Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Magdalena Hanková earned her Master’s degree (Mgr.) in Social Pedagogy and her Ph.D. in Pedagogy from the Faculty of Humanities  at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. She was awarded the Rector’s Prize of UTB for both her Master’s thesis and dissertation. Currently, she works as an academic staff member – assistant professor at the Research Center of the FHS. Her professional focus centers on contemporary issues related to the quality of life of individuals with disabilities, including the social aspects of inclusive education, partnership and family relationships of individuals with disabilities, and the evaluation of selected social services. She also addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on specific aspects of life for vulnerable groups.

In line with her professional focus, she has the following project experience:

• 01/2024 – 12/2024: VEGA (1/0777/22): Individual and Collective Empowerment of the Population of Marginalized Settlements in the Field of Social and Community Work – position of foreign consultant
• 01/2023 – 05/2023: ADAPT UTB Project: Adaptable, Digital, Agile, Progressive Transformation of UTB in Zlín – NPO_UTB_MSMT_16585/2022 – study material creator
• 02/2021 – 03/2022: Project “Support and Development of Social Rehabilitation Services in the Zlín Region,” reg. no. CZ.03.2.60/0.0/0.0/15_005/0011745 co-financed by the Employment Operational Program (OPZ) – project specialist (methodology design, methodological guidance of the support process and evaluation of the effectiveness of the social service, preparation of comprehensive and final evaluation reports)
• 06/2021 – 12/2021: Project “Sexuality Without Barriers,” reg. no. DOT/81/03/000686/2021 – lecturer, article author, and presenter of lectures on the topic “Sexual Violence and People with Physical Disabilities: What Do We (Not) Know?”
• 11/2020 – 04/2021: Project “Institutional Quality and Development of the Science Strategy at UTB in Zlín,” reg. no. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/18_054/0014623 – popularization – creator and presenter of popular science lectures on inclusive education
• 10/2020 – 12/2021: FSR-ST-2020/006 Project “Preparation and Operation of the Educational Support Center” – research worker
• 07/2017 – 06/2020: OP VVV Strategic Project of UTB in Zlín, reg. no. CZ.02.2.69./0.0/16_015/0002204 – creator of counseling and assistance support products, key activity no. 6 “Adaptation of the Study Environment and Development of Motivation Programs and Measures to Reduce Study Failure at UTB in Zlín”
• 07/2016 – 06/2020: Project “Support and Development of Selected Social Services in the Zlín Region,” reg. no.: CZ.03.2.60/0.0/0.0/15_005/0002776 from the Employment Operational Program (OPZ) – evaluator of personal assistance social services (qualitative data collection in the field, data processing and analysis according to the established procedure)

Her teaching activities are primarily focused on subjects in the areas of special education, the psychology of disability, and methodology-oriented subjects. She is the course guarantor for Methods and Techniques of Social Research 1 and 2, Psychology of Individuals with Disabilities, Special Education in Helping Professions, Research in Midwifery 1 and 2, and Research in Nursing at FHS UTB in Zlín.

She is also actively engaged in popularization efforts and is a member of the internal grant scheme evaluator database.

Monographs (Category C)

• Hanková, M. (50%) & Vávrová, S. (2017). Social Needs of High School Students with Congenital Physical Disabilities: A Neglected Aspect of Educational Practice. Zlín: Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Available at: http://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/41580
• Hanková, M. (50%) & Vávrová, S. (2016). Partner Relationships through the Eyes of Young Adults with Congenital Physical Disabilities. Prague: Grada.

Chapter in a Monograph (Category B)

• Hanková, M. (45%), Kalenda, S., & Beadle-Brown, J. (2021). Personal Assistance as a Support of Quality of Life of People with Disabilities. In: Šiška, J. & Beadle-Brown, J. et al. The Development, Conceptualisation and Implementation of Quality in Disability Support Services. Prague: Karolinum Press.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals in Scopus or Web of Science Databases (Categories Jimp, Jsc)

• Hanková, M. (50%) & Sampey, D. P. (2024). “Mom’s a Bit Different”: The Challenges of First-Time Mothers with Cerebral Palsy in Caring for Their Children from Birth until Age Three. Women’s Studies International Forum, 106(2024), 102968.
• Vaculíková, J., & Hanková, M. (50%) (2023). Loneliness and Mental Health in Response to Early and Late COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study of Czech Adults Aged 50 and Over. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 9, 1-10.
• Hanková, M. (100%) (2022). Teacher’s Pedagogical Approach in the Class: The Voices of Students with Physical Disabilities. Sodobna Pedagogika – Journal of Contemporary Educational Studies, 73(139), 116-132.
• Hanková, M. (50%) & Kalenda, S. (2022). Social Inclusion into Mainstream Classes: Voices of High School Students with Congenital Physical Disabilities. Issues in Educational Research, 32(3), 960-981.
• Vaculíková, J., & Hanková, M. (50%) (2021). Risk Factors Affecting Mental Health During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in High-Risk 50+ Population in the Czech Republic. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-26. Advance online publication.
• Hanková, M. (50%) & Vávrová, S. (2016). Partner Relationships and Family Life through the Prism of Young Adults with Physical Disabilities. Czech and Slovak Social Work, 1(16), 4-15.

Methodological Guides

• Vojtěšková, G., Junaštíková, J., Hanková, M., & Kasáčková, J. (2020). Guide for Students with Special Needs at UTB: What Are My Rights During Studies? Zlín: Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Available at: https://akademickaporadna.utb.cz/centrum/dokumenty/
• Hanková, M. & Kasáčková, J. (2018). Methodological Guide for UTB Students: We Have a Classmate with Special Needs. Zlín: Tomas Bata University in Zlín.