e-Pedagogium, 2016 (vol. 16), issue 1

Phenomenology in social pathology

Peter Ondrejkovič

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):7-13 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.001  

The efforts to declare phenomenology a description of undesirable phenomena in the society are in conflict with the pursuit of critical and in-depth examination of the value and importance of scientific knowledge. A researcher seeks to understand the studied phenomenon and usually reveals less known, comprehensive planes of life experience. Description undoubtedly has its value in science. Mere description, however, is in sharp contrast to phenomenology. Nowadays, there are many ways the phenomenological research may take; for instance the Cartesian way, ontological way and descriptive intentional psychology.

The Using of the Q Methodology in Creation an Instrument for Measuring Tacit Knowledge of University Students

Jana Matošková, Lucie Garczarzová, Martin Kovářík

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):14-27 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.002  

The aim of this paper is to present the results of the Q methodology usage in creation an instrument for measuring tacit knowledge of university students. The first necessary stage by the preparation of the instrument for tacit knowledge measurement was to define typical behaviour of successful university students. 184 basic quotations about successful students' behaviour were defined. Respondents were asked to evaluate the statements according to their importance by the Q methodology usage. Answers were statistically evaluated and the result was a definition of 32 basic statements how successful students usually behave. Additionally, four potentially...

Undergraduate preparation of social pedagogues in the context of social changes

Pavla Andrysová

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):28-38 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.003  

The aim of this article is to present the results of research into motivational tendencies and achievement motivation of social pedagogy students. In the introduction we give an outline of the concepts of social pedagogy in chosen European countries. We also include a proposal of an innovative concept of social pedagogy curriculum. Our motivation is to search employment possibilities of a social pedagogue in the labor market in the situation of the Czech Republic; we také into consideration the independence and attractiveness requirement of this profession. The graduate profile is thus formed by a professional person, who, among other things, presents...

The Art of Helping through Visual Creation

Hana Stadlerová

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):39-50 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.004  

The paper describes opportunities which are offered by creation within helping professions. It elaborates projects of special art education whose contribution was examined within research that was carried out during athree-year period of art workshops. The activities were held with selectedgroups of socially disadvantaged clients and they offered activities supportingprimarily the creative self-realization of clients. The text defines the basicprinciples on which the projects were built and it defends its contribution, including the presentation of the outputs.

Timbre and phonemic hearing of pre-school children with atypical speech development

Milena Kmentová

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):51-64 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.005  

Purpose of this paper is to inform the professional audience, how the view on timbre and phonemic hearing from the point of view of musical psychology, linguistics, logopaedics and neurophysiology evolves. Readers will be presented with methods and the outcome of the author's field research that aimed at assessment of quality of timbre and phonemic hearing and auditory attention of pre-school children with speech disorders and a different mother tongue.The research is a part of the project Music as a significant mean of speech and language cultivation in preschool children that was financed by the grant GAUK (no. 934213).

Language Training of Immigrants in Sweden: Analysis of the Current State on the Background of Migration and Integration

Milena Öbrink Hobzová

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):65-76 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.006  

Sweden is one of European most wanted immigration destination countries, annually thousands of migrants head for this country, especially refugees apply here for asylum. Therefore, this country has had many years of experience with the education of adult immigrants. Already in the 60s a 70s the language courses (today known as "Utbildning i svenska för invandrare", Swedish for immigrants, further SFI) were established. SFI is divided into three educational levels, the so-called "Studieväg" 1 (consists of classes A, B), 2 (includes courses B and C) and 3 (includes classes C, D). All the three above mentioned courses are aimed at immigrants with various...

Motivation Profile of Secondary Students

Alžbeta Lobotková

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):77-88 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.007  

The issue of students' learning motivation currently plays a very important role in education and furthermore it improves the effectiveness of education. Therefore, the present paper theoretically discusses the issues of motivation to learn, students' motivation to learn; and in this context, the main aim is to explore the structure of learning motivation of secondary students. The empirical part of the paper analyses survey data obtained through Kozéki IMB questionnaire and examines which of the motivational areas (cognitive, affective, effective) is dominant at the secondary students.

Changes in Perception of "What is Important" among Students at the Faculty of Physical Education, Palacký University in Olomouc, measured by means of Mental Mapping

Irena Plevová, Miroslava Jirásková, Michal Petr

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):89-101 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.008  

The presented study focuses the usage of the mental maps to depict subjectively perceived values and needs of the participants of a winter hiking course held as a part of informal education. We are interested to see which values will emerge in the mental maps and in the differences between the mental maps before and after the course. The values identified were compared with the theory of values proposed by F. E. Frankl and A. Maslow's theory of needs. The first part of the paper describes the informal winter hiking course. The second part is devoted to the issue of mental maps. Then the paper introduces the theories by V. E. Frankl and A. Maslow. Research...

Slovník speciální pedagogiky

Adéla Veselá

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):119-121  

Pedagogika a práce s mýty v době teroru

Radim Šíp

e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(1):102-118  

This pedagogical essay highlights the profound transformation of the contemporary world. This, on one side, leads to the events that cause an increased need for processing experience using myths, these myths, on the other side, require reconstruction and rationalization. These processes are a necessary component of modern education. Obstacle to reconstruction and rationalization is romantic conservatism, which we can see in both, among scholars (e. g. Liessmann) and in popular culture (e. g. Miller, Snyder). Romantic conservatism is the product of early modern mythmaking. Just now, the great myths of Occindent is necessary to demystify. In the penultimate...