The Study Journeys of Commercial Schools Educators in Bohemia and Moravia and the Transfer of Pedagogical Expertise in the Early 20th Century

Introducing the phenomenon of study trips by teachers from commercial schools, this study highlights their function as a specific form of the transfer of pedagogical experience during the early 20th century. The topic is illustrated through the travel of selected key figures from educational institutions in Bohemia and Moravia. The objective of the text is to provide a typology of the participants and purposes of these study trips. It also analyses the initiatives behind them, the teachers’ motivations, the approval process, their course, and subsequent reflection. The structure of the study corresponds to these objectives. Based on a combination of archival and printed sources (specifically documents from the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs, press publications of the time, and annual school reports), the author aims to evaluate the contribution of study trips undertaken by teachers at commercial schools to pedagogical practice and the role of state administration in supporting them.