Research Teams of the Research Project

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Research Teams of the Research Project

• Specific Needs of Pupils in the Educational
  Framework Program for Primary Education
• 2007-2013

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Research Topic of the Research Project

• a systematic creative activity in the field of
  integration/inclusion of pupils with special
  education needs in primary schools
• with the emphasis on implementation of the
  Educational Framework Program for Primary
  Education (EFP PE)
• and teaching based on School Educational
  Programmes (SEP).

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The aim of the project

• analysis of social determinants in education of
  pupils with special educational needs in the
  Czech Republic
• in comparison with the outcomes of foreign
  studies
• Research areas legislative framework of school
  integration, support of pupils with special
  educational needs , curriculum differentiated
  curriculum, pre- and postgradual teacher education

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Research Teams of the Research Project

• The research project has been divided into
  partial research areas to cover all intended
  research fields as well as to suit the individual
  researchers
• As a result, 13 research teams have been
  established. Research aims of the teams are
  specified here

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1. Social Determinants of Inclusive Education

• Research aim
• to analyze social determinants of inclusive
  education, to compare the situation in selected
  EU countries, to search factors determining the
  process of inclusion
• to evaluate the role of social services
  (including therapies) in the process of inclusive
  education

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2. Inclusive Education of Pupils with Emotional
and Behavioral Disorders

• Research aim
• Empirical research in mainstream schools with
  focus on
• pre-school facilities
• primary schools
• counseling services offering preventive
  educational care and institutional care

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3. Research Focusing on Socially Disadvantaged
Groups

• Research aim
• to establish typology of the social environment
  of primary school pupils
• to propose optimal stimulating and educational
  approaches leading to meaningful classroom live

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4. Primary School Intervention for Pupils with
Health Impairment and Disability

• Research aim
• to analyze current intervention measures in the
  school practice used with pupils with physical
  disabilities and health impairment or disability
  (therapies)

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5. Education and Upbringing of Gifted Pupils

• Research aim
• to evaluate current approaches to education and
  upbringing of gifted and exceptionally gifted
  pupils in the Czech Republic and abroad
• to analyze available information sources
• to carry out an informative research in selected
  schools in the Czech Republic

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6. School Curriculum for Primary Education for
Pupils with Special Needs

• Research aim
• evaluate readiness of schools to educate pupils
  with special needs
• to offer inclusive methodological approaches to
  teachers
• to implement the research results to graduate and
  postgraduate teacher education (school pedagogy,
  teaching methods)

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7. Empirical Research Focusing on Czech Language
and Language Communication

• Research aim
• to evaluate the current situation in the Czech
  language education of pupils with special needs
  in Brno
• to focus on education of pupils from a foreign
  language environment
• to focus on language and communicative skills of
  pupils with specific learning difficulties
• to support creating and modification of school
  educational programs in inclusive primary school
  environment.

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8. Empirical Research Focusing on Foreign
Languages

• Research aim
• to evaluate current foreign language education of
  pupils with learning difficulties at selected
  schools in Brno
• to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of
  educational methods and methods relevant to the
  specific group (alternative approaches, method of
  creative writing, evaluation)
• to create practical ideas for teaching of pupils
  with learning difficulties

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9. Intervention in Pupils with Communication
Disorders

• Research aim
• to analyze the number and distribution of pupils
  with Communication Disorders in primary schools
  in Brno
• to realize the follow-up of a research focused on
  development of communication competences of
  pupils in pre-school facilities in Brno

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10. Education of Pupils with Specific Learning
Difficulties

• Research aim
• to analyze the current integration process of
  pupils with specific learning difficulties in
  primary schools
• to analyze the current integration process of
  primary school pupils with specific learning
  difficulties in mathematics (dyscalculia)

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11. Education of Pupils with Special Needs in the
Area People and Health Health Education

• Research aim
• To analyze the current state and respect of the
  integration conditions
• Focusing on integrated pupils their
  personality, social adaptability
• Focusing on the school knowledge, attitudes,
  and and readiness of teachers, availability of
  necessary material and technical equipment
• Focusing on shaping the attitudes of classmates
  toward integrated pupils

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12. Education of Pupils with Special Needs in the
Educational Area People and the World of Work

• Research aim
• To analyze the current situation in the area of
  professional orientation of pupils with special
  needs
• To find out what role in career counseling is
  played by each professional in schools
  employees of counseling centers, home room
  teachers and regular teachers
• evaluation of the position and form of the topic
  of career choice in the School Educational
  Programs

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13. Education of Pupils with Special Educational
Needs through Drama Education

• Research aim
• personal development and empowerment of social
  competences of pupils with special needs through
  drama education
• solving problematic situations through drama
  education methods

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International conferences

• 2007 Approaches to Education of Pupils with
  Specific Learning Difficulties bartonova_at_ped.muni.
  cz
• 2007 Education of Gifted Children
• simonik_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2008 Education of Pupils with Speech Impairment
• klenkova_at_ped.muni.cz, sieglova_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2009 Education of Socially Disadvantaged Pupils
  
• vojtova_at_ped.muni.cz, nemec_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2009 Drama at inclusive Schools
• pavlovska_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2010 Education of Gifted Pupils
• simonik_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2011 Pregraduate and Postgraduate Teacher
  Education
• havel_at_ped.muni.cz, simonik_at_úed.muni.cz
• 2012 Education of Pupils with Health Impairment
• opatrilova_at_ped.muni.cz
• 2013 Primary School Education of Pupils with
  Special Needs
• muhlpachr_at_ped.muni.cz