Department of Social Education: Main Research Focus Areas
Due to its organisational structure and function within the Faculty of Education of Ostrava University, the Department of Social Education focuses primarily on two areas of research: personal development of students and pedagogical workers, and social inequalities in education.
Members of the Department have participated in the following projects.
TA ČR BETA2 Applied Research and Development Project
Children and domestic violence - research on the necessity of services specialized in helping children at risk of domestic violence and a proposal of minimum standards for these services, implementation. Project period: 2022-2024. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Faculty of Education (PdF) and the Faculty of Social Studies (FSS) at the University of Ostrava. Main researcher: Bohdana Richterová. Co-researchers: Kateřina Mikulcová, Štefan Chudý, Veronika Štenclová, Hana Kubíčková, Kateřina Cilečková, Ondřej Mikulec and Daniela Kantorová. Students from PdF and FSS will also collaborate on the project.
Projects within the Operational Program on Research, Development, and Education (OP VVV)
Vzdělání základ života (Education the basis of life). Project period: 2016–2019. OU is a partner of the organization Vzájemné soužití. Leader of the key activity: Julius Sekera. All members of the Department of Social Education, as well as its students, took part in the project.
Kompetentní pedagog a žák – kolegiální podpora jako cesta k modernímu a kvalitnímu vzdělávání (Competent teacher and student – friendly support as a way of modern and quality education). Project period: 2017–2019. Ondřej Sekera participated.
Pregraduální vzdělávání v učitelských oborech na Pedagogické fakultě Ostravské univerzity (Pregradual education in teaching programs at Department of Education OU). Project period: 2018–2020. Key activity KA12: Action research at elementary schools. Expert CDI: Bohdana Richterová. All members of the Department of Social Education participated.
Projects within SGS (Student Grant Competition, specific university research) – students of Social Education study program have actively participated in the following projects:
SGS – Divadlo fórum jako nástroj reflexe žáků k problematice kyberšikany (Theater forum as a tool of students' reflection on cyberbullying). Project period: 2021. Leading researcher: Hana Cisovská.
SGS – Terapie dobrodružstvím jako prostředek resocializace drogově závislých (Adventure therapy as a tool of resocialization of drug addicts). Project period: 2017–2018. Implemeneted in six therapeutic communities across the Czech Republic. Main researcher: Bohdana Richterová.
SGS – Využití osobního deníku akčního výzkumu (PARJ) jako nástroje rozvoje vybraných profesních kompetencí studentů sociální pedagogiky (Personal diary of action research as a tool for development of selected professional competences in students of social education). Project period: 2019–2020. Main researcher: Bohdana Richterová.
SGS – Nerovnoměrnost komunikačního vztahu rodič – dítě (analýza rodinné komunikace) (Unevenness in parent/child communication (analysis of family communication). Project period: 2017–2018. Main researcher: Ondřej Sekera.
SGS – Příbuzenská pěstounská péče – zdroj podpory nebo pokračující psychická zátěž (Placement of children with relatives – source of support or continuing psychological burden). Project period: 2018–2019. Main researcher: Hana Kubíčková.
Updated: 14. 11. 2024
