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Pedagogy and school of Maria Montessori in the Czech republic
Glaserová, Barbora ; Váňová, Růžena (advisor) ; Valenta, Josef (referee)
This thesis "Pedagogy and Maria Montessori School in the Czech Republic" in the theoretical part describes the life of Maria Montessori, Montessori principles of education and development of Montessori schools with a focus on their development in the Czech Republic. The practical part deals with a case study of a Prague school with Montessori principles and a questionnaire survey with the headmaster of Montessori schools.
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Comparison of the integration proces of children at common primary schools and at schools with programme Step by Step
Šindelářová, Veronika ; Wildová, Radka (advisor) ; Křivánek, Zdeněk (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to describe in great detail the process and organization of integration (inclusion) of common primary school children and those of primary schools with the educational programme Step by Step. The focus of the thesis is to put these two school types side by side and compare their attempt to the issue. The results should work as an help for parents' to choose the right institution necessary for the elementary education of their children suffering from any kind of handicap, they should help also the educators searching for many initiatives to integrate all the pupils to a group. Another important output of the thesis is to find out the level of primary school teachers awareness with the process of the pupils' integration.
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The reflection of František Bakule's work in a relation to a current special educational practice
BALÍKOVÁ, Tereza
František Bakule was a significant Czech teacher during the first half of the 20th century. He was known as the first director of the "Jedlicka Institute in Prague" as well as the founder of so-called "Bakule´s Institute" as well as one of the few representatives of the "Czech alternative approach towards education" which is very well recognized all around the world. His legacy and teachings, however, are currently not being developed on the systematic level and neither they are being put into practise by Czech professional mainstream educational community. We also need to mention that is not used by even the stream of special education, in contrast to many foreign alternative pedagogical trends, which are gaining popularity and are generally applied with success. The aim of this thesis is therefore to analyse the work of Frantisek Bakule through the prism of contemporary school educational environment with emphasis on the education of students with disabilities. The first chapter is devoted to outlining the life journey of Frantisek Bakule, particularly focusing on the major milestones that influenced the formation of his personality, his ideas, inspiration and motivation which was reflected in his teachings and then in his very own coherent concept of education. To be specific, we are introduced to his family background and a significant part is then devoted to description of Frantisek´s experience as a teacher, including stages of operating in Jedlicka´s Institute and in his own "Bakule´s institute". The second part is then focused solely on Bakule´s specific educational concept. First, the core principles of the concept are defined. Later parts then talk about Bakule´s original curriculum and a his proposal of an ideal classroom environment. The text also contains a detailed description of how Bakule approached several subjects, which were at the core of his teaching concept, namely "Work activities", "Music education" and "Arts". Original teaching practices are analysed by using current teaching methodology and terminology. Due to the identified aim and goals of the thesis, the third chapter analyses the current concept of education of the above, according to Bakule´s core areas and principles. The text is designed specifically to be subsequently reflecting the work of Frantisek Bakule from the perspective of today's teaching methods, namely the methods of special education. The idea is to define common points and possible differences and uncover hidden inspirational potential, which is then the main content of the fourth and final chapter. Based on the analysis and all its subsequent reflections, the final chapter tells us that although Bakule´s educational goals don´t differ too significantly from the current concept embedded in the relevant framework of educational programs, to achieve such goals we are currently using very different techniques and methods in comparison to Bakule´s ways. Even though Bakule himself tested and verified all of his concepts in practice, which can be very simply described as "do not teach students about life and work, but through life and work", and these concepts also have been proven correct by various subsequent results of psychological researches, the current system still doesn´t draw from them too much. From all the above it is quite obvious that the legacy of life´s work of Frantisek Bakule is currently not utilized nor it is being appreciated by our professional pedagogical community. On the other hand, we need to note that it may also be due to the level of fragmentation in which his concept and materials were preserved to the present days.
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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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Attitude and experience of teachers of nursery schools with alternative methods.
PECHOVÁ, Aneta
This Bachelor thesis of mine is divided into two parts. The initial, speculative section, is aimed at defining the most frequently used alternative methods. The second section inc-ludes those methods that give enough scope to be applied within educational activities of nursery school children. The objective of the speculative section is to present complete information trying to find out about the way of using alternative methods that can be ap-plied to teaching children or informing parentsThe functional section provides the results of qualitative research activities. The main objective of this was to gain some knowledge of alternative methods and their consequential contacts both with children and parent-sThe aim of this thesis is to discern the true extent of the teachers´ knowledge of the way the alternative approach is made use of with children and the scope within which they cooperate both with children and their parents. To reach this goal, a semi structured talk to the teachers was used.Some of the nursery school teachers working in the South Bohe-mian region made up a research group. Both an audio recording and a written account were made for further processing the interviews. As a follow-up a detailed date analysis was made using a method of information coding. An enquiry based on this research provided the fact that teachers might unconsciously know something about all these methods and are making use of them in their everyday activities but they are often not able to give them their proper denotations. Most teachers show real interest in alternative methods and are using them in their life which is the easiest route to success in their educational activities. Another interesting result of this exploration was lack of interest with parents in alternative methods leading both to possible support of the process of their children´s development and their more effective education. The knowledge thus obtained can supply nursery school teachers with a higher grade of teaching skills awareness and could bring about new ideas for the work they are doing. They can also open up new alternatives in the area of both their approach to children and their cooperation with parents.
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Alternative pre-school education at České Budějovice
MICHALOVÁ, Monika
The bachelor's thesis Alternative Preschool Education in the City of České Budějovice deals with alternative forms of preschool education. The theoretical part defines the koncept of the alternative education system. It also describes and explains the specifics of alternative preschool education and analyses the extent of alternative kindergartens in České Budějovice. In the practical part I compare the opinions of parents and teachers on the alternative way of education and find out their reasons for choosing the Waldorf kindergarten. This part was made by a questionnaire survey. The goal of the bachelor's thesis is to present the possibilities of alternative education in preschool age and to characterize particular types of schools.
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Reasons for rejection of alternative education in the Czech Republic from the perspective of parents.
NĚMCOVÁ, Veronika
The bachelor thesis focuses on reasons of refusing of the alternative education in the Czech Republic. The thesis defines in its theoretical part the starting points, the clasical reform schools and the modern alternative schools. The methodological part deals with a creation and a realization of a narative research. The research is realized by storytellings of parents who find themselves facing the choice of a selection of school facilities for their child. The final section summarizes the results of research and describes the motives of parents which led to the choice of that school facilities.
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A Model of Montessori Institution for Pre-school Children
BARTESOVÁ, Adéla
The aim of the work was to set up a model of a pre-school institution which will educate children in the way of Marie Montessori´s alternative pedagogical conception. To fulfil the main goal, a particular aim was first carried out {--} Montessori pre-school institutional practices in the Czech Republic were mapped and some photos were taken. The aim was completed by empirical data collection during visiting nine out of eleven addressed Montessori institutions and by an interview with a professional in this field. The research was realized through the open interviews with the heads or teachers of Montessori classes. Based on the data collection, the main goal, a model of Montessori institution for pre-school children,could be completed. The plan depicts the goals of this institution, a target group, legal forms, economical balance, services offered, special interest activities, methods and forms of work, personnel, operating parameters, space and material equipment together with variants of dispositions, evaluation and sustainability. Completeness and transparency of the plan, which is based on the research realized, enable to carry it out at any place in the Czech Republic. The thesis can also inspire existing Montessori institutions to make changes or innovations.
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