scholarly journals Options of support for primary schools´ pupils with mental disabilities with highlights on social and educational aspects in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukáš Stárek ◽  
Jarmila Klugerová ◽  
Marie Kocurová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
The Czech Republic

This paper focuses on legal and inclusive changes in Czech´s primary schools´ environment. Since 2016 Czech´s primary schools are including in the education of more pupils with intellectual disability. The following text is introducing the tools which support the idea of common education such as supportive adjustments, use of assistive services. Furthermore, it presents a reflection of this modern approach from perspectives of special pedagogy and social work.

scholarly journals School injuries and their prevention from the present perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
VACLAV BERANEK ◽  
PETR STASTNY ◽  
VIT NOVACEK
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Presentation Methods ◽  
Significant Health

Background: ‪Injuries are considered worldwide to be the most significant health problem, especially in childhood. In the Czech Republic, injuries are the most common cause of death among children and young adults. The aim of the study was to provide more insight in school accidents in the Czech Republic from 2008 to 2018 and to estimate future trends. Material and methods: ‪Annual reports of the Czech School Inspectorate (CSI) from 2007 to 2017 were the main sources of data. Results: ‪A high number of injuries occur in the school environment, especially at the primary level. In the Czech Republic, there has been a trend of rising numbers in reported school injuries over the last three years, from 33,000 in 2008 to 46,000 in 2018. Over the last 5 years, the number of reported accidents has increased by 1,000 per year. The most injuries occur in primary schools, within the subject Physical Education. Conclusions: ‪There are many activities which focus on the prevention of child injuries, the incidence of which has improved in recent years. Experience shows that when prevention programs include innovations and interesting presentation methods, they are successful.

scholarly journals The Biggest Museum Project in Czech History: The New Permanent Natural History Exhibitions in the National Museum Prague

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e26375
Author(s):  
Ivo Macek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Good Time ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Right

In 2018 the National Museum Prague (NMP) is celebrating its 200th anniversary. Today the Museum is facing its most valuable development: brand new permanent exhibitions. Our monumental historic building was constructed in 1891 in the heart of Prague. After more than one hundred years we had to close the building and remove all exhibitions which were older than 40 years. The building has about 8,000m2 and is divided into two parts. One belongs to our Natural History Museum (NHM) collections with Zoology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy, Botany and Mycology exhibitions. Our new natural history galleries will open in autumn 2019. Housed all on one floor, the galleries will be full of animals like invertebrates, fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals. The second floor will focus on palaeontology spanning more than 500 million years of evolution covering the geographical area of the modern Czech Republic. At the beginning we had to ask ourselves a few simple questions. How do we develop permanent exhibitions that will last for decades? Is excluding modern technology the right thing to do? Should we focus on a more informative/education style or should the interpretation be more populist? And what about the display cases? Should we use old repaired ones or modern cases? It would be great to have answers to all these questions but we still have to deal with the vision and constraints of our curators, collections, budget, legislation, technology and construction of the building. The project has no similar equivalent in the history of the Czech Republic so it was an extraordinary challenge to create our own process of developments with ongoing improvements. Through these developments we have formed new cooperation with technological partners and the creative industries. We are defining a new modern approach to the development and preparation of exhibitions in the Czech Republic. Now that we have reached the half way point towards our vision, it is a good time to report on progress.

scholarly journals Construction of Reflexivity in Social Workers Working with Vulnerable Children in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Kateřina Glumbíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Impact

Social work in the Czech Republic is confronted with the impact of global neoliberalism, which is manifested by privatisation of social services, individualisation of social risks and economisation. Reflexivity of social workers working with vulnerable children and their families has the potential to lead to a higher quality of social work, strengthening of social workers' identity, and empowering social workers to promote changes in everyday practice. Meeting this potential requires an understanding of constructing reflexivity by social workers, which is the objective of this paper. We used a qualitative research strategy, particularly group and individual interviews with social workers and their analysis using current approaches to grounded theory. Concerning data analysis, we found out that constructing reflexivity (nature and subject of reflexion) derives from the perceived roles of social workers (social worker as an ununderstood artist, social worker a as mediator between social and individual, social workers as an agent of a (society) change, social workers as an agent of normalisation and reflexive professional). The acquired data, within the situational analysis, was inserted into a position map on the scale of holistic and technical reflection. The conclusion discusses the implication for practice and education in social work.

scholarly journals Impact Evaluation of the Provision of Social Housing on the Use of Social Services by Homeless People in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10184
Author(s):  
Katerina Glumbikova ◽  
Pavel Rusnok ◽  
Marek Mikulec
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
The Impact

The Czech Republic has recently experienced a growing number of homeless people, which leads to the need to evaluate the impact of social housing on the living conditions of its users. At present, there is no existing law on social housing in the Czech Republic and the agenda of assistance to the homeless is thus carried out mainly by social services. For these reasons, the paper intends to evaluate the impact of social housing on the homeless in the Czech Republic in a specific area of the use of social services. Based on a quantitative research survey of 147 social housing dwellers after moving in and after 12 months, the impact of social housing on the use of social services was determined, which was put into context with the trend of using social work services in social housing. Research results show that the provision of social housing leads to an overall decrease of the social work utilization and (possible) increase in client self-sufficiency, which can result in strong economic impacts of social housing in the form of savings on social work provision.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Tests in Czech for Pupils with a First Language Different from the Language of Schooling

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Kateřina Vodičková ◽  
Yvona Kostelecká
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
First Language ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
The Czech Republic

Mastering a second language, in this case Czech, is crucial for pupils whose first language differs from the language of schooling, so that they can engage more successfully in the educational process. In order to adjust language teaching to pupils’ needs, it is necessary to identify which language skills or individual competences set out within the frameworkof communicative competence should be developed. For this purpose, a new diagnostic test for lower and upper graders of primary schools was designed. Although it is not a high-stakes test, it is essential that its validity, reliability and practicality are ensured, as well as its positive impact on the teaching process, pupils, teachers, schools and society. The present paper introduces the position of pupils with a first language other than Czech in the Czech Republic. It presents a recently developed diagnostic tool and documents the characteristics of the test, such as validity, reliability, impact and practicality. 

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