Literary education as prevention of risky behavior in primary education

The thesis deals with the prevention of risky behavior and bullying in primary schools through dramatic and literary methods. The aim is to create a program for the prevention of bullying and to verify its effectiveness in practice. The theoretical part is divided into six chapters. These deal with risky behavior in primary schools, prevention, bullying prevention, prevention programs, organizations dedicated to prevention programs, and the application of dramatic and literary methods in the prevention of risky behavior. In the practical part, a prevention program entitled "Literary Education as Prevention of Risky Behavior in Primary Schools" was designed and implemented. The research part took the form of action research and was conducted in two different time periods at a state school in Prague. Pretests, posttests, worksheets, and methods of drama and literary education were used to verify the level of understanding of the issue at the same time. The action research set the following goals: to research literature for children suitable for the topic of bullying prevention, to implement preventive lessons, and to map pupils' knowledge of the topic of bullying prevention before and after the implementation of the lessons using pretests and posttests. The work also includes the methodology of the...