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Chance to Get a University Degree in the Population of Persons with Disabilites
Šámalová, Kateřina ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Hájková, Vanda (referee) ; Havlík, Radomír (referee)
Education is a tool towards upwards social mobility, and it is therefore essential to ensure equal access to it for all groups in society irrespective of their social standing or state of health. One of the many social groups faced with the risk of worsened access to higher levels of education in particular are the disabled, who, at various phases of their educational careers, face restrictions and barriers that substantially impede the achievement of higher levels of education. The central theme of the dissertation is the accessibility of university education for the disabled, that is, their chances of fully integrating into academic life and the university environment and successfully complete their studies there. The theoretical part of the thesis creates a broader informational framework for the chosen theme, presents varying concepts of key thematic constructs and places them within the relevant thematic framework - the sociology of education. The theoretical section also deals with the theory of educational inequalities and individual phases of the education process for the disabled. The quantitative study carried out primarily addressed the motivation of these students to begin studying at university, as well as the factors influencing their selection of field of study. The study was also...
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