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Determinants of Foreign Language Learning
Jílková, Jana ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Betáková, Lucie (referee) ; Smetáček, Vladimír (referee)
The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to analyse chosen factors involved in foreign language acquisition, compare three types of assessment strategies of foreign language knowledge and skills to look for correlations between students' outcomes, their school and out-of-school background and time factors. In this mixed research study the data collected from documents, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were analysed. State language examination candidates and upper- secondary students who were to take the new state school-leaving examination are involved in the study. The results show statistically significant relationship between the formal assessment by the teachers, through standardised examinations and by self-evaluation and factors as age when the learners started the foreign language learning, learning materials used and teachers' background. These findings may be used to provide feedback for strategic changes in study achievements to students, teachers and examiners.
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Foster care
Zimová, Markéta ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Syřiště, Ivo (referee)
This rigorous work is engaged in the issues of national and foreign substitute family care, its systems, structure and specifics. The first part consists of historical insights about the development of substitute family care both in our country and abroad and deals with its individual forms, whereas the biggest space is devoted to two fundamental forms of substitute family care - adoption and foster care. Individual chapters enable deeper understanding of partial problems and aspects of individual care systems, e.g. homosexual couples as parents, illegal practices related to adoption, etc. Individual chapters of the second part delve into individual systems and forms of substitute family care abroad, introduce particular examples of good practice and deal with specific approaches in selected countries of Europe and overseas. Information presented in this rigorous work, by means of comparing the current state of this care in countries with different traditions and historical experience, should contribute to more complex and integrated view of problems of substitute family care in the system of organisation and execution of their individual forms in the Czech Republic
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Evaluation and Auto-evaluation - theory, practice, contexts. With specialize in the leadership
Václavík, Marek ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Mojžíšová, Jarmila (referee)
The central theme of this thesis is auto-evaluation or self-evaluation of the school. The author discusses this issue in a comprehensive concept and interrelations - from theory to practice. He presents a fixed theoretical foundation, as well as analysis and interpretation of results from field mapping to professionals and practitioners. He offers to schools methodological guidelines for auto-evaluation activities. It also includes analysis of legislative framework, the discussion of the risks associated with auto-evaluation processes and current developments and planned changes (as of May 2011) in this area. Particular attention is devoted to the role of managers in schools in the autoevaluation process and its planning, organization and management. In detail, the author deals with some methods that can be used well in practice. The thesis is based on the current state of auto-evaluation of the Czech primary and secondary schools. It tries to grasp the issue in the broadest view. It also aims to provide schools the seizable platform of evaluation and auto-evaluation. Presented text adds on the topic new views, attitudes and perceptions.
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