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Motivation to study preschool pedagogy in middle adulthood
NEKOLOVÁ, Hana
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of motivation of students of a combined form study of preschool pedagogy. The aim of this paper is to map the motivation of students in their middle age who have chosen preschool education as their education subject. The theory part deals with education of adults and their motivation to study, further focuses on middle age adulthood, its typical signs, life tasks and middle age crisis. The last chapter outlines the profession of a preschool teacher. The practical part presents the analysis and data results from a mixed research. A method of questionnaires used for the quantitative part gained information of 147 respondents. The quantitative part with the use of profound interviews maps attitudes and experience of two respondents, a student and a graduate of masters in pre-primary pedagogy. The outcome of the gained data shows that the main motivation to study preschool pedagogy comes from qualification requests in order to work at preschool education. The desire to fulfil a personal vision to become a preschool teacher plays a great part. The survey shows that the lack of time and energy to study due to family and job requirements creates a significant obstacle to study. Family support plays an essential role in education and managing studying tasks.

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1 NEKOLOVÁ, Helena
2 Nekolová, Hedvika
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