TITLE: Natural communication with the horse and the possibilities of human - horse interaction AUTHOR: Bc. Lenka Volfová DEPARTMENT: Department of Biology and Enviromnental Studies (Katedra biologie a enviromnentálních studií) SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Kateřina Jančaříková, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: This thesis explores interspecies communication and, specifically, natural communication between the man and the horse. Through comparative research based on a programme developed by Ing. Josef Liška (Liška Solutions) for the assessment of the participant's personality, employing several exercises with a horse from the ground, the thesis aims at introducing ways in which horses can be used for the purposes of personal growth. For the purposes of this thesis, volunteers from three groups were assessed under this programme using the method of direct observation: teachers, business executives and people who work with animals. The assessment was carried out by marking down points and comments. On the basis of the results obtained, the above three groups were subsequently compared among one another. The research shows that teachers excelled in six out of seven observed personal competencies while, compared to business executives, there is still space for improvement in terms of their energy. The results shown in relation to the...

La protection diplomatique, autrefois institution centrale des relations internationales peut-elle être considérée aujourd’hui comme une sorte de vieil outil désormais rarement utilisé et promis sans doute très prochainement à un rangement définitif au grenier des concepts d’antan ? On pourrait au vue des mécanismes de protection internationale des droits de l’homme répondre par l’affirmative. Il ne s’agit nullement d’enterrer définitivement l’institution, mais de la replacer dans le contexte qui est celui de l’évolution d’autres mécanismes de protection des droits individuels dans le système international. Quel est l’état du droit applicable sur la mise en œuvre de la protection diplomatique ? Existe-t-il des instruments internationaux protégeant les nationaux à l’étranger en dehors de la protection diplomatique ?Le principe de souveraineté peut-il peut devenir un obstacle pour l’individu ou l’Etat protecteur dans l’exercice de la protection diplomatique ? Peut- on parler de protection diplomatique en écartant systématiquement la souveraineté des Etats ?La protection internationale des droits de l’homme concurrence t-elle l’exercice de la protection diplomatique ? / Diplomatic protection, formally the central institution of international relations could be considered today as a guiding tool, rarely used and could be definitely put aside of antan concepts ? We could from the observation of certain mechanisms of international protection of human right answer by affirmations. These allegations do not mean a definite putting aside of the institution, but a reiterations in a context whereby other mechanisms geared to protect human rights evaluate in an international system. What is the state of the law applied in the implementation of diplomatic protection? Do international instruments protecting nationals abroad exist apart from diplomatic protection?Could the principle of sovereignty be an obstacle for an individual or the state protector in the implementation of diplomatic protection? Could we talk of diplomatic protection while putting aside systematically the sovereignty of States? Does international protection of human rights compete with the exercising of diplomatic protection?

This master's thesis deals with virtues of first grade primary school pupils. The theoretical part is focused on explanation of the term "virtues" and on description of individual areas in which the virtues can appear within education in first grade of primary school. The attention is paid to how the topic "virtues" is related to the goals and contents formulated in "RVP ZP" (General education programme for primary school education). In this part I also focus on introduction of context of ethics, where I concentrate on theories of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg, and ethics education. Furthermore, there are programmes, projects and aids mentioned in this thesis, which deal with development of virtues, with education to values and with ethics education. The practical part of this thesis consists of active research. In the research are stated four lessons which deal with the way, this topic can be realised as a content of education and the way the pupils understand this topic. I also deal with virtues of respect and empathy in detail. These education units which develop the topics of virtues are suggested, verified and reflected. Keywords Virtues, ethics education, social and personal competence, personal-social education lessons, first grade of primary school, educational content

This thesis deals with co-operative teaching and the development of social, personnel and problem-solving competence at the first stage of primary school. The aim of this thesis is to find out how does the co-operative teaching contribute, as an organisational form, to the development of these key competences. The thesis is divided in theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is based on a set of literature, which is presented at the end of the thesis. This part introduces competentional model according to RVP. It closer defines specific competences and deals with organisational forms of teaching. It describes the role of co- operative teaching in the development of key competencies, social, personnel and problem- solving competencies. In the practical part there is a qualitative-quantitative research implemented, which is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to a qualitative survey, participatory observation of pupils in the 2nd year of elementary school. It is focused on planning, realisation, description and summarisation of series of co-operative teaching lessons, which evolve social and personal competences as well as competences to solve problems. The second part complements the participatory observation with a quantitative survey. These are questionnaires filled in...