DIAGNOSTIKA A PORADENSTVÍ v pomáhajících profesích

REWIEW of the publication Pedagogika. Podręcznik akademicki

Alena Vališová — 2024-05-31

Specificity and causes of school phobia in children and teachers' actions

Barbara Grzyb — 2024-05-31

The article presents the problem of school phobia in the context of the need to rethink it on the basis of new research findings on the subject. Moreover, the increasing scale of the problem implies the need to look for new solutions, also of a systemic nature. The text therefore refers to and critically evaluates synthetic approaches to the problem proposed by researchers. An important part of the study is a presentation of teachers' and students' attitudes towards anxiety and ways to limit its consequences for the fulfilment of the role of a student. It concludes with recommendations for pedagogical practice in order to eliminate the phenomenon of school phobia and limit its individual and social consequences.

The importance of the quality of social interactions between teachers and pupils in building a safe school environment - an analysis of teacher evaluation from the pupil's perspective

Markéta Švamberk Šauerová — 2024-05-31

The text presents a case study. The case study is used from the author's practice. The social interaction assessment was conducted as part of a project working with a particular classroom where there is an extremely high number of children with behavioural difficulties.

There is a lot of noise, pupils find it difficult to follow school and class rules and most teachers do not like to teach there. As part of a comprehensive programme of work with this class, aimed at building a safe school environment, an evaluation of the teachers from the pupils' perspective was carried out. On the basis of the evaluation, a follow-up analysis of the typical manifestations of a "favourite teacher" and an "unpopular teacher" (according to the pupils' subjective evaluation) was carried out. This analysis pinpointed the source of problematic behaviour of pupils and served as a basis for suggesting changes to improve the situation and build a safe classroom climate.

Supervision in schools the perspective of supervisors

Veronika Brémová — 2024-05-31

The text presents the supervisors’ view on the specifics of group supervision meetings with teachers. Supervision is a form of non-specific professional development that deepens understanding of complex pedagogical situations and, through that, strengthens the ability of (self) reflection, emotional regulation, communication, and cooperation with other teachers, etc. Through 20 interviews with supervisors working at schools, the specifics of teacher supervision groups, perceived obstacles on the part of teachers and schools, and professional dilemmas faced by the supervisors themselves were mapped out. The interviews show that supervisors believe the main challenge for teachers lies in the inadequate expectations surrounding supervision, which instils fear of control and evaluation among teachers. This concern stems from the lack of knowledge about supervision, as well as the isolated nature of teaching work and the prevalence of evaluation in schools. To ensure effective supervision, it is important to establish a safe environment in which teachers can identify their strengths and weaknesses and draw inspiration from the perspectives of others.

Mental health applications and their use by university students

Lenka Petrželková — 2024-05-31

This research focuses on the use of mobile apps to promote mental health by university students. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the difficulties that university students have in accessing these apps, the positive and negative aspects they perceive about the apps and the reasons that lead students to uninstall the app or not to continue using it.

As a result, the paper analyses the difficulties leading to finding a mental health support app, perceived advantages, disadvantages and reasons for uninstalling apps from the perspective of university students. A functional outcome of this research may be a mapping of selected apps, especially those backed by Czech developers, describing how they work, the area of difficulties they address, as well as information on whether the apps are supported by evidence-based research. Another practically applicable outcome of the work is also recommendations that could be implicated in practice to help improve the services of these applications. These are suggested both by the users of the apps themselves, but also by the author of the thesis based on data analysis.

Short-term yoga breathing intervention improves blood oxygenation, actual emotional state and resilience score in postmenopausal women

Monika Růžičková — 2024-05-31

Negative emotional states occurring in postmenopausal women are influenced by experiencing psychosomatic changes. It seems that the application of yoga breathing techniques could lead to an improvement in the emotional state, to an increase in vitality and resistance. The aim of the study was to investigate benefits of a 4-week yoga breathing intervention according to the “System Yoga in Daily Life ©” on blood oxygenation, heart rate, resilience and mood improvement in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women (N = 16, age range 53-69, 61.5 ± 7.7 years) were investigated PRE and POST the intervention by diagnostic methods: the Finger Pulse Oximeter Tool, Profile of Mood States Survey POMS-short version and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Postmenopausal women completed the 4-week intervention based on yoga breathing exercises performed once a day in the evening for 30-40 minutes. Statistical correlation analysis was performed using the JAMOVI statistical program. The realized yoga breathing intervention led to a significant improvement in blood oxygenation parameters and a reduction in heart rate. Furthermore, significant positive score changes were found in the following factors: Tension, Fatigue, Anger, Depression and Confusion. The Vitality factor score significantly increased. The monitored postmenopausal women also had a significantly higher Resilience score after the completed intervention. We can conclude, that the short-term yoga breathing intervention appears to be very effective in terms of solving negative psychological states in postmenopausal women. The program can be recommended for the practice of counseling and coaching of healthy lifestyle. It can also be used in spa care and in physiotherapy care for postmenopausal women.

Editorial

Markéta Švamberk Šauerová — 2024-05-31

Conference invitation

Alena Malcová — 2024-05-31

MEDALLION – Prof. dr hab. Boguslaw Śliwersky, dr h.c.mult.

Alena Vališová — 2024-05-31