Fairy Tales as a Catalyst for Immersion into the World of Economics
| Thesis title: | Fairy Tales as a Catalyst for Immersion into the World of Economics |
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| Author: | Holovashchuk, Yevheniia |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor thesis |
| Supervisor: | Špecián, Petr |
| Opponents: | Janíčko, Martin |
| Thesis language: | English |
| Abstract: | The aim of the thesis is to show how fairy tales shape people’s understanding of the economy and what consequences this may have. In order to investigate the effects of stories an experimental research was conducted with children of a pre-school age. Two hypotheses were tested: firstly, that fairy tales can directly improve the rate of economic awareness among kids and secondly, that they lead to a decrease in the achievement gap. The experiment consisted of two questionnaires in the form of games and a story. According to the obtained results, the level of economic awareness among children increased due to the introduction of a story, however, in case of the achievement gap no changes were observed. |
| Keywords: | education; folk-economic beliefs; political choices; fairy tales; economic decision-making |
| Thesis title: | Fairy Tales as a Catalyst for Immersion into the World of Economics |
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| Author: | Holovashchuk, Yevheniia |
| Thesis type: | Bakalářská práce |
| Supervisor: | Špecián, Petr |
| Opponents: | Janíčko, Martin |
| Thesis language: | English |
| Abstract: | The aim of the thesis is to show how fairy tales shape people’s understanding of the economy and what consequences this may have. In order to investigate the effects of stories an experimental research was conducted with children of a pre-school age. Two hypotheses were tested: firstly, that fairy tales can directly improve the rate of economic awareness among kids and secondly, that they lead to a decrease in the achievement gap. The experiment consisted of two questionnaires in the form of games and a story. According to the obtained results, the level of economic awareness among children increased due to the introduction of a story, however, in case of the achievement gap no changes were observed. |
| Keywords: | education; folk-economic beliefs; political choices; economic decision-making; fairy tales |
Information about study
| Study programme: | Ekonomie a hospodářská správa/Economics |
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| Type of study programme: | Bakalářský studijní program |
| Assigned degree: | Bc. |
| Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Economics |
| Department: | Department of Economics |
Information on submission and defense
| Date of assignment: | 23. 9. 2018 |
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| Date of submission: | 9. 5. 2019 |
| Date of defense: | 14. 6. 2019 |
| Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/66851/podrobnosti |