e-Pedagogium, 2013 (vol. 13), issue 4

Editorial

Board of editors

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):5-6  

The Teacher's Role in the Reflection of Social Disadvantage

Vladimíra Kocourková, Anna Šafránková

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):7-23 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.046  

The paper attempts to explain the definition of socially disadvantaged pupils and the role of teacher in the Czech educational environment, because the characterization of this specific group of pupils is one of the important preconditions for setting adequate support and compensation precautions. The teacher is one of the important participants of inclusive educational environment and in a crucial position in terms of education of socially disadvantaged pupils is. The authors analyze the partial results of a research survey that was carried out in the Pardubice Region and in the Moravian-Silesian Region on the educational levels ISCED 1 and ISCED...

A Teacher's Diary as a Research Instrument

Adriana Wiegerová, Alena Lampertová

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):24-32 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.047  

The focus of this paper is the entry to the school practices by novice teachers. Difficulties in the teaching of novice teachers were observed and critical events of the first year in the school environment are described. Critical events are viewed through statements of novice teachers in interviews and in diaries of teachers. Teachers kept diaries throughout the first year in the primary school. The paper offers authentic statements of teachers and analyses problem situations in adaptation of teachers in the school terrain.

The Influence of Tacit Knowledge on the Behaviour of College Students

Jana Matošková, Martina Polčáková, Michaela Baňařová, Eliška Sobotková, Martin Jurásek, Terézia Růžičková

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):33-42 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.048  

Tacit knowledge is one of the factors that influence the success of studying at colleges. The aim of the study overview is to clarify the principle of the mentioned phenomenon. Students owning tacit knowledge are often unaware of it, although tacit knowledge influences their actions. Tacit knowledge impacts also on their assumptions, beliefs and feelings. The ability to form tacit knowledge quickly and to develop it is one of the demonstrations of so-called practical intelligence. Students who have tacit knowledge are able to adapt their behaviour to an academic setting and so play a successful role. They also prepare themselves for their position...

Selected Personality Traits and Stress Management in Current University Students of Education, Physical Culture and Natural Science

Martin Sigmund, Jana Kvintová, Iva Dostálová

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):43-60 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.049  

Recently there has been a growing interest of the professional community in the issue of health in university students as they represent the national capital and future investment of every society. University students thus constitute a specific population group. The factors influencing students' health are strictly specific and are considered to be related to academic study. The main stressogenic factors include academic overload, constant pressure to be successful and competition among classmates. Generally, the population between twenty and thirty years of age represents a group with the lowest morbidity and mortality rate. However, some results...

The Psychosomatic Basis of the Social Pedagogue's Behaviour

Pavla Andrysová

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):61-69 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.050  

This article aims to outline the possibilities and partially the content of psychosomatic preparation that results in the pedagogue's condition, which is understood to be the student's readiness to act authentically in open social situations. It also includes a comparison of two approaches concerning personal and social development of social pedagogy students.

Inspiration for Pedagogic Research and Practice

Martin Gregor

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):70-72  

Educational Values in Contemporary School

Eva Nováková

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):72-74  

History of Education - Journal for Anglo-saxon and International History of Education

Eva Dvořáková Kaněčková

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):75-76  

Conference Paths to Democracy in Education® XIV

Jana Majerčíková, Hana Navrátilová

e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(4):77-79