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Nomads of Educational System. Multiple Case Study of School Mobility of Pupils
Vyhnálek, Jan ; Dvořák, Dominik (advisor) ; Hlaďo, Petr (referee) ; Kaščák, Ondrej (referee)
Nomads of Educational System Multiple Case Study of School Mobility of Pupils Jan Vyhnálek Abstract The thesis explores school mobility - "students making nonpromotional school changes" (Rumberger, 2003), in the Czech Republic through qualitative multiple case study. It begins with a review of the most significant empirical studies in school mobility (1991-2016), highlighting a gap in research into the causes and processes of pupils' transitions and the need for qualitative research. To contribute to filling this gap, two cases of transfers following the transition from primary to lower secondary school and one case of attempts to integrate a child with cerebral palsy into mainstream schooling were explored as a "social and relational construction" (Zamora & Moforte, 2013, p. 59). The core of the thesis is an analysis of data based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted with parents, pupils, teachers, school principals and external experts, field notes and documents providing three analytical narrations of these transitions. Rich use of data segments allows naturalistic generalisation. The analysis features the role of communication between school and family, the role of engaged parents, school tracking, school climate, social stigmatization of pupils and families, and stress on academic outcomes...
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Pupils' school mobility in a large city comprehensive school
Štiková, Štěpánka ; Dvořák, Dominik (advisor) ; Vyhnálek, Jan (referee)
TITLE: Pupils' school mobility in a large city comprehensive school AUTHOR: Bc. Štěpánka Štiková DEPARTMENT: Institute for Research and Development of Education SUPERVISOR: RNDr. Dominik Dvořák, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: Pupil mobility is a serious phenomenon, which has not - at least in the context of Czech education system - enjoyed too much academic attention in terms of dedicated research. Premises of both the master thesis as well as those of pertinent research are following: The phenomenon of pupil mobility is considered in a case of a metropolitan elementary school, analyzing individual embedded cases of pupil mobility which occurred there within a defined monitoring period. A framework of the thesis is set by means of describing demographic and social context in the above school. Each individual pupil mobility case is described, its root cause is analyzed, and its impact on the respective class (student body) is examined by means of interviewing involved stakeholders. The goal of this research is to establish root causes as well as main impact categories of pupil mobility within a metropolitan elementary school context. Gathered data is processed and by means cross-case analysis method. Following movement was recorded on the lower secondary level of the examined school during the examination period: There...
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