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The use of fairy tales in the prevention of bullying in kindergartens
Bürgerová, Nikola ; Koželuhová, Eva (advisor) ; Kadrnožková, Monika (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to propose, implement and reflect a thematic unit based on a fairy tale and focused on bullying prevention in preschool age. The theoretical part defines the term bullying, its types and possibilities of prevention with the emphasis on preschool age. It further describes the importance of fairy tales in preschool education, their types and options on how to work with a story. The practical part proposes, implements and reflects a thematic unit focused on bullying prevention and development of empathy in preschool-aged children. It uses design-based research with semi-structured observation as the main research method using an observation sheet and discussions with children and teachers. KEYWORDS bullying, prevention, fairy tales, kindergartens, preschool education
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Communication skills of children in the compulsory year of pre-school education
Bendlová, Martina ; Klenková, Jiřina (advisor) ; Korandová, Zuzana (referee)
The bachelor's thesis is focused on speech therapy, it is devoted to the communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool education. The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to find out whether there are differences in the area of communication skills among children in the compulsory year of preschool education depending on the length of attendance at kindergarten. The theoretical part introduces the reader to upbringing and educating a child of preschool age and compulsory preschool education, which is closely related to this area. Furthermore, topics related to communication skills are elaborated in the thesis, individual concepts from the field of communication are defined, and the development of communication skills of the child starting primary education is elaborated on. The thesis also discusses speech therapy intervention in all its areas. The research part of the work monitors the communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool education, acertains the abilities of speech expression and communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool year, possible differences in speech expression and communication skills of children attending kindergarten from the age of 3 and children entering the compulsory preschool year from home environment....
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The Risk of Burnout syndrome in Pre-School Teachers
KUBOVCOVÁ, Eliška
This bachelor thesis deals with the burnout syndrome among teachers in preschools. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine the risks of burnout syndrome associated with the profession of a preschool teacher. The thesis consists of two main parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part describes the basic characteristics of burnout syndrome, its history, symptoms, causes, as well as treatment and prevention. The theoretical part of the thesis also includes the definition of professions that are most at risk of developing burnout syndrome. The practical part of the thesis deals with qualitative research. The methodology, process, and results of the qualitative investigation are presented. Data collection is carried out through semi-structured interviews with preschool teachers. The method of grounded theory is used for data analysis and evaluation. In conclusion, the results of the qualitative research are summarized. Based on the formulated theory, this thesis should lead the reader, particularly pedagogical and other professionals who are at increased risk of burnout syndrome and their families, to increase awareness of this current issue. It should encourage individuals to pay more attention and prevent this syndrome, not only in themselves but also in others.
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Respectful attitude to the child in kindergarten
KONVALINOVÁ, Eva
The aim of this bachelor´s thesis is to verify whether kindergarten teachers choose a respectful approach towards children, which is focused on children's needs, their individual possibilities and interests. The theoretical part describes communication in general and defines respectful or effective communication and its forms, but ineffective communication is also described here. Furthermore, the text of the thesis is focused on the relationship between a child and an adult, on the individualization of education, where the importance of developmental peculiarities of preschool children is pointed out. The individual needs of children and inclusive education are also mentioned. For the purpose of achieving the set goal, qualitative research, a method of short-term intentional observation, was chosen, for which three criteria were chosen. The first criterion was the relationship between the child and the teacher. The second criterion related to the use of effective and ineffective forms of communication, and the third criterion dealt with the needs of children. The research group was kindergarten teachers from five institutions within the South Moravian and South Bohemian Regions. The observation was supplemented by a short semi-structured interview with kindergarten teachers. The aim of the interview was to find out the teachers' awareness of the individualization of education.
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Children with a different mother tongue in preschool education
LYKEŠOVÁ, Erika
The aim of the thesis is to describe the adaptation of children with a different mother tongue to preschool education. Under the term children with OMJ, children from Ukraine who began to enter the Czech education system during the year 2022 due to the war conflict are specifically chosen for the diploma thesis. The theoretical part is divided into four chapters, which contain the theoretical basis for the subject matter and are significantly connected with the practical part of the diploma thesis. The content is a definition of the basic concepts of the issue of children with a different mother tongue and characterization of typical developmental aspects in preschool education. Among other things, the theoretical part includes possibilities for support during education and methods of communication, which are suitable to use during language adaptation and development. The practical part deals with qualitative research on the issues defined above. The first part of the qualitative research involves semi-structured interviews with teachers of selected kindergartens in České Budějovice. The second part of the research is participant observation, which took place in one of the private kindergartens also in České Budějovice. The benefit of the thesis can be inspirational for kindergarten teachers who participate in the education of children with a different mother tongue, specifically children from Ukraine. The conclusion of the diploma thesis summarizes the issue of children with a different mother tongue and their adaptation in preschool.
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Adaptation of a beginning teacher in a special kindergarten
PŘIBYLOVÁ, Hana
The topic of the diploma thesis is the adaptation of a novice teacher in a kindergarten for children with special needs. The thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the definition of a novice teacher, the qualification prerequisites for the performance of the profession, his/her professional competences and professional activities. Furthermore, the conditions of education of children with special educational needs and the conditions and course of education in individual types of kindergartens established in accordance with § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act are described here. The aim of the practical part of the thesis was to describe the process of adaptation of selected novice teachers to perform the role of pedagogue in the environment of kindergartens or classes established according to § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act. Another goal was to describe how the introduction of novice teachers into practice is implemented from the point of view of the management of kindergartens with at least one class established according to § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act. The method of two types of semi-structured interviews was used for data collection, while the first type of interviews was conducted with novice teachers of these classes, and the second type of interviews with kindergarten principals or deputy principals for kindergartens.
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Developing motion skills of children with visual impairment in pre-school age
BILÁ, Simona
This bachelor thesis is focusing on developing motion skills of children with visual impairment in pre-school age. Use of this thesis will be especially by educational staff at a mainstream educational kindergarten in the inclusive education of preschoolers with visual impairment. The aim of this thesis is to build an educational programme of motion activities. Activities are tasked with developing a childrens weakened motion skills due to visual impairment. A qualitative strategy was chosen to reach this aim. The thesis is divided in two parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the definition of term visual impairment, the classification of individual visual defects, also the most common visual defects in preschool age and the general specifics of the development od child with visual impairment. In theoretical part is also the issue of the movement and, in particular, the importance of the motion activities for children with visual impairtment. The last chapter of the theoretical part is devoted to the possibilities of preschool education for children with visual impairment. The practical part includes a suggestion of an educational programme motion activities which can serve the teachers and the educational staff of the mainstream educational kindergartens. They can use it as an inspiration if there is a child with visual impartment integrated into their clasrooms. The activities can be also used for intact children in kindergardens or at home with parents. In this educational programme are motion activities mainly aimed at developing walking and stability of the body. For each akcivity there is a motivation of the children, detailed description of the activity with photo documentation and also specific aids if they are required to the activity.
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