The thesis deals with the research motivation organized children and youth for breeding in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part describes aspects and effects of pet supplies such as leisure activities. Specific educational aspects of breeding activities in personal development. It also describes the issues and going through breeding for the protection of animals and nature. The practical part includes the preparation and implementation of research organized by the motivation of children and young people from different breeders' organizations operating in the country. It details and comments on the results of the research and is divided according to other criteria. Represents Czech Breeders Association as a volunteer non-profit organization working with children and youth organizing prestigious international competition for young breeders Olympics.

This thesis deals with the theme of folk baroque. The aim of this thesis is to introduce this theme to pupils of secondary school in vivid and entertaining form and thus achieve bigger efficiency of educational process and acquisition of newly acquired information. As the best form of teaching i have considered watching a documentary video. The theoretical part of this thesis describes the history and formation of folk baroque, the most important areas in South Bohemia and also the life and work of Master bricklayer Jakub Bursa. This thesis also summarizes the history of documentary videos, its individual categories, the basics of film language, but also the essential aspects of the usage of video as a methodological aid for teaching. The practical part of this thesis deals with the implementation of an educational documentary video with the theme of folk baroque. The thesis also describes the creation of a supplementary animation program, which is completed by an artistic output in the form of artistic techniques of frottage.

This thesis deals with teaching English at Secondary school level considering the educational theory of Maria Montessori. The aim of the thesis is to find out specifics of teaching English. The theoretical part presents Maria Montessori, who is considered to be a founder of Montessori pedagogy, her methods, principles and specifics. In the next part the thesis is focused on the role of the teacher and the pupil in this educational system. Next part is focused on the language teaching and on the acquisition of mother tongue and foreign language. In the conclusion of the theoretical part there is an introduction of General Educational Program of English language. The practical part describes teaching English at the Secondary school level considering the General Educational Program and thus by observing the classes and thanks to conversations with the teacher of English and pupils.

This thesis deals with the deep knowledge of the pupils of primary school who attend special school, a primary school established pursuant to Section 16 (9) of the Education Act. The main aim of the thesis was to describe the broad context of a child attending this type of school. The aim of the theoretical part was to characterize themes - mental disabilities, education of pupils with mentally disabilities, deprivation and socially disadvantaged environment, including issues of Gypsies ethnicity. The practical part has a qualitative charakter and presents case studies of five pupils. The aim was to produce detailed diagnostics and understanding of special school pupils through case studies, interviews with children, teachers, parents and teacher assistants.

This thesis examines the possibilities of linking the interest in a child (a participant in interest education in the field of education of leisure) with the interest in achieving the goals of various leisure education activities, as well as the goals being (co)determined by the child itself. The thesis strives to find the solution in a method in which an activity goal of the child is transformed into a goal of the tutor with the intention of encouraging the child's personal development. The thesis is divided into four chapters.The first chapter deals with educational goals and the goals of leisure education.The following chapter explores the goals of education as set by various pedagogical conceptions and alternative approaches to the isme. The third chapter acquaints the reader with the psychological potential of the target group.The last chapter is dedicated to the growth of child's potential, its ability of free choice and decision making, expressions of creativity, and the "flow" state.

The main topic of the presented thesis is to make the reader acquainted with the basic terminology of the free-time issues and to make clear the forms, methods and techniques of the literature-drama education and their possible usage in practice at the leisure education. The first chapter of the thesis deals with the issues of leisure time and with science disciplines that consider free time. In the second chapter the following terms are mentioned: the interest, the game and the leisure activities. These terms are divided with specialization in aesthetic-educational leisure activities. The principal part of the thesis is the third chapter which describes the application of literature and drama education in leisure time. The project method and project types are described in the fourth chapter. The planning, the realization and the evaluation of the project make another part of this chapter. The Appendix I contains the project photo- documentation. The application form of The parents´ permission to publication of children´s photographs is presented in the Appendix II.

This thesis is based on the theoretical research using scientific texts. Method of reasoning (deduction) were compared ideas of the individual authors who deal with description of contemporary (postmodern ) society, exploring the question of the sense of life and represent a difficult life events that can cause the threat or loss. The work is divided into three chapters, each of which contains sub -chapters. The first part refers to a person in postmodern society. There is a characterization of contemporary society, the challenges of the new era, gain new requirements on the man and related problems. The second chapter is building on the issues of the first chapter. Some fragments which describe the particular challenges of life events and their impact on the man, the sense of living in certain periods of life. There were used mainly idea sof psychotherapists who are dedicated to working with people in a state of crisis. Following the previous chapters, the last part of the thesis deals with the question of the free time, defining the category of the free-time and pointing out its importance for contemporary man. Emphasis was placed on the free-time pedagogy using appropriate free-time activities as a tool for finding richer and more meaningful human life in certain difficult life events that brings the requirement of a new era. Last but not least, there was to explain the context of the free-time and religion.

This work deals with the application of leisure education graduates on the labor market in the Czech Republic. It introduces the concept of leisure, its origins and historical development of educational activities. It deals with the pedagogy of leisure as a science, pedagogy discipline and the field of study. It introduces the pedagogue of leisure, his vocational training, profile and application. Last but not least, closer to the ties of labor market, it covers the unemployment and status of university graduates on the labor market. The last chapter presents the results of the performed research. The research focused on finding employment of graduates of leisure education from Faculty of Theology of University of South Bohemia on the czech labor market in relation to this field, their preparation for practice and obtaining their opinions about that field of study.

The thesis, The Benefits of Experiential Pedagogy for Personal Individual Development, deals with an importance of experiential educational courses and activities for personal development of adults. The thesis is focused on a description of circumstances that accompany actual fields of experiential educating. It emphases the impact and pedagogical benefit for an individual. The work research aim is to definite fields of personal development where the experiential pedagogy can prepare suitable training setting. The researching part of the work introduces a review of the most important fields of personal development that were acquired by individuals after passing the experiential program.

The thesis deals with using of an effective approach embedded in a school education program of montessori kindergarten and church kindergarten. The theoretical part describes the effective communication, basic effective communication skills and ineffective communication skills, needs and emotion. Further thesis deals with a general educational program for preschool education, a school educational program and the scope of effective communication in a general educational program for preschool education. Last but not least it deals with an alternative education and the scope of an effective communication in a montessori pedagogy and a church education. The practical part includes a research focused mainly on what type of pedagogy approach and how often are the effective communication skills used in these kindergartens (Viva Bambini and church kindergarten Lipenská). Effective communication is embedded in the school educational program of both of these kindergartens. Both kindergartens have a different pedagogical approach. The kindergarten Viva Bambini puts emphasis on a development of sensory perception and an isolation of particular property. The church kindergarten Lipenská focuses an attention on a spiritual development of child and a limitation of religious content on a particular topic. The greatest principle is love and an establishing of the relationship with God.