Abstract
The diploma thesis is devoted to the examination of professional characteristics of social and legal protection of children. The theoretical part deals with areas related to the chosen focus.
In particular, these are questions concerning the general concept of personality, which represents the summary, connection or interconnection of character, temperament, abilities and constitutional characteristics of a person. An important chapter is also a theoretical description of the basis of the used standardized questionnaire survey, focused on the area and diagnostics of professional characteristics crucial for success in employment.
The last topic deals with the issue of social and legal protection of children, the definition of an endangered child and the personal and professional preconditions of a social worker. The practical part consists of the results obtained by the BIP-Bochum personality questionnaire (Hossiep, Paschen, 2011).
The aim of the research is to find out, find and compare differences in professional characteristics of a selected group of respondents. The research survey is conducted on a sample of 134 employees of social and legal protection of children, of which 15 are men (11%) and 119 women (89%).
The length of the internship and the age of the respondents are considered as independent variables of the research survey. The average age of respondents to the research survey was 37 years and with an average length of practice of six years.
We used the so-called Student's t-test and analysis of variance ANOVA for the calculations. Based on the research, conclusions and recommendations are formulated, which can be used in the practice of andragogy and education management.