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Death and dying in the perspective of religiously understood pedagogy of free time
DURECOVÁ, Tereza
This bachelor thesis deals with Christian view of death and dying, in both historical and modern concepts. Its further objective is to address the chances of modifying contemporary attitude toward religion, death and dying by the means of Free Time Education. The first chapter is devoted to religion and death in general, with the emphasis on human relation to death and dying in the society of Jews and Ancients; it largely focuses on the emergence and progression of the Christian understanding of death, as well as related religious practices and rituals. The second chapter is focused on current perception of religious beliefs associated with death, and particularly on the recent secularized attitude towards traditional religious concept of death. The third chapter deals foremost with the perspective change in human approach to death and religion with the assistance of Free Time Education and the method of Philosophy for children. Whether the goals were achieved as desired can be found in the Conclusion, as well as a brief summary of the work.
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Lexical non-equivalency as a negative interference in acquiring Spanish.
HORTVÍKOVÁ, Eva
The aim of this thesis is to define the lexical units that are most vulnerable to the interference caused by lexical nonequivalence between Czech and Spanish vocabulary. The thesis is divided into the theoretical and the practical part. In the theoretical part the author introduces the issue of lexical nonequivalence in general and on the basis of the studied literature creates a linguodidactic classification of lexical nonequivalence. Specific cases of lexical nonequivalence are identified and explained in the practical part of the thesis based on an analysis of Spanish vocabulary of the textbooks Aventura 1,2, Nuevo Ven 1 and Nuevo Ven 2 (the first 8 lessons), which corresponds to the second stage of basic education, ie up to level B1. The interference caused by lexical nonequivalence is identified on the basis of the author´s own experience in teaching Spanish, therefore, both spoken and written expression of students are submitted to analysis.
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The development of prosocial skills for children with visual impairments in preschool
SCHÖNBERGEROVÁ, Veronika
The bachelor thesis deals with the development of prosocial skills in preschool-aged children with visual impairment. Prosocial skills are very important in human life; therefore we should develop these skills in children in a playful and entertaining form. The main goal of my bachelor thesis was to design a work procedure for group practice and reinforcement of prosocial skills in preschool aged children with vision disorders and to develop a theme of communication and social relations within the school educational programme of the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. To achieve the main objective I have created five original worksheets focussed on the development of prosocial skills. When creating the worksheets, I followed the phases of the educational process and basic pedagogical principles. Verification of the worksheets was conducted in the above mentioned kindergarten. The objective of these worksheets was a training to distinguish the voice of a boy/girl, training of greetings and addressing of children, development of self-confidence and trust in others, strengthening of relations among children, collaboration among children and development of the art of helping each other. The research population was formed by two teachers of the kindergarten, one boy with a vision disorder and a group of his peers in the class who attend the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. The outcome of my bachelor thesis is an original working material. Based on the evaluation of the worksheets and feedback from the teacher, it was established that the worksheets were a contribution to the development of prosocial skills of preschool aged children with vision disorders. On the basis of the observations and verification of the worksheets I conclude that the course of activities is very much influenced by the amount of time devoted to them. If the prescribed time was adhered to, children were able fully to concentrate on the game. It has been verified that when the time of thirty minutes was exceeded, children were tired and their attention was reduced. It has been confirmed during the activities that one of the possible risks is intolerance to the scarf on the eyes. This risk occurred only in one girl who also refused other offered alternatives to cover her eyes (closing her eyes, covering the eyes with her own hands). Thus this girl did not participate in the role, in which she would have to be blindfolded, however, she happily took part in other games. After the individual activities finished, I received feedback from the children. The children kept asking about when we would play another game, from which I conclude that they liked the games and they were interested in them. The games also rose interest in the teachers. One of the teachers directly participated in one of the activities since she wanted to try this game herself. After each game, I received feedback from the teachers. From these feedbacks I learned that the games were unique for the children and that was why they liked so much playing them. The teachers stated that they considered the worksheets very well prepared since it could be seen that children enjoyed the games and the teachers stressed that do not have available in their classroom worksheets specified in the development of prosocial skills. The worksheets I have developed remain available to the teachers in the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. However, they could also be made available to teachers who integrate preschool aged children with vision disorders in mainstream education. Also, they may be used by teachers who work in mainstream kindergartens with intact children.
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Sexual harassment at university. Research report
Šaldová, Kateřina ; Tupá, Barbora ; Vohlídalová, Marta
The paper sums up the findings based on a research on sexual harassment at university conducted as a part of a research project "Equal opportunities in the science: Analysis of gender barriers and development of talents" kindly supported by the Ministry of Youth and Education CR. The research report has 3 parts. The 1st part presents a findings based on a quantitative survey on a faculty of a Prague University. The 2nd part summarizes the findings based on qualitative survey of in-depth interviews. The 3rd part of the report presents available tools and procedures fighting against sexual harassment at universities that are used abroad.
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Manufacturing knowledge in the age of pervasive forgetting
Lass, Andrew
The distinction between information and knowledge highlights the often neglected difference between the storage of information, what it takes to build, maintain and utilize, and knowledge, whether private or public, the actualized ‘content’ that underwrites who we are and is both the tool and goal of what we do. The two processes are best exemplified by the library and the university. Both have grown in complexity and importance in unprecedented ways over the past few decades, yet their actual raison d’etre has shifted in ways that are both deceptive and dangerous. We have become obsessed with the technologies of information (processing), to the detriment of the art of knowing, and mistakenly equate storage with memory as we convert the world into a massive document archive. While we continue to invest heavily in the manufacturing of knowledge, from preschool through the university to the science lab, our knowledge of ourselves and of others, of how things are or came to be, is increasingly more piecemeal, temporary and one sided. I will present several examples to illustrate my point, briefly review the pertinent scholarship and advocate for an increased awareness of the negative consequences of the university/ library enterprise: the institutionalization of forgetting.
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A short story about multi-dimensional research assessment and SciVal applications
Verheggen, Joep
Research assessment is a abroad endeavour. At the root it is an attempt to measure the return on investment in scientific –scholarly research. Research assessment includes the evaluation of research quality and measurements of research inputs, outputs and impacts and embraces both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. In his talk the presenter provides a concise overview of developments in research assessment and evaluation practices and will address a conceptual model for multi-dimensional research assessment. He will further address Elsevier’s involvement in research management through its “SciVal” portfolio of research performance, - planning and - funding applications. The presenter will demonstrate how this portfolio can meaningful contribute to both national/regional and institutional assessment exercises. He will subsequently provide a number of examples to illustrate how Governments and/or HE Institutions and organisations like Elsevier can collaborate to improve the quality of Research Management and the assessment exercise process.
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Healthy nutrition for patients in early stage of diabetes type 2 - educational material.
ŠVENDOVÁ, Marcela
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of a suitable diet for patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in the early stage. The objective of the bachelor thesis was to create educational material for these patients. To obtain data for creating this educational material I had to determine the requirements of the target group. We used a questionnaire to conduct this. The questionnaire was compiled with the aim of determining comprehensibility, clearness and applicability of the educational material, required by a group of patients in whom type 2 diabetes mellitus was newly diagnosed. This educational unit was provided with a selection of foodstuffs that may decrease the risk of the development of diabetes and, at the same time, have preventive effects on reducing blood sugar level. I obtained information about suitable foodstuffs by studying expert literature. The questionnaire and my self-study prepared a basis for creating the educational material for these patients. The research part was conducted by handing out a questionnaire to physicians, both general practitioners and specialists, who participated in the research part. I have chosen the topic of education of patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus, because it has become a worldwide problem and the number of new patients is growing. One of the causes of this disease is the metabolic syndrome, which can be influenced by a healthy diet.
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Support of the healthy lifestyle and nutrition in education program of kindergarten
VELEGÁNOVÁ, Veronika
The thesis deals with a healthy nutrition and lifestyle of preschool children. It is focused on the principles of healthy diet in the kindergarten and following it. The topic of this bachelor work is particularly the nutrition of children from the point of their healthy development. Further follows a description the nutritional values of given food, regular fluid intake, total development of the preschool children, suitable eating habits. There is also a description of health complications occurring already during early childhood, which are caused by wrong eating habits. The result of this work is the evaluation and fulfilment of the nutritional values within one month diet and finding out, if the norms of the consumerism basket are kept. By means of analysis there is a description, what are the children´s likes and dislikes, whether they are aware of healthy or unhealthy food which they consume.
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Sibling constellation effects on learning and career aspirations of pupils.
KOROTVIČKOVÁ, Blanka
The thesis "Sibling Constellation Effects on Learning and Career Aspirations of Pupils" is aimed at the description of a relationship between birth order and personality development. It also deals with the general characteristics of sibling constellation and its historical development. It points out the importance of sibling constellation in human life and presents the personality description with regard to birth order in relation to parents, siblings, peers, education and occupation. The thesis also involves the research results of birth order effects on learning and career specialization of grammar school pupils. This main part is enriched with the information about the aspiration rate of secondary school and university students. The data were obtained through three similar questionnaires distributed on above-mentioned educational levels during February and March 2012.
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Self-concept and sociometrical position in children with learning disabilities
NOVOTNÁ, Lenka
Target od the thesis is to explore the area of social consequences of specific learning disabilities. Specific learning disabilities have undoubtedly impact on academic performance and overall results in the context of school education. Their influence is much wider and we can say that it provides individuals with a specific learning disabilities a negative personal and social consequences. I established the following two hypotheses: I suppose that a group of children with specific learning disabilities will be marked selfconcept lower compared to the control group. I suppose that a group of children with specific learning disabilities will be marked by impaired sociometric position in the classroom compared to the control group. In the theoretical part of the thesis is contained explanations of basic concepts related to learning disabilities. Individual chapters are devoted to specific disorders in general and specifically dyslexia, its causes, incidence, manifestations, and reeducation. The other specific learning disabilities are mentioned in addition to dyslexia. In the second half of the theoretical section, I focus on pupil with dyslexia and his subjective complaints, parents and teachers of pupil with dyslexia, and the consequences of school failure and dyslexia on the individual's life. Practical part of the thesis processes with the research conducted among 24 elementary school students. Research using a variety of test methods for evaluating the impacts and consequences of specific learning disabilities on student self-concept and sociometric position in the classroom. Above 24 pupils were divided into two groups - experimental and control groups, which are compared among themselves.
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