TITLE: "Two different views on education presented in the children's and youth literature in the first and second half of the 20th century. - A comparison of selected novels by Erich Kästner and Christine Nöstlinger." AUTHOR: Hedwiga Kašlík DEPARTMENT: Department of German language and literature SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Tamara Bučková, Ph. D. ABSTRACT: The thesis compares two different views on education presented in the children's and youth literature in the first and second half of the 20th century with the help of selected works. The first focus is on Erich Kästner, as a representative of the pre-war generation, and his novels Emil und die Detektive (1929) and Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (1933). The second author is the Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger, who began her literary action in 70s of the 20th century. From her were chosen the books Der Spatz in der Hand (1974) and Das Austauschkind (1982). All novels are analyzed with respect to their educational content and compared to the intentions of the author. The conclusion of the thesis will be a comparison between the different attitudes of the authors. KEYWORDS: Erich Kästner, Emil und die Detektive, Das fliegende Klassenzimmer, Christine Nöstlinger, Der Spatz in der Hand, Das Austauschkind, children's and youth literature, view on education