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Transition of a young person with an intellectual disability to adulthood from the perspective of caring parents
Kubišta, Ivan ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of the transition of people with an intellectual disability into adulthood from the perspective of their caring parents. It addresses the question: How do caring parents proceed in the process of transition of their son/daughter with an intellectual disability into adulthood and how does this process work from their perspective? The aim was to explore the process of transition of persons with an intellectual disability into adulthood from the perspective of caring parents and to contribute to a better understanding of this issue based on the results of the research conducted. The literary research was used to develop an informative research preparation that summarizes the theoretical background and the current state of knowledge of the chosen topic. Three parents of people with an intellectual disability from three different families, who have current experience with their transition into adulthood, participated in the qualitative research. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted in the informants' home environment. The research included answering six research sub-questions that specify the area of transition of people with an intellectual disability into adulthood from the perspective of their caring parents. The transition of a...
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The transition of a person with an intellectual disability from school to adult life through the prism of pedagogical workers
Wiesnerová, Kateřina ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
The thesis deals with the topic of the transition of people with intellectual disabilities from school to adult life. The aim is to understand this process and the factors that influence it, to find out how respondents perceive a successful transition and what leads to it. The theoretical background regarding the transition of persons with intellectual disabilities to adulthood is described. A definition of the transition process, its planning and domains are given. The available support in the Czech Republic, the issue of self-determination and the role of the family during the transition period are described. In the next section, adulthood, its periods and specifics for persons with intellectual disabilities are defined. The research was carried out within the PEDAL project. A qualitative research strategy and a focus group discussion method were chosen. The respondents of the survey were five pedagogical workers of schools according to Section 16 (9) educating pupils and students with intellectual disabilities in the last two to three years of schooling. Through thematic analysis, four themes and several sub-themes were defined to address the research questions. It was found that transition planning during schooling takes many forms and involves many actors. The individual's environment,...
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Growing up and adulthood in the Czech Republic (Emerging adulthood through the eyes of emerging adults and their mothers)
Marčíková, Tereza ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Hnilica, Karel (referee)
The presented dissertation focuses on the process of transition into adulthood through the eyes of young people and the eyes of their mothers. The research study is based on the theory of J.J. Arnett, who identified a new development period "emerging adulthood" [Arnett, 1998]. We use three different perspectives to look at the process of transition into the adulthood: Developmental psychological, sociological and cultural-anthropological. Description of each period associated with the transition to adulthood is extended by the context of a family in which a young person is raised, and by a culture in which the person grows. By introducting these three perspectives in the first part we are creating a theoretical framework for the empirical part of our work. In the empirical part the qualitative study is presented. As the research method semistructured in-depth interview with young Czechs and their mothers was used. Our goal was to understand the perception of the notion of adulthood by young people aged 18 to 30 years and the way they describe their own process of transition into the adulthood. We wanted to determine whether young Czechs show signs of "emerging adulthood." We were also interested in how the relationship between a mother and her offspring, the upbringing, and the cultural context influence...
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Life situation of university students in terms of adulthood
Musilová, Barbora ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Kuchař, Pavel (referee)
Diplomová práce: Životní situace vysokoškolských studentů z hlediska dospělosti (Life situation of university students in terms of adulthood) Zpracovala: Barbora Musilová Abstract Diploma thesis " Life situation of university students in terms of adulthood" aims to show how young people currently studying university perceive their life situation and how much they feel to be adults. The thesis seeks the answers in qualitative analysis of students of Prague universities. Theoretical background of empirical part is formed by theories of present time analysts which highlight the variability and instability of social conditions. The result of this instability is that there are shifts of the timing of life events in the life cycles and challenging the traditional definition of adulthood as defined for example, independent living and marriage. Trends in the life of young students, such as prolonged studies or leaving home parents in late time point to a new stage, which haven't been in the life paths of previous generations. Living situation of young university students is not only extending the transition to adulthood, but the independent stage, which also raises the need to redefine the earlier definition of valid adulthood.
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Perception of transition from adolescence to adulthood by university students
VALIŠOVÁ, Martina
This undergraduate thesis concerns the problems of transitation from adolescence to adulthood in university students. Theoretic part specifies period of adolescence, particular changes and tasks which are present in this period of life. Than there are described problems about transitation to adulthood, challenges in this period of life, concept of emerging adulthood and definition of young adulthood. Qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews. They have shown, that problems with transition to adulthood in university students is based on freedom during the university studies and commitments related to end of studies and dependence on parents. It is difficult to be absolutely independent during the studies and create one´s own background even though, this is one of criterions of adulthood. Results show that to feel to be adult it is necessary to accept certain commitments for the future together with being autonomous.
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