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Introduction
M. Potmesil works in special education and psychology focusing on the education and support of children with disabilities, especially hearing impairment. His research interests include topics in psychology and disability. He has also co-authored several tests to assess children with disabilities. His work combines theoretical knowledge with practice and emphasizes promoting inclusion, effective communication, and improving the quality of life of children with special needs and their families.
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October 2009 - present
April 2009 - March 2020
Position
- Professor
Description
- In cooperation with University of Patras (GR) and University of Cracow (PL) - research on: system values, early intervention, personality, language acquisition, family resilience,
Education
September 1997 - June 2000
Publications
Publications (87)
Background
Childhood is a critical developmental stage, especially for children with special educational needs (SEN), as it can profoundly affect their development and future well-being.
Purpose
To assess the state of research on inclusive education for children with SEN over the last 10 years, 1,024 documents from the Web of Science (WoS) core co...
This literature review explores the current state of research on positive contributions and social support among families with children with disabilities in mainland China. Positive contributions refer to the beneficial impact on family dynamics and cohesion achieved through positive interactions with the child. International studies suggest that t...
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) refers to methods and tools that facilitate communication for individuals with limited functional speech. This study aims to present and analyse the research status of AAC interventions for children with special needs in mainland China using a bibliometric analysis approach. The researcher conducted...
Article History: Abstract. As a step prescribed by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology before conducting a scoping review, the protocol aims to describe differences in creativity between deaf and hard of hearing and typically hearing people. Creativity as a mental process is important for the development of personality, imagination, communicati...
The presented research is a study of the attitudes of adolescents toward individuals with disabilities and a description of the level of knowledge about this issue among a selected group of adolescents. The study is focused on the school social environment, specifically on pupils without disabilities and their attitudes toward pupils with disabilit...
The scoping review aimed to describe differences in creativity between deaf and hard of hearing and typically hearing people. The research question for the review was: what are the differences in the creativity of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in comparison with people with typical hearing? A total of eleven databases were used for the search, as...
Background: The aim of this review of the literature was to find and summarize relevant research evidence available within the scientific sources and gray literature in accordance with the JBI recommendations. Search question: What effect does Basal Stimulation have on the cognitive–behavioral functions or temperament of a preterm or disabled infan...
Background: The aim of this review of the literature was to find and summarize relevant research evidence available within the scientific sources and gray literature in accordance with the JBI recommendations. Search question: What effect does Basal Stimulation have on the cognitive–behavioral functions or temperament of a preterm or disabled infan...
The family is described as a complex system of relationships and functions of individual members. If a child with a disability is present in the family, this is an important characteristic of the family that affects the functioning of the family system. At an early age, children with disabilities are dependent on a certain level of family support t...
The topic is Hearing Loss and Temperament as Predictors of School Success.
Ling Guo
Leshan Normal University, Leshan, PR of China
Miloò Potmìšil
University of Silesia in Katowice
A survey on school adaptation of pupils
with developmental disabilities in mainland China1
In order to provide reference for intervention of school adaptation to special schools and improve
the adaptation level of children with disabilities to th...
Introduction:
The feeling of a degree of security affects personal life, work, and other social activities. In the strategic document of the Czech Republic, it is stated that the term security is used in general speech and natural, technical, and social science disciplines (medicine, ecology, engineering, computer science, political science, sociol...
How temperament is in relation to school readiness
By analyzing the number of pupils with disabilities in inclusive education, we conclude that the preparation of the class team for the arrival of a pupil with a disability is more than necessary. In 2020/2021, the share of pupils with disabilities in the Czech Republic in the total number in primary schools is the highest. The paper aims to present...
Objective
This scoping review aims to identify and describe the instruments used to evaluate emotional intelligence in deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) persons.
Introduction
Emotional intelligence is a person's ability to work with emotions in response to a particular situation. Deafness or a hard of hearing has a negative effect on functioning in...
Kresbu jako takovou lze považovat za jeden z přirozených způsobů neverbálního vy-jadřování dětí. Děti kreslí ve všech kulturách a v každé době. Prostřednictvím kresby vyjadřují svoje poznatky a pocity radosti i smutku a komunikují se světem. Slavík (2001) konstatuje, že tvorba v produktivní formě umožňuje subjektivní vyjádření a v receptivní formě...
context. The global pandemic situation of COVID-19 has brought dramatic changes in many aspects of
clients' lives with specific needs. It also significantly affected the provision of special education care not
only in the Czech Republic. Due to the pandemic, many speech therapists have realized the potential
of telepractice services. The research a...
This review study was conducted to describe how temperament is related to school readiness. The basic research question was whether there is any relationship between later school success and temperament in children and, if so, what characterizes it. A systematic search of databases and journals identified 27 papers that met the two criteria: temper...
Objectives. The aim of the study was to highlight the specific features in the “gentleman and dog” drawings of children with hearing impairment who experience problems with verbalization. Sample and setting. The primary sample was 53 preschool children with hearing impairment. The design of the research was mixed. The drawings were qualitatively an...
Kolektivní monografie zpracovává aspekty přístupnosti v kontextu osob se zdravotním postižením či specifickými potřebami. Přístupný prostor není jen fyzický prostor, který je řešitelný úpravou po technické stránce. Přístupné prostředí je takové prostředí, kterési může užít každý člověk bez rozdílu. Být přístupný znamená být vybavený dostatečnými ko...
This study provides information on the adaptation of the CBQ VSF (Children’s Behavior Questionnaire Very Short Form) temperament description questionnaire. Objectives: The aim of the study was to adapt the CBQ VSF temperament questionnaire to the Czech child population for possible distribution to child psychologists for research purposes. Material...
Úprava prostředí se stává stále více diskutovanou oblastí,
týkající se nejen osob se zdravotním postižením, ale například i stále
početnější skupiny seniorů. Také při bližším zaměření na skupinu
osob se zdravotním postižením existuje řada podnětů k zamyšlení.
Důležité je uvědomění si skutečnosti, že každý druh, stupeň
a důsledky zdravotního postiže...
Cílem článku je představit výzkumný projekt, který se
zaměřuje na úpravu prostředí pohledem osob se zdravotním
postižením. Úprava prostředí v kontextu osob se zdravotním
postižením je často zúžena jen na vnímání, respektive odstraňování
bariér (především architektonických). Vstřícné prostředí pro osoby
se zdravotním postižením nemůže být vnímáno po...
Many factors have an impact on the development of inclusive education, including social, cultural, economic context and the advancement of educational sciences. Analysing and comparing these issues provides a basis for understanding the problems of inclusion of learners with disabilities in mainstream education. The book familiarises readers with t...
The paper aims to characterize the environmental factors that are perceived by the target group of people with disabilities as problematic, to describe the attitudes, fears that arise in connection with unsatisfactory conditions in the environment. It is proven that a suitable arrangement of the environment can eliminate some symptoms of disease or...
Abstrakt: Autoři předkládají výsledky pilotního výzkumu zaměřeného na vývoj screeningového dotazníku pro pedagogy mateřských škol. Popisem vybraných parametrů pedagog charakterizuje konkrétní dítě z hlediska jeho připravenosti ke školní docházce. Pro pilotáž byla získána data od 239 dětí. Statistickým zpracováním bylo zjištěno, že dotazník lze pova...
Art therapy has been used in the Czech Republic since the 1950s, and the only thing that has changed over the course of time has been the target group in which art therapy is applied. Art therapy is currently used in three key areas: psychology, social work, and education, or, more precisely, special education. The purpose of the present study is t...
Zpět na obsah / Back to content Dotazník ke školní připravenosti dítěte pro učitele Questionnaire for school readiness of a child for teachers Petra Potměšilová-Miloň Potměšil Abstrakt: Autoři předkládají výsledky pilotního výzkumu zaměřeného na vývoj screeningového dotazníku pro pedagogy mateřských škol. Popisem vybraných parametrů pedagog charakt...
Temperament can be defined as a complex of typical innate traits which manifest themselves in characteristic ways of reacting, acting, and feeling. In 1981, Mary Rothbart published the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire on toddlers’ behaviour, based on parental assessments in certain situations, which perceived temperament as “constitutionally-...
The article describes the functioning of the family and family environment of a disabled child and early intervention activities. Professional psychological or special educational support focuses on the strong and weak areas of the family. The emphasis is on the need for effective family communication as well as communication with professionals. Th...
Art therapy has been used in the Czech Republic since the 1950s, and the only thing that has changed over the course of time has been the target group to which art therapy is applied. Art therapy is currently used in three key areas: psychology, social work, and education, or, more precisely, special education. The purpose of the present study is t...
The book is thematically focused on the area of early intervention for
children with a hearing impairment. The aim of the original research
was to compare the functional factors in terms of Nigeria and the
Czech Republic. The authors present a description of the strengths and
weaknesses and a search for the sources of influences on the development...
The presentation focus on an inclusive education programme for children and pupils with
disabilities. The programme’s activities are directed to set up an adequate educational
environment, whose conditions are described and evaluated. Particularly, the programme is
designed to support creativity as a basic factor for developing teachers ‘expected s...
Psycho-social aspects of hearing impairment are described.
Challenging fatherhood - to be the father of a child with a disability
Abstract
The publication provides an analysis of the roles and attitudes of men - fathers of children with disabilities. The results of partial studies provide conclusions, which should serve as a theoretical basis for special educational and psychological intervention. The res...
The publication is the result of a three-stage research project aimed at characterizing specific factors and possible differences in education and education of pupils with disabilities. The work summarizes the essential factors influencing education with the consequent possibility of their influence or respect.
School environment as a factor in inclusive education.
Abstract
Education in perspective of pupils with disabilities.
Keywords: family, student with disabilities, motivation, education, attitudes, values.
The content of the monograph is a theoretical background and following research focused on value of education - description of selected factors at students with impairments.
With the rapid developm...
The Early Intervention for children with Developmental Disabilities – A Family centred approach
Abstract:
The monograph " The Early Intervention for children with Developmental Disabilities – A Family centred approach " deal with early interventions such as special discipline. The publication contents the theoretical part, where authors clearly a...
The book is thematically focused on resilience in the families of children with a hearing impairment. It shows the need for early intervention for these children. The aim of the original research was to compare the functional factors in terms of China and the Czech Republic. The authors present a description of strengths and weaknesses and look for...
The project provides new empirical data into staff attitudes and the inclusive educational practices in schools in the Czech Republic. It is anticipated that the study will be used to inform leadership programmes run by Palacky University, to encompass a breadth of information concerning inclusive practices that may support all students. The projec...
The book "Inclusive Setting - Current Issue Of Special Education" is a comparative study focused on current issues of inclusive education in the People's Republic of China and the Czech Republic. The content of the report on research among teachers and parents of pupils with special educational needs. The main objective was to describe the support...
The aim of presentd research was to bring new knowledge about the personality of children with hearing impairment. A pilot study in a group of children with hearing impairment brought the necessary basis for the modification and creation a version of sign language. Methodologically was used quantitative and qualitative approach. A cohort of childre...
The chapter presents actual topic of inclusion with results of research founded by IGA Palacký University Olomouc - PdF_2013_013; that was about attitudes of teachers to students with special needs. The article describes the basic symptoms and consequences of special needs and then suggests some creative solution for people with special needs (FRVŠ...
The publication is the result of work by a team of professionally focused on the area of special education interventions at an early age. It presents the history, evolution and direction of early intervention, institutional care for children in early and pre-school age in the Czech Republic and selected European countries.
Children and pupils with special educational needs are becoming increasingly integrated into the mainstream educational process. In reality, there may be situations where during their education students with special needs come into contact with pedagogues who do not have the required specific competences. The aim of this paper is not only to descri...
This review is conducted to describe how children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) interact with hearing peers in inclusive
settings, illustrate the difficulties and challenges faced by them in interacting with peers, and identify effective interventions
that promote their social interaction in inclusive education. A systematic search of data...
This paper is a report of two surveys that are linked each other. Both of two studies related to teachers who work with children and pupils with special educational needs.
The first part of the research focused on the field of sentiments, attitudes and concerns of educators potentially working with pupils with impairment under inclusive settings....
Communication is one of the key processes of being human, furthermore, being a good communi- cator can help with building good quality relationships between people. Communication may be used to construct a mental image of individuals. The paper focuses on the research and results of a study concerned with the quality of communication between parent...
The book is thematically focused on the area of early intervention for children with hearing impairment. The aim of the original research was to compare the functional factors in terms of Nigeria and the Czech Republic. The authors present description of strengths and weaknesses and searching for the sources of Influences on the personality develop...
The programme’s activities are directed to set up an adequate educational environment, whose conditions are described and evaluated. Particularly, the programme is designed to support creativity as a basic factor for developing teachers ‘expected skills while working under an inclusive setting. The programme‘s target group where teenagers: from sec...
The presented research was focused on the field of sentiments, attitudes and concerns of educators potentially working with pupils with impairment under inclusive settings.
This study was aimed at discovering whether the above stated parameters change after achieving qualification in special needs education. The results of research encompassing a p...
Hearing impairment is regarded to be a barrier to the psychological development and language skills of deaf students. In understanding and establishing what comprises the value priorities amongst adolescents, certain deviations can be expected amongst teenagers who are deaf or who have hearing impairment. The article describes and compares the valu...
The aim of the research was to identify and describe the function of resilience factors in families of children with hearing impairment. The research sample included 54 families. The definition of time data, the time interval between the first parents’ suspicion and completion of the diagnostic process and the time interval between the diagnosis an...
The aim of the research was to identify and describe the function of resilience factors in families of children with hearing impairment. The research sample included 54 families. The defi nition of time data, the time interval between the fi rst parents' suspicion and completion of the diagnostic process and the time interval between the diagnosis...
This research is part of the international research project SACIE (Sentiments, Attitudes
& Concerns about Inclusive Education). The international research team is formed of
Dr. Ch. Forlin – Institute of Education Hong Kong, dr. T. Loreman and Dr. Ch. Earle – Concordia
University College of Alberta, Canada, Dr. U. Sharma, Monash University, Victoria...
Authors are dealing with system or hierarchy of values in very specific area – at children and adolescents with hearing impairment. The main goal is to introduce a list of values, which was built-up by the Potmesil and at the same time is as a pilot study used in practice. To be able to compare results of Maslow, Schwartz and Potměšil portraits of...
1. vyd. Určeno pro studenty surdopedie
The authors hereby present a report on research aimed at the possibilities of adjustments of psychodiagnostic materials to be used in the population of children with hearing impairments in order to reduce or eliminate the functional impact of the defect on the child's performance and consequently on the diagnostic process. The adjustment was made b...
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1. vyd. Nad názvem: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Pedagogická fakulta Terminologický slovník
1. vyd. Nad názvem: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Pedagogická fakulta Určeno pro posluchače speciální pedagogiky a speciálněpedagogickou praxi
1. vyd. Nad názvem: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Pedagogická fakulta, katedra speciální pedagogiky
1. vyd. Pub. vydána v rámci řešení výzkumného záměru MSM0021622443 "Speciální potřeby žáků v kontextu Rámcového vzdělávacího programu pro základní vzdělávání" 200 výt.
