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The effect of dramatic activities on Lisbon key competencies
Draberová, Jana ; Valenta, Josef (advisor) ; Kasíková, Hana (referee)
This thesis verifies the effect of dramatic activities on the development of social key competencies. The theoretical part defines a framework of key competencies and dramatic activities. The empirical part provides (the larger) context of research, which is part of an international research project DICE (Drama Improves Lisbon Key Competences in Education). Then comes the description and analysis of the collected data. The findings of the empirical part do not confirm the effect of dramatic activities on the development of social key competencies, but at the same time they show possible reasons why this effect was not confirmed.
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Ways to support parents of children with developmental difficulties
Štěchová, Dominika ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
This thesis focuses on supporting children with autism spectrum disorder. It covers stress associated with raising a child with autism and methods to deal with it. It also covers internal and extrenal factors which can assist parents deal and cope with having a child with autism. This thesis contends that giving birth to an autistic child can be a trauma, raising the possibility of post-traumatic growth. The second part of the thesis is a research project in the form of action research. The research will focus on creating practices designed to support parent groups, in which elements of art therapy and psychotherapeutic body work will be used. Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders, parents of children with ASD, stress, support group
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Psychological Context of Shared Custody
Langrová, Kristýna ; Mertin, Václav (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
5 Abstract This bachelor thesis concerns the issue of shared custody as a form of post-divorce arrangement. The overview part comprises a short introduction to issues related to family transformations, divorce rate in the Czech Republic, legal definitions of marriage and divorce, and conditions of both it's formation and dissolution. A separate chapter also regards the consequences of absence of one of the parents during child-rearing. The thesis further encompasses an overview of various types of post-divorce arrangements, their incorporation in Czech legal system and the terminology used in English-written research articles. The very substance of the overview part of this thesis is the shared custody itself as a form of post-divorce arrangement and factors affecting it. In relation to shared custody I mention both it's advantages and disadvantages for everyone involved, shared custody from the children's point of view, characteristics of families going through with shared custody and experiences with it from abroad. Finally, the thesis outlines a draft of a qualitative research project, which aims to examine factors affecting the process of shared custody in Czech families based on interviews with their family members, where shared custody, at least for a limited time, took place. Keywords children,...
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Assistance to parents of children with ASD in teaching self-care skills based on methods of ABA
Jandáčková, Kateřina ; Šporclová, Veronika (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
The master thesis focuses on the topic of support for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in the development of daily living skills according to the principles of Applied behavior analysis. In the literature review the theoretical background of the topic and current research findings based on the literature are described. The empirical part is conceived as a qualitative research. The goal is to monitor the change in the behavior of parents and their children with ASD when practicing hand washing after using two different ways of parent training - behavioral skills training and video manual. The method of data collection was an observation of video recordings provided by families which were assessed by two observers using an evaluation checklist. Furthermore, the data were supplemented with information from a questionnaire which was used to receive feedback from the participants. The results of the research map the progress of each participating parent and child in hand washing procedure according to the principles of ABA. The conclusions can be the foundation for future research to create a suitable parent training model in practice of daily living skills in children with ASD. Keywords Applied behavior analysis; Autism spectrum disorder; Behavior skills training; Daily living skills;...
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Academic self-efficacy of high school students
Draberová, Jana ; Gillernová, Ilona (advisor) ; Kasíková, Hana (referee) ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (referee)
Title: Academic self-efficacy of high school students Author: Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Draberová Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Ilona Gillernová, CSc. Department: Department of Psychology Abstract: This dissertation thesis deals with the concept of academic self-efficacy. The aim of this study was to develop a research tool for assessing high school students` academic self-efficacy, which is not yet available in the Czech environment. The theoretical part is based on a more general level of self-efficacy and further focuses on the specific characteristics of academic self- efficacy and ways of measuring it. The empirical part deals with the development of the questionnaire, with verification of its psychometric characteristics and finding out the relationship with other variables. The research sample consists of 1717 high school students from all regions of the Czech Republic. The research included secondary vocational schools and grammar schools. Students filled in the questionnaire for Czech language and for mathematics. The final research tool is highly reliable and also its validity has been verified. Furthermore, the statistically significant relationship between measured academic self-efficacy and other variables such as school grade, the type of school, gender, specific learning and behavioral disorders or the...
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Possible causes of the increase of autism
Tomašovičová, Katarína ; Niederlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
This paper focuses on depicting potential causes of the increase in autism. The theoretical part includes a definition of autism, a historical development in the understanding of autism, a development of diagnostic criteria and their potential effect on autism prevalence. The differences between the global classification systems ICD and DSM are also described. Later, the difficulty of ASD diagnosis alone is discussed. The next section presents views on the etiology of autism which are divided into etiology on psychological basis, etiology based on genotype, and environmental etiology, according to operating factors. The last chapter of the theoretical part is for clarity devoted to the summary of the possible causes of the increase in autism. A research proposal which deals with advanced parental age as a risk factor of autism is also a part of the paper.
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Psychological Context of Shared Custody
Langrová, Kristýna ; Mertin, Václav (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
5 Abstract This bachelor thesis concerns the issue of shared custody as a form of post-divorce arrangement. The overview part comprises a short introduction to issues related to family transformations, divorce rate in the Czech Republic, legal definitions of marriage and divorce, and conditions of both it's formation and dissolution. A separate chapter also regards the consequences of absence of one of the parents during child-rearing. The thesis further encompasses an overview of various types of post-divorce arrangements, their incorporation in Czech legal system and the terminology used in English-written research articles. The very substance of the overview part of this thesis is the shared custody itself as a form of post-divorce arrangement and factors affecting it. In relation to shared custody I mention both it's advantages and disadvantages for everyone involved, shared custody from the children's point of view, characteristics of families going through with shared custody and experiences with it from abroad. Finally, the thesis outlines a draft of a qualitative research project, which aims to examine factors affecting the process of shared custody in Czech families based on interviews with their family members, where shared custody, at least for a limited time, took place. Keywords children,...
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Ways to support parents of children with developmental difficulties
Štěchová, Dominika ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
This thesis focuses on supporting children with autism spectrum disorder. It covers stress associated with raising a child with autism and methods to deal with it. It also covers internal and extrenal factors which can assist parents deal and cope with having a child with autism. This thesis contends that giving birth to an autistic child can be a trauma, raising the possibility of post-traumatic growth. The second part of the thesis is a research project in the form of action research. The research will focus on creating practices designed to support parent groups, in which elements of art therapy and psychotherapeutic body work will be used. Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders, parents of children with ASD, stress, support group
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Significant adults in the evolution and development of children
Střádalová, Nela ; Gillernová, Ilona (advisor) ; Draberová, Jana (referee)
This thesis deals with problematics of influential adults in evolution and development of children. Theoretical part contains a summary of studies on this subject and their results. A goal of this bachelor thesis is to create a summary of possible significant adults and to compare effect of significant adults in and out of the family. Empirical part includes a suggestion of quantitative-qualitative research, which should contribute to better understanding about the notion of a relationship of a child and its influential adult in the Czech Republic. The research is oriented on children from grades six to nine. Using questionnaire and interview we investigate the basic characteristics of this relationship, which is, for example, the frequency of a contact or the content of time spent together.
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Academic self-efficacy of high school students
Draberová, Jana ; Morávková Krejčová, Lenka (advisor) ; Gillernová, Ilona (referee)
The concept of academic self-efficacy, which refers to Albert`Bandura`s self-efficacy theory, is an important factor in students` academic achievement. In this thesis we attempted to develop a research tool for assessing academic self-efficacy. The theoretical part focuses on general definition of self-efficacy and specific characteristics of perceived academic self-efficacy. The empirical part deals with the development of the questionnaire, with verification of its psychometric characteristics and determines its validity. The questionnaire was tested on a research sample of 611 students of five Prague secondary schools, aged 15 - 19. The findings indicate that the developed assessment tool is reliable, has good psychometric qualities and satisfactory validity, and is applicable in school practice. The research has also revealed interesting relations between academic self-efficacy and other variables such as gender, age or demanding school situations experienced by student. Keywords: self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, academic motivation, high school students, assessment, The Study Experience Questionnaire
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