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Motivation of the Elderly to Education at the Universities of the Third Age
Linhartová, Věra ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Vojtko, Tibor (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of elderly education and their motivation. The aim of this work is to identify the motivation of elderly population to study at universities of the third age in the Czech Republic. First, the work focuses on the definition of aging, its periodization and also on basic demographic data on the topic of aging society. Moreover, It also discusses impact of education on lives of elderly people and specifics of education for this age group. Subsequently, attention is paid to the motivation of older adults for education and the most common barriers to educational activities. The work also focuses on institutionalized education of the elderly in the Czech Republic. Most attention is paid to the universities of the third age. The aim of qualitative empirical research is to identify the motivation of students to study at the course called "Psychology for Life" at the University of the Third Age, Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. Empirical research is conducted by the method of qualitative interview. The interviewees are students who attended this Psychology course at the University of the Third Age at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University during the summer semester in 2021/2022.
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The Role of Public Libraries in Development of Digital Literacy
Schiffnederová, Aneta ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Vojtko, Tibor (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the state of involvement of public libraries in the development of digital literacy among the adult population. The introduction of the diploma thesis is focuses on the concept of digital literacy and related concepts such as the digital divide or digital competence. Studies of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) and the PIAAC study of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are used to determine the state of digital literacy of the Czech adult population. The second chapter is focuses on the analysis of strategic and political documents connected with digital issues. These documents include publications issued by the European Commission and strategies approved by the Government of the Czech Republic. The next chapter is focuses on public libraries, which are cultural institutions and therefore play an important role in the field of further education and thus also in the implementation of digital literacy support for adults. The subsequent empirical survey builds on the previous chapters and aims to analyze in what way public libraries are involved in the development of digital literacy in the Czech Republic. For the purposes of the empirical survey was used a quantitative survey method, through its own questionnaire, which was...
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Citizenship Education of the Adults in the Libraries
Vokurková, Anna ; Kopecký, Martin (advisor) ; Šerák, Michal (referee)
The aim of this work is to find and analyse library activity in the subject of adult civic education. Moreover, this thesis defines the area of adult civic education and its relation to hobby education. Subsequently, these two matters are closely related and to some extent overlap, and there is no precisely defined boundary between them. Furthermore, the role of libraries as educational institutions in general, as well as civic adult education institutions are expanded. Additionally, an overview of chosen adult educational activities that can be done in a library setting is also provided. Lectures and conversations, in particular, are highlighted as the most frequently featured methods. Similarly, an empirical study, performed in the form of interviews with six librarians from the district towns of the South Bohemian Region, is also part of the work, with the goal of determining the state of adult civic education in their libraries. The final project is a SWOT analysis of the strengths and limitations of adult civic education in the Czech Republic's library setting, which is based on theoretical concepts, existing research, and its own actual study.
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Specifics of senior education
Jiráčková, Libuše ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Zdeněk (referee)
Aged people study to give a reason to their life, to raise their self-confidence and to improve their social status. But that is not all. It is mostly psychological, fyziological and social problem. Emeritus person is, unfortunately, usually drove out to the edge of society and is called useless. For a lot of seniors is this feeling an impulse to prove that they are still able to do some work. In connection with this feeling it is needed to separate life of a person to three periods, which are bound to the ability of doing work. In the first period the person is thinking of his education - he studies. In the second period he concentrates most of his attention on the possibilities of his professional application and in the third period he focuses on creating the evenfall of his life, when the orientation on the material being is fading away. A person is mostly turning back to his suspended plans and unfilled educational dreams. (Ten years of educational activities for seniors, 1997)
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The purpose of the participation of the elderly in the interest-based education (Motivation analysis of older adults living within Prague 12)
Havlenová, Veronika ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Reichel, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the elderly education, especially the motivation of older people to participate in educational activities. The paper consists of two parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with an overview of basic knowledge about the issue with the use of literature both domestic and foreign authors. The second, practical part contains a description of own empirical survey. The aim of the survey is to identify the main reasons for seniors to participate in organized interest-based education, fractional goal is to detect the most common barriers, obstacles to such participation. The survey was conducted by a quantitative method of questioning and the collected data was further evaluated and commented. Keywords: Old age, aging, older adult, elderly education, motivation for education
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Conception of the lifelong learning
Popelková, Lucie ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Neusarová, Jana (referee)
Main aim of my bachelor thesis is to give a comprehensive explanation of the field of lifelong learning, to clarify its transformations during important historical periods and to cover all its aspects. Although learning during whole life is a natural accompaniment of human evolution, it is not possible to let it out of public interests. In most cases, it is all about accidental, unintentional, unsystematic and aimless learning. Provided the system of lifelong learning would be created, which comprises formal education, non-formal and informal learning, is accessible to everyone, the whole process would be more effective and lifelong learning become a device to cope with changes in humans' lives and to cope with problems of society. This is the cause why I concentrate on explanation of this system and its priorities. Since the situation in lifelong learning is connected with the degree of economic development of each state, I do not leave out the present situation in the Czech Republic. Finally, I put a question of real impacts of implementation of lifelong learning. Are his proponents really true and is it surely a device to bear individual's destiny? Or are right those of its opponents, who claim lifelong learning will make inequalities higher? There are people who have reached high degree of education and...
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The issues concerning further education of armed units working with the deliquent youth
Ryska, Vítězslav ; Reichel, Jiří (advisor) ; Šerák, Michal (referee)
Práce zaměstnanců Vězeňské služby ČR je specifickou službou společnosti - chrání tuto společnost před nebezpečnými jedinci. Přitom výkon profese se realizuje v obtížném sociálněpatologickém prostředí, a je spojen s poměrně vysokými nároky na znalost právních předpisů, jejich dodržování a vyžadování jejich plnění. Zaměstnanci se musí často vyrovnat se zátěžovými a stresujícími situacemi a to nejen v kontextu s přímým stykem s osobami ve výkonu vazby nebo trestu, ale také v kontextu se stykem se svými nadřízenými, kteří jim svým přístupem zpravidla činnost nezjednodušují, ale poměrně často komplikují, což bývá ale doménou nejen Vězeňské služby, ale ozbrojených složek vůbec. Pro příslušníka je pak prioritní záležitostí tyto zátěžové situace neprodleně a správně řešit.
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The institutionalized seniors education
Formáčková, Marie ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Zdeněk (referee)
The aim of the thesis is a pointing out the importance of educational activities in senior's life. The attention is focused on institutionalization of seniors education, its community support and educational possibilities for seniors. In the thesis are defined some basic concepts, the name of the science about seniors education, its subject and its position in the science system. Further there are noted some circumstances which was contributing to its formation, the importance of education both for seniors and for community. The attention is focused also on community support for seniors educational activities at the international, European and national level, on the preseniors and the seniors education.
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Attractive employers
Nakládalová, Petra ; Kocianová, Renata (advisor) ; Šerák, Michal (referee)
This work summarizes to readers activities and issues of attractive employers, who try to be the best emloyer and lure new employees and to make the existing emloyees stable. On these pages I sum up the results, mostly of Czech studies about what makes employers attractive. There are many criteria how to assess this part of companies. The most frequent, is assessment on the basis of their personnel relations. The studies acknowledge a point of view of employees, human resources specialists, leaders, students and the general public. The essay is descriptive text, which characterizes the companies who try to be the best place to work for, offer a richer working environment, more interesting or extraordinary benefits and they pursue every possible way before deciding to let high-quality people go. An employee needs to know the goals of the company, what should they focus on or what the company expects of them and how will the emloyees participace in reaching this goal. It is very important, what do the employees gain from it. The employees watch the activity, behaviour and the results of their employers. This work analyzes each personnel activity which plays a significant role in the identification of high - quality employers and it could be interesting material for human resources specialists, managers or...
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Opportunities and threats of developement of non-profit organizations
Limanová, Kristýna ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Reichel, Jiří (referee)
Society development, legislative and economical environment, all strongly influences third sector and non-governmental organizations. We can say that during its existence gained non-governmental organizations irretrievable place in the society, but this place is still in danger of misunderstanding from general public side. For these reason it's necessary to preciously define terminology of non-governmental sector and non-governmental organization so they can be more easily comprehended by general public to ensure that in the future this sector receive bigger and more efficient support from society. To eliminate dependency on governmental funding it is necessary change legislative environment to support multi-source financing of third sector subjects. Further it's necessary to ensure close monitoring of their activities and transparency of their financial management. Author of this paper describe and evaluate current situation in one selected non-governmental organization based on specified parameters. And focus especially on significance of public relations as opportunity for its further development. Author comes to conclusion, that just with support of general public the subjects of third sector can fulfill their goals and mission in long term and stabile way. Non-governmental organizations should use more...
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