The problem of the study is defined by the fact that there are many talks about the changes in Lithuanian educational system but there was no analysis of the attitude of teachers of the reorganized schools from this aspect. From the theoretical point of view this work will stimulate going deeper into the possibilities, ways and peculiarities of changes, and, in practice, it will help the persons who are independently analysing the problems of educational changes and seeking to improve practical educational work. Aim of the work – to estimate the changes in the reorganized basic school and the attitude of teachers towards them. 155 educators, 146 of whom were teachers and 9 school executives working in basic schools, participated in the study. The findings of the study have showed that educational changes are mostly stimulated by focussed vision and strategy of the school, and the advantages of today’s educational system comparing to the Soviet one are that teachers are allowed individualizing educational content. The most significant years for educational system were 1997 – 2002 when reform of schools network was performed and in Utena town it was determined by the decisions of educational policy. After the secondary schools were reorganized into basic the schoolchildren feel better in them but less motivated schoolchildren remain learning in 9-10 forms. After the network reform the teaching base had mostly improved in basic schools as well as assistance of psychologists... [to full text]

Title: Bullying in Basic Schools: Solving the Problem from Pupil's Point of View Abstract: This diploma thesis deals with bullying at primary schools. The theoretical section describes the definition of bullying, bullying division, the stages of bullying, its protagonists, and the procedure of current best practice in the prevention and eradication of bullying. The aim of the empirical part is find out how effective The Minimal Preventive Programme is in one particular Prague primary school. Research was carried out through interviews. This paper presents views and ideas of how to solve the problem of bullying from the student's point of view. The results of the research show that the goals in bullying prevention have been fulfilled. The school prevents bullying, teachers and students are sufficiently confident in this issue. Keywords: bullying, teacher, pupil, basic school

Definition of strategy, analysis of main concepts, conception, phases and steps of strategical planning, structure of strategical management are being presented in Master’s work. Analysis of how educational tendencies in other European countries influence on strategy of education in Lithuania, changes and reforms in education, issues of musical education in context of education reform are being provided in this work. Analysis of main musical education systems in different countries and conceptions of various authors are being presented in Master’s paper. External and internal factors of musical education system at Balbieriškis basic school are being analyzed. Analysis of conditions in education shows demographic crisis. Decreasing number of children is conditioned by low number of births. Level of unemployment is getting lower. However, more young people leave country. Positive rates are as follows: more children aspire to secondary education, more young people aged 7-24 study, many schools use computers in process of education, sponsorship for educational institutions is growing, there are more certified teachers – supervisors and experts at schools. SWOT analysis of musical education system at Balbieriškis basic school was done. Its greatest strengths are musical equipment, participation in events organized by school and district, specialist of musical education. Greatest danger is decrease of students. As a result high qualified specialist of music who would organize... [to full text]

Ernest Boyer's The Basic School: A Community for Learning (1995) aligns with other important research and programs that encourage parent involvement to maximize each child's educational potential. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand and to document the first steps undertaken by one school as it began to address Boyer's school as community priority by reaching out to an uninvolved parent population. Meaning was constructed from the perspective of the researcher who was an active participant in the process. Research questions included: 1) What happened when one school began to address the needs of its at-risk population by intentionally reaching out to involve the parents of these students in the life of the school? 2) How was this accomplished within the context of a school beginning to address the priorities of a "Basic School?" 3) What structures were created to facilitate the process and guide its progress? Teachers in the School as Community Family at Kizer Elementary School were the initial focus of this study. Additional groups with related purposes became part of the inquiry as the process unfolded. Transcripts, field notes, and related documents were collected from all relevant group meetings and outreach activities from June of 1997 through January of 1998. The process of data analysis yielded descriptive conceptual models and an interpretive narrative case study that follows a modified chronology of the communicative action steps undertaken by a group of educators readying themselves for outreach to an alienated parent population. This study produced practical implications for schools wishing to begin the steps toward increasing the level of family and community engagement with student learning. A case was made for self-reflective action to create opportunities for authentic conversation that can empower families to take greater initiative in the public education of their children. If schools can learn to build, support and sustain relationships with parents, particularly their at-risk populations, they might expect a greater level of success in educating their children. / Ed. D.

The content of this Diploma Thesis is represented by the view and opinions of children on the problems of the bullying behaviour. The thesis includes both theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part, the thesis explains some scientific concepts related to bullying, it presents the forms and views on bullying, it adverts to the direct and indirect signs, that can help the family or the school reveal the fact of existing chicane. The work also deals with the causes of bullying behaviour, and tries to find out how school can prevent and possibly resolve bullying. In this thesis, we can find the particular stages of bullying, the most frequent locations where bullying takes place, the risks and consequences that all come with bullying as well. The practical part is realized through a research. The collection of data was run at Basic School Mazurská in Prague 8. The Diploma Thesis describes the objectives of the research, the essential working hypotheses, the methodology and organization of the research. The text includes a questionnaire, which was given to children who participated in the research. The largest space is dedicated to the interpretation of the research results, because the main aim of the Diploma Thesis was to find out the children's view on maltreatment in general and their...

This thesis deals with the integration of the topic of personality and social education into the Czech language lessons taught in classes on the second grade of basic schools and in grammar schools. The first part introduces personality and social education and its particular topics. Then the ways of working with these topics during Czech language lessons are described, and also the activities that can be used by a teacher to include personality and social education into Czech language lessons. One chapter is dedicated to description of E-U-R model and its applicable methods. In practical part the survey among Czech language teachers, which focuses on the attitude of teachers towards personality and social education and their experience with integrating this topic, is described. Also there is a survey that focuses on familiarity of Czech language students with this topic. The survey is carried out by the method of semi-structured interview. The results are commented and projected into theoretical part of the thesis.

This diploma thesis approaches the development of an idea that mentally challenged pupils form about their future employment and introduces aspects that are involved in such process. This is applied to all ages of students with mild mental disability who attend the Primary Special School in Chabařovice. Another goal is to cover the level and the rate of success of pre-vocational training at this school. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals with the explanation of the term mental retardation, etiology and classification of mental disability, education of students with mild mental disabilities, their training and application of these young people with such handicap on the labor market. The empirical research focuses on the development of ideas of these children about their future professional career and highlights the aspects that affect the development during their school years.

The Drinking Habits of Children in Middle Childhood and Its Compliance in Selected Basic Schools This thesis studies the drinking regime of children in middle childhood with a focus on the drinking schedule at school. The paper describes the importance of water in the human body and the effects of dehydration. Further research has been done from several different sources about water requirements of children. Particular attention has been paid to the drinking habits in schools with respect to the law. Personal research was conducted in the form of a questionnaire. This survey was completed by children in middle childhood during the day in school in the first grade of selected primary schools regarding their drinking habits. Individual survey results are given and analyzed. Based on the survey conducted and information taken from the available sources, a recommendation for educational practice has been formulated.

This thesis proposes a possibility of using the exposition of primates in the Prague zoo during the school excursion for pupils of the 7th or 8th grade of elementary school. The thesis is divided into individual parts that theoretically analyse the importance of excursions for education and subsequently it is practically focused on facilitating the smooth course of the excursion and other activities that precede the excursion or follow it freely. In the thesis there is the general sorting of primates into individual species described in detail and there is provided basic information about primates that are bred in the Prague zoo. Further, possible excursion trail including individual expositions where the particular animals can be seen is described in detail. The main objective was to provide teachers with detailed instructions on how to make the excursion so it is successful. The purpose of the work was also to create materials which help to actively memorize the information provided and to raise children's interest in such an interesting animal species as the primates. With regard to the fact that most primates are currently threatened by extinction in their natural habitat, the theme of the excursion is closely linked to environmental issues and a responsible approach to the use of natural...

O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi investigar o perfil e as crenças de autoeficácia dos professores de música que atuam nos anos finais do ensino fundamental. O referencial teórico baseou-se na Teoria da Autoeficácia de Albert Bandura (1997). A Autoeficácia refere-se à percepção da pessoa sobre sua capacidade para aprender ou desempenhar uma determinada tarefa. As crenças de autoeficácia são formadas através de quatro fontes principais: experiência de domínio, experiência vicária, persuasões sociais e estados somáticos e emocionais. O presente trabalho utiliza um recorte de dados da pesquisa intitulada “Mapeamento dos Professores que Trabalham com Ensino de Música nas Escolas de Educação Básica: Um Survey sobre sua Formação, Atuação e Crenças de Autoeficácia”, realizada pelo grupo de pesquisa Formação e Atuação do Profissional em Música (FAPROM), coordenado pela professora doutora Liane Hentschke. A abordagem metodológica é de caráter quantitativo, utilizando como método o survey baseado na internet. Para a coleta de dados, foi utilizado um questionário autoadministrado de caráter fechado, armazenado na plataforma online SurveyMonkey. A amostra da presente pesquisa é composta por 161 professores de música que atuam nos anos finais do ensino fundamental de todas as regiões do Brasil. Os resultados desta pesquisa demonstraram que os professores que compõem a amostra, em geral, apresentam níveis elevados de crenças de autoeficácia, pois atribuíram altos índices aos itens de cada dimensão investigada. Foi possível inferir que os professores possuem crenças de autoeficácia mais enfraquecidas na dimensão “Lidar com Mudanças e Desafios”, uma vez que a foi atribuído o escore menos elevado. Os dados levantados indicaram que os professores de música com mais de 40 anos de idade e mais de 11 anos de experiência docente atribuíram escores mais elevados às dimensões das crenças de autoeficácia investigadas. Este trabalho contribui para a ampliação do pequeno conjunto de dados disponível a respeito do perfil dos professores de música em nosso país. Além disso, traz novos dados que podem auxiliar nas discussões sobre políticas públicas de incentivo à formação inicial e continuada desses professores. / The main objective of this research was to investigate the profile and beliefs of self-efficacy of music teachers who work in the final years of elementary school in Brazil. The theoretical background was based on Albert Bandura's Theory of Self-efficacy (1997). According to this author, self-efficacy refers to a person's perception of their ability to learn or perform a particular task. The beliefs of self-efficacy are based in four sources principles: enactive mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion and physiological and affective states. The present work uses a dicing of data from a biggest project entitled "Mapping of Teachers Working with Music Teaching in Basic Education Schools: A Survey on Their Formation, Performance and Beliefs of Self-efficacy", carried out by the Professional Training and Acting Research group In Music (FAPROM), coordinated by the professor doctor Liane Hentschke. The methodological approach is quantitative and applies internet-based survey. A self-administered closed-ended form stored online at SurveyMonkey platform was used for data collection. The sample of the present research is composed of 161 music teachers who work in the final years of elementary education in all regions of the country The results of this research indicated that, in general, the interviewed teachers presented high levels of self-efficacy beliefs, as they attributed high indexes to the investigated items in each dimension. The lowest score was attributed to the dimension “Dealing with Changes and Challenges” and, thus, it was possible to infer that the teachers have weaker beliefs of self-efficacy in this dimension. The collected data showed that music teachers with more than 40 years of age and more than 11 years of teaching experience are those who attributed higher scores to the dimensions of self-efficacy beliefs. This work contributes to the expansion of the small dataset available regarding the profile of music teachers in our country. In addition, it brings new valuable data, which may contribute to discussions about public policies to reformulate the initial and encourage the continuous formation of these teachers.