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The Use of an Applied Behavior Analytic approach in the Education of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Special Education Primary School
Prokopová, Zuzana ; Bartoňová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Vítková, Marie (referee) ; Franiok, Petr (referee)
The subject of this dissertation is on the use of an applied behavior analysis (hereinafter referred to as ABA) based approach in the education of pupils diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in a special education primary school. In the theoretical part, autism spectrum disorder (hereinafter referred to as ASD) is defined within the context of current knowledge, its anchoring in classification systems, symptoms, screening and diagnostic methods, and supported evidence-based practices as it relates to treatments available to individuals with ASD. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with ABA as a scientific field and its use in the education of pupils with ASD. Last but not least, findings are presented on the inclusion of pupils with ASD in the educational process both here and abroad and introduces the Pennsylvania support class model as one of the possibilities of implementing education with the assistance of an ABA based approach. The research part of the dissertation is divided into three research studies, all of which have one common theme; the education of pupils with ASD in a special education primary school using ABA. In the first research study, a description on the current status on the usage of ABA in the Czech Republic as it relates to the education of pupils with ASD in primary...
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Analysis of preparedness of teachers to manage problematic behaviour of children with neurodevelopmental disorder ADHD
Šimek, Adam ; Linková, Marie (advisor) ; Uhlíková, Petra (referee) ; Franiok, Petr (referee)
The aim of Analysis of preparedness of teachers to manage problematic behaviour of children with neurodevelopmental disorder ADHD dissertation was to assess the readiness of primary school teachers to deal with children who have ADHD, or hyperkinetic disorder. Furthermore, it aimed to find out the level of knowledge, information and awareness of this subject. Last, but not least, we wanted to find out whether teachers knew that it is very likely that there is a child with ADHD in their class and how they work with these children. In our research, we confronted up to date theoretical findings given by the science and research with practical findings emerging from questionnaire responses. By doing so we have highlighted an overlooked but at the same time important problem of our current education system. The theoretical resources were solid data regarding the research subject, ADHD, with which we documented the importance of this issue. In the practical part of the research, we concentrated on the teachers' knowledge and their awareness of ADHD and on their experience in everyday routine at primary schools. The researched group consisted of 199 pedagogues from different types of schools and from different geographic parts of the Czech Republic. In our research, we used mixed research. At first,...
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The Phenomenon of Death and Mourning in the Context of Intellectual Disability: Grief Support Group Project
Janyšková, Kristýna ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Franiok, Petr (referee) ; Hádková, Kateřina (referee)
This doctoral dissertation's topic is mourning in people with intellectual disabilities who have lost a loved one. The research focuses mainly on the loss of parents, but also includes the loss of other people, such as grandparents. By loss we mean death, but the results of the work can also be used for losses of a different nature. The aim of this work is to understand grief in people with intellectual disabilities and to suggest appropriate ways to support their grieving process, with emphasis on grief support groups. As part of the research, we set up and implemented 2 support groups for grieving people with intellectual disabilities, each lasting at least 2 months and meeting once a week. At the very beginning of our research, we carried out one support group of the same length as a pilot study. The pilot study was first evaluated and the proposal of the support group according to the original foreign script was modified to better meet the needs of Czech citizens with intellectual disabilities. After the pilot study, we enriched the research with a questionnaire test of our own design, capturing a possible change in process of mourning in people involved in our support groups. We presented the questionnaire test to the participants before the start of the support groups and immediately after...
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Women with intellectual disabilities as parents: Factors influencing a mother's role
Bernoldová, Jana ; Strnadová, Iva (advisor) ; Mužáková, Monika (referee) ; Franiok, Petr (referee)
Mothers with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been for a long time a marginalised population, both from a research perspective, as well as from the everyday practice of social workers and medical personnel. The first aim of the research presented in this thesis was to analyse how women with intellectual disabilities expereinece their motherhood and what are their experiences with formal and informal support. The second aim of this thesis was to explore how professionals (i.e., social workers and medical personnel), accept women with intellectual disabilities and how they perceive support they provide to these women. The author used mixed method approach, specifically interview and survey approaches. There were 19 women with intellectual disabilities and 504 professionals (175 medical workers and 329 social workers) who took part in this study. The author also developed four case studies which illustrate the development of mother's identity across divere contexts. This research concluded that women with intellectual disabilities experience their mother's role in the same way as their peers without disabilities, however they need adequate support for performing their role of a mother and for daily tasks. This research also found that professionalism and support offered by social workers and...
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Communication by people with profound intellectual disabilities
Baran, Ladislav ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Franiok, Petr (referee) ; Vítková, Marie (referee)
5 Abstract In a social and political climate that encourages active participation in the decision- making of people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities, with the aim of improving the quality of their lives, is often on educators, careers and legal custodians to represent the wishes and interests of those individuals. That's why it is important to focus on the interpretation of communication. On the one hand this doctoral thesis discusses the theoretical issues related to communication of people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities and its interpretation, but on the second hand it focuses on identifying and describing relevant communication characteristics based on practical qualitative research at special pedagogical center for mentally handicapped people in Rüdesheim am Rhein in Germany. The validity of the interpretation is rather continuous as a categorical variable and has to be supported by the systematic collection of evidences from different sources. This framework is compatible with the social constructivists' view of communication development and allows combining information derived from subjective, intuitive views with information obtained through observation and testing. Key words Communication, profound intellectual disabilities, development, relationship, verbal...
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Factors and aspects affecting quality of a pedagogical-psychological practice
Nováková, Daniela ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Franiok, Petr (referee) ; Syřiště, Ivo (referee)
The presented dissertation paper deals with the pre-graduate preparation of teachers, specially its integral part, pedagogical-psychological experience ("experience"). The aim of this paper is comparative study focused on analysing and comparing the conception and implementation of the current conditions of this experience. Comparison was performed between two faculties of education - Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague and the Faculty of Education at Comenius University in Bratislava. The main research methods were comparative analysis of content, questionnaires and structured interviews. In the research part of the paper, we are trying to define issues that have positive or negative influence: motivation of students to choice of their major of study, their subjective perception of their preparedness for this kind of experience, their assessment of progress of pedagogical experience and its benefits for their future profession. We were provided with other indications by headmasters of schools where this subject was already implemented, by teachers who dedicated themselves to students and by university teachers who lead this subject. The main benefit of this paper is in comparison of both conceptions along with recommendation of the optimal form of practice that could be utilized...
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Phenomenon of active citizenship and its responses in lives of people with intellectual disabilities in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries
Káňová, Šárka ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Květoňová, Lea (referee) ; Franiok, Petr (referee)
In this doctoral dissertation the concept of active citizenship and the possibilities of its fulfilment for people with intellectual disability will be explored through data collected in four European countries - the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ireland and Sweden. The dissertation is divided into three sections and eleven chapters. In the first section, the epistemological foundations are presented, including the perceived connections between contemporary disability paradigms (special and inclusive education) and active citizenship. It includes relevant key notions necessary to clarify the conceptualisation of disability, specifically intellectual disability and the conceptualisation of citizenship and of active citizenship, in particular. There will be a focus on the issue of human rights and on the policies and Conventions which both advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities, and strive for social change and the establishment of equal opportunities for all people with disabilities. The concept of active citizenship will be explored through the domains of employment, community living and political participation and this will be the main focus of the qualitative research. In the second section, the methodological foundations will be presented and the active citizenship domains will be...
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Gaining Independence of Clients of Facilities of Alternative Education Care in International Comparison
Prokop, Petr ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Franiok, Petr (referee) ; Syřiště, Ivo (referee)
Gaining independence of clients in the system of the alternative education care is the cardinal topic of the work. Within the framework of the international comparison, the author analyses and makes a survey of the problems accompanying this process. The work does not contain only the conclusions the author came to based on the research in chosen countries (Czech Republic and Poland) but also presents suitable recommendations how the problem of gaining independence of clients of the alternative education care can be solved. The introductory part is applied to theoretical solutions, the international comparisons and examples of a good practice abroad. The author follows opinions of different experts in causalities of the problem from the influence of the biological family through socialization of the clients of the education care to the very problems of the institutional care. He presents these opinions subsequently in the context. In the methodological and research parts the author tries to answer the cardinal question: "What is way the clients of the alternative education care are prepared in order to gain independence?" Within the framework of the qualitative design of the research, the author is mediating the readers the real situation which the clients gaining independence and their carers are...
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Identification and development of talent in preschool and school age
Klugová, Iva ; Franiok, Petr (advisor) ; Hájková, Vanda (referee) ; Bartoňová, Miroslava (referee)
Dissertation Abstract TITLE: Identification and development of talent in preschool and school-age AUTHOR: Iva Klugová DEPARTMENT: Department of Special Education SUPERVISOR: Doc. PaedDr. Petr Franiok, CSc. ABSTRACT: We tried in our research to establish certain criteria that improve the quality of primary identification process in nursery and elementary schools. It is a very extensive proposal that requires cooperation of all school subjects, parents, clinical psychologists, etc. For this reason, several different perspectives were used in the research section of this dissertation. One of them was a questionnaire survey for teachers and parents in a nursery and a primary school in the Moravian-Silesian Region. This questionnaire survey showed a high informative value and after a successful pilot verification it can be considered an appropriate identification tool that can be used by special education teachers to identify giftedness directly in schools. As to direct identification tools in the realm of logical and analytical capabilities, we focused on testing with Raven's matrices. Because exceptionally gifted pupils in the Czech Republic have been legally supported only since 2005 (when the Education Act No. 561/2005 came into effect), there are no tests for identifying giftedness available to special...
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