This qualitative multiple case study addresses kindergarten teachers’ and transitional kindergarten teachers’ self-perceived abilities to meet the needs of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who participate in early intervention behavior therapy (EIBT) programs. Systems thinking was used to examine the participants’ interactions with the school site-based and EIBT-based support systems within which they were expected to operate. Personal interviews conducted at three intervals during the first five months of the 2015-16 school year rendered three emergent themes: participants initially reported feeling more confident meeting the academic versus the social/behavioral needs of their EIBT students, but that position reversed for two participants during the course of the study; participants reported in-class support aides provided by EIBT agencies were superior to aides provided by their school districts, and; participants preferred having a single ‘go-to’ support person at their school site to having a robust, wide-ranging support system. Contains recommendations for establishing subsystems that foster inner- and intra-support system communication and raising ASD awareness.

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A phenomenological approach was used to identify contributing factors and common trends related teacher attrition by conducting interviews with teachers who decided to exit a North Carolina School District located in Western North Carolina. A qualitative approach allowed the researcher to gain valuable insight into the decision-making process of the 15 research participants. Data collection involved conducting one on one telephone interviews with participants by asking a series of open-ended questions that allowed for probing and follow-up questions. Analysis of researcher notes, evaluation of textual data produced by interviews, and observations allowed the qualitative investigator to identify emerging themes and patterns to answer the research questions. Family, spouse, job opportunity, money, and relocation were identified as contributing factors in the decision-making process of research participants to leave the North Carolina School district. Suggestions for future research include researchers working with school districts to develop an exit interview in the form of a quantitative research design to identify emerging themes and patterns related to teacher attrition. This will allow for the quick collection of data, and researchers will be able to conduct statistical analysis in a timely manner.

Mémoire en recherche-création / Cette recherche a permis de développer un micromonde portant sur la conscience phonémique destiné aux apprenants de moins de six ans, afin de vérifier si ce type de logiciel d’apprentissage par découverte pouvait être utilisé dans un nouveau domaine, la linguistique, et afin de voir les réactions que son utilisation suscitait. Après avoir établi les spécifications du logiciel, quatre expertes ont confirmé que celui-ci venait combler un besoin. La conception du logiciel a donc été poursuivie en alternant programmation et observation des réactions des apprenants lors de l’utilisation du prototype. Il a été constaté que les apprenants étaient curieux et excités d’explorer le micromonde et qu’ils faisaient preuve d’autonomie en effectuant plusieurs tâches de conscience phonémique via son interface. De plus, il a été observé que les apprenants n’avaient pas de difficultés à être attentifs pendant trente minutes, qu’ils étaient plus concentrés le matin, et qu’ils maitrisaient davantage l’utilisation du tactile que de la souris. Des interventions d’étayage offrant un soutien moral se sont avérées essentielles pour maintenir la motivation des apprenants. En effet, lorsque l’interface n’était pas assez intuitive, les apprenants se décourageaient lorsque leurs tentatives ne portaient pas fruit après plusieurs essais. Les résultats de cette recherche ne sont pas généralisables, car elle a été effectuée sur un petit échantillon de convenance. Aussi, il n’a pas été possible de vérifier si une progression d’apprentissage avait lieu. Plusieurs aspects demeurent donc à explorer avant de pouvoir affirmer que les micromondes sont des outils adaptés à la linguistique. / A phonemic awareness microworld for six years old or less learners was developed in this research to verify if this type of discovery learning software can be use in a new field: linguistic. Four experts have confirmed that the specifications of the software seem to create something needed in the field. Therefore the creation of the software was continued by alternating programming and observing learner’s reactions when they used the prototype. It was found that learners were curious and excited to explore the microworld and were autonomous when performing several phonemic awareness tasks via its interface. In addition, it was observed that learners had no difficulty being attentive for thirty minutes, that they were more concentrated in the morning, and that they mastered the use of the touch function more than the use of the mouse. Supportive interventions that provided moral support have been essential to keep learners motivated. Indeed, when the interface was not intuitive enough, learners became discouraged after several unsuccessful attempts. It is impossible to generalise the results of this research as it was carried out on a small sample of convenience. Also, the presence of a learning progression was not verified. As such several aspects remain to be explored before we can affirm that microworlds are tools adapted to linguistics.

The diploma thesis deals with the possibilities of early identification of a child's endangering in kindergarten, defining and explaining the concepts of primary prevention, endangered child, social exclusion. Furthermore, the work deals with the threat to the child due to social exclusion and in the end suggests how to address this issue. The main research goal of the work is to verify the functionality of the created detection tool for kindergarten teachers. The created detection tool provides kindergarten teachers with assistance in evaluating the child and his situation so that any problems can be detected in time. Areas that the detection tool deals with and how it has been evolved are described here. It also suggests possible procedures for solving problems based on the cooperation of the kindergarten teacher with a special pedagogue. With regard to the issue of social exclusion and early identification of child threats, the diploma thesis describes examples of good practice in preventing child threats from abroad and discussions about the possibilities of their implementation in our system. The research part of the diploma thesis is based on qualitative and quantitative methods, especially interviews and questionnaire surveys, and aims to verify the functionality of the created detection...

The diploma thesis is dedicated to the adaptation processes of a preschool child with an autistic spectrum disorder on the preschool environment. The thesis is divided into a theoretical part and an empirical part. The main aim of the paper is to analyse the adaptation process on the preschool attendance established by § 16 paragraph 9 of the Education Act of the children affected by ASD with focus on the factors that support the adaptation on the organized form of the preschool education. Part of the aim is to suggest the key elements that should be included in the adaptation plan so it meets the needs of children affected by ASD in the preschool facility. The research was conducted on six children whose legal representatives gave their agreement through an informed consent about processing of their personal data and the use of gathered information for the creation of the diploma thesis. In order to gather the required information, the method of direct observation by the researcher was used. In addition, the interviews with the legal representatives as well as the class teachers were conducted. Furthermore, the documents and data provided by the preschool were analyzed. By the use of coding method the key information were deciphered. The essential information were gathered from the legal...

The diploma thesis focuses on the topic of cultivating microgreens in nursery school. Microgreens are young plants of various species of vegetable, that are grown in soil and are harvested approximetely after ten days. The simplicity of growing microgreens makes it an appropriate activity for preeschool-age children. Besides rewarding the children with nutricious food, it brings children the oppoturnity to develop key competences and pre- literacies. The theoretical part is an information base for growing microgreens in kindergarten conditions. It describes cultivating plants in kindergarten, it deals with historicaly, legislatively and didactic point of wiew and also describe kinds of microgreens, possibilities of use and cultivation procedures suitable for kindergarten. The aim of the diploma thesis is to present the possibility of growing microgreens in nursery school with preschool children. The empirical part focuses on the design and implementation of a set of activities in which children in kindergarten grow microgreens. In addition to cultivation, other activities are also included, in which children use the topic of microgreens in individual stages of growth. The set of activities aims primarily on reaching environmental education goals and is created using a logical model. It is...

A proposal of complex of school reacts to current situation of the Black Meadow as well as it respects the winning proposal of Maxwan (competition held in 2010). Block of school completes missing block on the edge of old town and Black meadow currently serving as parking place. Kindergarten fills in a vacant lot nearby.

I see free "green" plot next to Černá louka like the most suitable place for my solution of the project. the most important point of my concept was to divide dirty services and cleen services of the complex of educational buildings. The "dirty" parts are located to the main road with trams, cars and pedestrian path. "Clean" one is oriented to the river Ostravice and green more quiet location. From the aspect of functions, the complex is divided to three main parts (kindergarten, the primary school and technical lyceum) and additional functions also offered for public (gym and school canteen). The kindergarten is separated from the service and volume of the main hall of primary and secondary school, because of the special needs and private of the small kids. The main hall for the primary school and technical lyceum is huge hall with concrete folded plate roof. This space has universal use like social connecting place, playground, education, cultural events.

The project concerns itself with a current issue concerning the use of the social space, Černa louka, situated a short distance from the centre of Ostrava. This project adds new facilities - educational, sports, gastronomical, and scientific - to the original competion proposal. What is more, this brings new input to the area responding to the needs of local inhabitants. The complex of educational buildings is designed as a new principle of vertical compact form.