Research Teams of the Research Project

Specific Needs of Pupils in the Educational Framework Program

for Primary Education

2007-2013

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).

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

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:

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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.

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

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

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)

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 conditionsFocusing on integrated pupils – their personality,

social adaptabilityFocusing 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

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

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

International conferences

• 2007 – Approaches to Education of Pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties bartonova@ped.muni.cz

• 2007 – Education of Gifted Children• simonik@ped.muni.cz• 2008 – Education of Pupils with Speech Impairment• klenkova@ped.muni.cz, sieglova@ped.muni.cz• 2009 – Education of Socially Disadvantaged Pupils • vojtova@ped.muni.cz, nemec@ped.muni.cz• 2009 – Drama at inclusive Schools• pavlovska@ped.muni.cz• 2010 – Education of Gifted Pupils • simonik@ped.muni.cz• 2011 – Pregraduate and Postgraduate Teacher Education• havel@ped.muni.cz, simonik@úed.muni.cz• 2012 – Education of Pupils with Health Impairment• opatrilova@ped.muni.cz• 2013 – Primary School Education of Pupils with Special Needs• muhlpachr@ped.muni.cz