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Youth media literacy and media use as percieved by teachers
Bůžková, Kristýna ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Supa, Markéta (referee)
The Master's thesis deals with the view of teachers on complex issues related to the media literacy of adolescents and the concept of media education. The first part of the work provides the necessary theoretical background, on which the empirical part stands and defines key terms related to the topic. The first chapter outlines the approaches by which it is possible to understand teacher's personality and identity. Among other things, the importance of the role that teachers play in the educational process is emphasized here. The second chapter narrows its focus to the concept of media literacy and media education. The third chapter of the thesis deals with the way how young people use the media and deals with related risks that they may encounter. The thesis includes an empirical study as well, which was realized among teachers working at elementary schools. The aim of the survey was primarily to find out and describe how teachers perceive the usage of media and how they evaluate the level of media literacy of their pupils. The discussion and the conclusion of the work then summarize the findings.
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Quality of working life and work engagement of employees in educational organizations
Bůžková, Kristýna ; Tureckiová, Michaela (advisor) ; Kursch, Martin (referee)
The Master's thesis focuses on the complexities of quality of work life and work engagement among education staff. The introduction presents a general overview of key concepts and outlines the development of approaches and the wider context. Drawing on the theoretical background, the following text addresses specific problems in greater detail. While the first chapter deals with a more general understanding of quality of life in various disciplines, the second chapter narrows its focus to the concept of quality of work life introducing selected theories and contemporary research approaches. Another thematic part of the thesis explores work engagement - it defines the concept, its development and relation to other phenomena (for instance, work satisfaction, well-being, or the burn-out syndrome). The thesis also includes an empirical study with the intention to describe the subjectively perceived quality of work life and the level of work engagement among employees of educational organizations. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous measures needed to be adopted, which have profoundly transformed and influenced the way teachers perform their job tasks. The turbulent nature and low predictability of related changes represent an unprecedented challenge and can influence long-term quality of work life...
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Workload of Support Staff Working with Disabled Clients
Bůžková, Kristýna ; Záškodná, Helena (advisor) ; Kocianová, Renata (referee)
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the complex issue of work load and work-related stress. The work outlines the theoretical basis, which is then followed up with a discussion of the main theoretical models of work load and stress, with an emphasis on internal and external conditionality of worker's perception of said stress and work load. Second part of the thesis outlines the major features and specifics of caring professions. Primary focus is dedicated to workers caring for disabled clients, given that these workers act as the focus group of the empirical study in this work. Third and final part is dedicated to quantitative analysis of the study among workers of caring professions. The main research focal point is the subjectively perceived work load in the context of dispositional optimism and the key factors influencing the work load. Key words Workload, work stress, psychological resilience, coping strategies, caring professions
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