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Attitudes to pupil with learning disabilities and behavioral disorder at lower secondary school from the perspective of school teacher assistant
Bergmannová, Klára ; Bartoňová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Marádová, Eva (referee)
The main subject of the thesis is based on characteristics of the attitudes to a pupil with specific learning disabilities and behavioral disorder in the frame of an upper stage of an ordinary elementary school (based on the standards of the Czech republic). The theoretical part initially describes the school system of Czech republic and the legislative framework of the primary education of pupils with special educational needs. Subsequently, a group of pupils with specific learning disabilities and behavioral disorder is defined from a main group of pupils with special educational needs. Thereafter, the provided support to those pupils is characterized alongside with a brief job description of a school teacher assistant. Considering the frequent connection of special learning disabilities to other difficulties, the symptom ADD/ADHD is explained as next. The pupil's personality is specified in the last section. The objective of this Bachelor's thesis is the processing and the description of the attitudes to a pupil, to whom a special learning disability was diagnosed - dysgraphia and behavioral disorder on the basis of ADHD, obtained through personal experience from the position of a school teacher assistant. The method of data collection chosen for this research investigation is a participant...
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Approaches to the development of communication skills of children of the younger school-age
Přibylová, Šárka ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the communication skills of children of the younger school- age in a common primary school. In this thesis, expressive and receptive components of speech are monitored and the progress in both of them written down. The theoretical part focuses on "communication" in general and on the definition of related terms as well. An "impaired communication ability" is also described and its individual types are elaborated in detail. For each type, the thesis states description of symptoms, diagnosis and prevention. Last but not least, the theoretical part deals with the education of children with special educational needs. The diploma thesis also covers and explains terms that are connected to this topic as well as explains support measures or aids. The research part, using mixed research (qualitative and quantitative), focuses on children of the younger school-age attending a common primary school. The specifics that occur in the communication skills of these children are observed as well as their progress in particular exercises. The survey is carried out in two phases with a time gap of 4 months in order to enable monitoring of prospective progress. The results of a survey are presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. The quantitative form records how many pupils have...
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Primary or lower secondary school teachers' perception of inclusive education
MALÁ, Tereza
This thesis deals with the topic of inclusion and perception of inclusive education by teachers at primary schools. The aim is to explore opinions, attitudes of teachers, their experience and experience in relation to inclusive education, which has been implemented in the Czech Republic since 1st September 2016. The theoretical part describes the history and current concept of inclusive education on the basis of school documents, so far elaborated expert studies and other specialised literature. The theoretical part also introduces pupils with special educational needs. There is also a chapter devoted to school assistants. The practical part introduces the description and evaluation of the research. The research is carried out by means of a qualitative survey approach, namely using the method of semi-structured interviews with teachers from the 1st and 2nd grade of primary schools. Subsequently, the content analysis of the data is used and the interviews are transcribed and analysed so that they can be evaluated and the results processed. Results are compared in steps. n the discussion there will be a comparison of my acquired knowledge and knowledge of Czech experts and also the influence of teachers having a special pedagogy degree working with pupils who have special educational needs. Finally, there is an interview with a teacher who works in a special school as a representative of a different view of inclusive education.
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Perceived professional competencies for inclusive physical education from the view of elementary school teachers in Prague
Nováková, Eva ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title: Perceived professional competencies for inclusive physical education from the view of elementary school teachers in Prague Objectives: The main aim of the thesis is to describe perceived competences of teachers in the professional fulfilment of the very essence of physical education (PE) in inclusive classes. The challenge is also to point out the barriers they face that prevent the safe and high-quality routing of PE in inclusive classes. At the same time, the intention is to outline the possibilities for systemic improvements. Methodology: 12 teachers (women, mean age = 45 years) from 6 primary schools involved in the Movement for Inclusion project participated in the study. The research used a qualitative methodology in the form of a structured interview, which had an hourly subsidy and was conducted directly at the primary school. Results: None of the respondents had a specialized course on the issue of inclusive PE until the beginning of the project. Most of them would be interested in such further education. Educators draw the most information from books and websites. Their opinion on inclusion is of interest - 67% consider school inclusion to be appropriate, a quarter of teachers disagree with inclusion and 8% have not expressed an opinion. The interview showed that teachers perceive...
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Integration of ADHD children in preschool age
HRDLIČKOVÁ, Lucie
ADHD Syndrome represents an attention disorder linked to hyperactivity taking shape since early childhood. The main aim is a description of the ADHD syndrome in children at pre-school age, and identification of whether it is or is not beneficial. One main research question is posed: Is integration of children with ADHD at pre-school age beneficial? Further, three other partial questions are posed: Is integration with the suport of a teaching assistant beneficial to the student? Is integration of children with ADHD beneficial to their classmates? Are teachers working with children informed enough about ADHD? The practical part of this bachelor thesis is processed using qualitative research method together with a group of teaching assistants having experience educating children with ADHD syndrome, implemented via the technique of a semi-structured interview. The first part of interviews is focused on the general data about informants. The second part is focused on the benefits of integrating children with ADHD at pre-school age. Questions in the third part are related to the benefits of integration of children with ADHD with the support of a teaching assistant. The fourth part of the interview is oriented toward the benefits of ADHD child integration for other students, and the last part is focused on teachers´ awareness about ADHD syndrome. Interviews are analysed and synthesised. The thesis reaches the following finding: the benefits of integrating children with ADHD cannot be unequivocally evaluated, while the benefits of integration with teaching assistant support can be evaluated as unequivocally positive. Integration benefits for classmates cannot be unequivocally evaluated. Further, the thesis finds out that teachers are not informed enough about ADHD syndrome.
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Inclusive education from the teacher´s point of view
KOUBOVÁ, Gabriela
The bachelor thesis deals with inclusive education from the teacher's point of view. In the theoretical part, it is described the development of education - from the time of separation when students with any defect or problem segregate from others, to the concept of inclusion which tries to overcome this concept and turns it all. In particular, inclusive education is based on the idea of joint learning and inclusion. This is linked to the theme of individual plan, support measures, etc. In the practical part, a number of research questions are asked in the quantitative survey focusing on how teachers perceive inclusiveness in schools, its aspects and whether they are prepared with this concept work.
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Interventions of assistant teacher in the proces of inclusive education in primary school
Čejdová, Aneta ; Hájková, Vanda (advisor) ; Němec, Zbyněk (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the work of teaching assistant working with pupils with disabilities at the common primary school. Within the framework of the inclusive education the number of pupils with disabilities is increasing and in the result increase also the teaching assistent in the primary school. Work with teaching assistant is in the beginning for many schools but there are still various problems. This topic is relevant today and it is discussed in both academic field and general public. The aim of this diploma thesis is to define the work of the teaching assistants at the primary school and the partial aim is to find out how the teaching assistants perceive their profession or what they would change. To meet these goals, qualitative research methods were used, especially semi-structured interviews together with the information from the respondent's demographic survey. The interviews were processed using note- based coding and for obtained data analytical induction was used. The result of the research is an overview of the activities of the assistant teacher and teamwork of teachers and other professional staff. The obtained data show that teachers' assistants still work mainly with assigned pupils (pupils with SEN) and do not give the teacher enough space to work with these pupils...
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The role of the teacher in the elementary education of socially disadvantaget pupils
Hirtová, Lenka ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Marádová, Eva (referee)
The thesis deals with the role played by the teacher in the education of pupils growing up in conditions of social exclusion. The aim of the thesis is to understand the relationship between elementary school and the education of pupils with special educational needs. The author wants to find out how teachers cope with the requirements of inclusive education in their day-to-day practice. Another issue is whether pupils growing up in conditions of social exclusion have access to institutionalized help and what role play teachers in accessing this assistance. The author proceeds through qualitative research. The theoretical basis for research work is the concept of social exclusion and the concept of teacher role in the level of expectation, concept and performance. The thesis presents a legislative framework which formulates the state's current expectations towards schools in the education of pupils with specific educational needs. The text is also about how this legislative framework is reflected in the practice of elementary school and what is the impact on the teachers work in a particular class, with specific pupils.The author answers key research questions through the criteria for the distribution of support, the views of teachers and the method of their work. The author concludes that children growing...
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Secondary education of mentally handicapped pupils in practical schools
Šedivá, Ilona ; Dyršmídová, Stanislava (advisor) ; Zemková, Jaroslava (referee)
The diploma thesis contains in the theoretical part a discussion about the importance of education of pupils with moderate mental disabilities, defines persons with mental disabilities, presents their characteristic peculiarities in relation to their education at the level of secondary education. It describes the Framework Educational Programs for practical schools with one- year and two-year training. The exploratory part focuses on monitoring secondary education of pupils in practical schools in the Central Bohemian Region. The main aim of the survey was to find out the possibilities of employment of graduates of practical schools after graduation.
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Education of foreigners
Pecharová, Klára ; Zemková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the teaching of foreigners. It aims to characterize pupils with a different mother tongue, the possibilities of support and a specific methodology of work with these students. The thesis deals with the definition of basic concepts, i.e. the concept of migration, inclusion, and approximation of the issue of foreigners' education. It further clarifies the current view of foreigners in the Czech Republic and non-profit organizations dealing with their support. The main part of the thesis focuses on the characteristics of pupils with a different mother tongue, the legislation and the financing of their studies. The next part concerns the inclusion and definition of individual steps of support measures that allow pupils to foreigners, for example, the use of language classes or courses of the Czech language. In practical cases, the bachelor thesis describes the possibilities of the methodology of working with pupils of foreigners and points out possible shortcomings in the current system. Keywords Pupils foreigners, education of foreignes, inclusion, methodology, support measures
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