primary and secondary factors have approximately the same influence on the transition to university. Czech schools …
Factors affecting the transition of fifth graders to the academic track in the Czech Republic
The Czech education system is characterised by early tracking and high educational inequalities. The most controversial element of the system is the academic track, which is attended by students after the completion of primary school. The paper focuses on fifth graders’ application process and their success in entrance examinations. The process is examined by binary logistic regression and descriptive analyses of the data collected in the Trends …
They Think that I Should Defend”
The Use of Statistical and Substantive Significance in the Czech Social Sciences
The aim of the article is to quantify how often in leading Czech social-science journals (Ä eskoslovenskĂĄ psychologie / Czechoslovak Psychology, Pedagogika/Pedagogy, and SociologickĂ ̋ Ä asopis / Czech Sociological Review) authors choose the wrong procedures to analyse quantitative data. In particular, attention is focused on the incorrect choice of statistical tests, their misinterpretation and mechanical application, and the use of effect size…
Perception of drone related risks in Czech society
Testing the Concept of academic futility in Czech secondary education
International research shows that the concept of academic futility is a promising one for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational secondary school programmes. Given that there are large differences between general and vocational programmes in the Czech education system, in terms of the content of education, the conditions of education, student composition, and learning outcomes, it is impor…
The relationship between academic futility and the achievement of upper secondary students. Evidence from the Czech Republic
Research shows that the concept of academic futility is promising for studying the mechanisms that cause differences in educational outcomes in general and vocational programmes. The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis that in the Czech Republic, a country with one the largest VET sectors in Europe, the worse achievement of students in vocational programmes can also be explained by academic futility, and to explore the relationship betwee…
Factor Analysis as a Known Unknown - Principal Component Analysis with a Varimax Rotation Is Not Always the Ideal Approach
This article seeks to show that, although factor analysis (mostly in its exploratory version) is a method frequently applied by social-science researchers (it is often also discussed in basic data analysis textbooks), only a very basic version of it is used, with settings that are far from optimal. However, what settings are used can have major implications, primarily in the form of conceptual problems, where the exploratory version is often used…
The Effect of Different Secondary School Tracks on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Learning Outcomes - the Application of the Propensity Score Matching Method to Longitudinal Data
Available statistics and research show that there are large differences in the content and conditions of education and the socio-economic composition of students between the tracks offered in the Czech secondary school system (the vocational track, technical track, and academic track).The graduates of these different tracks show large differences in educational outcomes, including noncognitive outcomes such as motivation to study, self-concept, a…
Policy instruments attitudes and support for government responses against Covid‐19
An individual's political attitudes have been documented as the most important predictor of acceptance of government measures against the COVID‐19 pandemic. Their effect, however, is somewhat unclear and cannot be reduced to one dimension. In this article, we test whether general attitudes toward policy instruments might, together with left–right orientation, authoritarianism, social liberalism, and attitudes to state intervention, explain attitu…
Teacher evaluations of interethnic bullying of an Arab student
Interethnic bullying that targets ethnic minority students has serious consequences for the lives of victimized students. Teachers’ evaluations of the bullying are critical because teacher intervention can stop bullying and improve the adjustment of victimized students. Because the literature has documented partially overlapping biases against people of Arab ethnicity and people with refugee backgrounds, this study investigated whether teachers’ …
Regional perspective on status attainment in Czechia
Beyond clinical reasoning
Objective Antibiotic prescribing in primary care is influenced by more than clinical reasoning; it is embedded in the social and organizational contexts of everyday practice. This study explores how general practitioners’ (GPs) individual characteristics – including attitudes toward antibiotic resistance, well-being, and defensive medicine – interact with organizational factors such as daily consultation volume and practice size, to shape prescri…
Conceptions of Geography Teaching in Classrooms
Psychology (11 works) · Czech (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (4 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (4 works)