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Media education from the view of students
Mrázková, Eliška ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Chudoba, David (referee)
Media education is focused on the systematic increase of media literacy, and in most developed countries it is included in the education system at various levels of educational institutions. The aim of this thesis is to bring a different perspective on the issue of media education, and specifically from the point of view of students. The thesis concerns the teaching of media education and also provides an insight into the situation at a particular grammar school. Theoretical solutions described in the first chapter of the thesis provide a basic outline associated with the definition of concepts and with the approach to current forms of media education. The central part consists of the research of the status of media education in secondary schools. The specific research was realised at grammar school in Třebíč, where the teaching of media education is applied through voluntary optional seminars for students. The research was conducted by using a qualitative method of focused groups among students of the third and fourth year of grammar school. Concurrently with the qualitative research, quantitative research was conducted through a questionnaire survey among students of the second year of grammar school. Bringing both selected methods together ensures a greater objectivity of the research, and brings more...
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Risks of internet space
Firbacherová, Pavla ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to map children users' theoretical knowledge of risks of the Internet. It deals with problems of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexting and cybergrooming in the youngest city of the Czech Republic, in Milovice. It describes the dangerous behaviour patterns that the children at the age of 11-15 years (i.e. the second stage of elementary schools) in that city are confronted with and that they tend to follow-up. The research shows how they perceive risks of the Internet and how much they trust strange people online. It finds out whether the children make relations with strangers and whether they meet them in real world, where they would look for help if needed and whether they are familiar with some projects focused on the Internet safety. The definition of risk factors of the new media and specification of child users are crucial for the thesis. The thesis also briefly describes Czech legislation connected with risks of cyberspace and outlines the profiles of the aggressors and their victims. It shows possible after-effects of cyber criminality on the real examples. It introduces various tools, projects and children and parents approaches that help them with the prevention and minimization of risks. The empiric part of the thesis is solved by quantitative method. In...
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Massive online open course (MOOC)
Všetíček, Adam ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Šírová, Tereza (referee)
The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) bachelor thesis deals with the educational potential of media, focusing on a modern phenomenon in education - the massive open online courses. It traces their development, evaluates the benefits of online learning and identifies the differences between graduates of the massive open online courses in the Czech Republic and abroad, using the questionnaire method. Moreover, the paper documents what preceded the massive online courses, through the development and defining of distance education, e-learning and lifelong education. The readers are also made aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the massive open online courses in comparison to traditional education. The conclusion then summarizes all our findings and research results, as well as it outlines the possibilities of further development of the MOOC. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The launch of ČT:D television channel through the eyes of pedagogical staff and the parents of preschool children
Novotná, Helena ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Zábrodská, Kristina (referee)
In August 2013 a new television channel called ČT:D was launched in the Czech Republic - a public service children's channel. In this thesis I introduce ČT:D and put it in contrast with the commercial channels. The thesis includes a summary of children's television channels which compete with ČT:D during the research period, as well as an overview of public service television channels which broadcast in European countries, focusing on German KiKA and British CBBC and CBeebies. As part of this thesis a research was carried out utilizing in-depth interviews to examine preschool children's parents' opinions on the new broadcast. Especially interesting and valuable are the interviews with a preschool teacher and a special needs educator, who looks after disabled children on a daily basis. The research was conducted in three stages and thus records the parents' expectations, their first impressions and evalution of the specific shows, as well as of the channel overall. For the conduction of the interviews and their analysis, subject areas were set so that this thesis focuses on the differencies of ČT:D from the commercial channels when presenting the parents' opinions and on the perception of its public-service aspect, also on its safeness, utilization of web sites, the downsides and recommended...
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Changes of the values presented to children in Sunday's programs for children and youth in the Czech television broadcasting from 80's 20th century to the present
Mannová, Jaroslava ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The master's thesis deals with the changes of values presented in the connecting studio entries of Sundays morning's programmes for children and the youth of the broadcasting of the Czechoslovak and Czech Television from the 1980's up to present, i.e. 2015. It refers to the programmes such as Studio Kamarád, Studio Rosa, Jůhele neděle, Hřiště 7 etc. The 30-year long analysed period is divided into the three time periods - 1980s (1980-1989), 1990's (1990-1999) and the 21st century (2000-2015). The results of the research are compared in the last chapter of the master's thesis. Also, the changes of the selected values groups are described (for example nature and environment, healthy lifestyle etc.). The master's thesis also secondarily deals with how the names, anchor-men and performing puppets of the programmes and the design of the studio have changed.
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Motives leading to the use of social network Facebook: comparison of youth and adult motives
Poklopová, Aneta ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis aims to map and compare motives which lead users of two different age groups to the use of a social networking site Facebook. We try to distinguish particular types of users and we also attempt to create a typology of Facebook users. The research was conducted through in-depth interviews with twelve respondents. The theoretical part deals with the phenomenon of social networking, Facebook and statistical data and the features that are important in terms of the research. We also analyze terminology of Marc Prensky and the criticism of these concepts, the phenomenon of the digital divide and the theory dedicated to the dissemination of communication. Further we will mention the typologies that have already arised in the academic world and look for thematically similar studies. The second part is devoted to methodology, research questions, strategies, and the actual course of the research. The last section provides an insight into the social world of individual users. Case studies allowed us to observe user's habits and motivation which have brought them on the social networking site Facebook as well as to find out which motives keep them active. In the conclusion of the thesis we summarize the findings and the research results of each group, we compare them and we attempt to...
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Structure and comparasion of topics in magazine Mateřídouška in the normalization era and in the mineteen-nineties
Budská, Kateřina ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
Thesis "Comparison of the structure of topics in magazine Mateřídouška in the normalization era and in nineteen-nineties " deals with a comparison of the thematic structure of the children's magazine Mateřídouška published during the period of normalization and then after the major political change in 1989 (transition to democracy) in nineteen-nineties. It contains analysis of the content of the magazine focused on topics in four selected years. For the purpose of this thesis two years from the normalization era and two years from the democratic era were chosen: year 1971/1972 (volume 28), year 1988/1989 (volume 45), year 1991/1992 (volume 48) and year 1999 (volume 55). The aim of this thesis is to find differences between those volumes, describe them and evaluate them. Introductory part of the thesis gives information about the purpose of the research and about the methodology used in it. Theoretical part explains main media and psychological terms connected to the topic of the thesis - child reader, socialization process, agenda setting and social construction of the reality. Information concerning the historic context of every selected year, the portfolio of magazines for children published in those years and the status of the magazine Mateřídouška among them are also provided within this part. It also...
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Horrible histories - education show of television channel ČT:D
Chraščová, Veronika ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Zábrodská, Kristina (referee)
The objective of this Bachelor's thesis is to primarily establish whether the Horrible Histories series is suitable for children aged 8+ as recommended by the authors. Furthermore, I focus on the influence and impact that the series may have on child viewers; I am interested in the educational benefit of the series and I reflect on the position of the Horrible Histories as an entertaining educational programme. In the theoretical section of my thesis I focus on the characteristics of ČT :D, the Czech Television channel designed for children as well as on the book and film series called Horrible Histories. I also mention the theme of the effect of television on child viewers. Main emphasis is put on the empirical part of my thesis. 50 children aged 8-12 years were enrolled in the survey. I have also collected opinions of teachers and parents of the children of the age under scrutiny, which should confirm or negate the results of my research. The results show that the programme is suitable for the minimum age of 10 years. In order to comprehend the context and get the maximum benefit from the programme, the ideal age is 12 years. Watching the series at lower age may have a negative impact on the children. The educational benefit of the programme is minimal anyway. Parental mediation seems ideal in...
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Kids news - Czech television children chanel ČT: D newscat
Králová, Hana ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Šírová, Tereza (referee)
This thesis deals with programs for children and news for children on public channel ČT: D, which broadcasts from August 2013. Individual chapters are focused on public TV in Europe, and their children's news. Children's news are set in a European context of children's shows. The thesis includes two studies, quantitative content analysis of show Zprávičky within two months - from October to November 2013, and qualitative research through in-depth interviews with ten respondents representing the target audience of channel ČT: D. Quantitative content analysis focuses on the themes of children's news, how much time is devoted to such topics, and whether the messages are really focused on their audience, the children. Qualitative analysis through in-depth interviews with respondents investigated the children's views on the agenda of news items that show watching on topics that kids want, watching the news affects daily life. Keywords News, Decko, CT:D, public, television, kids, children, report, Czech television, CBBC, KiKA, european
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Media education and digital literacy of blind high school students
Fraiová, Anna ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Šťastná, Lucie (referee)
The paper addresses issues of media education in blind high-school students, especially in the topical context of digital media. The theoretical part devotes to problems of education of visually impaired persons. Next, concern the subsumption of media education as a cross- sectional subject into Czech primary and high-schools education. This part is also concerned with specific digital media and extensive opportunities of its utilization for visually impaired persons. In the experimental part of the paper, discrete components of digital literacy of sightless high-school students are analysed. The method of focused (semi-structured) interviews was selected. Interviews were executed with ten visually impaired high-school students and subsequently analysed with the help of qualitative content analysis. The aim of the paper is to give a notice on dependence of blind people to digital media and its specifics and, in this conjunction, emphasise the importance of media education.
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