Rethinking Social Action. Core Values in Practice
Rethinking Social Action. Core Values in Practice
Contributor(s): Camelia Ignătescu (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Media studies, Epistemology, Social Philosophy, Communication studies, Economic history, History of ideas, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , School education, Higher Education , History of Education, Educational Psychology, Public Finances, Business Ethics, Socio-Economic Research, Sociology of Religion, Geopolitics
ISSN: 2601-2529
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: Conference; scientific conference; retkinking social action; core values in practice;
Summary/Abstract: Proceedings Volume: 12th LUMEN International Scientific Conference Rethinking Social Action. Core Values in Practice | RSACVP 2019 | 15-17 May 2019 | Iasi – Romania
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-910129-21-0
- Page Count: 385
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
Access to Education for People with Special Needs in Algeria
Access to Education for People with Special Needs in Algeria
(Access to Education for People with Special Needs in Algeria)
- Author(s):Rachid Bessai
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Educational Psychology, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
- Page Range:1-12
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:childhood; disability; inclusive education; Association; specific needs;
- Summary/Abstract:This study aims to address the report of disabled children in school, a subject which has become in recent years a special concern and attracted education specialists’ attention and created an international debate related to the policy of taking in charge this category of children. Such a problem calls today to question about disabled children’s schooling in Algeria and the mechanisms of their inclusion at school. Many such questions are raised to serve the study’s objective as: do children with disabilities have access to education in our country? How can we accompany these children in school? Is their inclusion feasible after giving real hope to their parents? And what is the role of associations in this process? To respond to this series of questions, which refract well the aspect of inclusion in the Algerian actuality, we will proceed to a sociological reading of the statistics put forward by the Ministry of National Solidarity through its different structures in relation to the disabled children schooling. The aim will also be to show the state of the arts of takings such children in charge through diverse associations’ actions.
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Economical Analysis of the Economical-Mathematical Model Construction Concerning the Contributing Factors of the Current Migration Processes Evidenced by the Example of the Interrelations between Georgia and the EU Countries
Economical Analysis of the Economical-Mathematical Model Construction Concerning the Contributing Factors of the Current Migration Processes Evidenced by the Example of the Interrelations between Georgia and the EU Countries
(Economical Analysis of the Economical-Mathematical Model Construction Concerning the Contributing Factors of the Current Migration Processes Evidenced by the Example of the Interrelations between Georgia and the EU Countries)
- Author(s):Davit Bidzinashvili, Karlo Tsertsvadze
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management
- Page Range:13-25
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:Migration; migration factors; migration process; mathematical model; employment; demographic policy;
- Summary/Abstract:The issue of migration is a critical issue and a problem for the whole world. The main reasons for universal migration can be considered as follow: economic, professional, political, relief, ethnic and others. The work equally deals with both internal and external migrations. International migration is much bigger problem, as it has become very rapid and aggravated. The flow of migrants in Europe became a great problem for European leaders. Our goal is to build a mathematical model based on existing data, which will cover all the major reasons that affect the migration process; Analysis of how to effect a change in the migration process will help to enhance and improve the legal migration capabilities.
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An Empirical Research for Identifying and Analyzing the Identity Characteristics of Different Online Destination Websites
An Empirical Research for Identifying and Analyzing the Identity Characteristics of Different Online Destination Websites
(An Empirical Research for Identifying and Analyzing the Identity Characteristics of Different Online Destination Websites)
- Author(s):Victor-Alexandru Briciu, Arabela Briciu, Ana Maria Gulpe
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Marketing / Advertising, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:26-39
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:identity characteristics; destinations; brands; branding; websites;
- Summary/Abstract:The online environment and the other digital media have revolutionized human interaction. This is the network effect that organizations must use to reach their goals, and the destinations management organizations are also included in finding better solutions for promoting, communicating and marketing the desired place. This online presence of billions of people can be used both in organizational communication activities and in other areas, for research or facilitating professional activities. In this light, the research objective is to identify the Internet usage from the managerial point of view, i.e., the destination branding management of websites. The research study will try to specify and analyse the main features of destinations websites or the principal dimensions of their online identity, by applying a content analysis method scheme on 10 selected destination websites. Findings from the study suggest that the Web 1.0 paradigm is still being used or promoted, rather than the participatory Web 2.0, that nowadays is associated with a large range of tools and software used for viewing and developing the websites, allowing the users to interact directly with any web content in order to obtain custom rewards. Changes are taken into consideration by the destinations management organizations in terms of transmitting the information with greater visibility to targeted audiences. The online environment is, therefore, in favour of any organization that wants to be connected to this world of technology and professionalism.
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Evolution of Scientific Research in Higher Education of Physical Education and Sport in the Republic of Moldova through Doctoral Studies
Evolution of Scientific Research in Higher Education of Physical Education and Sport in the Republic of Moldova through Doctoral Studies
(Evolution of Scientific Research in Higher Education of Physical Education and Sport in the Republic of Moldova through Doctoral Studies)
- Author(s):Liliana Budevici-Puiu, Mihail Onoi, Anatolie Budevici – Puiu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education
- Page Range:40-48
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:higher doctoral studies; PhD students; PhD supervisors; performance indicators; PhD theses;
- Summary/Abstract:The modernization of the higher education in the Republic of Moldova with a view to its integration into the Common European Area of Higher Education, its improvement at international level, the recognition of periods and study papers are important factors that have generated the development of higher education PhD studies in the physical education and sport, kinetotherapy and recreation. In Moldova the efficient organization and conduct of the research-development-innovation activity has become a key factor of progress. The importance and necessity of scientific research is reflected by the complexity of the economic activities of national economic agents which are under the strong influence of the international market and of the imperatives generated by the position of science as the main production force. Also, at national level and at the higher education institution of physical education and sport level, the strategy for the development of scientific research aims at maintaining dynamic and competitive knowledge-based studies capable of providing sustainable and lasting growth. In this context, the higher doctoral studies, the scientific results obtained at their completion and making the most of the scientific progress, have become an organic, dynamic and vital vocation for the unique higher education institution, unique from the Republic of Moldova.
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Develop Vertical Jump to Junior Volleyball Players by Plyometric Special Means
Develop Vertical Jump to Junior Volleyball Players by Plyometric Special Means
(Develop Vertical Jump to Junior Volleyball Players by Plyometric Special Means)
- Author(s):Adin-Marian Cojocaru, Marilena Cojocaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Sports Studies
- Page Range:49-56
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Vertical jump; Volleyball; Juniors; Plyometric;
- Summary/Abstract:Volleyball is part of the explosion-based sport, fast in a very short time [10]. Vertical jump is extremely important both phases of attack and in the defense [6]. So attack and block 45% of all game action, and in terms of the achievement points, they represent 80% [11].For this, it is important to develop effective training programs that will increase the ability of jumpers to volleyball by coaches. In order to achieve these programs, they need to get information on physical issues in general and volleyball in particular [12].The main goal was to structure a set of exercises and implement them in volleyball training at the juniors level in order to develop the performance indexes of the vertical jump.Hypothesis research is we assume that by introducing a specially designed exercise complex, we can record higher vertical jump indexes at final testing compared to the initial test.The plyometric method was used to develop the vertical jump, and the methods of research were the method of data organization and presentation, the graphic method, the mathematical-statistical method, the classification/ordination method, the comparison/reporting method.The conclusions of the research were that, following the implementation of the vertical jump development program, the working hypothesis was confirmed, is an increase in vertical jump specific parameters.
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Informatic Foundations of Training Theory
Informatic Foundations of Training Theory
(Informatic Foundations of Training Theory)
- Author(s):Gabriela Cristea, Ionut-Constantin Manole
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education
- Page Range:57-65
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Training Theory; concepts of informatics; disciplinary matrix; fundamental concepts; epistemology;
- Summary/Abstract:The Training Theory or General Didactics has historically evolved in the pedagogy asserted in the modern and postmodern era, as a sub-element of the General Theory of Education (which integrates the Foundations of Pedagogy and Education Theory, approached in a narrow sense, referring only to "the sides of education").In the early modern age, its foundations were ethical and psychological. The ethical foundations aimed at developing the goals of "education theory", predominantly related to intellectual education. The psychological foundations aimed at developing the methodology of education that includes the forms of organizing training.In modern and advanced modern (postmodern, contemporary), the general didactics, asserted under the formula of the "theory and methodology of the training", is founded philosophical (epistemological), psychological, sociological and political, anthropological and cultural. The multitude of perspectives calls for a special analysis model of computer-based training activities. We consider: a) the valorisation of the fundamental concepts of informatics (Data, Information, Algorithms, Graphs, Database, Networks, Feedback) in defining and analyzing the object of study, normativeness and methodology of research- specific to the training theory education / general didactics; b) their use in the validation of the pedagogical language involved and perfected in a general ideal-model (the curriculum model of the training activity), but also in the applied models (see the curriculum model of the lesson, managerial approached). On their basis we can consolidate the specific pedagogical language of the training theory, structured at the level of a "disciplinary matrix" or a "strong epistemic nucleus".
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The Symbol, the Sign and the Secret in the Ecstatic Language of the Zohar
The Symbol, the Sign and the Secret in the Ecstatic Language of the Zohar
(The Symbol, the Sign and the Secret in the Ecstatic Language of the Zohar)
- Author(s):Marius Cucu, Oana Elena Lenţa
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Philosophy, Social Theory
- Page Range:66-73
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Kabbalah; Zohar; sign; symbol; secret; ecstasy; divine name; mystery; time; transience; initiated;
- Summary/Abstract:Humanity has always sought formulas of access to the timeless register of the transcendence, depending on the mode of perception and representation of it, and not least in the light of the cultural level and of the value system which the subject reported to. The text of the Zohar or the Book of Splendor fits in the tradition of mystical writings that try to assume not only a way of thinking relying on the immanent-transcendent polarity, but also on living the ecstasy of finding themselves on the boundary of the two dimensional paradigmatic frameworks. Such an individual experience can only be expressed and potentiated through the recourse to typologies of the mystical language including the fusion of the symbol, the sign and the secret. For the initiated one, considered the master, but also for the disciple, the mysteries of transcendence, of spirituality of the divine world cannot be accessed only through a comprehensive exercise of detaching the consciousness from the materiality. This implies not only the meditation, but also the adoption of a language that does not express the Spirit, but opens the way for the Spirit. Thus, it is considered that the call of the divinity is a mystery around which the soul of the individual may only linger in an ecstatic way and once it previously reached a maximum level of catharsis, purification and enlightenment.
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The Successional Indignity in the New Romanian Civil Code (Law No. 287/2009): Conceptual Premises and Practical Perspectives
The Successional Indignity in the New Romanian Civil Code (Law No. 287/2009): Conceptual Premises and Practical Perspectives
(The Successional Indignity in the New Romanian Civil Code (Law No. 287/2009): Conceptual Premises and Practical Perspectives)
- Author(s):Mirela-Carmen Dobrilă
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law
- Page Range:74-81
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:successional indignity; Law no. 287/2009; New Romanian Civil Code; Romanian succession law; the right to inherit; de jure and judicial indignity;
- Summary/Abstract:The new Romanian Civil Code changes the previous perspective of the institution of successional indignity, which was applicable, as a requirements in order to be able to inherit, only in cases of intestacy (ab intestat succession). In the New Civil Code (articles 958-961), successional indignity becomes a general condition for inheritance, applicable to both in cases of intestacyas well as in cases of succession by will. The institutionof indignity has the effect of depriving the successor of the right to receive a determined succession belonging to a person to whom he has become undignified by committing serious actions, as limited by the legal norm.The article analyzes the particularities of the successional indignity and the New Civil Code unitary regulation of the indignity pertaining to legal heirs, and that applicable to successors by will. The article analyzes both the particularities of de jure indignity (ope legis, Article 958 of the New Civil Code) and the particularities of the judicial indignity, declared by the court of law (Article 959 of the New Civil Code), as well as the effects of inheritance. The article analyzes the possibility of removing the effects of indignity and the conditions for pardoning the undignified heir, with new implications regulated in Article 961 of the New Civil Code.
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The National Program „School after School”- Factual and Conceptual Premises. Educational and Legal Perspectives
The National Program „School after School”- Factual and Conceptual Premises. Educational and Legal Perspectives
(The National Program „School after School”- Factual and Conceptual Premises. Educational and Legal Perspectives)
- Author(s):Mirela-Carmen Dobrilă, Bogdan Constantin Neculau
- Language:English
- Subject(s):School education
- Page Range:82-88
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:School after school; national program; educational program; legal framework;
- Summary/Abstract:The School after School program must be absolutely necessary in accordance with the principle of individual and age specificities, with the particular needs and interests of the pupil, valuing his / her skills and competencies. Whether we refer to specialized support activities, to thematic ones (recreational), to sequences aimed at accelerating learning and performance or training for life, the result should focus on the harmonious development of the child child's personality. Achieving this goal would mean bringing the child / young man in a state of balance with himself and the other, preparing to successfully meet the challenges of life and of the modern society.The article analyzes the introduction by the Ministry of National Education of Romania of the National Program "School after school", as a new program, complementary to the compulsory school program, but different from the "After school" programs that previously functioned in the absence of a legal framework. The article highlights the educational content of the program and the legal framework for the program to run. The program's specific nature is aimed at enhancing competences, as well as elements on remedial learning, learning through educational and recreational activities, within a legal framework, with clear and express regulations.
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Antecedents, Experiences and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Economics Students
Antecedents, Experiences and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Economics Students
(Antecedents, Experiences and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Economics Students)
- Author(s):Anca Otilia Dodescu, Elena Aurelia Botezat, Ioana Crina Pop Cohuţ, Afrodita Borma
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, School education
- Page Range:89-107
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:inclusive entrepreneurship; student’s entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial intentions; antecedents; experiences;
- Summary/Abstract:The paper is part of a larger research aims to increase the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ intentions to become an entrepreneur. Based on the literature in the field of youth entrepreneurship and the theory of planned behaviour, the research considers attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control towards entrepreneurship as students’ antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions and exposure to entrepreneurial models, work experience and intuition of trigger events as entrepreneurial experiences. In this context, the paper findings about entrepreneurial intentions of a group of 200 undergraduate students in the first year of study from the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea, Romania, before access to formal entrepreneurship education or/and other entrepreneurial education opportunities. The research tests according with theory of planned behavior if there is a positive correlation between students’ antecedents, respectivelly experiences and entrepreneurial intentions. Additionally, the research tests whether there is any link between gender, the residential environment (urban, rural), the family origin and the entrepreneurial intentions of the students. The research results allow university to design entrepreneurial educational offer (curricula, programs, extra-curricular activities, practice-based learning etc.) in order to compensate initially perceived lack of support and expose students to experiences that stimulate their entrepreneurial intentions. Also, the research findings provide managerial implications and policy recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education and programs. Future research steps seek hypothesis retesting for Economics students after access to entrepreneurship education and address other groups of students from non-economic fields of study where, traditionally, the offer of entrepreneurial education is poor or non-existent.
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Well-Being and Economic Freedoms in OECD
Well-Being and Economic Freedoms in OECD
(Well-Being and Economic Freedoms in OECD)
- Author(s):Irina Georgescu, Jani Kinnunen
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets
- Page Range:108-125
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:Better-life index; composite index; economic freedom; multiple correspondence analysis; OECD; regression analysis; well-being;
- Summary/Abstract:OECD countries represent advanced market economies. Well-being in OECD countries can be measured by Better Life Index (BLI). In this paper, firstly, two composite indices are built for BLI and Freedom Index (FI) based on principal component analyses of the 24 individual well-being variables and 10 economic freedom variables for 2013-2016. The purpose is to study the effect of the composite FI and the individual economic freedoms on the composite BLI. This is done by linear regressions between the indices and, separately, between individual freedoms and the BLI. Also, GDP per capita is included into regressions. Then, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) is conducted on categorized 2016 data for further insights. The approach leads to several findings: countries in higher quartiles measured by BLI are related to higher freedom index; while GDP per capita explains about 51% (R2) of BLI using a univariate regression, the freedom index explains as much as 69%. Multiple correspondence analysis shows that countries belonging to the two highest quartiles, measured by BLI, are very similar and they are related to very high and high levels of freedoms and GDP, while the countries belonging to lowest and second lowest BLI quartiles form both clearly separate groups and are related to low freedoms and GDP and medium-level freedoms and GDP, respectively. Freedoms related to monetary and fiscal policies were not found significant in line with earlier literature suggesting that the policies can create well-being.
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Tradition – Innovation in the Lyrics of Besik Gabashvili, a Georgian Poet of the Renaissance Period
Tradition – Innovation in the Lyrics of Besik Gabashvili, a Georgian Poet of the Renaissance Period
(Tradition – Innovation in the Lyrics of Besik Gabashvili, a Georgian Poet of the Renaissance Period)
- Author(s):Tamar Gogoladze, Ketevan Barbakadze
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:126-132
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Besarion Gabashvili; Love Lyrics; Verse Poetic Form Besikuri;
- Summary/Abstract:The lyrics of Besik (Besarion) Gabashvili (1750 – 1791), a poet of the royal court and a diplomat was quite popular in the Georgian poetry of the XVIII - XIX centuries. Due to Georgian political events his fate got somehow related to the city Iaşi, Romania, where the poet is buried. In the period of activity of Georgian – Romanian relations, in the 70s of the XX century, a collection of poems “Armies of Sadness”, where the poet`s 25 poems are included, was translated into Romanian language by Georgian (G. Jinjikhashvili and L. Kochladze) and Romanian (Dumitru M. Ion) translators.Thus, we decided to focus on the lyrics of a famous poet Besarion Gabashvili, who is very popular among the Georgians and more or less familiar to the Romanians. He was the poet who finished the love lyrics, dictated by Eastern motifs, and marked with traditional Georgian signs; the lyrics, which is full of new metaphors, inspired to seek real, specific poetic faces from the “book-mannered” expression of love. The novelty, as the research showed us, is represented by an amazingly proper, highly artistic poetic word. Its sad disposition appeared to accompany the lyrics of Romanticists as well, and it did not lose its importance up to the present day. In the XX century, the lyrics of Besarion Gabashvili was taught in the secondary school for 70 years, and in the higher institutions his works are an integral part of the education course “Georgian Literature 1”.In the current paper we focus on his lyrics in the context of world literary processes.
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Bridging the Gap Between the Real and the Ideal English Teacher in Romanian Technical Higher
Bridging the Gap Between the Real and the Ideal English Teacher in Romanian Technical Higher
(Bridging the Gap Between the Real and the Ideal English Teacher in Romanian Technical Higher)
- Author(s):Anca Greculescu, Liliana-Luminița Todorescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):School education, Higher Education
- Page Range:133-140
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:English teacher profile; technical higher education; real/ideal teacher; personal quality;
- Summary/Abstract:The current study capitalizes on previous research regarding the English teacher’s profile as outlined by Romanian college schoolchildren and engineering students. This extensive study aims to line up engineering students’ expectations of their English teacher with the requirements of the English teacher profession in Romanian technical higher education. What is the current English teacher like in technical higher education? What are their main characteristics likely to ensure the students’ appreciation? What makes it an ideal English teacher in technical higher education? How big is the gap between the real and ideal teacher profiles? Does the profile of the real English teacher meet the requirements of this profession in technical higher education? The characteristics of an ideal English language teacher have proved of keen interest internationally. Nevertheless, few relevant studies have been conducted on this topic in Romanian technical education from a student perspective. Hence, the growing need to outline a profile of the ideal English language teacher as perceived by Romanian engineering students.
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Initial Construction and Validation of Parental Role Assuming Scale (PRA)
Initial Construction and Validation of Parental Role Assuming Scale (PRA)
(Initial Construction and Validation of Parental Role Assuming Scale (PRA))
- Author(s):Maria-Laura Horeanu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Norms / Social Control
- Page Range:141-151
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:parenthood; transition to parenthood; assuming parental roles; marital satisfaction; measurements;
- Summary/Abstract:Parenthood is often viewed as a period with more changes in mother's life than fathers in terms of cultural aspects and society's assumption that mothers are the main sources of child care. At the same time, the roles of the family and the relationships between parteners have changed in Western societies, compared to the traditional model, in which father is being more involved in caring and educating children.Most of the studies that have been done, have construct, validated and/or used tools that measure the relationship between parent and child, but the approach to parental assuming, especially in the context of childbirth, has been neglected. The need to construct this instrument has come from the intention to analyze the extent to which the assuming of the parental role during the transition to parenthood influences marital satisfaction. So, in this study we constructed and validated the Parental Role Assuming (PRA) tool. Exploratory factorial analysis was performed to identify the parental component's factorial structure by using component analysis and varimax rotation. A structure of the construct tool model indicates three factors for the 13 items with a percentage of 59.49 of the total item variance.The validity of the convergent construct was obtained by significant correlations of the scale with the close items of the PCRI instrument [6]. Regarding the fidelity of the instrument, we obtained a total alpha cronbach of 0.81, and for the three subscale the internal consistency ranged from 0.80 to 0.70.
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Parental Roles in The Portrait of a Lady: Matches and Mismatches
Parental Roles in The Portrait of a Lady: Matches and Mismatches
(Parental Roles in The Portrait of a Lady: Matches and Mismatches)
- Author(s):Nicoleta-Mariana Iftimie
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Philosophy, Social history, Scientific Life
- Page Range:152-163
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:The Portrait of a Lady; biological mothers; denied mothers; motherly fathers; parental roles;
- Summary/Abstract:The doctrine of the ‘separation of spheres’, prevalent in 19th century Victorian England, attributed to women the roles of obeying daughters, submissive wives and dutiful mothers. Such roles were to be played within the narrow confines of the house, symbolized by the domestic, private sphere. The ideal woman, the ‘angel in the house’, was seen as a pure, pious, weak, dependent, fragile, self-sacrificing wife and mother. She was bestowed the major role in raising the children and taking care of the house. Men, the bread-winners, belonged to the social or public sphere and were seen as active, independent, strong and dominant.The Portrait of a Lady, belonging to James’ early period of creation and regarded as one of his best novels, introduces a wide gallery of feminine and masculine characters: sisters and brothers, wives and husbands, mothers and fathers. Thus, Isabel Archer, Madame Merle, Lydia Touchett, Mrs. Osmond and Amy Gemini, apart from other roles played in the novel, appear, to a greater or lesser extent as mothers in James’ text. On the other hand, Daniel Tracy Touchett, Gilbert Osmond and Isabel’s father are attributed the role of paternal figures.To what extent do these characters comply with the parental roles attributed by the patriarchal 19th century Victorian society? How motherly are the mothers and how fatherly are the fathers that populate James’ novel? The paper analyses the characters in The Portrait of a Lady in terms of their conformity to and/or departure from the mother and father roles prescribed by the society of the time.
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The Model of Extended Reproduction of Human Capital in Russian Regions (the Example of Karelia Republic)
The Model of Extended Reproduction of Human Capital in Russian Regions (the Example of Karelia Republic)
(The Model of Extended Reproduction of Human Capital in Russian Regions (the Example of Karelia Republic))
- Author(s):Aleksandra Kekkonen, Eugene Pitukhin
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy
- Page Range:164-179
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:human capital; forecasting; regional economic development; mathematic modelling; governance efficiency;
- Summary/Abstract:The Karelia Republic is one of Russian regions with low rating where complex instruments for human capital development are implemented. Quantification of collective human capital level and its contribution to economic development is the method to evaluate the governance efficiency. The extended human capital reproduction evaluation model and its accounting in GDP production based on mathematical modelling methods, forecasting and econometrics is presented. Results include:- The production function model, based on Mankiw–Romer–Weil model modification, which allows to consider together endogenous scientific and technical progress, and the human capital.- A new model for extended human capital reproduction evaluation includes among 4 known stages of reproduction, 3 more stages. It also considers the human development index, population quality index and intellectual capital development index. The presence in the model the penalty function for inappropriate use of human capital in the economy is key feature.Proposed method was implemented in the Republic of Karelia and its advantage is open source data: official state and departmental statistics for quantitative assessment of model parameters and subsequent calculations are enough. Expensive surveys are not required. This method is effective for use in depressed regions with low financing/ The model is universal and can be used for quantification and comparison of human capital, and its effectiveness in the production of goods and services in various regions.
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Reducing Regional Disparities: SME’s Support Funding Distribution and Effects in the Regions
Reducing Regional Disparities: SME’s Support Funding Distribution and Effects in the Regions
(Reducing Regional Disparities: SME’s Support Funding Distribution and Effects in the Regions)
- Author(s):Liliana-Olivia Lucaciu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography
- Page Range:180-196
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:impact evaluation; smart growth; competitiveness; regional policies; antitative methods;
- Summary/Abstract:The research was conducted in the context of shifting the focus of regional policies from supporting the development of all regions towards the reduction of inter and intraregional disparities. A second contextual element is the stronger recognition of the research potential to build more knowledge for the continuous improvement of the policy making.The paper aims at providing a model for linking the regional policy objectives, instruments, implementation methods and practice with the effects produced in the regions to inform future policies and address better the new challenges raised by the economic development disparities and social inequalities.The research was focused on the eight development regions of Romania and the SMEs support funding provided through the Regional Operational Programme 2017-2013, using an extensive database with more than 2 100 beneficiaries of funding including data on the development projects implemented as well as on their business performance before and after the project implementation. The research looks at regional differences of the distribution of funding, typology of interventions and their effects as well their links with specific features of the regional disparities before and after the programme implementation. Most relevant factors influencing the impact of the funding on the business performance were analysed, including sizes of the business, location, sector, sizes of the funding.The research highlights the need to adapt the approaches and instruments to the multi-dimensional problem of regional disparities using empirical evidence provided through multidisciplinary research.
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Labor Market Dynamics in the Maritime Industry. Sea Agglomerations
Labor Market Dynamics in the Maritime Industry. Sea Agglomerations
(Labor Market Dynamics in the Maritime Industry. Sea Agglomerations)
- Author(s):Simona Mina
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Tourism
- Page Range:197-207
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:human resources; decline labour market; maritime industry;
- Summary/Abstract:One of the hypotheses of the present study is that the trend in human resources in maritime organizations in the European system is declining and the number of European sailors is decreasing steadily. Despite the efforts made by some governments in the Member States of the European Union, the policies aimed at reducing the decline in the labour market of the maritime industry in Europe, the number of European sailors is continuing to decline. The present scientific opinion joins the efforts of the institutions to find the reasons why the evolution of the human resources in the European maritime organizations is descending.A second hypothesis of the study is linked to the EU's desire to implement effective policies in supporting the entire maritime conglomerate in the long run, with the review and modification of all previously implemented policies. The paper examines the possible types of subsidies granted by Member States to shipping companies and ship owners and how this financial support will lie in the degree of engagement and activation of seafarers domiciled in the EU, within the maritime labour market.
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The Effects of Circuit Training on Muscle Strength and Resistance
The Effects of Circuit Training on Muscle Strength and Resistance
(The Effects of Circuit Training on Muscle Strength and Resistance)
- Author(s):Cristina Elena Moraru, Alexandru-Rareş Puni, Ioan-Răzvan Beldiman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Sports Studies
- Page Range:208-216
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Fitness; strength; circuit training;
- Summary/Abstract:The circuit is a methodical procedure with highly efficient effects in the development of motor qualities, mainly strength and resistance. The purpose of this paper was to demonstrate the efficiency of training in the circuit in the development of this motor quality. The sample within the research comprised 30 women aged 25-35 and who practiced 3 practices per week for 6 months. The independent variable included circuits for beginners (30” workout - 30” pause), circuits for middle level (45” workout - 30” pause) and circuits for advanced (50” workout - 30” pause). The tests applied concerned the strength and resistance of abdominal muscles, of the back, of the legs and of the arms. Findings. In the test for the strength and resistance of abdominal muscles, the values of the average and of standard deviation were 13.8 ±1.52 initially and 15.2 ±1.08 finally; concerning the strength and resistance of the back muscles, the values increased from 21.46 ±1.684 initially to 23.53 ±1.641 finally; in the strength and muscles of the legs, the values ranged between 14.86 ±1.767 initially and 16.80 ±1.473; in the strength and muscles of the arms, the values recorded an increase from 14.40±0.985 initially to 16.26 ±0.961 finally. The present research demonstrated that the use of circuit workout can improve the motor qualities of strength and it can also improve the motor qualities of strength and resistance, which confirms the purpose of the paper.
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The Memory Remains: Radu the Great and the Charters of Govora Monastery
The Memory Remains: Radu the Great and the Charters of Govora Monastery
(The Memory Remains: Radu the Great and the Charters of Govora Monastery)
- Author(s):Ramona Neacşa
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social history, Gender history
- Page Range:217-224
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Radu the Great; Govora Monastery; charters; princely legitimacy; discourse of power;
- Summary/Abstract:In this paper we analyse the charters of Govora Monastery, not only from the perspective of their contents, but also with an accent on the chancellery form of the documents. At the end of the 15th and during the 16th centuries the monasteries were not only a network of religious and economic centres, but also hubs of political power. Govora Monastery makes no exception and, after a flourishing period during the reins of Vlad the Monk and especially Radu the Great, it remained emblematic, for their descendants, as a foundation of the Drăculesti dynasty. These charters demonstrate that Govora’s prestige of princely foundation is used as a field of legitimacy discourse by the princes who ruled Wallachia in the 16th century (Neagoe Basarab, Radu from Afumati, Mircea the Shepherd, to mention just a few of them), keeping alive the memory of Radu the Great, and are also interesting because they preserve, like in a time capsule, fragments of the political struggles from the beginning of the 16th century, thus becoming true treasures of the social memory. The novelty of this type of research, even if it takes a lot of patience to do and is often challenging, is that the information discovered or infered from charters confirm, invalidate or explain historical events about which we have scarce knowledge from other sources. We are sure that the future studying of the chancellary documents will continue to unveil fscinating historical facts.
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Local Journalism and Social Journalism - Isomorphism and Proximity
Local Journalism and Social Journalism - Isomorphism and Proximity
(Local Journalism and Social Journalism - Isomorphism and Proximity)
- Author(s):Xenia Negrea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Educational Psychology
- Page Range:225-231
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:journalism; proximity; civism; education;
- Summary/Abstract:The researchers have shown that local publications share common values, such as the desire not only to produce local news but also to be active members of their community, to give voice to those who cannot be heard otherwise, to assume a role in preserving democracy, building bridges between cultural differences. Moreover, local media challenges are: neighborhood, content built on solutions, not on conflict, difficulty in selling space / advertising time. In this context, Jankowski admits four major themes that circumscribe the local press: democratic processes, cultural identity, the concept of community (local), and the prospect to communicate. Social journalism is an umbrella concept that covers the types of journalistic material that do not fall into the classical fields (politics, economy, health, education) or denotes charity or cause journalism. In our study we aim to analyze the way in which local journalism is a form of social journalism, rather than generalist journalism.
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Improve Wastewater Treatment Methods from Brewing Industry
Improve Wastewater Treatment Methods from Brewing Industry
(Improve Wastewater Treatment Methods from Brewing Industry)
- Author(s):Casen Panaitescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Regional Geography
- Page Range:232-238
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Wastewater; treatment; aerob; anaerob;
- Summary/Abstract:nalyzing the current waste water treatment possibilities in the brewing industry, finds that an extra amount of oxygen in the system can lead to improved water quality. Also, the need to improve the anaerobic stage may be a technically and economically efficient method. Taking into account these two premises, the paper presents the results obtained by applying the two methods of treatment, and present a comparative study of the water quality before and after the improvement of the purification process.
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Addressing the Acceptance of Students 'Studies in Other Countries in the Context of National Policies and Security Strategies
Addressing the Acceptance of Students 'Studies in Other Countries in the Context of National Policies and Security Strategies
(Addressing the Acceptance of Students 'Studies in Other Countries in the Context of National Policies and Security Strategies)
- Author(s):Casen Panaitescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):State/Government and Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
- Page Range:239-245
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Students; security; international relations; strategies;
- Summary/Abstract:Access to education outside applicants' country of origin has increased in recent years for some countries, but has also created numerous barriers for others. Thus, for certain specializations, age groups have become representative. Countries with lower taxes and engineering specialties sought on the labor market have applicants from the age group 25-34 years. The other developed countries have a higher proportion of older students in MA and other postgraduate studies, including doctorate. Such countries are Australia, Germany, the Netherlands.The Participation of foreign students in the education system does not take into account the traditional view. Thus, in this paper, a non-random component was developed that uses two tools as evaluation tools: state laws where the prospective student applies and proximity to the applicant's university.
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The Possibility of Meeting University Studies by Migrants
The Possibility of Meeting University Studies by Migrants
(The Possibility of Meeting University Studies by Migrants)
- Author(s):Casen Panaitescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):National Economy, Regional Geography
- Page Range:246-255
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Integration policies; international relations; migration;
- Summary/Abstract:Effective integration policies must be considered as a priority on the migration agenda of any government, regardless of whether migrants are temporarily staying or permanently settling in the country. Integration is essential for all stakeholders to benefit from migration and the contribution it brings to the security, prosperity and stability of society.Addressing the role of online socialization platforms in the mobility period knows in the literature a duality of experts' opinions. That is why the present work focuses on the advantages of socializing in the virtual environment, in the sense that these interactions facilitate the integration in the new academic environment and overcome the cultural shock, against the voices who believe that the use of these instruments favors the phenomena of loneliness, social anxiety, etc.
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The Byzantine Influence on the Italian Renaissance
The Byzantine Influence on the Italian Renaissance
(The Byzantine Influence on the Italian Renaissance)
- Author(s):Ionut Alexandru Plescau
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Cultural history, History of Art
- Page Range:256-262
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Renaissance; Byzantium; Greek scholars; Constantinople; quattrocento;
- Summary/Abstract:In the 15th century, there was a massive emigration from Byzance to Italy. Because of the Ottoman Empire, the intellectual elite of Byzantine scholars started to come with their families, by sea, to Venice and Florence. We have some Scholars émigrés who influenced the culture and the thinking process of their time, in Italy. They were Manuel Chrysoloras, Georgios Gemisthos Pletho, and others. They brought thousands of manuscripts, and with Cosmos’s help, they achieved academic jobs. Even Marsilio Ficino recognized that The Platonic Academy in Florence was a project started with Gemistos Plethon, the famous Platonist professor. Also The Florence Council (1438 – 1439) was a cultural revelation between two different civilizations. By the presence of the Byzantine intellectuals in Italy, the Latins experienced a new form of meditation on the world and on the purpose of life. In particular, the return to Greek culture and ancient ideas triggered the desire of freedom in the Quattrocento thinkers. Some revolutionary ideas have taken shape in the aristocratic houses of Tuscany, Venice and Rome. It happens that some groups of scholars gather around Byzantine masters, such as Ioannes Arghyropoulos, or Bessarion. Thanks to the generosity of Cosmo de Medici and his family, many young people could afford a comfortable life dedicated to study and scientific research. Some Latin, others Byzantine.
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Museum Communication and Entrepreneurial Thinking
Museum Communication and Entrepreneurial Thinking
(Museum Communication and Entrepreneurial Thinking)
- Author(s):Cristina Claudia Popescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Financial Markets, Marketing / Advertising
- Page Range:263-273
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:museum communication; awareness; participation; relationship marketing; authentic experience;
- Summary/Abstract:Museums need to become competitive and to maximize their limited resources. To do so they need help from their visitors and from other institutions, they need to exchange and remix information in order to create relevance and innovation, and also they need money for various investments. Updating museums is often thought of in a commercial manner, inspired by commercial organizations that use marketing and entertainment in order to increase their profit or competitiveness. This entrepreneurial thinking can make museums to be self-sufficient and to avoid collaboration. The collaboration between museums and other institutions (commercial, cultural, nongovernment, publishing) or with the general public is thus neglected and also the need for a personal relation and a personalized experience for the visitor. The relationship approach is connected with the notion of reciprocation which, according with sociologists, is central to the well-being of any society. Even though reciprocation isn’t always equal or fair, both economic entrepreneurs and members of the publishing industry have social preoccupations, tied to the idea of awareness. Museums and other cultural institutions, due to bureaucracy, are insufficiently interested in the idea of reciprocity witch, in museum studies terms, could also be called participation and it is associated with the idea of awareness.Museum communication can be seen as a kaleidoscope combining four discursive approaches: promotion (marketing), awareness (NGO-s), information (journalism), education (more or less institutionalized and open to the new).
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Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of the Means of Strengthening the Technical Element - Shooting with the Laces Finalization
Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of the Means of Strengthening the Technical Element - Shooting with the Laces Finalization
(Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of the Means of Strengthening the Technical Element - Shooting with the Laces Finalization)
- Author(s):Adrian Pricop
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Sports Studies
- Page Range:274-285
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:football; shooting; students; technical elements;
- Summary/Abstract:This study seeks to improve the process of strengthening the technical elements aimed at completing the attack actions by shooting with the lace’s finalization. The aim of the paper is to promote a complex of methods and means to strengthen the shooting techniques. We have conducted our study was on a 24 students sample practicing football in the representative team of the University Politehnica of Bucharest.The athletes were organized in two groups: the experimental group (12 subjects) and the control group 12 (subjects). The age of those taking part in the study ranges from 19 to 23 years old. The research took place between October 17 and March 23, 2018, during which we used, in training the subjects, a set of methods and means to strengthen the technical element, the shoot to the gate finalization.In the training process, the experimental group specifically practiced, 20 minutes in each lesson, programs based on strengthening the shoot to the gate finalization while the control group followed the classical training program.The main research methods we utilized are these: the scientific documentation, the experiment, the observation, the graphic method and the statistical mathematical interpretation.Following the research conducted and by processing the results obtained, we observed outstanding progress in final test compared to initial test.The comparison of the results obtained in the final evaluation shows statistically significant differences between the two groups. Using the complex of methods and means contributes to making efficient the process of instruction and education.
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Promoting the Development of Creativity in Education
Promoting the Development of Creativity in Education
(Promoting the Development of Creativity in Education)
- Author(s):Ramona Elena Rotaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):School education, Educational Psychology
- Page Range:286-295
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Creativity; primary education, motivation; critical thinking; creative environment;
- Summary/Abstract:Creativity is progressively recognized as a key element of success in education. The various aspects and conditions of creativity have been identified by researchers, but currently, it appears to seem as a more important subject of interest towards many scientists. This article highlights the importance of developing the creativity of primary school children in the context of education. In a creative learning environment, primary school children expand their skills and strategies on various aspects of creative development. Creativity is an important part of education, making learning itself a social activity. The success of progress and evolution should be at the forefront of developing children creativity. First, it should be able to organize, select the right information, secondly to develop critical and original thinking and, last but not least, to manifest its creativity in its own affections and desires. The critical thinking and inner motivation of children influence the development of creativity. Personality, skills and talent highlight what a child can do when motivation indicates what will happen. Certainly, the creative environment can have a significant impact on children's motivation, but motivation rather than talent is more useful for the creative spirit. Moreover, the creative development of primary school children should be considered in two positions: individual creativity of each child and group creativity of the whole class. Many approaches which studied creativity that include the major orientations on explaining this phenomenon describes the complexity of the creativity, highlighting the development of this process as an expression of creativity and stimulates creative behaviour.
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Economic Analysis Regarding the Particularities of a Bulk Terminal in the Port of Constanta
Economic Analysis Regarding the Particularities of a Bulk Terminal in the Port of Constanta
(Economic Analysis Regarding the Particularities of a Bulk Terminal in the Port of Constanta)
- Author(s):Viorela Stinga, Ana Olteanu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Tourism
- Page Range:296-307
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Maritime transport; terminal; freight; economic impact;
- Summary/Abstract:The maritime transport is a complex economic activity that evolves in the same way as the economy, contributing to its development, being a factor with a significant impact on economic cooperation on a global scale. Freight is the primary concept in the shipping economy. Considering the interdependence between freight, ship and port, we can say that they influence each other, but the main factor in maritime transport is the merchandise/freight that takes different forms from raw materials to finished products, being classified according to the utility offered to the sectors that use it. Romania is an important maritime hub, due to the location of the Port of Constanta (location that provides the link between the markets of the non-sea European countries to Central Asia, Transcaucasia and the Far East through its position at the trade routes), so that its advantages should be exploited to the maximum given the high potential of the maritime transport in the national economy. The services that are offered by a terminal should take into account the entire logistics chain in order to optimize the associated costs (loading/unloading costs, storage, freight, cost of land transport), with significant restrictions on port final selection. In order to emphasize the importance of a bulk terminal in the Port of Constanta, within this paper we will analyse the transport activity both global and at Romanian level. We will determine the characteristics of such a terminal and the economic impact that it may have on the profitability and activity of a transport operator.
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The Impacts of Perceived Ethical Climate and Codes of Ethics on Employees’ Deviant Behaviors in Organizations
The Impacts of Perceived Ethical Climate and Codes of Ethics on Employees’ Deviant Behaviors in Organizations
(The Impacts of Perceived Ethical Climate and Codes of Ethics on Employees’ Deviant Behaviors in Organizations)
- Author(s):Seçil Taştan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Ethics / Practical Philosophy
- Page Range:308-330
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Workplace deviant behavior; Employee deviance; Organizational ethical climate; Code of ethics; Business Ethics;
- Summary/Abstract:This study investigates how ethical climate and perceived existence of organizational ethical codes impact employee deviance. Due to the importance and extensiveness of the employee deviant behavior problem, it is found denotative to examine the antecedents contributing to the occurrence of employee deviance in organizations. In the light of the previous literature study, several factors that have been associated with employee deviance have been reviewed and it was seen that workplace ethics was examined as a contextual variable influencing such behaviors in the organizations. Thus, in the current study, it was aimed to evaluate the impacts of existence of ethical codes and ethical climate on employees’ deviant behaviors within the organization. A quantitative survey was performed among 230 employees in public and private organizations in various sectors, such as education, health, insurance, banking, telecommunication, and retailing. The data obtained from the research were evaluated with statistical programme and the findings revealed that all five dimensions of ethical climate had significant impacts on organizational deviance. The instrumental and independence dimensions had positive impacts on organizational deviance, whereas caring, law and codes and rules dimensions had negative impacts on such behaviors. Further, it was reported that the perceived existence of organizational code of conduct had significant negative impact on organizational deviance. The findings of the research were evaluated and discussed with the implications of the previous empirical findings and both conceptual and practical suggestions were provided for the future studies.
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The Organization of Cognitive Activity and Teaching Based on the Scientific Investigation Model
The Organization of Cognitive Activity and Teaching Based on the Scientific Investigation Model
(The Organization of Cognitive Activity and Teaching Based on the Scientific Investigation Model)
- Author(s):Cosmin Vechiu, Liliana Budevici-Puiu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Educational Psychology
- Page Range:331-340
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:teaching; scientific investigation; model of learning; theoretical subjects; knowledge; cognitive activities;
- Summary/Abstract:The issue of scientific investigation gains a special significance in an ever-changing economic, social and political environment where almost all aspects of education, and in particular education, starting with funding, content, quality, efficiency of educational systems and activities, are brought into question. According to the literature and models of good educational practices, there is important evidence of scientific research that highlights that teaching subjects by approaching the scientific investigation method, contribute to fostering of school pupils / students motivation, educating their scientific spirit and intellectual development. In this context, teachers have a significant role to play in applying specific techniques of scientific knowledge in the act of teaching, i.e. to teach school pupils / students how knowledge, idea and science are produced, because only so its values will truly be assimilated. Moreover, in order to facilitate the implementation of investigation-based learning and teaching models in authorized / accredited study programs within educational institutions, it is essential to promote the educational vision of teachers and, most importantly, in the specific activities of educational institution.
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Considerations on Legal Conflicts of a Constitutional Nature between the President and Other Authorities
Considerations on Legal Conflicts of a Constitutional Nature between the President and Other Authorities
(Considerations on Legal Conflicts of a Constitutional Nature between the President and Other Authorities)
- Author(s):Crina Mihaela Verga
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Constitutional Law
- Page Range:341-352
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:legal conflicts; President; public authorities; Romania;
- Summary/Abstract:This study aims, first of all, to present a specific attribution of the Romanian Constitutional Court, introduced by the 2003 revision of the Constitution, namely the settlement of legal conflicts of a constitutional nature between public authorities.In the second part of this article, we comment upon the Constitutional Court’s decisions on the legal conflicts of a constitutional nature between the head of state and different state institutions, in the recent years.Our analysis reveals a permanent deterioration of the relationships between the President and other public authorities, fact which has led to an obvious disruption in the democratic exercise of government.
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The Romanians between the Orient and the Occident
The Romanians between the Orient and the Occident
(The Romanians between the Orient and the Occident)
- Author(s):Adrian Ignat
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Religion and science
- Page Range:353-359
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Christianity; Orthodoxy; Latinity; Byzantine-Slavonian rite; Orient; Occident;
- Summary/Abstract:Christianity has forever marked the lives of the peoples who have embraced it. Through it, people have understood that this life is not the sole purpose of their existence, that preparing for the encounter of the living God, the One who sacrifices himself on the cross, then to overcome death by the resurrection, is the destination to which we are heading. That is why our entire existence must be placed in the service of God and others, so that we may be placed at the right of the Fair Judge (Matthew 25).This study aims to present some aspects regarding our Latinity and Orthodoxy - as a true bridge between East and West. Also, the influence of the Byzantines in the life of the Romanian people will be analysed as well as the adoption of the Byzantine-Slavonian rite in our medieval culture. Thus, a complex image of our Romanian culture and spirituality specific to the 9th-14th centuries can be drawn.
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Rosenberg’s Questionnaire for Self-esteem Evaluation. Psychometric Considerations. Recalibration
Rosenberg’s Questionnaire for Self-esteem Evaluation. Psychometric Considerations. Recalibration
(Rosenberg’s Questionnaire for Self-esteem Evaluation. Psychometric Considerations. Recalibration)
- Author(s):Dan Vasiliu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Theory
- Page Range:360-370
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Self-esteem; Rosenberg Questionnaire; Recalibration;
- Summary/Abstract:Rosenberg’s Questionnaire [5] was elaborated for the global evaluation of self-esteem as a unifactorial construct. In the present research I have followed the actualization of the psychometric data of the scale, for the population of Romania, as well as the highlighting of some aspects concerning this one’s factorial structure. The last calibration of the questionnaire was made more than 20 years ago , Baban [1]. I have found, for general population, new values concerning the calibration limits as well as a bi-factorial structure of the items, already signaled in previous research, starting from 2002. I have found, also, differences concerning the standards between participants from the emerging-adult and adult categories. I have built up-to-date standards for the global as well as for the factorial score. The psychometric data have highlighted a good stability of the scale in the test-retest and a consistency good enough (α=0,836) which confirms the usage of the results for research as well as for individual evaluations. This research was made in the time period 2014 – 2018, on a representative sample. 413 participants from the general population of Romania, above 18 years old.
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A Non-Parametric Efficiency Perspective on the Research-Active European Universities Performance
A Non-Parametric Efficiency Perspective on the Research-Active European Universities Performance
(A Non-Parametric Efficiency Perspective on the Research-Active European Universities Performance)
- Author(s):Simona Raluca Grădinaru, Anamaria Beatrice Aldea, Alexandru Coser
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education
- Page Range:371-385
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Non-parametric efficiency estimators; Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Analysis; higher education; European universities;
- Summary/Abstract:Higher Education Institutions often struggle to optimally use their available resources in pursuance of both educational and research outputs, while competing for gathering funds. Furthermore, increasing teaching burden for academic workforce may shrink their time dedicated to research, which may also negatively impact the budget. The aim of this paper consists in examining the efficiency of two important dimensions of European universities (teaching and research), together with a possible ranking based on the models we employ for each of these two perspectives. Our target is to also explore any possible compromises between education and scientific research. We employ non-parametric efficiency analysis using FDH (Free Disposal Hull) and Hyperbolic efficiency estimators for a sample of 264 universities for the year 2014, from the RISIS-ETER facility, a database of European Higher Education Institutions and their indicators. Filters are applied to the initial heterogenous dataset in order to obtain adequate efficiency models that analyse universities performance from both research and teaching perspectives. Teaching efficiency is defined by how well the institutions manage to use their government allocation and academic staff in producing the maximum amount of undergraduate degrees, whereas the research efficiency is given by how well the universities perform in maximizing their research outputs considering only the personnel involved in research activities. The results illustrate that many institutions are focusing into a single direction and some efforts need to be undertaken in order to improve the academic balance between teaching and research. An analysis of each sample is provided and gives us an interesting insight into the European universities’ activities.
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