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Interpersonal relationships in school communities
Singrová, Ivana ; Pelikán, Jiří (advisor) ; Chvál, Martin (referee) ; Urbánek, Petr (referee)
The aim of this work is to gather relevant information about interpersonal relationships in the teaching staff of selected secondary schools and to show how they are perceived, understood, experienced and reflected by their participants. The result of this work is to propose principles and recommendations leading to the optimization of relationships between teachers. This work, in the terms of qualitative research, used the design of case study. Research techniques are semistructured interview and participant observation. Through them, information was gathered on relationships between teachers, teachers and school management and teachers and other people, with whom they come into contact within the scope of their profession. These relationships were then qualitatively analyzed based on open coding, categorization, typology, contrasting, generalization and validation of communication. The result of the investigation was that six schools out of four have the interpersonal relationships on a good level, educators are happy at work and their good mood and feelings are transmitted to the whole school climate. That creates the conditions for excitable work with good results both in the work of teachers as well as pupils. On one school the relationships between teachers and school management and the...
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Street Corner Society - Analysis of Metodology and Ethics
Uhlíř, Jiří ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Hendl, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with methodology and ethics of research supervised by W. F. Whyte which resulted in classical sociological masterpiece Street Corner Society. This subject is researched thru analyze of discussion and reactions in form of essays from Journal of Contemporary Ethnography which happened in 1992. Mentioned essays are processed by analysis of documents and arguments listed in them are considered and if possible they are contrasted with each other. All reactions can be separated in two areas by depending on approach of their writers. These two areas are positivism and postmodernism. In matter of positivism is possible to argument about the research in terms of comparing introduced materials whereas in matter of postmodernism we can accept all opinions and we deal with epistemology used in discussion. In the first case we discuss especially controversy between Boelen on one side and Whyte with Orlandella on another. Even from sights of Vidich and Richardson who don't comment conclusions in "positivistic" sense, Boelen's work was not properly conceived. There are almost all of her arguments of criticism refuted with exception of few providential arguments, yet hers main benefit is in space for discussion about epistemology she created and which is included in postmodernistic part...
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Sports event management: Mayor's Lax Cup 2015
Křehlík, Pavel ; Janák, Vladimír (advisor) ; Crossan, William Morea (referee)
Title: Sports event management: Mayor's Lax Cup 2015 Objectives: Analysis of 4th annual Mayor's Lax Cup, organized by SK Lacrosse Jižní Město. Subsequent suggestions for improvement in next years. Methods: Survey uses case study as a method. Data is collected through participant observation, documents analysis, and semi-structured interview. Conducting of SWOT analysis based on collected data. Results: Mayor's Lax Cup is a promising sports event with plenty of room for improvement. Based on these imperfections I made a list of suggestions and proposals for next years. Key words: sports event, case study, participant observation, SWOT analysis, Mayor's Lax Cup, lacrosse
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Sport event management: Children Swimming Alliance race
Vacková, Iveta ; Voráček, Josef (advisor) ; Štědroň, Bohumír (referee)
Title: Sport event management: Children Swimming Alliance race Objectives: Suggestion for management and orgnization of 4th annual race organized by Children Swimming Alliance, serving as a model for organization. Methods used: case study, semi-structured intervierw, informal interview, participant observation, document analysis, SWOT analysis Results: Proposal of management of Alliance annual race useable as a model for organization of the event. Suggestions and proposals for next years. Key words: sport event, case study, participant observation, SWOT analysis, Children Swimming Alliance, swimming
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Metal Concert Visit as a Ritual
Kolátorová, Lucie ; Čížek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Horák, Vít (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with visiting Metal music concerts. These events are considered to be a ritualised phenomenon which consists of particular elements and which has a particular predictable course. The attention is especially concentrated on the audience of concerts and its behaviour. In the first part of this thesis there are concerned the related concepts such as (Metal) subculture and rituals. The fundamental theoretical basis of this work are the dramaturgic approach of Erving Goffman and the theory of interaction rituals of Randall Collins. The second part is based on a qualitative research where is discussed and described behaviour of the participants at concerts who play in the dramaturgic perspective particular roles which bear themselves the ingrained specific behaviour and dealing by which I can define the situation in which they are. From the point of the interaction rituals there are examined the individual components and the effect of their presence on a success rate of concerts as rituals and motivation of visitors to participate in these events.
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Direct social influences on adolescent smoking career
Zemanová, Aneta ; Morávek, Jan (advisor) ; Göttlichová, Marcela (referee)
The work is focused on adolescent smoking. Smoking habit is referred as a smoking career that has three stages: beginning, progress and the end. The topic of the work is restricted to studying the direct social influences on adolescent smoking career, which are defined as a specific challenge from a important person or group of persons from the social environment of the individual. It is expected that peers, partners, siblings and parents influence smoking career most. The work tries to show how does the adolescent smoking career look like. It also describes adolescence as a specific stage of evolution of the individual. In adolescence, there is an important concept of socialization, identity and relations with the social environment. Furthermore, the text examines the influence of cigarettes to adolescents and most distinctive life situations that may affect adolescent smoking. In the practical part of the work a qualitative research based on ethnographic methods and case studies is presented. In the research was worked with a group of adolescents between 15 and 18 years. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews was used to map the course of the smoking careers of the group members and reveal a direct social influences that may affect smoking career.
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Cafe as the Third Place: A Case Study on Mamacoffee Vodičkova
Slaběňáková, Barbora ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Kotík, Michal (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the phenomenon of cafés. It portrays cefés in the context of history, when they were perceived as places of public discussions, and in the context of the present day in framework of theory of third place by Ray Oldenburg. The term 'third place' describes particular type of public places which serve as a basis for informal public life. Their main function is socialization. And they are physically separated from home and work environment. The text presents a case study of café mamacoffee Vodičkova, which was implemented with the help of the method of participant observation completed by non- standardized interviews. One aim of this research was to specify the characteristic functions of mamacoffee Vodičkova and how the café's guests use them. Another aim was to find specific signs of the third place in this particular case and determine whether it may be marked as the third place. Research shows the café as a multifunctional space, that serves as a place for socialization and work and which therefore fulfils certain attributes of third place (atmosphere, socialization, communication). However it would not be labelled as the third place according Oldenburg. The text offers possible view on author's concept, where it emphasizes socialization function of third place, and...
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Sport Event Management: CNGvitall Prague Open 2012 by Noncore
Vaňková, Kateřina ; Voráček, Josef (advisor) ; Ruda, Tomáš (referee)
Title: Sport Event Management: CNGvitall Prague Open 2012 by Noncore Objectives: Presentation of strengths and weaknesses of CNGvitall Prague Open 2012 by Noncore management, improvement proposal to eliminate weaknesses and to make the tournament's organization better. Methods used: Case study, participant observation, informal interview, SWOT analysis. Results: Summary of recommendations for organizers of future years of the tournament and such sport events. Key words: Management, sport event, case study, participant observation, SWOT analysis, tennis, Prague Open.
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Sports event management - Princeton-Blairstown Center
Jelínková, Jana ; Voráček, Josef (advisor) ; Procházka, Jan (referee)
Title: Sports event management - Princeton-Blairstown Center Objectives: The aim of this work is on the basis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to propose particular arrangement that would improve organization of Princeton-Blairstown Center in following years. Methods: Case analysis was used as the main research method. In preparation of this analysis participant observation, document analysis, semi-structured and unstructured interviews were applied. On the basis of these methods SWOT analysis was developed, which shows the strengths and weaknesses Results: The analysis showed that the Princeton - Blairstown Center was very well organized event with small issues. The camp is associated organization to Princeton University, camp gains part of the funding from the university or its foundations. The advantages of Princeton - Blairstown Center are mainly a high ropes course, a unique environment and area and because of these advantages camp has increasing number of participants every year. For the following years, it is very important to keep a good relationship with the university, take care of the site, keep the lake in good condition, try to find sponsors and improve promotion of Princeton - Blairstown Center. Keywords: Management, sports management, manager, sports event,...
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Case study of Klecánky allotment site or there is not one gardener like the other
Matějovská, Lucie ; Novák, Arnošt (advisor) ; Lapka, Miloslav (referee)
8 Abstract The diploma thesis Case study of Klecánky allotment site or there is not one gardener like the other is a case study of one of the huge allotment sites located near the village Zdiby on the north periphery of Prague. The aim of the thesis is to find out who the garden plot users are and what motivations for being in the allotment site they have. Furthermore to find out which concept of their garden plots they have chosen and which functions the allotment site satisfies. The thesis puts special emphasis on sustainable development aspects of gardening and on the values and value orientations of the garden plot users. The research was conducted with methods of participant observations and semi-structured interviews. In the course of the research it turned out that the gardeners demonstrate lots of common characteristics, however, their attitudes and values are different in substantial aspects. This is connected with the extent of their cultivation of fruits and vegetables. It also appeared that this fact is strongly related to the age and to the extent of busyness of the garden plot users. The analysis reflects these findings and besides the description of the gardeners as one social group it also refers deeply to each of the gardener groups. The outcomes of the thesis can help to understand to the...
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