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Social circus and usage of empowerment when working with groups at risk of exclusion
Vohralíková, Tereza ; Moree, Dana (advisor) ; Košák Felcmanová, Alena (referee)
The master thesis deals with the area of social circus, which works with groups with risk of exclusion in the form of creative expression. The aim of the thesis is to map social circus projects in the Czech Republic and Spain, in relation to the phenomenon of empowerment in working with groups at risk of exclusion, especially in terms of social circus projects, the way they work with empowerment and for what purpose and subsequent comparison of gathered data with existing research and empowerment theories. The thesis therefore offers an insight into the current state of social circus and its connection with civil society by empowerment of people at risk of exclusion. Key words: Empowerment, Social circus, social inclusion, civil society
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Forms of 'empowerment' in the frame of the anti-discrimination agenda in Education
Felcmanová, Alena ; Moree, Dana (advisor) ; Bittnerová, Dana (referee) ; Straková, Jana (referee)
Forms of 'empowerment' in the frame of the anti-discrimination agenda in Education 'Empowerment' - or a state of emancipation, in which an individual is able to achieve their goals, fulfill their needs, and reach their potential despite the structural limitations - should be the result of education. Forms of empowerment include: the capacity of involved actors to make changes, and their ability to influence conditions and structures, in which they move. In my dissertation, I inspect the empowerment found in actors in Education, families, the public sector, schools and other governmental organizations. I conducted my research in the context of the integration of the so-called 'inclusive education' and the associated changes in the system of the Czech elementary education, in the period of spring 2013 until the end of 2017. The method of qualitative research I chose was the stakeholder analysis and in-depth interviews. I analyzed the gathered data from the point of view of the actors' goals and agendas, their experience with discrimination, their involvement in the inclusive education, their cooperation with each other, and last but not least, from the point of view of the power(lessness) and empowerment of the actors themselves describe it. I then link the concept of empowerment with the concept of...
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