Věra Vojtová

Věra Vojtová is Associate Professor of Special Needs and Inclusive Education at Masaryk University, Faculty of Education in Brno Czech Republic, the head of the Department. She is a program tutor for professional development courses in the area of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Vera is currently the first supervisor for five doctoral students at the Masaryk University and for one at the Charles University in Prague. She is a consultant to schools, services and Local Authorities nationally and internationally in the area of special needs and inclusive education. Recently she has been involved in many national and European projects related to policies, practice and provision for children and young people with special educational needs in mainstream and specialist provisions. She is involved in the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education as the National Coordinator for the Czech Republic. Her current research issues focus upon the learning, teaching, supporting children/ young adults with SEN and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties within the quality of their life perspective. The framework of values, prejudices, labelling and needs of children is viewed as the main challenge in her researches. She is also publishing in this field at national as well as at international level.

Publications

Dyslexia and Accessibility in the Modern Era: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Kamila Balharová, Jakub Balhar, Věra Vojtová. © 2021. 279 pages.
While the written word is an important means of communication among people, the technological revolution has increased the demands on mental processes involved in the processing...