Wybrane problemy wykonywania zadań oświatowych przez jednostki samorządu terytorialnego

Author(s): Elżbieta Majchrowicz-Jopek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2012

Due to complex socio-economic structural factors education seen as a public task (executed by the State governmental administration and local government)becomes subject to privatisation and deregulation process, in line with the subsidiarity principle. The article discusses theoretic grounds for the issue of performing public tasks according to the classic perspective as well as the concept of new public management; it also presents doubts and concerns related to privatisation of public tasks and privatisation of performing public tasks. Basis problems of school management (instituting, administering and closure) have been outlined in light of doctrine and administrative courts' jurisprudence. The articles sketches alternative institutional forms of educational tasks' execution, including schools administered by non-public entities. Trends in the public and non-public compulsory school sector have been exemplified by the relevant statistics. Furthermore, the article describes the prospects of developments in schooling run by local government units as well as possible legal amendments and examples of already taken initiatives. Finally, the Author attempts to assess the proposals for legal foundation of privatisation of educational tasks, in terms of ensuring equal access to education and achieving social cohesion.

Edukacja międzykulturowa a postawy wobec "Innych"

Author(s): Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2011

Intercultural education, as well as multiculturalism itself, became a trendy concept, especially in informal education. Praising cultural diversity, it seems, provides a solution of contemporary Western problems related to international immigration. However, multiculturalism proved to be merely an element of an ideal social order, which has been negatively veried in the reality of many European states. Poland has a monolithic ethnic and religious structure and di+ers from Western states in terms of its exposure to and experience in dealing with so called "distant Others" i.e. Others who do neither share many similarities with Polish people, nor are known to them. Domination of "close Others" (i.e. people from neighboring countries, Slavs, etc.) both among ethnic and national minori- ties in Poland and in its history and tradition determines the scope and conditions of intercultural education. It also poses a question on the sense of intercultural education focused on "distant Others", that is Others who are actually not pres- ent in Poland.

Współczesne uwarunkowania wychowania moralnego dzieci. Zarys problematyki

Author(s): Cecylia Langier / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

An important problem of modern upbringing is moral education, understood as an introduction of pupils into the world of moral values, their understanding and acceptance of these values. This article discusses the subject of determinants of children’s moral development and it indicates the main factors that influence this process.

Aktywność rad młodzieżowych na portalu społecznościowym Facebook – analiza porównawcza

Author(s): Dominik Boratyn / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

The following paper discusses the issue of Youth Council activity on the social networking site Facebook. The Facebook pages of Youth Councils from all voivodeship cities in Poland were subjected to research. The article verifies the extent to which Youth Councils are active in the field of social communication with the use of Facebook. The paper also intends to explore the content posted on the selected websites and answer the question of whether Youth Councils are actively seeking to inform the local communities about their activities.

Geograficzny rozkład afiliacji członków rad redakcyjnych dziesięciu najwyżej rangowanych czasopism z Europy Wschodniej z obszaru Education według wskaźnika SCImago Journal Rank w 2018 roku

Author(s): Sławomir Rębisz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

The aim of this article is showing the distribution of geographical affiliation of the members of editorial boards, selected 10 highest ranked journals from Eastern Europe, from the Education area, according to the SCImago Journal Rank index, in 2018. Bibliometric was chosen as the method of measuring the potential of the analysed journals. In addition, the analysis of existing sources was used. Data from the SCImago portal show that from the 10 selected journals there were: 3 Russian, 2 Polish, Lithuanian and Slovenian periodicals and 1 Serbian journal. The number of editorial boards members varied and ranged from 13 to 54 people. All the members of the above-mentioned editorial boards were 357, and they came from 55 countries in total, including, to the greatest extent, from Europe (71.75%), then from Asia (12.53%), North America (8.55%), Australia and Oceania (2.63%), South America (1,97%), and Central America and Africa (1.31% each). The significant internationalisation of the editorial boards of surveyed journals is noticeable, with the Americans being the only nation to appear on the editorial boards of all the surveyed periodicals.

Professional and Pedagogical Culture and Teachers’ professional Competence as Components of their Professionalism

Author(s): Oksana Voitovska,Svitlana Tolochko,Natalia Ridei / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2019

On the basis of the analysis of scientific literature the concept of teacher’s professional competence, professional and pedagogical culture as important and inalienable components of his/her professionalism is considered in the article. The components of teacher’s pedagogical culture, its features, levels of formation and classification of teacher’s pedagogical values are analyzed.

Formation of Management-Qualitological Competences Amongspecialists in Education Quality Problem

Author(s): Oksana Kondur,Natalia Ridei,YEVHEN KUZMENKO / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2019

The article substantiates the existence of a social contract for highly qualified specialists, professionals in quality management in the HEF. On the basis of the introduced definition “model of professional training of future specialists ineducation quality in HEF”, the structural and functional model of the system of professional training of such specialists was developed. The training of quality management professionals is based on the international principles of technical regulation in the fields of education, science and innovation, which determines the application of the ISO standards metric. A two-faceted methodology for organizing the professional training of quality specialists in the HEF is proposed.

Motywy wyboru studiów przez studentów – sprawozdanie z badań pilotażowych

Author(s): ANNA CZERWONKA,Waldemar Lib / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

This article presents an analysis and discussion concerning secondary school students’ motives for their choice of the field and university as well as graduates’ ideas about their future on the labour market. This research was conducted among students of the University of Rzeszów and the Rzeszów University of Technology in May 2019. The Central Statistical Office 2004 research has also been presented and compared to determine the choice of students university field interest with the data collected in the current investigation.

Internet w życiu polskiego studenta

Author(s): Damian Basara,Tomasz Warzocha / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

The article concentrates on the issues devoted to the phenomenon of net-holism, including the impact of the Internet on the human psyche. Daily use of devices with Internet access affects the level of interpersonal communication, which more or less moves to virtual communication. Wide access to social communicators makes us move to communication using hieroglyphs, which today are commonly called smileys, to express our emotions, feelings accompanying a certain moment, day or situation. Taking into account the access to such solutions makes it difficult for the youngest generations of people to communicate normally with each other. A perfect example are people sitting at the same table but communicating using a specific application. The ability to use a specific technology should result to a significant extent from the predisposition and the hierarchy of values of the person who uses it. Taking into account the statement – I do not exist on the Internet, it may be at least difficult to maintain a certain attitude towards a given technology. The article also draws attention to the diagnostic criteria that determine Internet addiction. It also presents selected results of own research conducted by means of a questionnaire.

Czynniki wpływające na wybór kierunku studiów przez studentów – badania pilotażowe

Author(s): MAŁGORZATA MICHNO,Waldemar Lib / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

Abstract This article deals with an extremely important and current issue concerning the choice of a field of study after high school graduation. This choice is a very important life decision, which may determine the professional and social future of a young person. This is all the more difficult because the current rapid pace of technological development generates very rapid changes on the labour market. Today, the valued profession may lose its importance in a few years' time, and today’s niche profession may become very attractive and prestigious in a few years’ time. Some occupations currently on the labour market may no longer exist in 10 years’ time and will be replaced by different ones not yet present. This research paper presents the results of pilot studies carried out on students of the Faculty of Pedagogy of the University of Rzeszów concerning factors influencing their choice of a particular field of study. The research was conducted using an electronic survey available via the Internet.

Lifelong learning jako proces systematycznego podnoszenia kwalifikacji

Author(s): JOANNA OPIELA / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2019

The following article deals with lifelong learning in its meaning, values and forms. Today’s labour market requirements mean that even people who have long since left education must constantly improve their qualifications. This gives them opportunity for a better job and, as a result, a better salary, and in the long term, a better quality of life.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS THROUGH FOLK DANCES

Author(s): Loredana Muntean / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The article “The development of social skills through folk dances” brings in foreheads, on the one hand, the current research on the chosen topic, and on the other hand, to the problems that are required to be solved in order to obtain a more complete and clear picture of the relationships between the dance activity and social development.This article is structured in four parts, preceded by an argument. In the first part are briefly described two researches related to the topic addressed. The second part presents the folk dances as context of formation and development of social skills. The third part presents the spontaneous observations on the influence of folk dances on social development at different ages, conducted in the context of some empirical psycho-pedagogical researches. In the final part, we propose some directions of action for future research, in order to optimize the scientific research approaches and to capitalize on their results in education.

SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEXT OF VISION IMPAIRMENT WITH RESPECT TO ITS DOMAINS AND DIMENSIONS

Author(s): Raluca Răcășan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

Difficulties in carrying out the various activities of daily life have a direct impact on participation of individuals (defined as the level of involvement in carrying out its own set of social roles) by increasing the amount of time, reducing their performance or impossibility to perform some activities, but also through the psychological impact that the difficulties might have. Through the present study we intended to analyse, in a descriptive-exploratory approach, specific aspects of different domains and dimensions of participation in a group of 80 people with impaired sight, with visual acuity less than 0.3 and a prevalence of cases with blindness and congenital deficiencies.

FROM DRAWING TO WRITING (I)

Author(s): Nicoleta Ramona Ciobanu,Ionuț Erdeli,Adina Vesa / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The acquisition of writing is considered on the one hand an important aspect in the evolution of the human species and on the other hand an important step of the ontogenetic development of the individual. The transition from drawing to writing is made progressively throughout history, and their differentiation by the child is made over time as they grow older. The objective of this article is to analyze how differentiation and transition to preschools of the two notation systems (drawing, writing). Drawing is one of the prerequisites of writing acquisition, but it should not be identified or confused with it. Spontaneous activity, drawing appears early in children, while the acquisition of writing, later, requires a long and systematic learning. The acquisition of writing is considered on the one hand an important aspect in the phylogenetic evolution of the human species and on the other, an important step in the ontogenetic development of the individual. If we think that the behaviour of the individual can be understood as a shortening of the evolution of the human species, we can at the same time investigate the convergence between the invention of writing by humanity and its discovery by the child (Bideaud, 1999). However, the child comes into contact with writing from an early age and thus begins to assimilate the first rudiments which will then serve as the basis for her further learning. The child speaks and draws before he knows how to write or read, a precedence that begs the question of the existence of a relationship between these two notation systems. The present article will be continued in in the following number of EAD, 3(2), with the same title (part II).

STUDENTS' ABILITIES. METHODS FOR DETECTING THEIR ABILITIES

Author(s): Cătălin-Constantin Pascariu / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

We often find the expression "ability". Even more among teachers, parents, or other specialists. We all want our students to excel in teaching. It is important, of course, to understand and to realize that an ability represents not only excellence in mathematics, biology, history, chemistry, etc. An ability is the way by which our students (our children) sound an alarm signal for us to use that diamond that requires careful and continuous processing, so that afterwards it can shine and be admired by those around. In the current speaking, a teacher says about a child that he has abilities for a particular area (math, drawing, music), when he or she achieves high performance in this field, for example, if he/she gets very good grades, or awards at different competitions. This article represents a theoretical vision of what abilities mean and what their role is in the lives of our students. By abilities we can differentiate between individuals. If all normally grown people possess a certain characteristic, then this is no longer an ability. All students (except those with serious illnesses) can run or talk, but not all of them can use words or practice a certain sport.

STUDENTS PASSIONS AND PERSEVERANCE IN SCHOOL TASKS. APPLICATIONS TO THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Author(s): Annamaria Maruşca,Florica Șandra / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The base for this study is Angela Duckworth's concept of grit (perseverance and passion for long-term goals). The purpose of the study is to highlight the level of perseverance and passions of the pupils in the primary school (N=98) according to gender and environment (urban and rural area). The working tools used is the Inventory of grit elaborated by Angela Duckworth and her collaborators in 2016 who contains twelve items, grouped into two subscales: perseverance and passion. According to the results obtained in comparative tests on independent samples, significant statistical differences have been stated at the perseverance subscale by gender, with higher mean at girls. Also, the perseverance levels are higher for the students in urban areas, but the students in rural areas pay more attention to their passions.

ИНДИВИДУАЛИЗАЦИЈA НАСТАВЕ ПРИМЕНОМ ОБРАЗОВНОГ СОФТВЕРА – МЕТОДИЧКА РЕАЛИЗАЦИЈА

Author(s): Zoran Stanković / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 2/2020

Овај рад израђен је са тежњом осмишљавања савременог приступа наставном процесу, са циљем унапређивања и осавремењивања постојеће теорије и праксе, те је у функцији нужне реформе целокупног школства. Уопштено посматрано, рад је посвећен методичкој концепцији новог предло-женог модела наставног рада, насталог у оквиру модификације и методичке адаптације некадашњег Мајеровог (Meyer-Willner, G.) кибернетичког модела уче-ња у индивидуализованој настави. На основу научних дидактичких сазнања, конструисан је иновативни методички модел – мултимедијска наставна стратегија, заснована на интеграцији индивидуализацијских модела у образовни софтвер. Такође, у раду су представљени неки кључни сегменти, импликације, као и мето-дички поступак припреме и реализације поменуте мултимедијске стратегије.

Retoryczne wyzwania w prowadzeniu zajęć on-line – wielogłos

Author(s): Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2020

Communication Skills for Individuals with Disabilities: The Importance and Best Practices

Author(s): Taylor Wichtendahl / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPATION MEASUREMENT QUESTIONNAIRE [PMQ]

Author(s): Raluca Răcășan / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2019

Intending to analyze the specifics of participation of visually impaired persons and its potential factors, we were unable to identify an instrument for measuring participation to be adequate for the special group with vision impairments we had in focus and for the context of our country, or which could be adapted without too much difficulty. In this article, we presented the motivation for the PMQ development, its advantages in comparison with other instruments for measuring objective participation and a justification for the difficulty of adapting an alternative instrument PART-O-17, stating the changes that we have considered necessary for the adaptation and improvement of the questionnaire. Whereas they would have been numerous, assuming significant changes on items and scales level, we concluded that adapting the instrument was no longer an option, so we developed PMQ as an alternative for the objective measurement of participation while remaining grateful to PART-O-17 authors that provided the general framework and valuable suggestions concerning areas of participation, scoring method, and suggestions for the formulation of some questions. In essence, compared to the instruments identified at the international level, the PMQ is more relevant to the specifics of our country and of the group being investigated, representing at the same time a proposal of an instrument for measuring the objective participation, also adaptable and usable in other populations.