Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

The thesis deals with the topic of inclusion, which is currently up to date and extensive because it affects many lives. Teachers and pupils, teacher assistants, parents, professionals and the wider public. This work deals with the theoretical definition of inclusion as such, based on current laws and literature. It provides a comprehensive view of information about inclusion, including its impact on school climate and individual classes that directly affect the health of all school life participants. It also describes in detail the environment of a small school with composite classes in the Czech Republic, which is crucial in the practical part of this work. The aim of the thesis is to find out the opinions, experiences and feelings of the teaching assistants at the village class school, which concern the education of pupils with special educational needs. It also includes a description of the real situation at the first stage of a small school with composite classes and the finding of the number and type of pupils with special educational needs. The key method was to select interviews with teacher assistants, with questions focused on day-to-day activities and relationships between teacher assistants and other school life participants. Subsequently they are analyzed and on the basis of evaluation...