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Analytical methods for measurement error estimation in survey data
Chylíková, Johana ; Vinopal, Jiří (advisor) ; Kreidl, Martin (referee) ; Buriánek, Jiří (referee)
Analytical methods for measurement error estimation in survey data This dissertation aims at the domain of measurement error in social science survey data. To conceptualize and estimate measurement errors it employs the analytical and theoretical framework that stems from the analytical method of structural equation modeling (SEM) and Classical Test Theory (CTT), extended with the component of the systematic measurement error. This thesis has two goals that may contribute to development and extension of Czech social science methodology. The first goal is to illustrate methods of measurement error estimation, which has not been used for analysis of Czech data yet, and to point out to some problematical aspects of these methods. The second goal is to employ presented methods to obtain new findings regarding the quality of data from Czech surveys. The dissertation presents three empirical studies, each of which uses one of the methods defined within the presented theoretical and analytical framework. First study presents an analysis of reliability of measurement with the Quasi Simplex Model (QSM). It illustrates how to use the model and brings optimistic results regarding the reliability of the Czech EU SILC panel data. In the second study the confirmatory factor analysis model, operationally called...
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Analysis of biographical narratives using computer-assisted text analysis
Čepelák, Václav ; Hájek, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Petr (referee)
Besides the social survey data, texts have been an important source of sociological data since the beginning of the development of sociological methodology. Text analysis methods contain two main branches of development: Bernard Berelson's content analysis and Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic analysis. Both these methodological branches have been influenced by the development of information technologies in the last twenty years. The thesis presented here deals with one of the methods of computer text analysis (CATA), which stands on the border between these two methodological streams, a method of analyzing words' collocations in texts. The thesis presents the method in the context of other methods of text analysis, and mentions sources of inspiration for further development of these methods - corpus linguistics and text mining. The second part discusses the different steps of words' collocation analysis: building a text corpus, dictionary compilation, calculation of data matrix and visualisation of words' distances using multidimensional scaling (MDS). The method is also applied to a specific data, two text corpora compiled from transcripts of biographical interviews with actors of Czechoslovak normalization - with dissidents and Communist functionaries. Quality of the models is assessed, depending...
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Comparison criteria bankruptcy proceedings
Švábová, Helena ; Trojan, Václav (advisor) ; Trojanová, Irena (referee)
COMPARISON CRITERIA BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS Final work is focused on the realization of the insolvency proceedings in the Usti region in the posts of headmasters. As part of the research were approached founders of schools and school facilities for municipalities and county. The reference period bankruptcy proceedings 2014. The aim is to determine whether the founders - bankruptcy committee bankrupt, or if you use a pre-determined its other other selection criteria for candidates outside the criteria that are set by the law - Law no. 561/2004 Sb. on preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational and other training, as amended (the Education Act), the implementing decree no. 54/2005 Coll., on the particulars of the bankruptcy proceedings and bankruptcy committees, Law no. 563/2004 ., on teaching staff, as amended (the Act on Educational Staff). Newly findings from the survey are compared with the results of the investigation and thesis - Bankruptcy proceedings as director of schools in the Central Region, Ing. M. Řezníková, 2013 - examining the criteria for candidates for the posts of schools in the Central Region for the year 2012. By comparing the results of both works, ie. My undergraduate work and a bachelor thesis Ing. Rezniková can determine whether the founders for both regions progressing in...
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Karel Krejčí's Comparative Approaches in his Understanding of Czech and Polish Literature
Matějková, Veronika ; Janoušek, Pavel (advisor) ; Svatoň, Vladimír (referee) ; Trávníček, Jiří (referee)
The thesis documents and interprets the conflict between the literary discourses of the time on the one hand, and the specific approach of Karel Krejčí (1904-1979), comparatist, Slavist and Czech studies scholar, on the other hand. Based on the Krejčí's studies on literary history and comparative literature, as well as his participation in the methodological debates of his time, the thesis analyses the impact of this conflict on the author's literary theory method, and his work of a literary historian and comparatist in general. The analysis is based on the ambiguous reception of Krejčí's scientific work: while he is recognised as a great personality in the field of Slavic studies, he is considered an outsider in the general context of Czech literary science. The thesis describes how the author, with his methodological approach, was in opposition to the prevailing trend. As a Slavic studies scholar he criticised the 'influence science' and positivist methods employed in the field. In the period between the two world wars he inclined towards the sociology of literature, although this discipline did not become popular. While he was interested in phenomenology and formalism, he defended his 'historical-sociological' approach against structuralism, which was gaining ground. In the 1950s Krejčí wrote a...
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Teaching vocabulary
Havránková, Anna ; Klinka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šuman, Záviš (referee)
This thesis presents different points of view on vocabulary. Its aim is to define its role in language teaching. There are four main chapters in the theoretical part: history of methodologies, psychological and neurolinguistic aspects of teaching, fields of vocabulary knowledge and finally stages of vocabulary teaching. The work addresses both the historical development and current tendencies. In the practical part, we first made a didactic analysis of selected textbooks which deal with vocabulary. Furthermore, a selected range of vocabulary (family) was analysed according to the techniques of introducing, semantisation and practicing activities. Several shortcomings were revealed, such as lack of information about the pronunciation, word grammar, register, audio recordings and especially dearth of language skills nowadays often emphasised in Europe. The last part of this work was to create a separate file for teaching the topic of family, so that on the one hand it corresponds to the theoretical knowledge and on the other hand, is based on an analysis of textbooks. Therefore it was possible to demonstrate their applicability to the given range of vocabulary. The aim of the thesis was to define the role of vocabulary in teaching, which we did not do only in methodology, but also in linguistics and...
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Czech for Foreigners in the Preschool Education Institutions
Hušáková, Barbora ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
v anglickém jazyce The present M.A. thesis deals with teaching the Czech for foreigners in the preschool education institution. The work with the preschool children is connected with lots of specifics and thus it requires teacherʼs special attitude towards their very young learners. Children- foreigners often come from families, where nobody speaks Czech and their vocabulary is very restricted. Therefore, their inclusion into the Czech educational environment is not easy. In the theoretical part, at first we will focus on analysis of curriculum documents for preschool education, particularly with regard to children-foreigners. Afterwards, we will pay oneʼs attention to possibilities of support of integration of children-foreigners during education in Czech preschool institutions. After that, we will outline the aspects accompanying foreigners' integration into teaching and theoretical ways for child-foreigners integration process. At the end of the theoretical part, we characterize group and individual courses. Two case studies are subject of the empirical part and they contain the complex analysis of situation of children-foreigners in selected preschool institutions.
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Support for curriculum reform through the Methodical Portal to the Framework educational programme - repository of digital learning materials - case study
Hubená, Tereza ; Voda, Jan (advisor) ; Lisnerová, Romana (referee)
TITLE: Support for curriculum reform through the Methodical Portal to the Framework educational programme - repository of digital learning materials - case study AUTHOR: Tereza Hubená DEPARTMENT: Education Management Center SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Jan Voda, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: In my bachelor thesis I tried to define managerial processes and roles that ran in the background of project 'Methodics' and in the background of its module 'Digital learning materials'. I focused on one part of project 'Methodics', which is called 'Digital learning materials'. I tried to describe the functionality of this module, its organisational structure and internal processes, the work of the coordinator, the reviewer and the editor. I tried to define the basic, control, crucial and implementation processes, which are carried out in this structure. KEYWORDS: Case study, qualitative research, methodology, curricular reform, Methodical portal, DUM - repository of digital learning materials
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A critical review of Facebook addiction research
Fišerová, Kristýna ; Brenza, Jiří (advisor) ; Vacek, Jaroslav (referee)
Background: Facebook is the most popular social network nowadays. Concerns about possible negative consequences and possible addiction rise with its growing popularity. It is a very current topic not only for experts in the field, but also for parents. Results of studies bring various conclusions and the view on the Facebook addiction remains patchy. Aim: The aim of this work is to describe and evaluate the current state of Facebook addiction research on chosen studies. This work is focused on the criteria for diagnosis, methodology and identified risk features, the profile of a problematic user. Methods: This theoretical work uses qualitative approach and compares information from chosen studies. First, a summary was created from each study. Then extracted information were compared in categories according to research question of this work. Results: Evaluation of the studies showed that there is no clear way of diagnosing Facebook addiction and the phenomena itself is not clearly defined. The studies were very different in their prevalence estimates. A methodological issue of most of the chosen studies was using a self-reported questionnaire and a choice of non-representative participants. Conclusion: It is necessary to continue the research in the field of Facebook Addiction. This works has...
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Methodology of rape investigation
Bilanská, Dominika ; Krupička, Jiří (advisor) ; Konrád, Zdeněk (referee)
Methodology of rape investigation Abstract This diploma thesis called Methodology of rape investigation aims to present a multidisciplinary analysis of selected aspects of rape. The secondary goal is to identify the specific problems accompanying this crime while obtaining knowledge about the methodology of rape investigation. The thesis includes both theoretical and practical elements and is divided into 4 chapters. The first chapter deals with criminal code aspects, which are representing a necessary part of a theoretical introduction to the issue. It includes the historical development of the legal regulation of rape up to the current definition, where all its features are analyzed with a supplementary interpretation of case law. For inclusion in the European context, the content also includes a description of the rape legislation in selected European countries. The second chapter represents the findings of criminology and criminalistics on the crime of rape. Thus, various typologies of rape are presented, including possible causes regarding the influence of myths. Furthermore, attention is paid to the characteristics of the victim, characteristics of the perpetrator and the typical ways of committing this crime. The third chapter introduces the investigation methodology itself, which presents incentives...
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Strategy of posture stabilisation in stand on unstable base and under application of container with water
Láncz, Lukáš ; Lopot, František (advisor) ; Kubový, Petr (referee)
Title: Strategy of postural stabilisation using unstable surface and water barrel. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the level of muscle actiavtion of choosen muscles during lunge on unstable surface or with using water barrel. Investigation of the postural strategy used during lunge orn unstable surface or with the water barrel and creation of methodology for measurment and data analysis. Methods: Into this pilot study, there were picked 5 people (athletes). Data for outcomes where used from 3 athletes. The measurement of level of muscle activation were done by surface electromyography over gluteus medius muscle and musculi multifidii bilaterally.For data procession was used software Origin 2012 Postural stability was measured through force plates by Kistler and gained data were procesed by using software programmes Bioware, MS Excel and Matlab. For data analysis from EMG measurement was used simple comparasion of outcomes. Stabilometry outcomes were analysed by statistical methode t-test. Results: The results indicate greater level of measured trunk muscles activation during lunge with aquabag than lunge on unstable surface. Another thing which was found is that there was higher activation of Gluteus medius muscle on dominant lower extremity when performin lunge on unstable...
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