Tělesná Kultura (Nov 2016)
Comparison of availability and offer of controlled physical activities for pupils with disability in selected regions of Czech Republic and United Kingdom
Abstract
Background: The European Union and other countries of the world need quality research data, without which it cannot assess how the overall situation of persons with disabilities develops. Objective: The aim of this paper is to compare the availability of controlled physical activities for pupils with mental disabilities, hearing or visual disabilities in selected regions of the Czech Republic and Great Britain (region of South Bohemia and the region West Midlands). Partial aim is to analyse an offer of the controlled physical activities for this population of pupils. Methods: We used analytical investigative methods (Investigative pentagram). The survey was based on explanation, exploration and direct observation. Another method was a tool "ArcGIS" evaluating the distance of polygons and "packaging zones" by driving times for the EU - Index of availability. After that it was determined the availability of controlled physical activities for pupils with the observed types of disability and evaluated the hypothesis H1. In surveyed regions were also examined ways of organizing a range of offers of controlled physical activities for pupils with disabilities. Results: The range of controlled physical activities was verified higher in the West Midlands region compared to the South Bohemian region. It was found that the British region unlike the South Bohemian region accentuated non-confrontational character of the controlled physical activities with health preventive impact (yoga, swimming) and social integration (dancing, walking and hiking). Conclusions: It was verified the hypothesis H1, assuming that the availability of controlled physical activities for pupils with mental disabilities, hearing, visual is significantly higher in the surveyed region of the UK compared to the surveyed region in the Czech Republic.
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