The individual like a personality grows and ripens only in a society. The whole social environment has an influence on a person‘s socialization. Socialization takes place rapidly, especially in the primary school age. The primary school age is a propitious time to develop sociality, because primary school students are interested in the activities rather than in the results of these activities. In practical activities the child acquires not only individual experience but social experience too. The after-school education is important for development of children‘s competences, civic development, social problems solving and development of children‘s skills and talents. The aim of my diploma thesis was to disclose the importance of after-school education for primary school students’ positive socialization. During the research theoretical (study of pedagogical, psychological, methodical literature, analysis of the laws and documents), empirical (pedagogues’ and parents’ testing, children’s written works), statistical (amending statistic data) methods were used. The research findings disclosed the positive standpoint of primary school community to after-school education and it was recognized as necessary for primary school students. An exclusive role in the process of education, while developing an all-round educated personality and developing a person’s qualities, social, communicative skills is occupied by after-school education. During the research it was determined that... [to full text]

Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur lärare i fritidshem beskriver sina uppfattningar av att arbeta med elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar (NPF). Utifrån syftet har två forskningsfrågor författats; Vilka faktorer uppfattar lärare i fritidshem avgörande i arbetet med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar? Vilka möjligheter respektive svårigheter uppfattar lärare i fritidshem att det finns med att undervisa elever med NPF? Studien är kvalitativ och har använt fokusgruppsintervjuer som metod för att samla in de kvalitativa data som har utgjort resultatet. Vidare har kvalitativa data analyserats genom att de har ljudinspelats och transkriberats. Dataanalysen har ägt rum genom den tematiska analysmodellen Framework där data har sammanställts med hjälp av teman som elever med NPF, inkludering, extra anpassningar, planering, miljö, möjligheter och svårigheter. Dessa teman utgör sedan utgångspunkten i presentationen av resultatet. I resultatet framgår det att de faktorer som är avgörande i arbetet med elever med NPF är hur en lärare planerar, genomför och anpassar sin undervisning samt hur miljön är utformad för att elever ska kunna erbjudas rätt förutsättningar till stimulering, utveckling och lärande samt att de ska få en känsla utav tillhörighet och gemenskap. Vidare beskrivs många svårigheter och möjligheter i arbetet med elever med NPF. De svårigheter som framgår är utifrån de centrala områden som nämns ovan. Något som betonas är att det råder en stor resursbrist i fritidshemsverksamheten. Mer resurser skulle vara en stor bidragande faktor för att skapa ytterligare möjligheter i arbetet med planering, genomförande etc. Avslutningsvis framhävs det att det finns ett stort behov av fortbildning där lärare ges möjlighet att införskaffa samt fördjupa sin kompetens i arbetet med elever med NPF.

Main theme of the diploma thesis is the children's magazine Junák, which is especially intended for members of the Czech Scout organization Junák. The thesis deals with the main ideas of the Scout Movement and its significance for the society. Further, it describes the history of Czech scouting from the beginning up to now. Subsequent part pays attention to the magazine Junák, its history and importance for the members to the Czech Scout organization. The second practical part is devoted to the research of the changes in a presentation of an ideal scout member in a various time periods based on articles published in the magazine Junák. As a method the quantitative content analysis is used. The survey explores how the characteristics, abilities, values and activities of the "good" scout have changed since the beginning of the 20th century. In addition it tries to find out if the scout was influenced by the contemporary political and social circumstances. The research part consists of eight particular presentations created by eight representative volumes of the magazine Junák. Conclusion is comprised of the summarizing overview based on the previous presentations. It stresses the changes and differences of the attributes of the scouts over almost one hundred years.

The thesis deals with comparison of use of free-time activities offered by non-governmental non-for-profit organizations (NNO) in České Budějovice with activities offered by basic schools (ZŠ), as one of possibilities to support integration of Roma children in the educational process. The theoretical part presents the issue of integration in general and also in respect to the target group of Roma people and Roma children attending regular basic schools. The thesis also briefly summarizes the problems of the Roma minority and their impacts on life in the society. The last chapter of the theoretical part is dedicated to NNOs in České Budějovice in respect to Roma children and their integration at school and also the content free-time activities organized by those organizations and their impacts on integration of Roma children at basic schools. The practical part of the thesis used a research investigation with qualitative strategy, performed by means semi-structured interviews. The objective of the thesis was to determine the level of utilization of free-time activities offered to the target group of Roma children by NNOs as one of the opportunities to support their integration, while the activities are intermediated not only by the basic schools but also by NNOs that focus on the mentioned target group.

The theme of the thesis is to identify the educational needs of teachers in leisure education. The theoretical part is focused on the identification and analysis of educational needs. It also focuses on staff training, their competencies and the use of competency approach to their education. The theoretical part concludes with a chapter on after-school education and the teachers' activities. The aim of the research is to identify the educational needs of these teachers and the specification of their competencies. The research section includes a survey carried out by the technique of unstructured written interviews. According to the analysis of the obtained information the competencies of teachers are specified and the competency model is created. The competency model can be used for the selection, evaluation and remuneration and other training of the teachers in after-school education. Identifying educational needs of teachers offers them themes and ideas for their professional training.

This diploma thesis examines whether the term of spare time can be applied on everyday situations of preschool children and if so in what sense. It finds answers to the question whether there is such term as leisure time at preschool age. It is concerned with the meaning of leisure time during preschool years. It discovers ways to optimizing leisure time at preschool age while taking into consideration the developmental peculiarities of this age. It looks for ways of interconnecting leisure time pedagogy and pre-primary pedagogy where the author sees the possibilities of cooperation due to the great flowering of leisure time activities, growing population of preschoolers and developing knowledge of evolutionary psychology.