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Child with Special Educational Needs in Preschool
Šišková, Dorota ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Kucharská, Anna (referee)
This bachelor theses focuses on inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in pre-primary educational facilities. In theoretical section, the concept of inclusion in pre-primary education is introduced followed by the international human rights documents, the legislative framework of the Czech Republic in education. Based on the literature review, facilitators and barriers to inclusive preschool education, characteristics of inclusive kindergarten, and development of a preschool child is presented together with significance of inclusion of a child with special education needs. The overarching aim of the research part is to identify facilitators and barriers in promoting inclusive education in kindergarten as perceived by the teachers. The qualitative research design was applied, namely the semi-structure interviews. Results of the study indicate that teachers consider as facilitators positive attitudes towards heterogeneity, functional cooperation and communication between all stakeholders, the presence of a teaching assistant in the classroom, adequate qualifications and a suitably adapted teaching environment to meet the needs of a child with SEN. On the contrary, shortage of staff, higher number of children in classroom were considered as barriers that make the process of...
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Influence of Feuerstein's instrumental enrichment method on vocabulary development in primary school age children
Vojtová, Vendula ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Lucká, Barbora (referee)
This bachelor theses primarili focuses on influence of Feuerstein instrumental enrichment program (FIE) to development of vocabulary of younger school age children. Another matter of interest is influence of FIE to expressive abilities, getting better in task solving strategies, vizuomotor coordination abilities and getting better in working and short- term memory in younger school age children and also individual improvement of children who attended FIE course. The aim of academic work is to track changes within these areas, primary in vocabulary, of children, which attended FIE like afternoon freetime activity. Theoretical part includes informations about younger school age children, FIE itself, dynamic diagnosis and origins of Feuerstein's work. Analitical part includes metodology of research, which has been done like a hybrid of quantitative and qualitative type of research. In quantitative part, we used test of Word definitions from CELF-V, Repeating numbers from WISC-IV and Rey-Ostterieth complex figure, therefore in qualitative part we used primarili observation. In quantitative part, we were looking for differences between children, which attended FIE and children, which did not. Significant difference between experimental and control group hasn't been demonstrated. In qualitative part, we...
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Early childhood development
Žochová, Kateřina ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Presslerová, Pavla (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with early psychological development, which maps from the prenatal period to the whole first age of the infant. The theoretical part explains important developmental theories and milestones. In the part of prenatal and perinatal periods is talking about the early communication of the fetus with the mother and the experience of childbirth, from which the birth trauma may arise. In the neonatal and infant period, the emphasis is on transforming psychomotor development, psychological processes and early child interactions. The practical part contains research, which is based on qualitative methodology and is realized by the case study. The research aimed to map the manifestations of psychological development in infants between the 4th and 9th month. The primary aim was to observe the socio-emotional manifestations, but it was not possible to forget the observed psychomotor development, which is closely related. The results are summarized in the discussion, which also answers the research questions concerning the manifestations of the prosocial behavior of infants, the development of the relationship between the parents and the infant and the differences in the development between three examined children. It was found that all children went through the same developmental...
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Sibling Relationships of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Parental perspective
Pospíšilová, Anna ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Špačková, Klára (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the sibling relationships of children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of parents. The theoretical part defines the concept of autism spectrum disorders, its historical development, etiology and the main areas in which autism spectrum disorders manifest themselves. The following chapter deals with a family with a child with autism spectrum disorders and the main problems these families face. The third chapter first describes the characteristics of sibling relationships, sibling rivalry and sibling constellations, then the chapter deals with the specifics of the sibling relationship with a child with a disability and the impact of autism spectrum disorders on the sibling relationship. Last but not least, the possibilities of supporting healthy siblings are briefly outlined. The empirical part presents the research, which was carried out using a questionnaire survey. Research goals and questions, research methodology and characteristics of the research sample are presented. The results are first presented using descriptive data analysis, then correlation analysis, more specifically Spearman's correlation coefficient, was used to verify the established hypotheses. In the discussion, the results are placed in a broader context by comparison with the...
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Foster care of unaccompanied minors in the Czech Republic
Korcová, Terezie ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Viktorová, Ida (referee)
1 ABSTRACT The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find the principle of host care of unaccompanied foreigner minors in the Czech Republic and describe its main benefits and drawbacks. The theoretical part summarizes the main characteristics of host care and describes the main benefit according to the authors of field literature. The empirical part of the work presents the results of a research survey, which took place in the form of semi-structured interviews with hosts whose families provide care to unaccompanied minors, as well as with a refugee aid organization which seeks to create a system of accompaniment, counselling and other elements that provide the necessary support and enable the treatment of potential risks. The analysis of the interviews shows that this system is currently planned in detail within the project of the mentioned non-profit organization and the individual parts of the project are gradually being implemented. From the comparison of the analysis of interviews with the literature, it is clear that the hosts need quality preparation and subsequent support, given that this form of care involves certain risks, both for minors and for the hosts themselves. At the same time, it is clear from the analysis that for both parties, host care means significant enrichment, especially thanks to the...
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Comparison of usage of selected apperception techniques in children aged 6 to 7 years
Adámková, Jana ; Soukupová, Tereza (advisor) ; Preiss, Marek (referee) ; Sotáková, Hana (referee)
The main topic of this dissertation is the usage of apperception techniques in diagnosing children aged 6 to 7 years, with an emphasis on the practice of School Psychology. The theoretical part focuses primarily on psychological diagnosis in School Psychology with the emphasis on apperception techniques, their benefits, and downfalls. The other focus is on the Thematic Apperception Test and Roberts-2, as well as selected assessment systems. The practical part is introduced by the research methodology. Both diagnostic methods were administered to 30 children aged 6 to 7 years, whose responses were assessed using standardized systems, and subsequently compared both quantitatively and qualitatively. The main finding is that the stories evoked by Roberts-2 cards exceeds the stories evoked by TAT cards in developmental quality, the latter of which the children find too overloading to produce an optimal reaction, with varied results in their adaptability. The dissertation also presents the specifics of administering these methods to children. Based on the data derived from 50 children, the Czech norms for Roberts-2 method for children aged 6 to 7 were created in their working stage, and than compared with the original American norms.
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Changes in the self-concept of parents who have adopted a child
Ransdorfová, Jana ; Presslerová, Pavla (advisor) ; Sotáková, Hana (referee)
The thesis is dedicated to changing the self-concept of parents who have adopted a child. The aim of the thesis is to explore how parents who have adopted a child perceive and evaluate changes in their self-concept. How these changes are perceived by mothers and fathers. How the perception of self-concept changed throughout adoption decisions, adoption processes, and adaptation to parenthood. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with parenting, substitute family care and the adoption process. It also describes the identity, role and self-concept of the parent, then the adaptation and the specifics of adoptive parenting. The practical part represents qualitative research that is done through semi-structured interviews with parents who have adopted a child. The results of the research resulting from the data analysis are interpreted and compared with specialist literature. Self-perception changed due to the burden that respondents had to cope with, from coping with childlessness to adaptation and becoming the parent of an adopted child. Perceived changes in the self-concept of fathers and mothers are somewhat different, but they basically result from different positions in the family and their role. Keywords: parenting, adoption, self-concept, substitute family care
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Development of the relationship of adult intact individuals with siblings with autism spectrum disorder
Havelková, Alžběta ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Presslerová, Pavla (referee)
The diploma thesis aims to map the lived reality of adult intact siblings of people with autism spectrum disorders in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part provides an insight into the current knowledge in the field of autism spectrum disorders and the manifestations thereof, sibling relationships and the impact of autism spectrum disorders on the family in general, and with respect to intact siblings, in particular. In the empirical part I focus on the description and analysis of qualitative research involving five intact siblings of people with autism spectrum disorders aged 28-29. For the purposes of the research, a semi-structured interview had been chosen, subsequently analyzed and interpreted. The interview topics concerned the past and present relationship of the informants to their siblings with ASD, ideas about their common future, the personality of an intact sibling or certain life choices of the informants. The results of the diploma thesis showed an interesting picture of the development of the sibling relationships with people with ASD, which are strongly affected by the nature of the disorder. The research confirmed a severe amount of stress in intact siblings of people with ASD, which stems from many different areas of their living together. It also turned out that living with...
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