The diploma thesis deals with the topic of differentiation at the primary level of education. It is based on the idea of inclusion and equal access to education. The theoretical part focuses on the similarities and differences of pupils at the age of middle childhood. Based on that, the following chapters introduce the most important factors of differentiation that are needed for successful teachers' work in heterogeneous classrooms. This part also shows some of the teaching methods and strategies that support an inclusive view of education. The practical part interprets experience of teachers with long teaching practice and compares them with the theoretical background. This work aims to introduce main and effective principles of differentiation that can serve as a source of inspiration for students, junior and senior teachers. Keywords: differentiation, diversity, heterogeneous classroom, equal opportunities in education, teaching strategies

Research Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the opportunities that COVID-19 crisis has created for SMEs, in particular those involving digital technologies. I also describe and how SMEs can improve their functionality, efficiency accessibility and sales by using these technologies for internationalization. Research Questions:  What international business opportunities do digitized SME’s find in the covid-19 lockdown? Methodology: This study is followed by qualitative research and inductive approach. The data collection was done by semi-structured online interviews. Ten people running small and medium-sized businesses are the convenience sample of the study. Findings: For the advancement of several digital platforms, SMEs are continuing their international operations during COVID 19 pandemic. Many SMEs forced to go online during the pandemic, which also helps them become global players. By utilizing social media, online payment platforms, online e-commerce marketplaces, regular SMEs are now converting as digital businesses. By adopting digital technology, SMEs are now able to work smoother than before by having new functionality, efficiency and accessibility. SMEs that involved with the digital business from long ago are also experiencing noticeable growth during the pandemic. On the other hand, some SMEs are also suffering as their overall business operation get interrupted by the pandemic.   Research Limitations: The total number of interviewed respondents was only 10 due to the limitation of time scope and all of the interview done online. A larger study sample with physical interview are a possible direction of future work.

This thesis explores methods of financing real estate. It illustrates the fundamental means of financing as well as various alternate combinations. It primarily focuses on a comparison of methods in an effort to find the optimal choice for a given situation. This thesis will ultimately provide a thorough overview of the real estate market for anyone with an interest in financing residential developments.

This thesis is focused on the issue of women in managerial positions in a selected construction company. It analyzes the situation of women in the company, gender in the management and gender integration in the company. The specific problems of women in this company’s management are characterized on a basis of a survey. At the end of this thesis there are practical suggestions regarding how women can assert themselves on managerial positions with possible contribution to the company.

This master´s thesis is devoted to evaluating the financial situation of the company Sklárny Moravia, a.s. using selected indicators of financial analysis. The first part deals with the problems of the theory of financial analysis, its objectives, methods and formulas, which are the basis for processing the second part of the thesis. The practical part includes a financial analysis of the selected company and its evaluation. In the last section provides suggestions to improve the situation of the company based on financial analysis.

Public school principals who provide and sustain music in elementary programs are often confronted with budgetary cuts and reduced funding for music education. There is a dearth of research regarding music as an essential element in K-3 education in low-income rural schools. The purpose of this generic qualitative inquiry was to explore and describe leadership practices of principals, who despite fiscal challenges, include and sustain music in the K-3 curriculum in a low-income rural area of a small county in North Carolina. Elliott and Silverman’s concept of praxial music education and Leithwood and Riehl’s philosophy of instructional leadership practices were used for the conceptual framework. Through individual interviews with principals (n = 4) and 3 focus groups with parents (n = 8) from Parent Teacher Organizations of elementary public schools in a low-income rural district, data were collected from a total of 12 participants involved with music education. Participants described the importance of and the criteria for including music in the K-3 program regardless of economic challenges emphasizing the significance of school principals’ leadership practices. Data were analyzed using open coding to find emergent themes. Results suggested that commitment to sustaining music education in the K-3 program comes from evidence of children’s development of creative and critical thinking. Providing opportunities for an enhanced education may create perspectives that lead students to become engaged citizens for a more equitable society. The findings may also encourage educational leaders to find ways to sustain music in educational programs as a contribution to positive social change.

This study builds on a small but growing body of research concerning socio-economic, cultural, political, and personal challenges influencing Saudi women’s professional development. Although Saudi women have more advantages and opportunities in 2020 compared to previous historical periods, women still face challenges related to employment and professional status. This research provides an in-depth analysis of the insider experience connected to challenges Saudi women face in work and life that hinder their professional development. Specifically, this research explored the role of social media in providing new opportunities to help Saudi women overcome challenges they face in work and life. Guided by a qualitative approach, this interpretive study is conducted through interviews, supporting documents analysis, and personal experiences. This study draws on Technofeminism, Intersectional Feminism, and Social Role Theory in order to provide a broad theoretical lens to help interpret findings. Using thematic analysis, six main themes were uncovered: (1) socio-cultural challenges, (2) personal challenges, (3) ethical challenges, (4) institutional challenges, (5) civic and professional engagement, and (6) socialization and privacy issues. General findings indicated that despite efforts from the Saudi Arabian government to enhance women’s rights in society, women continue to face socio-cultural, personal, and ethical challenges in work and life. The advanced analysis revealed that social media does have a positive role in providing Saudi women with new opportunities to overcome challenges they face but that cultural norms and traditional practices continue to create challenges that hinder Saudi women’s professional development.

Thesis (M.A. Agricultural Science (Agricultural Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / Livelihood diversification in South Africa has become the backbone for many of the households‟ in rural areas and it is perceived as a strategy to cope with the growing population and the rapidly increasing poverty rate. A sizeable number of rural households in South Africa work two or more jobs to generate more income. This serves as a strategy to alleviate their poverty. In spite of these, it is evident that poverty and high rate of unemployment are still prevalent in the rural Capricorn District. Thus, this study examined the nexus between poverty and diversification of livelihoods and to ascertain whether the different livelihood diversification strategies engaged in make rural households better-off or worse-off in the study area. A multistage and simple random sampling technique was employed to collect data from a sample of 216 respondents. Analytical techniques employed were descriptive statistics, FGT Poverty Index and the Probit Regression Model. Nine variables were included as explanatory variables in the Probit Regression and only six variables (gender of the respondents, marital status of the respondents, years of formal education, household size, livelihood index and member of association) were found to be significant at 10%, 5%, 1%, 10%,1% and 5%, respectively. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the diversification of livelihood strategies needs to be strengthened among rural households, investment in formal and vocational training should be intensified to increase rural households‟ participation in more viable livelihood options in the study area.

I takt med att världen blir allt mer globaliserad ökar också behovet av nya och utvecklade logopediska utrednings- och behandlingsmetoder för flerspråkiga vuxna. I dagsläget finns begränsad forskning av vilka utvecklingsbehov som föreligger för logopediska besök med flerspråkiga vuxna. Syftet med den föreliggande studien är att få ta del av verksamma logopeders tankar och erfarenheter av utredning och behandling av flerspråkiga vuxna för att belysa vilka möjligheter och utmaningar som finns. Resultatet från studien skulle i sin tur kunna bli en grund för ett framtida förbättringsarbete för att underlätta logopeders arbete och för att skapa en mer jämlik vård. Resultatet i studien bygger på intervjuer från 15 verksamma logopeder. Frågorna i intervjuerna inriktade sig på tankar och erfarenheter av utredning och behandling av flerspråkiga vuxna. Många av logopederna ansåg att vården inte är helt jämlik mellan enspråkiga och flerspråkiga patienter då det kan finnas flera utmaningar vid logopediskt arbete där flerspråkighet är inblandat. Det kan exempelvis handla om begränsat material för utredning och behandling, utmaningar med tolkanvändning samt kulturella utmaningar. Flera logopeder önskade att det i framtiden kommer att utarbetas mer riktlinjer för utredning och behandling av flerspråkiga vuxna. De efterfrågade också mer kunskap om logopedi hos tolkar och att samarbetet mellan dem skulle förbättras. Tankarna och erfarenheterna hos logopederna skilde sig en del beroende på vilket logopediskt område de arbetade inom. Något som majoriteten av de medverkande logopederna dock nämnde var att tolkanvändning under besök kan innefatta flera utmaningar. Det området skulle därför kunna ses som det mest aktuella förbättringsområdet. Slutsatsen av studien är således att det finns flera utvecklingsområden avseende logopedisk utredning och behandling av flerspråkiga vuxna: utveckling av mer material, ökad kunskap kring kulturella aspekter, behov av riktlinjer, samt förbättringar kring utredning och behandling med hjälp av tolk. / The need of new and developed logopedic assessment tools and treatment methods for multilingual adults increase as the world becomes more globalised. Currently, the research of assessment and treatment for multilingual adults is limited. The aim of the current study is to investigate speech and language pathologists’ (SPLs’) thoughts and experiences of assessment and treatment of multilingual adults, in order to illuminate opportunities and challenges. These findings could in turn highlight the improvements that need to be carried out to facilitate the work of SLPs and to create a more equal healthcare.   The results of the study are based on interviews with 15 SLPs. The questions in the interviews focused on SLPs’ thoughts and experiences of assessing and treating multilingual adults. Many SLPs considered healthcare as unequal between monolingual and multilingual patients since several challenges can arise while working with multilingual adults. This may include: limited material for assessment and treatment, challenges with interpreting, and cultural challenges. Several SLPs requested more guidelines for assessment and treatment of multilingual adults. They also wished that interpreters had more knowledge about speech and language pathology and an improved collaboration between interpreters and themselves. The thoughts and experiences of the SLPs differed depending on what diagnoses they worked with. However, the majority of the interviews demonstrated that assessment and treatment with interpreters may involve several challenges. That area could therefore be viewed as the most urgent area of ​​improvement. The conclusion of the study is thus that there are several areas that need to be improved regarding speech and language pathology assessment and treatment of multilingual adults: development of more material, increased knowledge about cultural aspects, need for guidelines, and improvements regarding assessment and treatment with the help of an interpreter.

Auch nach Jahren stetiger Förderung sind digitale Lernangebote an deutschen Hochschulen noch immer nicht so etabliert wie klassische Formate der Hochschullehre. Während die Bedeutung bspw. von Didaktik oder institutioneller Verankerung für die Akzeptanz dieser Angebote häufig diskutiert wird, wird der Gebrauchstauglichkeit bisher kaum Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Der Beitrag untersucht deshalb die Usability und den wahrgenommenen Nutzen eines modulbegleitenden Onlinekurses aus Sicht der Studierenden und stellt hierbei einen bedeutsamen Zusammenhang fest.