Using the Czech household microdata, I analyze the regional variations of the motherhood wage gap in the Czech Republic. By this spatial analysis, I aim to detect discrepancies between metropolitan areas and rural localities. Such a study has not yet been carried out in the Czech Republic. Accounting for individual characteristics and working history of employed women, I ob- serve both positive and negative wage gaps but only in several regions. Such findings can be explained by cultural differences, individual self-selection into higher paid jobs or by employers' approach to mothers. For the remaining regions, there is not enough evidence of the motherhood wage gap presence. The hypothesis that in socially excluded localities the wage gap is largest is rejected. Additional examination of the formal childcare provision shows that increase of the kindergartens' occupancy rate significantly decreases salaries of both mothers and childless women. This result is consistent with the previous Czech research. Keywords Motherhood wage gap, Spatial analysis, Czech Republic, Kindergarten JEL classifications D63, J13, R23 1

TITLE: Preference and Popularity of Combative Activities among Primary School Pupils in Selected Region AUTHOR: Bc. Pavel Procházka DEPARTMENT: Department of Physical Education SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Martin Dlouhý, Ph.D. ABSTRACT The diploma thesis will deal with the preferences and popularity of individual combative activities of pupils of the second level in selected primary schools, the choice of which was determined in relation to the cities' population. It will bring basic information about the developmental specifics of the given age category. In the theoretical part, the reader will learn about the knowledge of combative systems. The work will also highlight the importance of regular sports in children' lives and in this respect, it will point out combative activities as a key element in the development of an active lifestyle. The practical part will focus on the active sports involvement of children in individual combative activities and their interest in them not only in physical education lessons but also beyond them. Moreover, it will compare the differences of these preferences among pupils of the second grade across the selected elementary schools. Attention will also be paid to gender differences. KEY WORDS Combative activities, combat sports, physical education, sports preferences, younger school...

The diploma thesis is focused on the area of speech understanding by children before entering the elementary school from the speech therapist's point of view. The thesis focuses on diagnostics. There is a dearth of diagnostic material nowadays, which is a reason for the creation of Speech Understanding before entering elementary school Test. This test is meant for children over five years of age. The theoretical part of the thesis characterizes preschool children from the psychical and motorial development point of view. Furthermore, the theoretical part focuses on the description of preschool child communication, with particular attention to the development of the lexical-semantic language area and summarizes knowledge of speech understanding, development of speechunderstanding, and speech understanding process. Finally, there is a brief description of a few conditions. The research judged the impact of these conditions on speech understanding. The research includes the processed results from the screening of speech understanding with the mentioned diagnostical material. One hundred and twenty- five children participated in the quantitative research. The effect of particular aspects on the speech understanding of these children was evaluated. It has been found that the presence of delayed speech...

"Family and school cooperation in child integration / inclusion" identifies the quality of cooperation between primary schools and families of children with special educational needs and its impact on the perception of integration or inclusion. It examines the differences in attitudes towards to l educational needs in primary schools in the certain wiev of disadvantaged children teachers'care, assistants and parents on integration and inclusion in general and in specific cases and aspects of school and family disadvantaged children. According to the current trend, parents can decide about education of their child with specific needs in an ordinary primary school with increased teacherścare, possibly with the support of a teaching assistant, usually according to a prepared individual curriculum because pupils with special educational need have to get individual speed, knowledge and skills often do not have the same level like other students in the classroom. Quality of special care is highly influenced by cooperation among teachers, assistants and parents.

"Family and school cooperation in child integration / inclusion" identifies the quality of cooperation between primary schools and families of children with special educational needs and its impact on the perception of integration or inclusion. It examines the differences in attitudes towards to l educational needs in primary schools in the certain wiev of disadvantaged children teachers'care, assistants and parents on integration and inclusion in general and in specific cases and aspects of school and family disadvantaged children. According to the current trend, parents can decide about education of their child with specific needs in an ordinary primary school with increased teacherścare, possibly with the support of a teaching assistant, usually according to a prepared individual curriculum because pupils with special educational need have to get individual speed, knowledge and skills often do not have the same level like other students in the classroom. Quality of special care is highly influenced by cooperation among teachers, assistants and parents.

Diploma thesis "Analyses of public higher education funding in Czech Republic- implementation of changes" deals with setting the rules and principles of higher education institutions funding in Czech Republic and analyzes the situation in funding after year 2006. The thesis outlines its view on the universities budget and its function by clarifying the function of public budgets and it clarifies the constitution of higher education as a mixed good with externalities. Funding of higher institutions is a tool in the hands of the state, which helps to influence the higher education politics.For better understanding the current situation, the thesis is using the description of evolution in higher education funding after year 1989. Another important aspect is the international context, therefore , the thesis peeks into the setting up the system of higher education funding in chosen states and implements detected knowledge into the wider context. Using case study research design the thesis makes clear the evolution in funding after year 2006 and formulates the implication for public policy.

1 ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to introduce the issue of sexual harassment from the perspective of students of Czech universities. I present a brief history of the phenomenon of sexual harassment and its definitions in the theoretical section. I deal with power aspects of harassing behavior and I present its impacts on harassed persons. I also put sexual harassment into research and legislative context and I devote to the specifics of the school and the Czech setting. The empirical part is dedicated to my research. On the basis of qualitative research I find out how students define sexual harassment, what personal and mediated experience they have with it, what strategies they choose, if they are to cope with this behavior, and how they evaluate it. I focus on the question, with whom they solve sexual harassment, and I present their suggestions of solving and prevention of sexual harassment. I also discuss how they evaluate relationships with teachers.

This diploma thesis deals with the use of games in the Czech upper primary EFL classroom. In the theoretical part, the author attempts to categorise games in general, as well as at a pedagogical level and to characterise the methodology of using games in English language lessons at upper primary level. In the practical part, the author, through quantitative research, focuses on the real use of games by teachers of English at upper primary level, using surveys to find out whether games are used to teach at upper primary level, to what extent and for what purpose. Through the use of a survey addressed to pupils of upper primary schools, the author aims to find out whether there is a general interest in playing games during English lessons and whether games are seen as a meaningful tool for learning English. Qualitative research by means of interviews and observations aims to find out how demanding the preparation and implementation of games in English language teaching is and the extent to which participants, both pupils and teachers, perceive its meaningfulness. KEYWORDS Educational game, teaching English at upper primary school, didactic game, teenagers, young adolescents

This diploma thesis focuses on the issues of occupational stress among vocational schools' teachers. The theoretical part of the thesis introduces the discipline of occupational health psychology, presents current definitions and theories of occupational stress, and then focuses on the concepts of coping and coping strategies. Next, the specificity of teachers 'occupation at vocational schools is discussed and a summary of existing research findings concerning teachers' stress, and especially vocational teachers' stress is presented. The empirical part of the thesis had two main research aims. The first aim was to examine the extent to with vocational school teachers experienced occupational stress and to identify main stressors at their workplaces. The second aim was to identify coping strategies and to explore whether these strategies were effective. The data were collected using a questionnaire which was distributed among teachers in three vocational schools. The results showed that more than half of the respondents experienced stress and that main predictors of stress were work-family conflict and job insecurity. Both effective and ineffective coping strategies were identified. Key words: stress, occupational stress, vocational schools, teacher, coping, coping strategies

This thesis analyses the approach to the concept of family in general Czech educational programme, specific educational programs of selected schools and currently used textbooks for Civics. The analysis is put into the context of current state of knowledge of the topic Czech family. Based on these findings, a teaching concept of the topic family at Lower Secondary Schools is presented. The proposed concept aims to help the children understand their family situation as well as prepare them for future situations while respecting the children's privacy. It combines methods of cooperative teaching, competence learning and unstructured staging. In the proposed concept, children form groups representing simulated families and take roles of given family members. A list of supporting teaching materials is attached in the appendix. These materials can be used to create a portfolio of information about the simulated family. KEY WORDS didactics, family, Lower Secondary School, family problems, Civics