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Manipulation techniques in multi-level marketing
Staňková, Tereza ; Kollerová, Lenka (advisor) ; Machovcová, Kateřina (referee)
The thesis focuses on psychological manipulation used in recruitment in multi-level marketing companies. Despite the fact that multi-level marketing companies often use unethical practices and pose (not only) a financial risk, the number of their members has been growing steadily in the Czech Republic. They are particularly dangerous to vulnerable groups, including mothers on parental leave, the unemployed and students. However, the topic has not yet been sufficiently researched and thus lacks the theoretical foundation for developing a strategy to prevent the harmful effects of multi-level marketing. The aim of the thesis is to describe the recruitment process of multi-level marketing companies that operate in the Czech Republic, as well as the manipulation techniques they use. In order to meet the aim of the thesis, the participant observation method was used to observe the recruitment process of three selected multi-level marketing companies - Amway, Herbalife and Nu Skin. In addition to the observation, documents provided by the companies were collected. The results presented in this thesis can serve as a basis for educational practice to raise awareness of the issue of psychological manipulation in multi-level marketing companies and to design prevention strategies. The thesis is structured...
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School and mental health as peceived by future teachers who identify themselves as LGBTQ+
Nekvasilová, Sára ; Machovcová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Smetáčková, Irena (referee)
The master thesis explores the topic of school and mental health of LGBTQ+ people. The theoretical part of the thesis introduces the topic of LGBTG+ mental health of adolescents in the context of school. The aim of the empirical part of the study was to find out how is the issue viewed by future teachers who self-identify as LGBTG+. The research is composed of three questions: 1) what experiences do the respondents as LGBTG+ students have had in high school and find significant, 2) how they view these experiences and in what way they reflect their influence on their mental health and future direction, 3) how they view their future role as teachers in the context of mental health issues for LGBTQ+ people in schools. Data were collected in the form of individual semi-structured interviews, with the structure of the interview based on focus groups on a related topic. Interviews were conducted with 11 respondents of various gender and sexual identifications. The data were subsequently analysed by reflexive thematic analysis. The results of the research are presented in a thematic map depicting 9 themes and 9 sub-themes, including: School doesn't let LGBTQ+ people know sufficiently that they belong there; the impossibility of sharing, the impossibility of not knowing; even small comments have a big...
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The impact of available social support on the academic success of high school students
Svobodová, Kristýna ; Machovcová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kovaříková, Miroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis was created to gain and write down the main findings about the issue of social support and its influence on the school success of students of selected grammar schools, and secondary vocational schools in Pilsen region. The findings are divided into three chapters, in which the basic findings are defined, which are based on professional literature and foreign studies in the given areas. In these chapters, concepts such as self- concept, adolescence, motivation, school success and failure, social network and three basic components of human formation in the form of family, school and peer group are defined. The research part focuses on the processing of the data, which was obtained through a standardized questionnaire, the Child and Adolescent Social Support Questionnaire (CASSS-CZ), supplemented with demographic data. There were 310 students participating in the questionnaire survey. The obtained data were processed with using the statistical method of correlation, descriptive statistics and the statistical tool of one-factor ANOVA. After analyzing the data, we concluded that social support is important for an individual and his/her school success. However, at the same time, its level is not different with respect to the gender of the individual or the type of school which he/she...
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Parents in Kindergarten
MACHOVCOVÁ, Kateřina
The bachelor thesis is intended to contribute to trying out less traditional ways of cooperation with parents in kindergarten and to facilitate the adaptation of the youngest children in kindergarten. The aim of the thesis is to prepare four meetings of class teachers, children and their parents in a kindergarten setting. The primary aim of these meetings is to strengthen the relationships between all those involved in spending active time together, to support the children's adaptation and to give parents a closer insight into the way they learn in kindergarten. The theoretical part focuses on the developmental characteristics of the child in the older toddler and younger pre- school years (from 2 to 4 years), the importance of the family for the child and the entry into kindergarten and adaptation to the kindergarten environment, the importance of the teacher's personality in the adaptation process, the importance of the kindergarten in the child's development, cooperation with parents and appropriate methods and forms of education for the youngest children, including the use of books and experiential learning. In the practical part, a programme of joint meetings is developed, which was implemented in the kindergarten and evaluated. The evaluation uses the method of observation and interview with children and parents.
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Mental health prevention program for schools
Karmazínová, Anna ; Machovcová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kollerová, Lenka (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the contribution of the mental health prevention program for schools to the stigmatizing attitudes of pupils towards patients with mental illness and as enlightenment in the field of mental health and mental disorder. The aim is to create, realize and evaluate the intervention and its effects on the attitudes and knowledge of pupils. The theoretical part presents the issues of adolescence and mental health, stigmatization with emphasis on the school environment. The end of the theoretical part is devoted to the promotion of mental health, especially in the school environment. The empirical part uses a mixed research design and methodological tools: worksheet, questionnaire, observations and field diary. The research sample is represented by fourth-year pupils (18-20 years) of selected seminars at grammar schools. From the obtained data, a qualitative analysis of worksheets and a quantitative analysis of a questionnaire survey dealing with the degree of stigmatization of patients with mental illness by pupils was performed. The research shows that pupils have an idea about a patient with a mental illness, and they can also describe what a patient with a mental illness experiences. Furthermore, the research shows pedagogical relevance in the field of mental health with...
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School counselling centres' support of LGBTQ students
Marková, Tereza ; Smetáčková, Irena (advisor) ; Machovcová, Kateřina (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the topic of supporting LGBTQ students. It describes the experiences of LGBTQ adolescents in the school environment and the different forms of support that can be provided to them in this environment. The work focuses mainly on the support of LGBTQ students from the school counseling centres and the role of school counselors and school psychologists as advocates for LGBTQ students. The research in this work is dedicated to mapping out the experiences and comparing the views of school counselors and school psychologists and LGBTQ students on LGBTQ topics in Czech education and the role of the school counseling centres in supporting LGBTQ students. The research in this thesis is qualitative and works with two research sets. Individual interviews and focus groups were used for data collection, thematic analysis was chosen for subsequent data analysis. The results of the research draw attention to the absence of LGBTQ topics in Czech education and the insufficient support of LGBTQ students by adults in education. In their practice, school counselors and school psychologists have started to work with LGBTQ students, and especially transgender and non-binary ones, only in the last few years, which is an incentive for some to start educating themselves in LGBTQ topics and to...
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Organizational climate, competing values and employee well-being
Zábrodská, K. ; Mudrák, J. ; Machovcová, Kateřina ; Cidlinská, Kateřina
The concept of organizational climate may facilitate an understanding of relationships between work environment and employee well-being. In the paper, we present a research project focusing on organizational climates at academic workplaces and their relationship with employee well-being. We implemented the Competing Values model as the theoretical framework and a mixed-methods research design including large-scale questionnaire study and in-depth interviews. Based on k-means cluster analysis of the questionnaire data, we identified four types of organizational climate (“self-actualizing”, “collegial”, “performance”, “fraternity”) localized in the dimensions of the Competing Values model (flexibility-control, internal-external focus). We found significant differences between the ways in which members of these types perceived their work environment and well-being. Based on the interviews we discuss some psychosocial processes taking place between different organizational climates and employee well-being.
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Mental health problems related to suicidal behaviour in selected students of grammar schools in the Pilsen Region
Havránková, Kateřina ; Machovcová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kovaříková, Miroslava (referee)
This thesis was created with the primary aim of obtaining and writing the main and important information related to mental health problems related to suicidal behaviour from the perspective of selected girls who study grammar schools in the Pilsen Region. In the theoretical part, the first two chapters define general characteristics and main information related to health, mental health, mental illness and suicidal behaviour. Subsequently, the theoretical part is devoted to the direct application of lessons learned and the addition of important data following the age category of grammar school students in the thematic areas of mental health, mental illness and suicidal behaviour. In the practical part, using a qualitative method of semi-structured interview, research was carried out involving 9 selected female students from 8 grammar schools in the Pilsen Region aged 14-18, which focused on finding data from their own experiences and attitudes to mental health and suicidal behaviour, both in and outside the school environment. A detailed analysis of the interviews found that the value of mental health within the quality of life is extremely important for female students and that, according to the data, the pressure on outcomes from the family, the school environment associated with stress and...
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