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The thesis processes the use of Montessori pedagogy in the Czech environment. The introductory chapters of this thesis describe the life and work of Marie Montessori, the fundamental anthropological thoughts and principles, and the development of Montessori approach. The thesis maps out by descriptive method the current institutions and primary schools which operates in the Czech environment. The following chapters contain case studies of two Montessori primary schools in Prague. The results of this thesis show that the approach of Marie Montessori is not just a rigid conception, but that it is still capable of development in the living process in school practice.

This diploma thesis deals with alternative pedagogical concept of Peter Petersen, the jena pedagogy. It describes the topic at first on the theoretical level, in the next section is it concentrated on its practical application in Czech and foreign schools. In the theoretical part deals the diploma thesis with historical background of the emergence of alternative pedagogical trends in general, then is targeted at some specific alternative directions and the most attention is devoted to jena pedagogy. The diploma thesis maps the first attempt of foundation a jena school in the Czech Republic, where in the 90s were opened several experimental classes with jena elements at a primary school in Poděbrady. It monitors the circumstances of preparation of this initiative, its progress and the situation leading to its early demise. The result of the analysis is identification the potential benefits and risks of jena system of education for our school system.

The diploma thesis is focused on the qualitative analysis of Montessori pedagogy and traditional Czech pedagogy and attempts to highlight some of the problems of the current functioning of the educational process in traditional Czech schools and proposes concrete possibilities of making it more effective. The theoretical part provides a brief picture of the author of the Montessori educational method and the development of this method and defines its principles. The core of the practical part are qualitative analyses of the Montessori and the traditional Czech pedagogy. To process these analyses, survey results contributed. The survey was focused on the perception of benefits and risks of the practical application of Montessori pedagogy which the author conducted among Montessori teachers. The result of the qualitative analysis of both the pedagogical directions is a proposal for teaching guidelines optimization is a traditional Czech school. The proposed measures focus on the transformation of the school environment, changes in the school time organization and teaching methods, class size reduction, changes in the methods of diagnosis and evaluation and the state education funding. The diploma thesis aims to highlight the shortcomings and the need for changes in the current functioning of compulsory school education in the Czech Republic.

The diploma theses focus on Media pedagogy as a field of study. It analyzes the educational frameworks for primary and secondary schools which focuses on topic of media. By this it analyzes the possibilities of education for Czech teachers and feature educators. The result is the intersection between requirements of frameworks and current educational possibilities for teachers. Firstly it describes topics that are covered by czech educational systém described in educational frameworks, then it analyzes topics that suppose to be covered but are not provided by current offer of courses. The topics that are demanded by the frameworks are compared with possibilities introduced by foreign universities. By that it introduces programs and subjects that can be an inspiration for czech educational systém. The intersection provies key subjects and topics that can be helpful as a proposal of new college degree Media pedagogy which could prepare czech media education teachers for their subject. Provided structure reflects current demands introduced by frameworks as well as modern didactics in the field of media education and trends in media studies.

(in English) The aim of this diploma thesis is focused on observation of communication behaviour between the teacher and pupils with autistic disorder spectrum and mental disability from the special primary school. The research is based on the analysis of audio recordings of verbal communication of pedagogical team and pupils. The nonverbal phenomena of this communication which were recorded by researcher is appended to this analysis. The thoretical part consists the information of mental disability and its etiology and classification as well as the information of autistic disorder spectrum and its etiology, classification and characteristic problematic domains. The most comprehensive part of this thesis deals with disruption of communication between children with autistic disorder spectrum. I also describe the pedagogical communication on the special primary school. The experimental part consists the analysis of communication behaviour of the teachers and pupils with mental disability and autistic disorder spectrum which was observed during five lessons of language education. The research also consists the analysis of two works heets which were worked out by pupils with autistic disorder spectrum and mental disability.

The diploma thesis is called "Sensory experience in art education." The theoretical part explores sensory perception through the knowledge of philosophy, psychology and art theory. It contains examples of the art works of the selected artists. It also deals with the content of RVP in relation to sensory perception and didactics of art education, with a specific purpose of designing an art project in art education. The essence of the didactic part is to devise an art project with the focus on human senses. Each of the tasks is centred on one of the senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. This project is further tested in practice with the help of the second grade students of elementary school and high school. The results are then analysed and evaluated. The amended form of the project can be currently used by art teachers. The selected tasks are the basis for the creative, authorial process of art work, which reflects the effect of the tasks and develops the students' further abilities.

This work studies the role of self-regulation and self-efficacy during piano practice in improved self-assessment and performance, since in the last couple of decades, research has shown that number of hours of practice is not the only predictor of improved performance. Piano students at the Beirut and Prague conservatories wrote weekly journals assessing their self-regulation during practice for nine months and then performed in an exam, in addition to filling an online questionnaire. Results showed that students self-regulated mostly using the method and social factors dimension. Moreover, although students in Prague performed a harder repertoire, they were not better in self-regulation compared to the students in Beirut, except for the time dimension of self-regulation. A list of self-regulatory behaviors is presented at the end of the work, in addition to the implications for music educators and piano students and the contributions to the field of music education in terms of preparation for performance in the absence of a teacher. Keywords piano pedagogy, practice, self-assessment, self-efficacy, self-regulation

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of using musical teaching aids in the study of piano playing at music schools up to the 5th year of study. First, it presents individual areas of children's psychological and psychomotor development, in which the author demonstrates the link between children's development and the positive effects of the use of musical teaching aids in teaching. The subsequent focus of the work is an introduction of and a proposal for the use of specific musical didactic aids for the study of piano playing, i.e. in the subjects Piano and Music Theory, in the framework of education at music schools. Attention is paid to individual aspects influencing the functionality of these aids. The results of a questionnaire created and sent to piano teachers are also presented, on the basis of which, among other things, a selection of the described musical didactic aids is based. The thesis was created with the intention of acquainting beginning teachers with a wide range of musical teaching aids. It can help with better orientation in the available materials for pedagogical practice and with a more effective conception of teaching. Keywords Musical didactic aids, piano lessons, music theory, pedagogy

The thesis deals with intelligence, as a socio-cultural concept that has its own history and development. It thus deconstructs the naturalized notions of a biological "essence" of intelligence, which has not been proved to this day. The scientific and philosophical modes of thinking, that participated in both "inventing" intelligence and its forming, are introduced. The analysis of the primary sources enables to compass the reflection of these dominant scientific approaches towards intelligence in the Czech expert discourses. The thesis also reflects on the important role intelligence has in the assessment of mental norm and disability, and it thus analyses the perception of disability during the defined historical period, including the discourse analysis of the different representations of disability. Key words Intelligence, disability, craniometry, eugenics, pedagogy, medicine, biopower.