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Application of Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment in Preschool Education
Baštová, Veronika ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Hradilová, Tereza (referee)
This master's thesis deals with the Instrumental Enrichment Method of Reuven Feuerstein. It provides an introduction to the method as well as examples of its application in institutionalized Preschool education. The aim of the thesis is to provide insight into aspects of introducing the method as a part of Preschool education. The theoretical part desribes the theoretical framework of the method and defines the method in relation to Preschool education. The theoretical part of the thesis also deals with the principles and Czech legislation of current Preschool education and related inclusive education. The practical part of the thesis derives from a qualitative research on the real practice introduction of the method in institutionalized Preschool education. Research data are based on individual interviews with the nursery school headmasters. The interviewers were from various nursery schools across the Czech Republic, which are registered in the Register of Ministry of Education. The results of the research provide the respondents's opinions and experiences of various extent. Many overlaps were found in content of testimonies, which provides method enrichment in various areas of institutionalized preschool education. The research also brings out data on the organizational issues of introducing the...
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Comparison of Infant Groups and Kindergartens
MARKOVÁ, Veronika
This bachelor thesis is comparing infant groups and kindergardens. The Theoretical part of this thesis deals with the meaning of preschool education, its formation and the development of preschool facilities while focusing on the care of children attending preschool education at infant groups or kindergartens. It describes differences in alimentation, number and age of children attending, educational programs within as well as hygiene requirements for space and service of those facilities. The goal of this thesis was to compare hygiene requirements for space and service and conditions for educational activities at infant groups or kindergarten. For research part, I used quality research with observation and half structured interview. The researchers group contained two infant groups and three kindergartens of South Bohemian region. Those facilities were chosen randomly. Total of five interviews were conducted. Obtained data were divided into categories and for each category two mind maps were made - one of these maps shows answers from kindergarten and the other one answers from infant's groups. Each of those maps was later described. In the research, I looked for differences in alimentation of infant's groups and kindergartens. One of the differences is that infant groups are not required to provide alimentation services. This obligation is than transferred to the parents, who then has to bring food from home to the facility. Another fact is that educational program is not required at infant's groups. I found out from research, when there is education, number of kids and their age don't project on the educational activity. The assumption was that alleviation of hygienic conditions for rooms of daily stay, outside area and hygienic facility of infant groups will show during the operation. This has not ben confirmed by the research. The alleviation of hygienoc conditions, on the contrary, is not apparent and it is due to the fact that there are less childeen in an infant group and they are of considerably youger age than kids in a kindergarten.
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Preschool Education in Private Institution
BABKOVÁ, Veronika
This bachelor thesis deals with the preschool education and child care in private institutions. The theoretical part describes the development of preschool education since the year 1989 until the contemporary approach and lists the available alternative forms of education in the Czech Republic. Additionally, this part mentions private institutions which provide education and care for children under school age and their legislative anchoring. At the end of the theoretical part, the characteristics of the conditions of preschool education are described. In the practical part, there is an evaluation of the results of the survey that was conducted via a questionnaire whose respondents were the founders of preschool establishments. Furthermore, the methods of observation and analysis of the documents were used in three private preschool facilities in České Budějovice. The data acquired reflect the approach of the founders of the private institutions, their programmes and care conditions in them.
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Prevention of accidents at preschool age
PETR, Petr
Every year, more than 300 000 accidents of children occur requiring medical treatment or hospitalization in a hospital. Around 300 children die as a result of an accident every year. In comparison with other European countries, the Czech Republic occupies one of the worst positions as to frequency of accidents of preschool children. The objective of this thesis is to identify existence, quantity and scope of preventive activities in facilities designed for preschool children within the district of České Budějovice. The subject includes confirmation or rejection of a hypothesis whether there is a relation between the size of the town or municipality, frequency and scope of preventive activities. To verify the stated hypothesis, interviews were held in which the pedagogical staff of preschool facilities were asked questions concerning prevention of accidents in their facilities. Assessment of the interviews results did not confirm the hypothesis of an existing relation between the size of the town or municipality, the frequency and scope of preventive activities. In all visited facilities, preventive activities are carried out, focused on prevention of all forms of accidents. Preschool facilities directly in České Budějovice can visit preventive events organized by units of the Integrated Emergency System with less difficulties than facilities in the country thanks to better accessibility by the public transport. In spite of the mentioned difficulties, most of upcountry facilities participate in those events in close cooperation with the local Police or voluntary fire department. Some preschool facilities have their specific focus and programmes compared to the usual standard. In some of them they deal with drugs and tobacco prevention, other facilities are visited by students of PF JU with their programmes focused on prevention, still others present children thematically focused stories on CDs and DVDs. Other facilities, for example, organize a children{\crq}s day related with prevention in road traffic or organize a visit of ZOO joined with a lecture on how to treat animals. We can see as a certain gap in preventive programmes an absence of the central methodology for their organizing. Suggestion and recommendation for improvement of the situation could include completion of central methodology for prevention for preschool children which would include in its content and provide individual circuits and specializations on specific dangerous situations a child can get in. Another proposal for solution of the situation could be provision of preschool facilities with materials and aids for presentation of preventive education organized mostly in the form of games.
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