This thesis presents Mirella Freni as pedagogue and focuses on her educational projects, from short-term pedagogical activities to the founding of the CUBEC institute, an international center for belcanto singing in Modena, Italy. The work presents a detailed account of the founding of CUBEC, and analyses its methods of auditioning and teaching students. The final part of the work confronts knowledge of Mirella Freni´s pedagogical qualities with author´s personal experience. The work also contains chapters on the life of Mirella Freni, capturing pivotal moments in her life, from childhood to the end of her Professional singing career. The conclusion of the work presents Mirella Freni´s personal contribution to the author of the thesis.

The presented master thesis focuses on incentive tourism. The thesis presents general definition and theoretical base for incentive tourism, and subsequently the issue is applied to the selected segment {--} the youth. Dealing with the youth segment, the thesis focuses mainly on a specific area of incentive tourism, motivational tourism. The main input factors of motivational process are described for a particular group of motivational tourism products. The research in the field of motivational tourism carried out in the thesis is fully located in Czech environment. Planning and implementation of particular product {--} entering adaptation course {--} is one of the components of the presented master thesis. The theoretical findings are supported by two field studies: evaluation of both quantitative and qualitative research and elaboration of case studies for the specific products.

The thesis brings out and analyse pedagogy approach to the education by the experience. The theoretical part characterizes basic concepts of the education and the upbringing, experience pedagogy and its parts. The thesis describes historical evolution of experience pedagogy and analyses the basement of pedagogical approach to the experience education. The thesis provides the summary of activities of experience pedagogy that can be used at school during leisure time. The practical part contains the probe of using experience pedagogy activities at schools during the leisure time. The skiing courses were selected for the probe. Teachers in all three courses used the principals of experience pedagogy but their procedures are not well processed according to unfamiliarity with experience pedagogy. The strongest weakness arose at the feedback phase. I researched that the vocational knowledge is essential for children education though positive pedagogical approach. The personality of the teacher is significant point of view because the personality of the teacher is the basement for everything else. According to my research I presume that experience pedagogy approach has great value and will be used more for the education and the upbringing of children and the youth.

The goal of the thesis is to describe and analyze methods, which are used in programs in project "Guidance days" in Fryšták. The thesis attempts to describe six basic methods, which form methodologic frame of the programs. These methods are: animation, experimental education, acting roles in education, narrative methods, evaluative methods and group learning. In the practical part, the thesis analyzes one specific course program. For each activity within the course, characteristics and goals of the activity are described. Each program module is then analyzed from methodologic point of view and is referred to the text of first part of the thesis.

This diploma work deals with the topic of Picture of God in Younger-school-age Children in the Church of the Brethen. It is divided into the theoretical and the practical part. Theoretical one tries to describe above all religious development of children at the age of 6 till 12 years and also various religious-pedagogical theories of the development of the picture of God. Diploma work is also focused on the picture of God in the doctrine of the Brethen Church. In the practical part, this work offers a closer look at the picture of God in the Younger-school-age Children of two selected congregations of the Brethen Church in towns of Prague and of České Budějovice. This research tell us interesting facts about the religious education of children of that both congregations.

This dissertation focuses on the issue of combination of two occupations, occupational therapy and special education. Firstly, there is a detailed description of occupational therapy, its aims, division etc. Then it explores comprehensive rehabilitation in which these two branches blend most frequently. There is a description of the cooperation of an occupational therapist and a special educationalist and a description of applied occupational therapy in selected areas and of selected diagnoses. The selected areas are put together according to the subdisciplines of special education. The diagnoses are determined on the basis of the most common cooperation of both occupations. The main aim of the dissertation is the analysis of the possibilities of cooperation and its use in practice. There is also evaluation of questionnaires which were made for the purpose of this dissertation. The respondents were occupational therapists and special educationalists and their answers mirror the real position of both branches in practice. The result of the survey is lack of cooperation which should be improved in the future in order to enhance the quality of therapeutic treatment. KEY WORDS: occupational therapy,rehabilitation, comprehensive rehabilitation, special education, cooperation, therapy

My thesis is based on my studies in Lisbon (Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa), I bring deeper insight into the Portuguese piano pedagogy in the territory of Lisbon. The work is based on the system of Portuguese music education and describes the significant educational institutions of music. Piano pedagogy is defined in the historical development well - founded on available literature, more attention is given to some important personalities of teachers and composers in the field of piano music. Part of the work is dedicated to my personal reflection of Portuguese piano pedagogy and my own experiences with teachers, especially consultations with professor Miguel Henriques, who summarized pedagogical principles in his book The (Well) Informed Piano. KEY WORDS: piano pedagogy, Lisbon, Portugal, Miguel G. Henriques, The (Well) Informed Piano, Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of an autonomy in the environment of Célestin Freinet's pedagogy. As the principal aim of the thesis the author has chosen to demonstrate the potential of this pedagogy in the sphere of the pupils' autonomy development. The theoretical part is divided into two thematic areas. The first area deals with the concept of autonomy. At first, it seeks to define the concept at a general level and then in the context of education. This part also includes a description of the self-determination theory and its bases for a self-regulation. The second area focuses on C. Freinet's pedagogy. There are characterized both his personality and the basic pedagogical principles. In the conclusion there are presented the opportunities for the autonomy development in the environment of Freinet's schools. The practical part contains three chapters, each focused on a different research method. The first chapter consists of a case study of the École des Bruyères, which applies the C. Freinet's pedagogical concept, and of the observation that the author has made in the 3rd and 4th grade of this school. The second one consists of three interviews - two with teachers from this school and one with an expert in the field of education and Freinet's pedagogy. The third chapter includes a...

The thesis deals with personality and contribution of professor L. Daniel for school music education. In the introduction is analyzed Daniel's life and activities, which as a professional in his discipline devoted after all his life. The research part of this thesis provides information on the investigation. The thesis contains findings that were obtained on the basis of qualitative research. The aim of this research was to determine the musical public awareness about Daniel's work and the application of his methods in practice. For qualitative research were elected beginning teachers and teachers from practice in the field of music or graduates of teacher training for primary schools with extended specializing in music education. The results of this research can be an inspiration for further reflection on the application of Daniel's work in practice. Keywords Ladislav Daniel, pedagogy, music education, elementary school with EEME (expanded education of music education).

This diploma thesis, titled Czech Folk Song in Violin Pedagogy, discusses the use of folk songs in classes of playing the violin. It presents general information about Czech folk songs, describes their characteristics, examines the forms of their existence in the present times, and thinks about their future. The practical part surveys the problems of their use in improving musical and performance skills and introduces violin instructive literature of arrangements of folk songs. The final part shows the results of the research, through the answers of the questionnaires, the goal of which was to find if violin pedagogues of these days use folk songs during their teaching and how much they use the potential of these songs for the formation of skills of playing the violin. Keywords playing the violin, folk song, violin pedagogy, collections of folk songs