I am a postdoc researcher and assistant professor at the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. I focus on using qualitative research to explore phenomena at the intersection of education and social pedagogy. My work centers in particular on supporting socially disadvantaged students, early leaving from education, social and education policy, and career guidance.

Besides the university, I also work at the National Pedagogical Institute, where I support school leadership. I have also focused on supporting strategic planning in schools. Earlier experience includes, for example, working as a research fellow at the Educational Institute for Moravia, as a methodologist for the South Moravian Region’s Department of Education (regional action plan for education), or at JCMM as a methodologist for regional projects.

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Current positions

• Masaryk University (Faculty of Arts), Department of Educational Sciences — assistant professor, researcher
  • Member of the Research Ethics Committee of Masaryk University
  • Programme guarantor for school guidance counsellors
  • Member of the programme board for Social Pedagogy and Counselling
  • Member of the international research group Research failure group and Centre for Excellence in Research (EARLI): Errors as Springboard for Learning
  • Member of the research group BOLDLAB focused on learning, instruction, and development
  • Member of the working group implementing the Concept of Support for Young People in the Czech Republic 2025–2030
• National Pedagogical Institute — school management support specialist
• Cedefop — ambassador on the topic of early leaving from education

Thematic focus

• Career guidance and support for school career counsellors
• Early leaving from education and educational trajectories
• Education of socially disadvantaged students and supporting engagement in learning
• Social pedagogy in schools and the role of support professionals
• Qualitative and mixed methods in educational research
• Social and education policy topics

Selected publications

• Majcík, M., & Babyrádová, V. (2026). The rising issue of dropouts from upper secondary vocational schools in the Czech Republic: perspectives of career counsellors. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1–19.
• Majcík, M., & Obrovská, J. (2025). Teaching strategies for engaging socially disadvantaged students in the classroom. International Journal of Educational Development, 117, 103372.
• Majcík, M., Šeďová, K., Babyrádová, V., Burešová, K., & Tesařová, V. (2025). Civic engagement and social problems through the eyes of young people. (Dataset)
• Obrovská, J., Majcík, M., & Simonová, J. (2025). Achievement vs. engagement: Providing support in socially disadvantaged schools. British Educational Research Journal, 51(2), 1039–1072.
• Majcík, M., Rozvadská, K., Vengřinová, T., & Novotný, P. (2024). Biographical aspects of self-regulated learning during repeatedly failing in upper-secondary exit examination. Studies in the Education of Adults, 56(2), 177–190.