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Free schools and its application on contemporary education
Bartošová, Alexandra ; Poche Kargerová, Jana (advisor) ; Vallin, Petra (referee)
I deal with the democratic school term in my diploma thesis. I clarify the term, I present few of the democratic schools and critical pedagogy. My goal is to highlight the qualities of the democratic school and demonstrate the arguments for considering it as equal and adequate to classical education system. I highlight the importance of attention and financial support from MŠMT for the democratic schools. Few of the democratic schools and the movements were inspired by the concept of independent british boarding Summerhill school and his founder Alexander Sutherland Neill. I will describe pedagogical principles of A. S. Nell and the history of Summerhill school in my thesis. Partial goals are to clarify in what extant and how were employed the principles of Summerhill school in schools in the Czech republic; and how can be the pedagogy of A. S. Neill followed in Czech settings. I will decribe my own point of view on the schooling and teaching. I will compare them to several schools, e.g. Scio school, Ježek bez klece school, Neškola, Sudbury Valley School, Neue Schule etc. after that. I will address the terms unschooling, democracy and boarding school. I employ a method of comparison, analogy, analisis and synthesis.
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Institutionalized Free Schooling in the Czech Education System
Švábová, Kristina ; Mouralová, Magdalena (advisor) ; Černý, Jakub (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the phenomenon of the so-called "free schools" in the Czech Republic. These schools practice the principles of free schooling which has a long tradition abroad in schools, such as Summerhill School or Sudbury Valley School. However, in the Czech Republic these schools have only now begun to emerge and as such have not been thoroughly studied, yet. This thesis is a case study of two Czech free schools. It describes how the schools' values manifest in the school documentation and, using the theory of accountability, it explores how the values are harmonized with the expectations of other actors, chiefly the Czech School Inspectorate. It is found that the Czech education system is open to many of these values. Nevertheless, in some areas disputes arise. The full realization of the values is hindered especially due to compulsory school attendance, statutory requirements in the curriculum and evaluation. In the thesis, the actors' attitudes towards the Czech education system are explored, as well. It is discovered that each school has developed its own approach. One of them takes a 'pessimistic' stand as the school employees do not believe a consensus with the state is possible, whereas the other one is more 'optimistic' and...
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Alternative education in conditions of Czech village
PRCHLÍKOVÁ, Markéta
The subject of the bachelor thesis is alternative education in the conditions of the Czech village. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first theoretical part deals with alternative education, summarizes the current possibilities and status of alternative education in Tábor and its surroundings and describes the selected elements, methods and approaches of alternative education that are applied in the mentioned alternatives and which can be applied also in the framework of free time pedagogy in leisure time work with children of pre-school and younger school age. In the second part of the bachelor thesis, research is carried out. The questionnaire survey identified the awareness and attitudes of parents in the South Bohemian village to alternative education and what methods and elements in education and training these parents prefer to their children. The findings of the research are information to define the conditions under which it is possible to carry out leisure activities at the place of research within the parental initiative with elements of alternative education for children of pre-school and younger school age.
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Helen Parkhurst and Her Influence on the Development of Educational Thought
ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, Anežka
The thesis deals with the life and thoughts of Helen Parkhurst. It focuses on her pedagogical career and work on the Dalton Plan. It further explains what the Dalton Plan is, what principles it is based on and how it is implemented in practise. Beside that, it describes the period of time in which Parkhurst lived and what approach to education was taken in those days. Also, the principles of the Dalton Plan are compared with thoughts of the reform education and alternative schools. Parkhurst emphasized the individualiza?tion of education and her main aim was to teach pupils how to organize their time properly and how to decide on their learning independently. The thesis follows the development of the Dalton Plan during the 20th century to the present days. It focuses on the possibilities of using it in our educational system where it could be particularly useful in fostering information literacy.
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Geography teaching in alternative schools
Mandová, Simona ; Matějček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Havelková, Lenka (referee)
This bachelor thesis presents the theme of geography teaching in alternative schools. The first part of the thesis contains theoretical bases, methodology, introduces with the aim of the thesis and presents specific schools, which were chosen. There are Montessori schools, Waldorfs schools and Step by Step schools. In the practical part, there is described qualitative research activities, that was carried out in schools like a method of participating observation on geography lessons, a method of semi-structured interviews with geography teachers and a method of focus groups of students. Keywords: a geography teaching, alternative schools, educational program, Montessori, school, Step by Step, student, teacher, Waldorf
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Perception of authority at teachers at primary school
ZELENKOVÁ, Dominika
The diploma thesis deals with the perception of teacher's authority at elementary school. The theoretical part introduces essential terms which are connected with this topic. For example the term authority and its changes of perception in the course of time, alternative schools and the different point of view on authority, the connection between the position of authority and discipline in class, the role of reward and punishment. In the practical part is used qualitative method. The research is based on interviews with teachers. The aim of this thesis is to obtain information related to teacher's authority. Collected data are evaluated in the seventh chapter.
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Class climate
RAUŠEROVÁ, Jana
The diploma thesis "The Class Climate" has a theoretical-empirical character. The main aim of this thesis focuses on measuring and comparing the classroom climete of standard and alternative schools.The introductory part comprises definitions of basic terms such as social group, school environment, atmosphere, climate. Furthermore, it investigates the theoretical clarification of the classroom climate and details the elements, types and actors of the climate. The thesis also closely notes the research methods of the classroom climete measuring. The author concludes the theoretical part with description of the issue of alternative schools. The practical part implementes through questionnaire survey with a participation of pupils from standard and alternative primary schools. There has been defined the aim, assumptions and selected the method of the classroom climate measuring. The conclusion summarizes the results of the questionnaire survey as well as verifies the assumptions.
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Introduction of montessori principles of education to economic subjects at High schools
Barteček, Marek ; Krpálková Krelová, Katarína (advisor) ; Dvořáček, Jiří (referee)
Thesis aims to find out whether or not it is possible to implement Montessori principles of education into economical subjects on High schools. Parst of the Thesis are also preparations for teaching of economical subjects with Montessori principals. At the end reader can find out more information about methods, forms, content, didactic aids and didactic technique which can be used to implement Montessori principles appropriately. Author used several different experimental methods like experimental teaching, self-reflection of the practitioner, questionnaire survey in the class where experimental teaching took place and didactic test for pupils who participated in experimental teaching. As a result, implementation of Montessori principles is possible and has advantages (better atmosphere in class, better way to achieve educational goals) and disadvantages (problems with fixation).
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Alternative pedagogical trends in chemistry education in Czech Republic
Dalíková, Martina ; Čtrnáctová, Hana (advisor) ; Janoušková, Svatava (referee)
The bachelor's dissertation named Alternative pedagogical way in education of chemistry aims to give an overview on alternative schools widespread in the Czech Republic. The work deals with a description and characteristics of chosen types of alternative schools and their methods which are used in education. The aim of the thesis itself is to provide an overall survey of the existing alternative methods of education and show their use in education of chemistry.
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