e-Pedagogium, 2017 (vol. 17), issue 4

Introduction

Editors

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):5  

Opportunities for Dialogue in Counselling with the Special Education Students

Petra Jurkovičová

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):7-16 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.048  

In the article presented, we sum up the information and research conclusions collected, confronting them with theoretical knowledge in the field of dialogue approach, using dialogue to create the space for understanding, help and change. We open the discussion for using the dialogue approach in teaching the special education students in order to increase their competences for working with clients.

Social Acceptance of the Integrated Students in Regular Elementary School

Eva Lörinczová

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):17-28 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.049  

The integration of the students in the school is accompanied by a number of problems, not only with academic success rate of the individual, but also with his inclusion in the team of peers. A minor part of the issue is dealing with the social dimension of the educational process. The contribution is therefore oriented towards the acceptance of the individual, which we examined in the domain of the integrated 398 adolescents regular elementary school. Through the Questionnaire on social acceptance (Juhas, 1990), we measured the degree of acceptance of individuals, their view of the team, the emotional, families and school classes experiencing relationship...

Children with Orofacial Clefts in School

Miroslav Meier

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):29-38 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.050  

The paper presents results of a research that dealt with the issue of acceptance of children with orofacial clefts in kindergarten and elementary schools from the point of view of parents of children with orofacial clefts. In addition, it was investigated what kind of support for education in the kindergarten and elementary school would be welcome by parents of children with orofacial clefts.

Career Aspirations as Part of Vocational Guidance for Persons with Hearing Impairment

Ivana Horváthová

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):39-50 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.051  

Currently, there are new trends and possibilities on the labour market, which has an effect on the ideas of today's students, both intact and those with hearing impairment. In thinking about their future careers, students naturally decide based on their values, self-confidence or ever various features of sub-cultures, which also include persons with hearing impairment. This fact can significantly affect the aspiration of students with hearing impairment. The paper attempts to identify the degree of influence of elementary schools, teachers and other factors on career aspirations in students with hearing impairment in consideration of their disability....

Overview of the Development of Special Education in Tibetan Society

Bu Qiong, Miloň Potměšil

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):51-59 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.052  

The Tibetan nationality is one of the 55 minorities in China. Tibetan people are mainly distributed in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, Gansu Province, Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, and other regions, with a total population of about 6.4 million. Education for national minorities has always been an important component of Chinese education, while special education in Tibetan society is an important part of Chinese national education. In recent years, special education has been rapidly developed along with the establishment of special education schools in Tibetan areas, especially since 2000 and the proposal for, and implementation...

The Role of Textbooks in Primary Education

Jana Stará, Martin Chvál, Karel Starý

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):60-69 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.053  

The article presents the results of a research with the objective of finding out what kind of influence textbooks have on teachers' decisions about the content and methods of their teaching, especially in comparison with other materials and factors. The research was particularly aimed at teachers of primary schools and textbooks and other teaching materials for social studies and sciences. The results show that even though the teachers believe that textbooks have a major influence on their teaching, they disagree with the idea that textbooks should determine the content and methods of teaching. The article will present you with some thoughts on how...

Preparedness of Prospective Elementary School Teachers to Collaborate with Parents in Mathematics

Radka Dofková

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):70-79 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.054  

The goal of this article was to analyze basic aspects of preparedness of prospective elementary school Mathematics teachers to collaborate with parents. This article is based on a research project in which a total of 83 third and fourth year students of the programs of Teacher Training for Elementary Schools and Special Education and Teaching Children with Special Needs, and Teacher Training for Elementary Schools partook at the beginning of the 2017 summer semester. The research was based on seminar works "Preparedness to Teach Mathematics", which were analyzed using instruments typical for qualitative research.

Sitting an Exam from the Students' Point of View

Jana Matošková

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):80-93 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.055  

The study examined students' reports about their feelings related to exams, factors influencing exam passing and behaviour and mental strategies applied during exam sitting. It was based on an analysis of data gained by way of interviews and group discussions with students, a questionnaire survey among students and student seminar works. The study supports the idea that academic performance is influenced by external context as well as internal factors like intelligence, personality, and study motivation. The study indicates that students prefer neither a surface approach to studying nor cheating, but there are exceptions in which they find such behaviour...

Health literacy relating to everyday eating habits having impact on body composition in students of pedagogical disciplines of the Palacký University in Olomouc

Tereza Sofková, Michaela Hřivnová

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):94-103 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.056  

Appropriate eating habits create a prerequisite for the prevention of many chronic non-infectious diseases. Formation of health literacy, which includes edification in lifestyle and particularly education in the optimal eating habits, is part of general and profiling disciplines of students of pedagogical disciplines. This strengthens the likelihood of higher health literacy and thus putting into practice good eating habits by the students themselves and above all, by the next generation they will be educating and training in their teaching profession.The aim of our research was to evaluate selected parameters of body composition based on eating...

The Use of Digital Technologies in the Science Camp VEBOR

Beáta Brestenská, Jana Cibulková, Petra Ivánková

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):104-118 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.057  

Summer science camps for young people are full of different activities that develop children's motivation, to learn and get enthusiastic about natural science subjects in schools. The main meaning of the camps is to increase interest in science and develop a positive relationship with nature as well as environmental responsibility. One of the ways to implement these activities is to work with digital technologies. During the camp we used measuring equipment that supports the scientific character of the camp and mobile devices like tablets as working tools and a source of information in connection with the Internet.

Urban-Rural Contrasts in Attitudes, Motives and Sport Preferences in Adolescents

Michal Kudláček, Martin Sigmund, Jana Kvintová, Tomáš Junek

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):119-137 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.058  

This study focuses on the attitudes, motivation for physical activity (PA), structure of sport preferences and physical activity of students of two selected high schools (rural area; urban area). There were several questionnaires employed in this study: Dimension of Attitude for Children and Youth (DIPO-J), Motivation for Physical Activity Questionnaire (MPAM-R) and Sport Preferences Questionnaire. The research group (in total 300 respondents) consisted of 150 students from a rural area and 150 students from an urban area. According to the results, adolescents at both the schools have moderately positive attitudes toward physical education. The most...

International Physical Literacy Conference and Forum 2017

Jana Vašíčková

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):138-139  

Scientific Conference of Doctoral Degree Programmes Students at the Faculty of Education at Palacký University in Olomouc

Iva Koribská, Ondřej Duda

e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(4):140-141