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A comparison of two developmental methods and their impact on behaviour
Štěpánová, Irena ; Loneková, Katarína (advisor) ; Rymeš, Milan (referee)
The goal of my thesis is to compare the impact of two developmental methods (role playing and discussion about a video specially recorded for the developmental activity). In theoretical part I introduce employee development area from a psychological point of view and I describe psychological concepts in the background of concrete skills as leadership, self-management, communication and influencing. I strive for deeper understanding of ways we use to absorb these skills and understanding of possibilities to be used to enhance employees' development whether we mean the concrete developmental methods or training and development process management as a whole. This knowledge is applicable in training and development, which is an area, where my research is conducted. In empirical part I made two researches. In qualitative research I was identifying target group developmental needs to be able to set relevant developmental goals and chose developmental methods corresponding with actual needs of employees which is an important premise of influencing behaviour. In the main research part I conducted quasi-experiment where I compare the target group score before and after the developmental intervention. I compared statistically significant differences between scores in experimental groups and in control group....
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"Forgotten" practice of peacock feather embroidery in the Czech lands
Makovec, Kryštof ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on peacock quill embroidery on the territory of the Czech lands, with a focus on the area of South Bohemia, more precisely Doudlebsk. Qualitative research methods including literature analysis and archival research are used for the research. In the first part, the belt, as a part of folk clothing, is analyzed. Symbolic and practical meanings, places of occurrence of belts and the connection between putting away costumes and putting away belts are described here. Subsequently, the work is devoted to quill embroidery itself from its predecessors, its origin and expansion, both locally and temporally. This section also describes the tools and materials used to make belts. It is described in detail here, how and from whose hands the embroidery is created. In the final phase of the work, what motifs and signs are used on the belts is analyzed. The work culminates with a list and photo documentation of most of the belts in the Doudleb region from memory institutions and ethnographic files, including their description and analysis.
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Folk costumes from North-East Bohemia: Their differences and common traits
Mašek, Tomáš ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with analysis of regional and local differentiation of folk costumes from northeast Bohemia. The research question of this thesis is which common traits are shared in folk costumes in three main regions of northeast Bohemia and which are different and specific on the level of microregions. Following question is the reason of this differenciation from the historical and cultural point of view and constructing imaginary borders of these regions based on cultural topography and etnography in contrast of borders invented by folklore movement. (folklore ensembles, "baráčníci", etc.) Metodology of this thesis is based on work with sources from archives and muzeums, etnologic photography, fieldwork and interviews with members of folklore clubs in regions. The first part deals with introduction to the area this thesis is interrested in and its definition, general description of folk cotumes, its parts and functions and common traits of folk costumes from northeast Bohemia. The second part which begins with chapter Kroje severovýchodních Čech (Folk costumes of northeast Bohemia) deals with definition of specific regions of northeast Bohemia and with detailed description of folk costumes which are typical for these regions with an emphasis on their differences. Keywords: Folk...
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Ethnocatering - Traditional food as a way to integration
Fungáčová, Natália ; Šatava, Leoš (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
(anglicky): Migration includes a lot of aspects and a lot of scientific disciplines focus on this. One of these aspects is integration, which we can perceive in this case as integration of immigrants into host country society. Approaches and methods of integration can be different depending on ambiguity of this term. This dissertation is focused on specific example of effort to integrate women immigrants with help of traditional food, which came from the ground of civil association InBáze, o.s. The association developed a project named Ethnocatering which helps to immigrants to become successful on job market via their own experience from gastronomy and it`s supporting itself by social entrepreneurship. Women from different countries of the world then have an opportunity to prepare specialties typical for countries they come from and introduce those to the local society. This essay is focused on immigrants from countries such as South Caucasus - Georgia and Armenia and also on traditional food typical for these countries. Kľúčové slová (anglicky): traditional food, different ethnic background cuisine, social entrepreneurship, immigration, integration
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Ethnographic and Folcloric Aspects in the Work of Eastern Bohemian Teachers
Tomášová, Jana ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Dědovský, Daniel (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on the generation of committed teachers, regional eastern Bohemia patriotic activists that were interested in ethnography and folklore studies on the amateur level. The first part of the thesis introduces four profession-associates of the same generation, teachers from the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th Century. Subsequent chapters deal with wider cultural-historical context with the emphasis on the history of pedagogy and ethnology. In the thesis there is also the development of homeland studies depicted. These studies were introduced as compulsory at the beginning of 20th Century and were therefore suitable for deepening of the educational role of the school via ethnographical materials. The main focus of the thesis is on the intersection of homeland education and ethnographic activities of mentioned teachers (cooperation with professionals, interest in collecting…) as well as the analysis of their importance to the professional ethnography.
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Kostelní Radouň - South Bohemian Village: Traditional and Contemporary Family and Community Rituals
Štrosová, Lenka ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
The thesis is devoted to village society. The main theme of the work is the issue of annual customs and traditions, amateur sports and cultural associations and activities, their tradition and importance for the South Bohemian village Kostelní Radouň. The main aim is to map the current state of the annual customs and rituals and other collective activities. Further attention is paid to their role and function in social and cultural life of the village inhabitants. The work is divided into several chapters, with the introducory chapters is devoted to the development of interest in traditional folk culture within the study area and the changes in village society in the second half of the 20th century, which affected the annual customs and habits. The next chapter describes the atmosphere of the village and its facilities. The following chapters deal with local associations and organizations, which are the main organizers of collective entertainment. Another chapter describes the annual traditions and customs, their traditional form and the current state in the village Kostelní Radouň. Based on data collected during field research realized in the village, and the study of existing sources was found out that in the village Kostelní Radouň currently maintain several annual traditions and customs that...
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The Czech vegetarianism within the cultural contexts
Hanková, Marie ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Krupková, Jaroslava (referee)
The purpose of this dissertation is to create a certain overview of the Czech vegetarianism development further to its development in the world within different cultural contexts. The vegetarianism is a subject extending into many scientific areas to which the used literature and materials refer. The first part contains an introduction to the questions of vegetarianism. What follows is the development in the world related to different religious and spiritual movements (Hinduism, Buddhism, Pythagoreans, Stoics, Christianity, Islam, Judaism etc.) or to some particular individuals. Also, the attitude to the consumption of meat in the historico-cultural periods up to the first attempts to promote vegetarianism is briefly described. The following part describes the development of the Czech vegetarianism since the second half of the 19th century - the personalities, the literature, the associations, the activities etc. The period literature analysis is confronted with the contemporary specialized literature and is also compared with the attitudes of the present-day propagators and supporters of the vegetarianism. The last part of this work comprises of a questionnaire survey, which was used for specifying the initial motivation in becoming a vegetarian or vegan, for determining potential problems, for learning...
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Torah binders from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague
Uličná, Lenka ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Veselská, Dana (referee)
Torah binders belong to the most interesting Jewish textiles in many Jewish museums as well as private possessions all around the world. Torah binder binds the Torah scroll together when the scroll is not being used, the binder protects and decorates it. One type of a Torah binder, so called wimpel, used to be made from a swaddling cloth used at boy's circumcision. It was then washed, cut into four stripes and sewn together again in the form of a narrow, long strip of cloth. The custom developed over four hundred years, it arose in Southern Germany and in slightly modified forms spread all around the Ashkenazi Europe.
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The Embroidery of Indian Banjaras as an Expression of Their Style of Life
Petránek, Jan ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Dagmar (referee) ; Hejzlarová, Tereza (referee)
The embroidery of the Banjara people makes an important part of Indian culture, The Banjara are a previously migrating non-hinduistic ethnic, today mostly settled and merging with the hinduistic population which represents the majority. We still have very scarce information about this distinctive textile production. This theses is based on mostly Indian studies, as well as on field-work which was carried out in fourteen Banjara communities living in two Indian states, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Another source of information were several collections of Banjara textile in important European museums and a collection of more than 550items in the Czech Republic. The theses focuses on five subjects: 1. The typology of the fourty most common and traditional types of textile pieces made by Banjara women, 2. The description of the material and embroidery techniques, 3. The attempt of the iconography analysis of the Banjara embroidery, 4. The provenience of the Banjara traditional pieces, and 5. The description of the state of art of the mbroidery which still exists in the present day Banjara communities. Vast photodocumentation made during the field-work is included in the theses and a catalogue of typical examples from studied collections. A side product has evolved during the study of the Indian literature - an...
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Anna Regina Husová (1857-1945)
Tůmová, Marie ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Sochorová, Ludmila (referee)
The main theme of the presented dissertation is life's work of Anna Regina Husová (1857 - 1945). The autor, ethnology student Marie Tůmová (Department of Ethnology Charles University in Prague), prowides a comprehensive overview of many aspects of her life which hasn't been mapped in the academic scene of the Czech republic yet. The author proposes first, that she was an outstanding personality in ethnology of our regional history. The work itself is divided into two main sections (life and life's work of Anna Regina Husová) and subsections which analysing the topic in a specific context: a brief introduction, structure, proposition, conclusion and full bibliography. There are also seven appendices (activities, friends, a brief look into her prose and poetry, illustrations, this English summary and CD disk), literature and sources. The methodological backround of the presented thesis was grounded in the professional qualifications, archive's sources, literature and recent literature as well. Cardinal method used in this thesis is a dense and holistic case study: a mohography. Although the thesis of graduate student Marie Tůmová, led by lecturer Irena Štěpánová, concerns many aspects selected regional personality exceeding 180 pages in lenght, it still raises several unanswered questions.
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