Práce se zabývá vývojem vzdělávání učitelů v českých zemích v rámci habsburské monarchie v období od reforem Marie Terezie po rok 1914. Pozornost je věnována zejména učitelským ústavům, jejich organizaci a fungování a také diskuzím o vyšším vzdělávání učitelů elementárních škol. Poslední část práce je zaměřena na historii a fungování učitelského ústavu v Kroměřiži v letech 1890 - 1914.The bachelor thesis deals with the development of teacher education in the Czech lands in the period from the end of the 18th century to 1914. The greatest attention is devoted to the teachers' institutes as the first institution for preparation of future teachers. The thesis The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on the development of teacher education in the context of school reforms since the Theresian reforms until 1914. The second chapter focuses on the teaching institutes and their organization. The third chapter deals with the discussion of higher education of elementary school teachers that took place at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The last chapter is devoted to the characteristics of study at the Teachers' Institute in Kroměříž. The Teachers Institute in Kroměříž was established as the third in Moravia and was one of the major educational institutions in the town until its dissolution in 1948.