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Gifted child in the classroom
Marková, Adéla ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Francová, Veronika (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of gifted children in the classroom environment. The main general topic of my thesis is: What is it like to be a gifted child among other children in the classroom? The topics of research to which I sought answers are as follows: 1. How do the closest people around the gifted child participate in developing its talents in the context of the classroom? 2. How are gifted children perceived by their parents and teachers and how it influences their position among their peers and also how it affects their educational process?. 3. What kind of relationships do the extraordinarily talented children have with their classroom peers and their teacher? In the theoretical part of the thesis a basic overview of current research of giftedness in children and its development is summarized. Much attention is devoted to social factors that have an influence on the talent development. In accordance with Mönks (1993) I determined family, age-peer group, and school environment to be those factors. The practical part of the thesis is carried out as a qualitative multi-case study with three gifted children, their mothers and their teachers. The data collection was done through semi-structured conversations. The obtained data was subsequently analyzed using categorization and...
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Sport and physical activities in senior population - situation and promotion in Cheb town
Mašková, Markéta ; Slepičková, Irena (advisor) ; Mudrák, Jiří (referee)
Title: Sport and physical activities in senior population - situation and promotion in Cheb Town The aim of this thesis is to examine what way of life seniors in Cheb prefer, what physical level they achieve and what specific programs and opportunities for leisure activities for this specific group of people in Cheb is organized. Conducted survey is to provide answers to questions primarily related to the level of physical activity of seniors and integration of these activities in their lifestyle and perception and satisfaction wit treir own health and life. Results of this work are the proposals that could help engage more seniors in an active lifestyle and proposals that could be considered by established organizations devoted to work with this specific group of people. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Tales of scientific talent - a qualitative study of the development of gifted young adults
Holčáková, Martina ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Rendl, Miroslav (referee)
The present bachelor's thesis focuses on the problems of gifted students, specifically on the students gifted in natural sciences. Methodologically, it represents a qualitative multiple-case study in which I explored in detail educational careers of four cases, i.e. individual students gifted in science. In the theoretical part, I introduced the basic concepts and theories of giftedness. In the following empirical part I conducted semi-structured interviews with the participants which were subsequently processed by thematic analysis. The main goal of the study is to analyze the factors that may shape the development of the scientific talent. I strive to understand the meaning, which the talent acquired in the lives of researched individuals and how it influenced their perspective of their future professional careers.
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Artist's journey: a biographical analysis of the development of students of art
Botková, Mariana ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
The goal of the bachelor thesis is to analyze the development of the artistic talent. First, the thesis deals with the psychological and historical aspects of art and the world of the artist. Second, the thesis reflects current theories concerned with talent using two multidimensional models of the talent. After studying these concepts, the topic of the art and talent is connected through one of the multidimensional models which is further used as theoretical framework for the practical part. In the practical part of the bachelor thesis the case studies of four young artists are introduces and analyzed. The most important finding is that in the life of the artist, impact of family is very essential. It has been shown that the ideal conditions for developing artistic talent is in the early childhood. Parents should support their children while providing them with freedom in the environment build on values rather than strict rules. Key words: artistic talent, art, talent, development, talent factors.
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Tales of musical talent - a qualitative study of development of professional musicians
Vejvodová, Táňa ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Studená, Hana (referee)
Subject of this bachelor study is a development of the professional musicians. In the study, three interviews with the professional musicians were accomplished and later they were analysed. The main aim of the study is to assess the aspects, which the professional musicians consider important and decisive for their up to date development and for their future carrier on the field of music. It is also important to point out the barriers, which they had to break within their development and try to approach the perspective future life of professional musicians. Study is devided into two parts - theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part is focused on musical talent and its exploring. A part is dedicated to musical instruments and researches connected with this topic. The theoretical part also mentions important and optimal aspects for the talent development and studies focused on researches of professional musicians. The empirical part includes a description of a conducted survey, its methodology, the process of the survey and a brief exploratory sample and an interview analysis. Then, results are demonstrated with data. A discussion summarizes obtained results and compares them to the studies and hypotheses from the theoretical part. In conclusion, there is a critical evaluation of the study and...
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Tales of talent - a qualitative study of the development of gifted children
Bártová, Ludmila ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; Valentová, Hana (referee)
At present, there is growing interest in the theme of giftedness and gifted children. Results of contemporary research prompt schools to implement big changes in attitudes and policies toward this group of students. The bachelor's thesis focuses on a specific topic in this area as it researches development of gifted girls in the age of adolescence. As the methodological background, the dissertation uses the form of case study. The main goal is to eximine how gifted girls perceive their giftedness, what it means for them and how they plan to use it in the future. Because of the age of the respondents (examined girls), I will focus on an issue of attaining personal identity and examine, how girls face their problems during maturing. Besides this I will deal with some phenomena that are considered as typical in gifted girls. The empirical part is based on interviews with the girls which allowed me to approach and understand their subjective perspective on their giftedness.
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Qualitative perspective in mixed-methods research
Machovcová, K. ; Zábrodská, Kateřina ; Mudrák, Jiří
Goal of this presentation is to discuss possibilities of practical use of mixed-methods research design, so conducting a research project that would utilize both qualitative and quantitative approach and aim at their integration. We will reflect some relevant methodological discussions and share concrete examples of problems we have encountered during realization of two research projects that used mixed-methods design for studying organizations and organizational behavior.
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(Bad) dream supervisor: PhD candidates experiencing non-ethical workplace behavior
Mudrák, Jiří ; Zábrodská, Kateřina ; Machovcová, K.
Relationship between PhD candidate and her/his supervisor is not only a key factor throughout the doctoral programme and its successful completion, it influences significantly further academic career. Position of PhD candidate is rather vulnerable – if supervisor abuses their power privileges, there are limited options for resistance. Our aim is to present analysis of semi-structured interviews with PhD candidates from natural sciences and humanities, who experienced different kinds of non-ethical behavior by their supervisor. Non-ethical workplace behavior is a category that describes actions such as workplace incivility, discrimination, harassment and bullying. Using thematic analysis of the interviews we identifie typical pattern of non-ethical behavior. We describe development of the relationship between student and supervisor, trigger moments and process of non-ethical behavior, possibilities for resistance and impact on PhD study of the respondents and their further academic career. We discuss how organizational climate at universities can contribute to development of non-ethical behavior, or conversely create conditions precluding power abuse in the non-equal relationship between PhD candidate and supervisor.
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