Pedagogická psychologie pro učitele

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Eliška Župová et al.

Research into justice in public administration organizations has not yet been conducted in Slovakia, not even in the scope of respondents addressed. Therefore, we consider the project cross-sectional, current, and beneficial for deeper exploration of this area.

The project is designed as interdisciplinary, combining insights from legal perspectives in defining justice from labor law aspects, psychological and ethical evaluations of fairness levels, and knowledge from public administration management fields.

The inspiration for selecting this topic stems from its academic relevance, confirmed by both domestic and international studies, as well as its public relevance, where laypeople most intensely perceive justice/injustice in relation to remuneration and appropriate labor-law conditions – exemplified by teachers’ strikes (2003, 2006, 2016), nurses’ strikes (2003, 2006, 2012, 2016), ŽSR employees’ strikes (2003), and doctors’ strikes (2011).

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Veronika Vasiľová - Soňa Lovašová

The formation of social work as a scientific discipline is not a completed process because of with changes in society also change social problems that need to be identified and analyzed with the intention to develop methodological solutions aimed at preventing and interventing these social problems.For this reason, the field of social work as such is constantly expanding, as its dynamic nature makes it possible to respond to emerging social problems and react to the needs of society.

Social work in the school environment is a functioning science field abroad.In the conditions of the Slovak Republic, this area of social work is still missing.Therefore, the monograph deals with the possibilities of social work in the school environment in Slovakia. 

The monograph is primarily intended for the professionals working in the field of social work and in the third sector with children and youth.

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Lukáš Šutor (ed.)

The fifth volume of Doctoral Miscellanea was created as a conference proceedings, returning to the original idea of the entire project: to establish a publication space for contributions from emerging scientists.

The first two issues of Doctoral Miscellanea consisted of outputs from departmental seminars, which involved internal discussions. Compared to direct publication, it proved more beneficial for doctoral students to verify their initial research results in multiple stages and present them in diverse ways (reaching more listeners and readers). The length of the texts in the first two issues was adapted to the duration of the presentations, but this practice was slightly disrupted by the omission of seminars in previous issues. In the current issue, the scope of the studies is somewhat more uniform.

An added value of the fifth volume was the meeting of all contributors at a joint conference, the Autumn School for Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Arts at UPJŠ in Košice, which took place on October 17, 2018, and October 18, 2018, in Danišovce.

We believe that this unique experience—often the first for many—of actively presenting at a scientific event could contribute to a better final version of the submitted contributions. At the same time, it allowed doctoral students to broaden their horizons within the humanities and social sciences, at least within the scope of the currently addressed dissertation research.

Lukáš Šutor

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Andrea Madarasová Gecková - Daniela Husárová   a kol.

National Report on the Health and Health-Related Behaviour of 11-, 13-, and 15-Year-Old Schoolchildren Based on the Survey Conducted in 2021/2022 within the International Project “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children” (HBSC)

For several years, this study has provided us with key insights for a better understanding of the health-related behaviour of our young people. It examines a range of health-related topics such as sleep, mental well-being, nutritional behaviour, and physical activity. Important areas of research also include school and social relationships within it, family and family background, as well as peer relationships.

The findings deepen our understanding of the mechanisms influencing differences and changes in young people’s health and risk behaviours. They are crucial for the development of effective health promotion programmes and health-related behavioural interventions, educational programmes in this field, and for monitoring their effectiveness—not only at the national but also at the international level. The knowledge gained is important for a better understanding of the needs of schoolchildren and for adapting services and systemic support so that these needs are taken into account to the greatest possible extent in today’s rapidly changing world. The study can help us understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of both mental and physical health.

The pandemic and the related epidemiological and hygiene measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus have meant significant restrictions in the daily lives of people of all ages—including children and adolescents. The standard educational process, social contact with peers, extracurricular activities, and other interests both in and out of school were severely disrupted, which had a significant impact on the experiences of schoolchildren.

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Pavol Kačmár

Overview of the Issue and Meta-Analysis of Conducted Research.

The publication focuses on two key constructs – time perspective and goal achievement. After describing both constructs, the authors focused on potential connections that can be found at multiple levels of analysis. For the purpose of empirical verification, they conducted a small-scale meta-analysis synthesizing results across eleven studies. The obtained results highlighted the role of time perspective in selected aspects of goal achievement. The publication is intended to serve as a catalyst for further consideration of the issue, thereby encouraging research aimed at verifying how the acquired knowledge can be expanded to improve the quality of our daily lives in the context of cultivating our approach to time.

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Zuzana Dankulincová (ed.)

Proceedings from the 8th Nationwide Conference on Health Psychology with International Participation, May 15, 2013, Košice, Slovak Republic

The Proceedings of Scientific Works Health Psychology in a Multidisciplinary Perspective on Health provides an overview of diverse topics addressed by experts in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, covering a broad scope of the discipline of health psychology.

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Martin Pospíchal 

Kniha se věnuje tématu psychiky člověka ve vztahu k onkologickým onemocněním. Vznikla jako úvod k důležité oblasti, která bude v ordinacích lékařů, sester, psychologů a dalších pomáhajících profesí čím dál častější. S tím, jak narůstá výskyt rakoviny v populaci, jak dokážeme čím dál většímu množství lidí účinně pomoci, logicky přibývá i těch, kteří budou otevírat související psychologická témata. Kniha se snaží uchopit psychické reakce člověka v souvislosti s příchodem onkologického onemocnění do jeho života. Neomezuje se jen na nemocného, ale všímá si také prožívání, myšlení a chování jeho blízkých i zdravotníků. Praxe ukazuje, že se v našich profesních i soukromých životech čím dál častěji potkáváme s lidmi, kteří si prošli nebo procházejí rakovinou. Ne všichni ale vědí, jak se v takové situaci chovat, co nemocný člověk prožívá a jak ho nejlépe podpořit.
Kniha je primárně určena všem, kteří se potkávají nebo budou potkávat s tématem nemoci v rámci svojí odborné nebo pomáhající praxe. Obsahuje řadu konkrétních doporučení, zkušeností a vědecky zakotvených metod, dokreslených na reálných případech z psychoonkologické praxe. Text může být v řadě oblastí užitečný i pro blízké onkologicky nemocných lidí, nebo ty, kteří se s tématem potkávají v osobním životě.

Dagmar Kožinová

Tato kniha je určena všem, kdo se právě rozcházejí nebo jsou krátce po rozchodu a stále se nemohou s novou realitou smířit, případně je ve starém vztahu něco drží i po několika letech. Autorka ukazuje, jak projít rozchodovým procesem až do jeho skutečného ukončení a jak se na celou situaci podívat s jistým nadhledem. Přijmout rozchod, prožít emoce, zpracovat je, odrazit se ode dna a jít v životě dál. A také se poučit z chyb, zamyslet se nad tím, co vztah člověku dal i vzal.

V knize najdete dostatek podnětů k zamyšlení nejen nad sebou a rozchodem, ale rovněž i nad novými začátky. Inspirujete se pomocí doporučení, jak neztrácet víru, naději a důvěru v budoucnost. I po rozchodu totiž může být vše v pořádku. A dokonce může být váš život daleko lepší než dřív. 

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Ján Kahan - Eva Žiaková

The monograph focuses on the issue of loneliness among substance-addicted people in the context of abstinence prospects and re/lapse prevention. In the monograph these phenomena, several theories were integrated and applied in the context of the ecosystem meta-framework of social work and practical contexts. The ecosystem meta-theory serves as a meta-construct with the ability to encompass the complexity of social phenomena as well as that of human beings within the structure of their living and social environment, formal and informal networks, and close intimate relationships.

In this monograph are presented research sample consisted of 235 respondents – hospitalised addicts undergoing urgent treatment, abstaining A-club members as well as members of psychotherapy and self-help groups. The research showed that abstainers were statistically less lonely than the hospitalised respondents. Quantitative data of research are complemented by qualitative data collected in four case studies; two of them focused on two long-term abstainers from alcohol and drugs, while the other two case studies dealt with two respondents in post-hoc treatment undergoing the resocialization process. The research also showed that respondents who broke abstinence felt lonelier than their successfully abstaining counterparts.

The results were supported also by the fact that a statistically significant inversely proportional relationship was identified between the duration of abstinence and loneliness rate. Gender differences were found between the hospitalised addicts in all loneliness dimensions. Naturally, the combined research was limited in certain aspects, mainly in terms of the size and proportional distribution of the research sample and its subgroups, test battery extent, and general nature of the population studied. Triangulation among quantitative and qualitative with the theoretical starting points confirmed the existence of a relationship among loneliness, addiction, and prospect of abstinence.

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Ladislav Kabelka a kolektív

Kniha navazuje na předchozí vydání knihy Nemocné rozhovory. Přináší nové komentované příběhy, tentokrát nejenom z geriatrie, ale i z neonatologie a pediatrie. Kniha vyniká precizní didaktikou, srozumitelností a silným emočním zážitkem. To jsou atributy, které činí snahu o zlepšení komunikace špatných zpráv zvládnutelnou – nejenom pro zdravotníky, ale i pro pacienty a jejich blízké. Cílem autorů je předložit emočně silný text, který dokáže naplnit potřeby výuky komunikačních dovedností, spojit emoci, prožitek a implementaci nové znalosti.
Kniha je podkladem pro komunikaci v paliativní péči. Je užitečná nejen pro profesionály, ale pro kohokoliv, kdo potřebuje rozumět v nemocných rozhovorech nejen nemocným, ale také sám sobě, a chce být v komunikaci více vnímavý.
Kniha je určena především lékařům různých oborů, v paliativní péči, v geriatrii, v neonatologii, pediatrii, ale i sestrám základních oborů, psychologům a medikům.

Monika Stehlíková

Každý rodič i učitel si přeje, aby děti byly šťastné a úspěšné. Ale nadané děti jsou natolik specifické, že jejich motivace, chování, myšlení i prožívání můžou být okolím nesprávně interpretovány a přinášet jim tak trápení, nepochopení a problémy – jak doma, tak ve škole. Intelekt, paměť, vnímavost, citlivost i zvídavost  nadaných dětí bývají od útlého věku fenomenální, v některých oblastech může být ale vývoj naopak nerovnoměrný až opožděný. A proto vyžadují specifický přístup. Výchova a vzdělávání těchto dětí může být pro dospělé velmi náročná až stresující a dostávat je do situací bezradnosti i vyčerpání.

Tato kniha umožňuje rodičům a učitelům těchto dětí podívat se pod pokličku a tím jim přinést pochopení, porozumění a bezvýhradné přijetí těchto dětí. Nabízí jim praktická doporučení pro výchovu i konkrétní cvičení, techniky a metody vzdělávání – a to s jediným cílem: aby byly nadané děti šťastné, aby mohly plně rozvíjet svůj mimořádný potenciál a nadání, pracovat na svých slabých stránkách a v životě uspět. Knihu mohou číst i nadaní dospělí, kteří chtějí více porozumět svému vnitřnímu (nadanému) dítěti.

Autorka, zkušená terapeutka, velmi empaticky a poutavě přináší poprvé na český trh komplexně zpracovanou problematiku nadaných dětí, založenou na osobní zkušenosti, nejnovějších poznatcích i skutečných příbězích těchto dětí.

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Silvia Kontírová a kol.

This revised and supplemented text aims to be a comprehensible and practical aid for students of the Master's degree in teaching academic subjects at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Applied Sciences in Košice taking compulsory courses in pedagogical practice.

Its general part deals with the mission, primary human factors, types and forms of pedagogical practice as one of the compulsory organizational forms of teacher studies and specifics of pedagogical practice in the conditions of UPJŠ.

The special part contains basic information and compulsory documentation of trainees on chronologically arranged types of pedagogical practice at UPJŠ. The authors would be grateful if you would point out any errors and shortcomings of the text to them via e-mail silvia.kontirova@upjs.sk.

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Margita Mesárošová

Giftedness and creativity represent closely interconnected phenomena that attract attention in various contexts from the perspectives of different scientific disciplines. Psychologists have long been engaged in understanding giftedness and creativity, as well as in developing them through scientific methods, in order to provide valuable insights to educators, parents, students, and even policymakers, with the aim of fostering the potential of gifted and creative individuals.

This textbook offers information about the essence of giftedness and creativity, about model approaches used for their identification, development, and support, with an emphasis on psychological aspects. In addition to theoretical knowledge, the text also includes various types of exercises—self-discovery activities, activities focused on development, case study solutions, as well as questions and tasks for problem-solving.

The textbook is intended for psychology students and anyone interested in the issues of giftedness and creativity.

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Zuzana Dankulincová a kol.

The scientific monograph is the output of the Care4Youth project, which aimed to map the current system of care for adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in Slovakia. It captures what the care system is and what its possible shortcomings are from the perspective of all those affected (adolescents with problems, their parents, care providers and other institutions involved).

It also looks at the trajectory of adolescents with EBP in the care system, i.e. when and how adolescents with problems enter and leave the care system, or pass from one type of care to another and what impact different trajectories have on them.

Last but not least, the aim of the monograph was to provide expert information on what are the risk and protective factors that will affect their success in the care system or, conversely, that threaten them. All this in order to support the proposal for improvements in the care system that would benefit all stakeholders.

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Silvia Danková - Mária Zamboriová

Autorka v knize popisuje edukační programy, komunikaci a rehabilitaci sluchově postižených.

Sluchově postižení mají ve společnosti poměrně velké zastoupení, proto je nutné věnovat pozornost kvalitě jejich života. Sluchové onemocnění zasahuje nemocné v rovině somatické a psychické, jakož i sociální a emoční – to znamená, že péče o pacienty se musí odehrávat na všech těchto úrovních.

Léčba sluchově postižených vyžaduje interdisciplinární přístup. Pacientovi se musí věnovat ve vzájemné spolupráci ošetřující lékař, sestra, popřípadě odborníci jiných specializací (psycholog, logoped, pediatr, neurolog). Při léčbě, edukaci, komunikaci a rehabilitaci sluchově postiženého pacienta je velmi důležitá funkce sestry, její individuální přístup k postiženému. Významná jsou také psychologická kritéria jako dostatečná motivace pacienta, podpora od jeho rodiny.

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Eliška Župová et al.

Research into justice in public administration organizations has not yet been conducted in Slovakia, not even in the scope of respondents addressed. Therefore, we consider the project cross-sectional, current, and beneficial for deeper exploration of this area.

The project is designed as interdisciplinary, combining insights from legal perspectives in defining justice from labor law aspects, psychological and ethical evaluations of fairness levels, and knowledge from public administration management fields.

The inspiration for selecting this topic stems from its academic relevance, confirmed by both domestic and international studies, as well as its public relevance, where laypeople most intensely perceive justice/injustice in relation to remuneration and appropriate labor-law conditions – exemplified by teachers’ strikes (2003, 2006, 2016), nurses’ strikes (2003, 2006, 2012, 2016), ŽSR employees’ strikes (2003), and doctors’ strikes (2011).

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Veronika Vasiľová - Soňa Lovašová

The formation of social work as a scientific discipline is not a completed process because of with changes in society also change social problems that need to be identified and analyzed with the intention to develop methodological solutions aimed at preventing and interventing these social problems.For this reason, the field of social work as such is constantly expanding, as its dynamic nature makes it possible to respond to emerging social problems and react to the needs of society.

Social work in the school environment is a functioning science field abroad.In the conditions of the Slovak Republic, this area of social work is still missing.Therefore, the monograph deals with the possibilities of social work in the school environment in Slovakia. 

The monograph is primarily intended for the professionals working in the field of social work and in the third sector with children and youth.

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Lukáš Šutor (ed.)

The fifth volume of Doctoral Miscellanea was created as a conference proceedings, returning to the original idea of the entire project: to establish a publication space for contributions from emerging scientists.

The first two issues of Doctoral Miscellanea consisted of outputs from departmental seminars, which involved internal discussions. Compared to direct publication, it proved more beneficial for doctoral students to verify their initial research results in multiple stages and present them in diverse ways (reaching more listeners and readers). The length of the texts in the first two issues was adapted to the duration of the presentations, but this practice was slightly disrupted by the omission of seminars in previous issues. In the current issue, the scope of the studies is somewhat more uniform.

An added value of the fifth volume was the meeting of all contributors at a joint conference, the Autumn School for Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Arts at UPJŠ in Košice, which took place on October 17, 2018, and October 18, 2018, in Danišovce.

We believe that this unique experience—often the first for many—of actively presenting at a scientific event could contribute to a better final version of the submitted contributions. At the same time, it allowed doctoral students to broaden their horizons within the humanities and social sciences, at least within the scope of the currently addressed dissertation research.

Lukáš Šutor

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Andrea Madarasová Gecková - Daniela Husárová   a kol.

National Report on the Health and Health-Related Behaviour of 11-, 13-, and 15-Year-Old Schoolchildren Based on the Survey Conducted in 2021/2022 within the International Project “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children” (HBSC)

For several years, this study has provided us with key insights for a better understanding of the health-related behaviour of our young people. It examines a range of health-related topics such as sleep, mental well-being, nutritional behaviour, and physical activity. Important areas of research also include school and social relationships within it, family and family background, as well as peer relationships.

The findings deepen our understanding of the mechanisms influencing differences and changes in young people’s health and risk behaviours. They are crucial for the development of effective health promotion programmes and health-related behavioural interventions, educational programmes in this field, and for monitoring their effectiveness—not only at the national but also at the international level. The knowledge gained is important for a better understanding of the needs of schoolchildren and for adapting services and systemic support so that these needs are taken into account to the greatest possible extent in today’s rapidly changing world. The study can help us understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of both mental and physical health.

The pandemic and the related epidemiological and hygiene measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus have meant significant restrictions in the daily lives of people of all ages—including children and adolescents. The standard educational process, social contact with peers, extracurricular activities, and other interests both in and out of school were severely disrupted, which had a significant impact on the experiences of schoolchildren.

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Pavol Kačmár

Overview of the Issue and Meta-Analysis of Conducted Research.

The publication focuses on two key constructs – time perspective and goal achievement. After describing both constructs, the authors focused on potential connections that can be found at multiple levels of analysis. For the purpose of empirical verification, they conducted a small-scale meta-analysis synthesizing results across eleven studies. The obtained results highlighted the role of time perspective in selected aspects of goal achievement. The publication is intended to serve as a catalyst for further consideration of the issue, thereby encouraging research aimed at verifying how the acquired knowledge can be expanded to improve the quality of our daily lives in the context of cultivating our approach to time.

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