Journal of Exceptional People, 2020 (vol. 9), issue 16

Introduction

Introduction

Pavel Svoboda, Jan Chrastina

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):5-6

Scientific paper

The relationship of turnover intention, professional identity and job satisfaction of special education teachers in Chengdu of China

Tang Jiayi, Li Xiu

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):7-20

In this study, questionnaire survey was used to study the relationship between turnover intention, job satisfaction and professional identity of Chinese special education teachers. The results are as follows: The average scores of turnover intention are generally low, but still 18.71%, special education teachers tend to leave; the professional identity and job satisfaction of special education teachers is negatively correlated with turnover intention; "Employment Nature, Professional Emotion, Professional Belief, Leadership" are the strongest predictor of turnover intention.

A music therapy experiment based on musical stimuli with artificially implemented physiological complexity in patients with dementia

Lenka Dohnalová, Tomáš Fürst, Jana Fürstová, Jiří Luska

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):21-31

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of music therapy (MT) with artificially implemented physiological complexity (PHC) in patients in the first and second stages of dementia.The research was conducted on 34 seniors divided into three groups: (1) group with MT with PHC; (2) group with MT without PHC; (3) control group with no MT. The participants 'cognitive functions were assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Test (ACE).A high proportion of participants were excluded during the study due to their health condition. No significant difference was found between the compared groups. Nonetheless,...

How do patients from dynamic and cognitive-behavioural groups perceive dramatherapy?

Jana Olejníčková, Milan Valenta, Jaromír Maštalíř, Michal Růžička, Jiří Kantor, Jakub Vávra

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):33-45

This contribution deals with differences and similarities in perceiving dramatherapy in patients with neurotic disorder in the context of psychiatric treatment. The first goal ascertains if there are differences in assessment of dramatherapy according to the membership of dynamic or cognitive-behavioural group. The second goal ascertains differences during the first therapeutic session. The research assemblage was created by 57 patients from dynamic and cognitive-behavioural (KBT) groups from two mental hospitals in the Czech Republic. Data were gained by two-factor semantic differential and they were statistically assessed by a t-test (and further...

An analysis of determinants of psycho-educational assessment for learners with learning disabilities in Brno, Czech Republic

Joseph Athiende, Karel Pančocha, Margaret Murugami, Jessina Muthee

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):47-64

A comprehensive psycho-educational assessment for learners with learning disabilities (LD) is a significant event for parents, psycho-educational assessors, teachers and leaners. This research study aimed to analyze the determinants of psycho-educational assessment for learners with LD in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. Psycho-educational assessment for learners with LD remains a challenge in the Czech Republic, hence, there is an extensive debate as to how to best improve psycho-educational assessment outcomes. Mixed method was used in which both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Quantitative...

Overview essay

Indicators of inclusion within pro-inclusive kindergartens in Slovakia and abroad

Tímea Tóthová

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):65-78

A characteristic of inclusive kindergarten teachers is that they have different expectations from different children. They also work with the context - classroom and kindergarten environment so that every child can engage and participate in activities of interest without being disturbed. Teachers and other professionals in pro-inclusive kindergarten attempt to know children's microsystems and proactively co-create their mesosystem, meaning the supportive cooperative relationships between the kindergarten - family - peers - or out-of-school facilities that children regularly visit. Bronfenbrenner (1979), within the theory of ecological systems, defined...

Humour in dramatherapy in addicted persons

Jakub Vávra, Milan Valenta, Tomáš Lakota, Magdalena Šochmanová

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):79-89

The research focuses on the description of humour and its effect on dramatherapy intervention in people with addiction. In a short research, we used the so-called "sculpture" as one of the sources for obtaining data, where clients depicted selected thematic areas using their own bodies and subsequently verbally described their meaning. Another method used was a questionnaire survey with open questions, when clients answered thematic areas that arose from sculpture and last but not least it was field observation of dramatherapists. This compares body-based data and subsequently verbalises the attitudes and ideas of clients in conjunction with dramatherapist...

Does cochlear implantation influence vestibular function and balance control?

Kristína Tománková

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):91-105

The contribution presents a literary review of the facts about cochlear implantation (CI) in association to balance control from studies over the past 5 years. CI has the potential risk for vestibular system and its functions. The vestibular system plays the main role in balance tasks, f. e. postural control, balance and spatial orientation. Vestibular problems have been reported after CI, but the literature indicates major discrepancies in the reported clinical impact. The aim of the contribution is to summarize studies that ask whether CI has an undesirable, improved or any impact on vestibular function and balance control.

Book Reviews

Description of chosen factors of upbringing and education of people with disabilities

Dagmar Sedláčková

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):107-110

Hanáková, A. et al. Deskripce vybraných faktorů výchovy a vzdělávání u osob se zdravotním postižením. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2018. ISBN 9788024452944

Special educational minimum for teachers - working with a pupil with special educational needs in a classroom

Jana Zvědělíková

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):111-113

BITTMANNOVÁ, L. a kol. Speciálněpedagogické minimum pro učitele: co dělat, když do třídy přijde žák se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami. 2019. Praha: Pasparta.

Special Siblings

Eva Švecová

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):115-117

Havelka, D., Bartošová, K. (2019) Speciální sourozenci

What does this look like in the classroom? Bridging the gap between research and practice

Dagmar Sedláčková

J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):119-122

Hendrick, C., Macpherson, R. (2019). Co funguje ve třídě?: most mezi výzkumem a praxí. Translated by Pavla Le Roch. Prague: Universum (Euromedia Group).