The method partial weakening operation evolves cognitive function by the children in all areas cognition: optical and acoustic sensation, cubic orientation, connecting of sensation especially optical and acoustical (intermodalita), gradual thinking from simplest to more complicated (serialita), also evolve motorial abilities, speech and communication. At the same time also evolve social relations, moral-ethic principles and administer to general evolvement children{\crq}s personality in preschool and younger school age. The graduation these is structured to chapters. The first to third chapter i. a. treats of history of method, aetiology, clinical symptoms, appearance, diagnostics and retrieval partial weakening operation. In the fourth chapter are analysed psychological characteristics preschool children. The fifth chapter reflects testing of optical disabled and auditory disabled children. The sixth chapter reflects the ethic dilemma work with children. The final chapter reflects expertly treated cases.

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of the Romani children and their motivation for learning. It is based on a widely believed idea that motivation of the Romani ethnic group in general is different from the vast majority of population. In practice this problem may manifest itself when the children in question are unwilling to learn, they disrupt the educational process, they refuse to go to school and discontinue their further education as such. The theoretical part of the paper is focused on describing Romani people and their particularities connected with the family environment in which the Romani children are brought up and which strongly forms their attitudes. It also determines the amount of motivation for learning as a starting point for success in terms of education. Motivational factors depend on the value of education in the broader socio-cultural context of the Romani minority. The practical part of the thesis is based on the ethnographic research. The purpose of the research has been to analyze motivation of the Romani children for education. The method of observation has aimed to find the answers for the following research questions: To what extent does socio-cultural and completely different historical background reflect the Romani children's motivation for learning? Which are...

Teachers frequently present with voice problems as result of functional voice hyperfunction and it seems that occupational duties often impede successful implementation of a conventional voice conservation strategies. The goal of this single-subject study was to investigate the practical value of personal voice amplification as an assistive option for teachers experiencing occupation-related voice problems The physical state of a teacher’s vocal chords and specific perceptual and acoustic attributes of her voice were evaluated before and after a period of conventional voice conservation, and also before and after a period during which personal voice amplification was used as an augmentative strategy. In the course of the study it was in the interest of the subject that a persistent vocal fold nodule be removed surgically. The research design was adapted accordingly and the study consequently included a pre- and post surgical phase. Physical examinations of the vocal cords reflected the positive effect of the surgical removal of a vocal fold nodule. An improvement in the general status of the vocal cords was also noted following periods during which personal voice amplification was used in combination with a conventional voice conservation strategy. Perceptual and acoustic analysis of voice quality confirmed the positive effect of the surgical intervention. Although a panel of judges did not detect an improvement in the subject’s voice quality following the assistive use of the personal amplifier, several acoustic voice parameters showed improvement or normalised after the use of personal voice amplification in combination with conventional voice conservation strategies. The subject’s repeated evaluation of her own voice experiences, as well as her view of the practicability of the two voice conservation strategies, revealed a remarkably positive attitude towards the augmentative use of personal voice amplification. The conclusion is that teachers who experience occupational voice problems could benefit from the use of personal voice amplification in combination with a conventional voice conservation strategy. / Dissertation (M (Communication Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology / Unrestricted

The thesis deals with using art therapy's methods and technique by multi-handicapped children. The first chapter characterizes multi-handicap, defines various disorders and their influence on the personality of a child. The second chapter introduces the therapy options which can be applied to multi-handicapped children, with a strong accent on artetherapy. In the third chapter there are various artetherapic methods and techniques which can be applied to multi-handicapped children. The fourth chapter shows creative expressions of children with the main accent on drawing, painting and modeling. The practical part describes civil associations where the research has been carried out, and presents the results of the research by means of five case studies. Keywords Multi-handicap, mental handicap, physical defect, cerebral defense, sensory defects, autism, art therapy, ergotherapeutics, music therapy, trampoline therapy, canistherapy, hippotherapy, snoezelen, artetherapic methods, drawing, painting, modeling

The thesis "Attitudes of Parents of Intact Children and Children with Disabilities to Inclusive Education" deals with the new paradigm in education, which is a model of inclusive education. The theoretical background focuses on factors influencing the formation of attitudes, including the socialization process, the influence of the environment, families and social stratification, the consequences of social exclusion, racism and xenophobia, ethnocentrism, stereotypes and prejudices. The factual basis of this diploma thesis is focused on the definition of key concepts that are closely related to inclusive education. In this section I looked at the differences between the concepts of integration, inclusion and inclusive education, the legislative framework of inclusive education, the definition of attitudes, health and social disadvantage, and the possibilities of educating disadvantaged pupils. In the empirical part of this diploma thesis were used qualitative methods of research. The key issue was to find out what attitudes are for parents of healthy and disadvantaged pupils, what is the difference between the attitudes of parents of healthy and disadvantaged pupils, what factors affect parents' attitudes and what is their awareness. Half-structured interviews were used to collect these data,...

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Objectifs : Cette thèse porte sur l’association entre les caractéristiques socioenvironnementales des voisinages (milieux locaux) et la prévalence des limitations d’activités (ou handicap) dans la population québécoise. Elle a trois objectifs principaux : (1) clarifier les enjeux conceptuels et méthodologiques relatifs à l’étude des déterminants socioenvironnementaux des limitations d’activités; (2) décrire les contributions respectives de la composition socioéconomique des voisinages et de facteurs contextuels à la variabilité locale de la prévalence des limitations d’activités; (3) évaluer la présence d’interactions entre la santé fonctionnelle des personnes (incapacité) et des caractéristiques des voisinages en lien avec la prévalence des limitations d’activités. Méthodes : Une analyse de la littérature scientifique a été effectuée en lien avec le premier objectif de la thèse. En lien avec le deuxième objectif, des données pour le Québec du recensement canadien de 2001 (échantillon de 20% de la population) ont été utilisées pour estimer l’association entre la prévalence des limitations d’activités et des caractéristiques des voisinages : classification urbain-rural, composition socioéconomique (défavorisation matérielle et sociale) et facteurs contextuels (qualité des habitations, stabilité résidentielle et utilisation des transports actifs et collectifs). En lien avec le troisième objectif, des données pour la population urbaine du Québec issues de l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes (2003, 2005 et 2007/2008) ont permis de tester la présence d’interaction entre la santé fonctionnelle des personnes et des caractéristiques des voisinages (défavorisation matérielle et sociale, qualité des habitations, stabilité résidentielle et densité des services). Pour les analyses associées aux deux derniers objectifs, l’analyse des corrélats de la prévalence des limitations d’activités a été effectuée à l’aide de régressions logistiques multiniveaux. Résultats : Différents éléments conceptuels et opérationnels limitent la possibilité de faire une synthèse des analyses épidémiologiques portant sur les influences socioenvironnementales sur les limitations d’activités. Les résultats des analyses empiriques suggèrent que : (1) la variation géographique de la prévalence des limitations d’activités s’explique en grande partie par la composition socioéconomique des voisinages; (2) des facteurs contextuels sont associés à cette variation géographique; (3) les mesures relatives d’inégalités sous-estiment les disparités contextuelles dans la distribution des nombres absolus de personnes ayant une limitation d’activités; et (4) l’association entre la prévalence des limitations d’activités et la défavorisation sociale pourrait varier selon la santé fonctionnelle des personnes. Conclusions : Différentes caractéristiques socioenvironnementales sont potentiellement associées aux variations géographiques des limitations d’activités au Québec. Le développement d’indicateurs socioenvironnementaux favoriserait une connaissance plus précise de l’influence de ces caractéristiques socioenvironnementales sur les limitations d’activités et des mécanismes par lesquels s’exerce cette influence. L’établissement d’un système national de surveillance des aménagements territoriaux est proposé afin de soutenir la recherche et la prise de décision. Des indicateurs locaux d’accessibilité aux transports, aux espaces publics ainsi qu’aux services de proximité devraient être priorisés. Ces aspects de l’aménagement du territoire sont susceptibles de rejoindre plusieurs enjeux de santé publique et ils ont comme autre avantage d’être inclus dans différentes orientations québécoises ciblant le vieillissement en santé et la réduction des limitations d’activités. / Objectives: This thesis explores the socioenvironmental features of neighbourhoods (local areas) associated with disability prevalence in Québec. It has three main objectives: (1) clarify conceptual and operational issues relevant to the study of socioenvironmental determinants of disability; (2) describe the particular contribution of neighbourhoods’ socioeconomic composition and contextual features to the local variability in disability prevalence; (3) test for interactions between individual-level functional health and neighbourhoods’ characteristics in relation to disability prevalence. Methods: A literature review of the epidemiological literature was undertaken in relation with the first objective. Analyses of correlates of disability prevalence were conducted using multi-level logistic regressions. Per the second objective, data for Québec from the 2001 Canada census (sample of 20% of the population) were used to estimate the associations between disability prevalence and neighbourhoods’ characteristics: urban-rural classification, socioeconomic composition (material and social deprivation) and contextual features (housing quality, residential stability, and collective and active commuting). In relation with the third objective, data for the Québec urban population from the Canadian community heath survey (2003, 2005 and 2007/2008) were used for assessing the presence of interactions between individuals’ functional health and neighbourhoods’ characteristics (material and social deprivation, housing quality, residential stability, and density of services). Results: Various conceptual and operational aspects prevent a straightforward synthesis of epidemiological studies analysing socioenvironmental influences on disability. Results from empirical analyses suggest that (1) geographic variability of disability prevalence is largely attributable to neighbourhood composition; contextual factors are associated to such variability; (3) relative measures of inequality under-estimate the contextual disparities in the distribution of absolute numbers of disabled individuals; and (4) the association between disability prevalence and social deprivation could vary according to individuals’ functional health. Conclusions: Various socioenvironmental characteristics are potentially associated with local variability of disability in Québec. The development of socioenvironmental indicators could contribute to a refined understanding of neighbourhood characteristics’ influence on disability as well as how their influence operates. The creation of a local land-use planning surveillance system is recommended for supporting research and decision-making. Local indicators of access to transportation, to public spaces as well as to proximity services should be prioritised. These features of territorial planning are likely to be associated with many public health issues and they are common to initiatives undertaken in Québec to promote healthy aging and to reduce disability.

The point of my diploma thesis is problems of the integration of children with disabilities into common schools, more closely into physical education. The aim of this diploma thesis is to overlook how the teachers are ready to integrate children with disabilities into common schools (more closely into physical education), find out chances of physical progress and kinetic activities of an individual, and look into general class climate and a position of this individual among his schoolmates. The thesis consists of theoretical and practical parts. The first part is focused on an explanation what the physical disability is and what it can be caused by. I go into details about physiotherapy and its importance to an individual, the possibilities for the education of children with disabilities, legislative conditions, co-operation between school and family, school counselling centres, inclusive education and the integration of pupils with disabilities into school physical education. In the second part there are the results of questionnaire searching and interviews. They both bring a practical overview of the problems. The first survey applies to class climate and the position of a handicap pupil in a school team. On the basis of the research it is evident that the condition of successful integration of...

This dissertation thesis deals with the demands on teachers' voice and proper use of voice in the teacher's profession. The whole thesis consists of two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is divided into nine sections: the anatomy and physiology of the vocal tract, voice developement, comparison of spoken and singing voice, psychological impact on voice, voice defects and hygiene, voice reeducation, methods of voice diagnostics and voice acoustics. The research part presents the findings of acoustic voice measurement. Students (only women) of Faculty of Education in Prague participed in the research. The objective of this part was to asses the quality of students' voice and their voice readiness for future teaching.

The topic of this thesis is integration of the physically disabled into international exchange projects. By chosing this issue, I would like to point out the importance of integration of physically disadvantaged not only into educational facilities, where the integrated gain knowledge, but also into programs for free-time activities of children and youth and into programs where the informal and enterntaining ways are used. However, in the Czech Republic the integration of physically disadvantaged into schools is elaborated the best, I believe it needs to be attended to in other fields too. Another point I draw attention to in my thesis is the need for free time in a person's life. I specifically mean the free time dedicated to various activities either beneficial to one's health, bringing joy or as a way of relaxation. By the end of my theoretical part I describe the handicap in a persons's life. In the practical part I describe the EU program - Youth in Action, which enables young peope to travel into foreign countires for either short or long term period. This program also provides youth free-time exchanges with the possibilitiy of integrating physically challenged people. I describe what an international exchange involves. There are the demands on participants as well as organizers of the exchanges and...