Journal of Exceptional People, 2017 (vol. 6), issue 11

Introduction

Introduction

Pavel Svoboda, Jan Chrastina

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):5-6

Scientific paper

Impact of social media on students with visual impairment a study of south-south region of Nigeria

J. E. Olayi, V. U. Eke, E. U. Ikwen

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):29-39

This study was undertaken to ascertain the role the various media platforms play in the daily social and educational development of students who are blind and visually impaired. The study area was south-south Nigeria, 10 higher institutions was selected across the zone, 25 visually impaired student participated in the study. 5 research questions were generated to aid this study. 15 item questionnaire was the main instrument used to elicit responses, bar chart statistical tool was employed to analyse the data obtain. The result reveals that in hierarchical order of preference email, Facebook and Whatsapp are top most preferable platform used by the...

Lifestyle of visually impaired individuals

Alena Hiršová, Dita Finková

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):107-121

The paper presents results from research realized in 2017 and focused on the issue of the "lifestyle of people with visual impairments". Scientific literature, as well as other sources, mostly focus their research on the topic of life satisfaction. Our goal was to approach the field of lifestyle, or rather of "healthy lifestyle", in visually impaired individuals so that this lifestyle can contribute to improving the quality of life of these individuals in intact society. This therefore presents another important aspect of this research area, being the aspect of the current topic of inclusion.The research was focused on the lifestyle in people with...

Testing of subjective perception of complexity of signs of Czech sign language

Jiří Langer, Miroslav Rypka

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):123-141

The contribution focuses on expanding the theoretical basis for teaching the Czech sign language (hereinafter CSL) and for its particular grammatical description. This knowledge is a necessary condition for efficient teaching both of deaf users (prelingually deaf children) and of hearing users (parents and family members, students of special pedagogy, interpreters etc.).More concretely, it reports on the results of research focusing on the subjective assessment of the perception of complexity of signs of CSL from the perspective of potentially hearing students. Another aim of the study was verification of the designed theoretical concept of counting...

Overview essay

"They think we are all beggars": The resilience of a person with disability in Ghana

Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Naomi Gyamfi, Eric Badu, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):7-17

In this study, the authors employed a single-participant approach to investigate the resilience of persons with disabilities in the face of discrimination and marginalisation. An interview was conducted with a woman living with physical disability in the capital of the Northern region of Ghana. The study found that despite barriers erected against a person with disabilities in the study area, the individual has striven to live independently by engaging in productive activities. The discussion of the study focused on the urgent need for society to empower persons with disabilities to enable them to utilise their inherent capabilities to allow them to...

Does pedagogical coordination through the leadership influence Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? An international review

Inmaculada García-Martínez, José Luis Ubago-Jiménez, Mohammed El Homrani

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):19-27

This article proposes a literature review about the problems faced by the teachers when they have to achieve the inclusion of students who are diagnosed with ADHD. While searching the resources, we have also found that the establishment of collaborative work climate among teachers, the establishment of common goals and shared responsibility, are factors that favor the work with this type of students. In addition, these factors have been found to occur in contexts where shared and distributed leadership prevails.

Inclusive education: culture, principles, policies, and practices: a literature review

Sunil Kumar

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):41-57

Inclusive education is a process and schools around the globe are still in the process of implementing the inclusive ideologies. This paper is a literature review from various sources of terms like inclusive culture, inclusive principle, inclusive policy and inclusive practice. The review of literature analysis suggests that Inclusive education can be harnessed successfully in schools by creating inclusive culture, principles, policies and practices. This can only be strengthened when all the stakeholders in education start to collaborate together. The State, Districts, Ministry of Education, Schools, Leaders, Teachers, Parents and Students should...

Boundaries and perspectives: needs of children with emotional and behavioral disorders from the perspective of children and educators

Karel Červenka

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):59-72

The text links selected findings of two qualitative researches and thus two perspectives of the situation of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. The first is based on the perspective of children with EBDs. Various types of adaptation strategies of children to their "problematic" situations are presented. The second perspective is based on the point of view of educators from educational facilities and it is represented by two educational needs of children with EBDs, which the educators consider to be one of the most important. The result of the interconnection of these views is the intervention triangle, which illustrates the relationship...

Women in private sex business from the perspective of relationship level

Stanislav Ondrášek, Alena Kajanová, Zuzana Řimnáčová

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):73-81

The main goal of the article consists in describing the relationship level of women in private sex business. The research set consisted of 36 women working in private sex business in the South Bohemian Region and in Prague. The study made use of the technique of biographic-narrative interview. The acquired data were analysed in the Atlas.ti program and then links between individual categories and codes were searched with the help of the anchored theory method. The result shows that the relationship level, or the social network of the respondents, respectively, is very narrow. Financial support to the primary family, the partner or a friend is frequent....

A review of somatic games intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders

Lei Xianmei

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):83-95

Technology-aided instruction and intervention (TAII) is an evidence-based practice intervention method for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. With three-dimensional display and body awareness, somatic games are video games operated through body movements. It is based on natural user interaction, and has great potential to support individuals with autism spectrum disorders to obtain target skills. This study reviews research literature on the studies of intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders by using somatic games, sums up the strength and problems of these studies, and then gives enlightenment on related researches and practice...

Studying the attitude of future teachers towards inclusive education in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Saule Aubakirova, Kundyz Mukatayeva

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):97-105

The aim of the current research is defining the attitude of future teachers to inclusive education. In total, 108 students of pedagogical specialities were recruited. In order to define the attitude «The Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns about Inclusive Education Revised Scale (SACIE-R)» method was used. The results of the research show the neutral attitude of the future teachers to inclusive education and need of purposeful work on their preparation for work in the conditions of inclusive education.

Book Reviews

The role of school principals in implementing inclusive education in the Czech Republic

Joy S. Okoye

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):143-144

PETERS, Brenda; POTMĚŠIL Miloň: Palacky University Olomouc, 2015, 81pp., ISBN 978-80-244-4798-8 (book review)

A practical guide for learning the craft of qualitative interviewing

Liu Jia, Zhou Bo

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):145-148

BRINKMAN, S; KVALE, S.: Interviews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. London: Sage, 2015, ISBN: 978-0761925422 (book review)

Approaches to students with learning disorders in inclusive school environment

Samuel Orim Orim

J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):149-151

BARTOŇOVÁ, M.: (2014). Approaches to students with learning disorders in Inclusive school environment. Brno: Muni press. ISBN 978-80-210-7110-0 (Book Review)