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Anotation: The bachelor's thesis focuses on the comparison of the mainstream nursery school and school supporting health in the field of pedagogical planning. The aim of the work is to describe the similarities and differences in the attitudes of teachers. Find out how diffrerent these approaches differ and to what extend they are similar. At the end of the theoretical part, it is listed by category what these approaches were and were similar to. In the practical part, the thesis tries to confirm or refute these statements based on interviews with teachers from kindergartens. The theoretical part of the thesis briefly mentions the origin of reform pedagogy at the beginning 20th century. Descibes the emergence of alternative and inovative programs in the Czech Republic. In the next theoretical part, possible ways of planning the educational process in nursery school at the school and class level will be presented. There is describtion of education process by SEP and IB. The work will focus on the description of the Health Promotion Curriculum and the description of the FEP PE with emphasis on the educational content and the process of creating a school educational program and classroom educational program. It also describes the basic philosophy of the program and the conditions under which the education...

This bachelor thesis deals with the burnout syndrome among teachers in preschools. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine the risks of burnout syndrome associated with the profession of a preschool teacher. The thesis consists of two main parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part describes the basic characteristics of burnout syndrome, its history, symptoms, causes, as well as treatment and prevention. The theoretical part of the thesis also includes the definition of professions that are most at risk of developing burnout syndrome. The practical part of the thesis deals with qualitative research. The methodology, process, and results of the qualitative investigation are presented. Data collection is carried out through semi-structured interviews with preschool teachers. The method of grounded theory is used for data analysis and evaluation. In conclusion, the results of the qualitative research are summarized. Based on the formulated theory, this thesis should lead the reader, particularly pedagogical and other professionals who are at increased risk of burnout syndrome and their families, to increase awareness of this current issue. It should encourage individuals to pay more attention and prevent this syndrome, not only in themselves but also in others.

The aim of this thesis is to propose, implement and reflect a thematic unit based on a fairy tale and focused on bullying prevention in preschool age. The theoretical part defines the term bullying, its types and possibilities of prevention with the emphasis on preschool age. It further describes the importance of fairy tales in preschool education, their types and options on how to work with a story. The practical part proposes, implements and reflects a thematic unit focused on bullying prevention and development of empathy in preschool-aged children. It uses design-based research with semi-structured observation as the main research method using an observation sheet and discussions with children and teachers. KEYWORDS bullying, prevention, fairy tales, kindergartens, preschool education

The aim of this bachelor´s thesis is to verify whether kindergarten teachers choose a respectful approach towards children, which is focused on children's needs, their individual possibilities and interests. The theoretical part describes communication in general and defines respectful or effective communication and its forms, but ineffective communication is also described here. Furthermore, the text of the thesis is focused on the relationship between a child and an adult, on the individualization of education, where the importance of developmental peculiarities of preschool children is pointed out. The individual needs of children and inclusive education are also mentioned. For the purpose of achieving the set goal, qualitative research, a method of short-term intentional observation, was chosen, for which three criteria were chosen. The first criterion was the relationship between the child and the teacher. The second criterion related to the use of effective and ineffective forms of communication, and the third criterion dealt with the needs of children. The research group was kindergarten teachers from five institutions within the South Moravian and South Bohemian Regions. The observation was supplemented by a short semi-structured interview with kindergarten teachers. The aim of the interview was to find out the teachers' awareness of the individualization of education.

The bachelor thesis focuses on preschool children and their perception of new media. The aim of the thesis is to create educational material, based on a theoretical analysis of the given issue with the contribution of empirical evidence, which is focused on bringing the topic of new media closer to preschool children. The theoretical framework defines the term "new media" and describes the field of new media a preschool child should be associated with, based on current studies at the time of writing. As part of the thesis, qualitative research was carried out in the form of action research which consisted of two sets of survey research. The first survey collected data from the children's legal representatives in the form of a questionnaire. The follow-up second survey research took place in the form of individual interviews with the children. The results of the research describe the new media environment of preschool children, the values that are transmitted to children, the positive and negative aspects children perceive in new media, the behaviour they consider correct within new media, and the factors influencing preschool children's perception of new media.

In graduation thesis I am focusing on supporting relations in the group of kindergarten children and eliminating fear of animal through canistherapy. The main aim is to create methodological complex tending to fill set goals during the work with the group. The partial goal of the graduation thesis is a practical realization created complexes and their reflection. A qualitative strategy was used to reach the purpose. The work contens two parts. The theoretical part describe the method of preschool education, children adaptation to kindergarten and here is defined the koncept of canisterapy. The practical part, complexes are detailed and reflected. The output of graduation thesis is a methodological complex involves six units, which could use therapists in direct work with children of preschool age.

The bachelor's thesis is focused on speech therapy, it is devoted to the communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool education. The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to find out whether there are differences in the area of communication skills among children in the compulsory year of preschool education depending on the length of attendance at kindergarten. The theoretical part introduces the reader to upbringing and educating a child of preschool age and compulsory preschool education, which is closely related to this area. Furthermore, topics related to communication skills are elaborated in the thesis, individual concepts from the field of communication are defined, and the development of communication skills of the child starting primary education is elaborated on. The thesis also discusses speech therapy intervention in all its areas. The research part of the work monitors the communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool education, acertains the abilities of speech expression and communication skills of children in the compulsory year of preschool year, possible differences in speech expression and communication skills of children attending kindergarten from the age of 3 and children entering the compulsory preschool year from home environment....

Bachelor thesis examines pedagogy of Franz Kett from the perspective of graduates of specific church- affiliated presschools. The thesis is based on theoretical knowledge and literature related to Franz Kett´s pedagogical concepts, and is divided into two parts: Theoretical and practical. The aim of the thesis is to investigate how the values and ideas of Franz Kett´s pedagogy are reflected in the memories of graduates, and which ones specifically. The research question was answered using a method of semi-structured interviews, and subsequent analysis of the gathered data.

The topic of the diploma thesis is the adaptation of a novice teacher in a kindergarten for children with special needs. The thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the definition of a novice teacher, the qualification prerequisites for the performance of the profession, his/her professional competences and professional activities. Furthermore, the conditions of education of children with special educational needs and the conditions and course of education in individual types of kindergartens established in accordance with § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act are described here. The aim of the practical part of the thesis was to describe the process of adaptation of selected novice teachers to perform the role of pedagogue in the environment of kindergartens or classes established according to § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act. Another goal was to describe how the introduction of novice teachers into practice is implemented from the point of view of the management of kindergartens with at least one class established according to § 16, paragraph 9 of the Education Act. The method of two types of semi-structured interviews was used for data collection, while the first type of interviews was conducted with novice teachers of these classes, and the second type of interviews with kindergarten principals or deputy principals for kindergartens.

The master thesis entitled Literary and visual component of books in pre-primary education - with a focus on the work of Daisy Mrázková, is aimed at exploring the possibilities of books as a potential resource for the development of fading pre-literacy and visual literacy in preschool children. The theoretical part first considers the relationship between preschool education and pre-literacy and visual literacy. It reflects on the need to address these concepts already in preschool education. Next, the theoretical part focuses on the definition of fading pre-literacy and visual literacy, presents the possibilities of developing these literacies in children and finally relates these phenomena to the binding curriculum for preschool education. Other chapters of the theoretical part deal with the work of Daisy Mrázková - painter, illustrator and writer of children's books. First, a brief biography of Daisy Mrázková is presented, and the subsequent chapters focus on her artistic and literary work. At the end of the theoretical part, selected books by the author that were used in the research investigation are presented. The practical part focuses on the design and verification of a possible model of working with the literary and visual components of a book. This model is elaborated into individual...

This diploma thesis is focused on the implementation of a specific measure within the educational policy in the Czech Republic. The aim of the work is to describe the introduction of regulation in the form of compulsory pre-school education in terms of setting the agenda and its subsequent enforcement. Furthermore, the aim of the work is to explain the introduction of regulation with respect to the arguments of individual actors. There is a wide range of actors who comment on the issue, these actors form a coalition that shares their beliefs. It is important to mention that the topic of integrating socially disadvantaged children into society is a much- discussed and sensitive topic also at the international level. Another goal of the work is to capture and describe the discussions concerning the functioning of regulation after its introduction, in connection with stakeholders or published research. This description will also include an analysis of public opinion towards the main idea of regulation (public attitude to the policy pursued). The topic concerning the introduction of the regulation of compulsory pre- school education is described both in terms of material and with the aim of revealing individual processes in public policy, the result is subsequently reflected in the theory of phases of...

In the Bachelor thesis the author deals with the topic of forest kindergartens. Nowadays, the topic of forest kindergartens is becoming more and more topical. During the last few years, their number has started to increase both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Parents of young children often consider this alternative to traditional preschool education. This work examines what the authors of selected scientific articles from the Web of Science database on forest kindergartens are focusing on, which countries the published research is from, what are the differences on the topic in the countries examined and what findings the authors of the studies have come to. The bachelor's thesis, following the research, also presents a description of the author's own experience from the ERASMUS+ programme in Denmark, in Aarhus, at VIA University College from the programme "Nature and Social Education" and her own practical experience from a Czech forest kindergarten. The thesis is designed as a search based on methodically obtained articles from the Web of Science database. The search is prepared using the PRISMA method. The selected articles deal with the selection of a suitable site or "playscape" for an outdoor kindergarten, the impact of the outdoor kindergarten on its surroundings in Norway, the active...

The aim of the bachelor´s thesis is to create an educational offer of activities that support the development of mathematical pre-literacy of preschool children. Particularly, it is based on findings of the questionnaire survey. The theoretical part deals with the definition of mathematical pre-literacy at preschool age and introduces the developmental characterictics of children, which are important for its development. Moreover, the thesis formulates requirements for the competencies of kindergarten teachers. In addition, the theoretical part summarizes inspiring approaches of Montessori pedagogy and offers the possibility of using digital technologies in the development of mathematical preliteracy in preschool education. The practical part contains an educational offer of activities, which are focused on geometrical shapes, spatial and temporal orientation, sorting and comparison, numbers and counting.

Bachelor's thesis pursues the use of puppets during preschool education to support the development of positive models of child behavior. The theoretical part is focused on the development of puppet theater, furthermore on the history, types and functions of puppets and subsequently on puppets from the perspective of the child. The aim of the research was to find out what effects the puppet theater and the puppet itself has on building moral values and on the socialization of a kindergarten child. The design of qualitative research was chosen with use of the method of phenomenological research and action research.

The master's thesis deals with art activities for children with intellectual disability of preschool age. The theoretical section characterizes a child of preschool age, defines intellectual disability, its causes, classification, symptos and describes a child with intellectual disability of preschool age. Furthermore, there is an introduction of preschool education system in The Czech Republic and curricular documents and legal regulations dealing with preschool education, the organization and didactics of preschool education plus educational specifics of children with intellectual disability are stated in the thesis. The practial part defines main goal of this thesis, describes research technique and the institution, where the art activities were held, and children from research sample. Further, there are five art activities prepared as well as the description of their execution process. The main goal of this thesis is to create a five-art-activities file for children with intellectual disability of preschool age and then execute all of them in kindergarten to verify if they are suitable for children with intellectual disability of preschool age. The conclusion is based on observation and for its credibility purpose an assessment scale was created to observe children's behaviour during mentioned...

The thesis deals with the topics of independence, self-care and hygiene habits of visually impaired children of preschool age. The aim is to search for and analyse theoretical knowledge and subsequently create a proposal for educational program for kindergarten teachers who have a child with a visual impairment in their classroom. A qualitative method (observation, document analysis, interview) was chosen to meet the objectives. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical and practical one. The first chapter of the theoretical part deals with the concept of visual impairment, the most common visual defects in children, the development of the child and the child care possibilities regarding visually impaired children. In the second chapter, preschool education is specified in more detail, including legislative and curricular documents. The third chapter deals with the theoretical basis for the practical part of the work, namely independence, self-care and hygiene habits of children with visual impairment. The practical part consists of a proposal for educational program which is divided into three areas: hygiene habits and skills, habits and skills associated with dressing and undressing and habits and skills associated with dining. Each of them has several subchapters, which include a list of activities that can be implemented by kindergarten teachers during the education of a visually impaired child.

The bachelor thesis is focused on environmental education in preschool education and its main goal is to present a teaching project on the topic of forest ecosystem. The environmental project is in the form of a monothematic issue of a newspaper called "Forest newspaper", which aims at the issue of the forest ecosystem and contains comprehensive educational activities to support the teaching of environmental education in kindergartens. The theoretical part deals with the concept of environmental education, its characteristics, methodological elements and the possibility of using forest pedagogy. The practical part is based on a semi-structured interview. It is devoted to the evaluation of work with Forest newspaper in practice in kindergarten and in the family environment, with children of preschool age. Based on the obtained positive evaluation of this project, the work on the project will continue and the next issue of Forest newspaper will be published.

PROKOP, Daniel. Dynamika sociálního vyloučení v České republice: Nerovné šance ve vzdělávání. Praha, 2022. 124 s. Disertační práce (Ph.D.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut sociologických studií. Katedra sociologie. Školitel: doc. Milan Tuček Abstract This cumulative thesis contains three papers focused on analysis of inequality of educational opportunity (IOE) and limited educational and social mobility in the Czech Republic. The first article analysis effects of parent's cultural, social, economic and human capital in different educational transitions. In accordance with the theory of effectively maintained inequality (EMI), the parental capitals and social status play the biggest role in accessing secondary education with GCE (high school with diploma) which is precondition to tertiary education. However, detailed analysis shows that poverty and low skills (HC) of parents have biggest effect in early phases of education whereas social, cultural capital and wealth of the parents are drivers of inequality in later transitions. Hence, the EMI theory is not in conflict with life course perspective assuming significant and waning effects of (some) parental capitals. The second paper analyses the relationship between inadequate housing and the school performance of children from poor Czech...

The aim of the thesis was to systematically record and analyse the transformation of the Czech kindergarten after 1989. To understand the transformation of the kindergarten based on the testimonies of kindergarten teachers with a long touch of practice and to create a coherent continuity of ideas that allow to understand the transformation of Czech pre- school education. The thesis is divided into theoretical and research parts. The theoretical part describes the changes that the education and care of the little ones has undergone over the century. In the introductory chapter, the author briefly discusses the beginnings of preschool education. Knowing that this period is too far removed from the present and from education as a whole, but the central roots and historical transformations of preschool education are so central to the thesis that the author briefly mentions them. After the events of November 1989, Czech preschool was also undergoing transformational changes. The main principle of the transformation of Czech education became a non-directive, partnership approach to the child, based on understanding, respect and tolerance, which is the subject of the last chapter of the theoretical part. The aim of the research part was to analyse the transformation of the concept and perspectives of...

This bachelor thesis focuses on analyzing methods of speech development skills of kids with different mother languages in preschool education. Main goal of this thesis is to get knowledge applicable in work with kids with different mother language and in developing their communication skills. Theoretical part is based on information from proffesional literature, current legislation and electronic information sources which desrcibe definitions of terms communication, speech and language, ontogenesis of child's speech till preschool age and specifics of bilingual child's speech development. In this thesis is also a describtion of Czech preschool education system and it is focused on a group of kids with different mother languages. The empiric part is processed in the form of qualitative research. The case study desrcibes development of communication skills of three kids with different mother language and the methods that are used.

This thesis addresses preschool education in the COVID-19 pandemic from a speech therapy perspective. The aim was to determine whether the pandemic affects the development of communication skills in children's school maturity and readiness. For the research, a quantitative method was used. A sample of 50 respondents from kindergartens in the Vysočina region completed a self-administered questionnaire to provide data for this work. The research sample was teachers of children with compulsory school attendance. The research found that the number of deferrals of compulsory school attendance is higher in the school year 2020/2021 than in previous years. The root causes cited by the respondents were psychological immaturity, including impaired communication skills. It was also found that for more than half of the respondents, children in the classroom have the same difficulties in communication skills as in previous years, yet 92% of teachers admitted that the educational objectives in the field of communication, according to the Framework Education Programme for Preschool Education, were not met in the 2020/2021 school year. According to the respondents, children most often had difficulties pronouncing the L, R, and Ř syllables, spontaneous narration according to a picture, the formation of sentences,...

The bachelor thesis deals with problematics of the introduction of compulsory preschool education, its benefits and changes in areas of administration and educational process. The aim of this work is to find out how the legislative change, effective from the calendar year 2017, relating to the introduction of compulsory of preschool education, affected events in individual areas of pedagogical staff, more specifically administrative and managerial work of principals and educational and administrative work of teachers in two selected kindergartens in the largest Central Bohemian city of Kladno. For the purpose of fulfilling this goal, a research case study is chosen, in which data were obtained through interviews with school principals, qualitative questionnaires addressed to teachers and analysis of internal and curricular documents affected by the legislative change. The first main chapter of the theoretical part is devoted to the upbringing and education of preschool children and child development from the perspective of developmental psychology, which is linked to preschool education of children in the institution - this chapter deals with educational plans, distance education in kindergarten, is included in the legislative framework and information about curricular and internal documents of the...

This bachelor work deals with the phenomenon called a free play. In the theoretical part of the bachelor work there are described the perspectives of famous theoreticians on the play, the gradual development of the play by preschool child and further the benefits of the play for his complex development. The conclusion of the theoretical part deals with a free play, its specifications and its sense for preschool education. The aim of the bachelor work is to monitor what space reality for a free play in different nursery schools there is and what attitude towards the play the nursery school pedagogues adopt. In the practical part the method of observation of children was used for the research, but not only in a free play but also all day long during their stay in the nursery school. The data acquisition of individual pedagogues´ attitudes to a free play was made in the form of interviews. From the results of the observations and interviews it is obvious that the space for a free play is mainly influenced by the total time of the children´s stay in nursery schools, but even by the pedagogues´ abilities to arrange the daily routine in such a way that the free play is more included. From the research further follows that the space, which is determined for the play, depends on the children´s age.

K málo známému výročí nabízí studie analýzu života a díla Idy Jarníkové, jedné z nejvýznamnějších představitelek předškolní výchovy v průběhu 20. století. Na základě studia archivních dokumentů studie zdůrazňuje nejen životní osudy, poprvé v ucelené podobě, ale zvláště její představy o pedagogizaci předškolní výchovy ve prospěch rozvoje osobnosti dětí, její snahu o porozumění pedagogice Marie Montessoriové a péči o další vzdělávání vychovatelek mateřských škol. Studie je doplněna výběrovou bibliografií Idy Jarníkové. To celebrate a little-known anniversary, the study presents an analysis of the life and work of Ida Jarníková, a recognised pre-school educator of the 20th century. Based on the archival documents research, the study underlines her lifelines – for the first time as a complex; especially her concept of pre-school education carried out in benefit of children, her efforts to understand Marie Montessori education system and life-long education of kindergarten teachers. A selected bibliography of Ida Jarníková complements the study.