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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 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
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
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2007 – Approaches to Education of Pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties
[email protected]
2007 – Education of Gifted Children
[email protected]
2008 – Education of Pupils with Speech Impairment
[email protected], [email protected]
2009 – Education of Socially Disadvantaged Pupils
[email protected], [email protected]
2009 – Drama at inclusive Schools
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2010 – Education of Gifted Pupils
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2011 – Pregraduate and Postgraduate Teacher Education
[email protected], simonik@úed.muni.cz
2012 – Education of Pupils with Health Impairment
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2013 – Primary School Education of Pupils with Special Needs
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