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This article aims to unveil, as much as possible, both the desastrous situation of today’s Romanian higher education human resources, as well as that of the scintific research which is weak and non-promising. This paper presents several of the main phenomena of the Romanian academic environment, while highlighting the significantly low standards of the academic human resources. Furthermore, certain aspects which led to this situation are also analized. This analysis ends with a few possible sollutions which may lead, on the medium and long term, to a significant improvement in the human resources of the Romanian academis system, while also generating the beginning of a real “healing” of the entire Romanian higher education.
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One of the requirements set forth by the „cultural opposition" to the Communist regime in the 1980s was the de-idealisation present within the school system and the change of curricula set for the humanities and social-science subjects, which were too uncritical in their praise of Josip Broz Tito and the Communist rule period. The change that followed this requirement is also evident through a comparison of 20th century history textbooks. Among other things, the representation of Josip Broz Tito and his era in Slovenian textbooks underwent a significant change. In textbooks published during the Communist rule, Tito and the Communists were described in glorifying tones, while the crimes they committed after taking the power were left unmentioned and became taboo. The role of the Communist Party and Tito was also over-emphasised in relation to earlier periods, when neither actually played any significant political part As a result, most Slovenes believed that the Communist Party became the most important and influential political party in the Slovenian territory as early as the inter-war period when, in actual fact, it was at that time a peripheral and insignificant illegal party. In relation to the time after WWII, Tito was depicted as a great leader chosen by the people. Tito’s depiction as a great leader achieved its highest levels in textbooks published in the years following his death. In textbooks published after 1990, Tito and the Communists depicted in the period prior to WWII are featured only by way of exception. When presenting his rise to power during and after the war, the merits of the Liberation Movement are emphasised along with the flaws of the Communist authorities in relation to the terrorizing of their opponents and those with different views. Neither is the period marked by Communist rule presented in a uniform manner. Its modernisation and the differences with Communist regimes in other Eastern European countries are emphasised, as well as the negative consequences of the Communists’ political monopoly which manifested, for example, in Slovenia’s economy lagging behind its western neighbours, or in Tito’s cult of personality. The level of criticism towards the Communist regime increases as we move further away chronologically from its fall. Together with Hitler and Stalin, Josip Broz Tito remains one of the people that were most frequently mentioned people in the 20th century. Compared with them, however, Tito and his era are not denoted as uniformly negative. Compared to the textbooks dating from the period of the Communist rule, Tito is certainly represented much more realistically nowadays.
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While the first chapter focused on patterns of women’s labour market participation in Brno, providing data on the extent to which women in Brno are active in the labour market, as well as on how this participation differs for different groups of women, the aim of the second chapter is to provide information on the structural context of the patterns identified in the first chapter. After presenting the economic structure of the local labour market and its development, as wellas the educational structure of the labour force in Brno, we will especially focus on discussing the horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market in Brno and the related gender pay gap. Again, our main source of information is census data, supplemented by data from the labour force survey and other local sources.
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Ve společnosti organizované na principech tržního hospodářství, kde je pozice na trhu práce jednou ze základních složek individuální identity a kde je vyšší vzdělání asociováno s vyšším příjmem a prestiží, se politická a akademická obec shodují na potřebě odstraňovat nerovnosti ve vzdělávacích systémech. Jednou ze základních kategorií, podle které se distribuuje nerovnost, je také gender. V anglo-americkém kontextu a v zemích západní Evropy byla pozornost do devadesátých let věnována zejména znevýhodnění dívek, během posledních dvou dekád se v centru pozornosti ocitají genderové rozdíly ústící v neprospěch chlapců. Výzkumy zaměřené na genderové nerovnosti ve vzdělávacím systému jsou v ČR, ve srovnání se zahraniční produkcí, spíše sporadické. To přesto, že rozdíly mezi studijními výkony chlapců a dívek, které jsou považovány za indikátory genderové rovnosti ve vzdělávání, patří v ČR podle výsledků mezinárodních komparací v rámci zemí OECD k jedněm z nejvyšších (Schnepf 2004, Potužníková a Straková 2006), a rozdíly v měřených matematických dovednostech se dokonce v čase prohlubují (Palečková a Tomášek 2005).
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Přechod ze základní na střední školu je pro většinu žákyň a žáků prvním zlomovým momentem v jejich vzdělávací dráze. Na konci základní školy přitom obvykle nejsou připraveni učinit dlouhodobé rozhodnutí o svém dalším vzdělávání a povolání, což je mimo jiné zapříčiněno mírou znalostí a zkušeností, které (ne)mají v době rozhodování. Jejich konečné rozhodnutí tak často probíhá v rychlosti a nahodilosti (Smetáčková 2005b) a je opředeno řadou nevyjasněných otázek. Těmi, kteří otázky kladou a snaží se na ně zároveň odpovídat, jsou vedle samotných žákyň a žáků zejména rodiče, sourozenci, vrstevníci. V neposlední řadě do voleb zasahují také expertní pracovnice a pracovníci kariérového poradenství. Tito aktéři procesu přechodu mezi vzdělávacími stupni nesou nemalý podíl na tom, jakým směrem se to které dítě vydá. V předložené sondě se proto genderovým prizmatem zaměřím na současné pojetí systému kariérového poradenství v České republice, a to na jednotlivé expertní instituce, jejichž účelem je poskytovat poradenství při volbě povolání.
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The essay summarizes the results of the national musical-sociological research on music preferences of university students in the Czech Republic which took place in 2015-2016, with the focus on the issue of contemporary classical music. At the end of the essay, the results are considered a starting point for music pedagogy at elementary and secondary schools.
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The work deals with the development of music education at secondary schools of education. It investigates how the character and demands of the subject are changing in this area of education, which components of music education were crucial for the development in the field of music and the status of music education at secondary schools of education now, in connection with school legislation changes.
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Profesní rozvoj učitelů je definován jako dlouhodobý proces zahrnující široké spektrum aktivit směřujících ke zlepšení dovedností a znalostí učitele. Jedná se o kurzy, školení či semináře poskytující učitelům adekvátní podporu k jejich rozvoji včetně prostoru pro samostudium. V rámci profesního rozvoje učitelů by mělo docházet k vybavování učitelů novými nástroji, jak konceptuálními, tak praktickými (Samgorinski, 2013). V předchozí kapitole jsme s oporou o sociokulturní teorie vymezili jako zdroj učení participaci člověka v různých typech aktivit (Sfard, 2016; Vygotskij, 1976). Této perspektivy se přidržíme i v této kapitole – profesní rozvoj učitelů chápeme jako bytostně sociální aktivitu.
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In the paper author shares various ideas and advices for using ecofeminist approaches from kindergarten to primary and secondary education and universities. The basic idea is link between ecofeminism and its values as nature protection, gender equality, critical thinking of capitalism, labor rights with education, school subjects, projects and problem — based learning. Ecofeminism should be included in different school subjects in technology, sciences, engineering and art because it is holistic and inclusive approach.
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Population aging and its repercussions have a powerful impact on the traditional concept of retirement and the established transition patterns from work to retirement. Demographic statistics in the twenty-first century show low fertility and low mortality rates for most countries, leading to the Croatian population aging. Several trends impact the aging population: most people live much longer lives, have better health, and have different personal expectations than generations before us. For example, people now expect to live longer after leaving full-time work. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the retirement and post-retirement attitudes of teachers aligned with the current priorities in life. The paper aims to present the changing perception of aging from biological, economic and social perception and investigate how teachers in the region of Slavonia view their pension plans, life expectancies, and the expected needs in old and retirement age. This paper analyzes part of the data collected in the survey conducted on a sample of 5%of 11,839 teachers employed in elementary and secondary schools in the five Slavonian counties: Virovitica-Podravina, Požega-Slavonia, Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem counties. The research results may be beneficial for age-friendly policy-making and administrative reforms needed to accommodate the Croatian „silvering” of economy and society.
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Data on demographic trends in developed countries indicate the need for increased attention and a better approach to care for older adults. Better health care results in increased life expectancy, which as such poses certain challenges to society. Life expectancy accompanied by good health alone often does not guarantee an individual’s satisfaction. Due to an accelerating pace of life and continuous lifestyle changes, social exclusion of retired older adults from the community appears to be increasingly present. To reduce the occurrence of this phenomenon and enable this population group to remain active members of the community, it is important to offer them the opportunity for education. After the analysis of European trends, the paper points out the need for continuous strategic planning and more agile organization of education in the Republic of Croatia. Special attention is given to the situation in the city of Osijek, which is a center for education in Osijek-Baranja County. The types and usefulness of the most common forms of education conducted in the period from 2015 to 2020 are also presented.
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This article represents research on the relations between self-image and anxiety that abused children possess. Moreover, is based on theoretical research that also includes elaboration and implementation of a psychological program. The research brought in evidence the problems regarding the types of emotional disorders resulting from abuse and negligence of the children, at the age between 8 to 10 years. Besides, this work represents the results that demonstrate the positive impact of the psychological intervention program that is orientated towards optimizations of the mental state, self-esteem, decrease of anxiety in the children who were abused or neglected
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Many children have parents who have gone abroad to work. They need special counseling. The project „Children with parents working abroad - a continuous challenge" supports children and their families to overcome the problems that arise.
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However segregation and discrimination are very important factors that block access of Roma to quality education, there are a series of less visible phenomena also responsible for school inequalities. Aim of this paper is to understand how some of these sophisticatedly linked factors lead to the making of a "Gypsy school" in a Romanian town, a school with low educational performance and bad fame. In doing so, the notion of audit culture is introduced, understood as a set of culturally mediated norms and practices of ranking. As this approach comes into sight, one may understand how - despite the commitment shown by the Romanian policy-makers to facilitate school integration of the Roma - a series of regulations unwittingly obstruct this aim. As it is revealed below, the framing of the national financing policies may involuntarily lead to tracking the Roma children into certain schools, where - in lack of a variety of teaching materials, refined testing and a clear system of rewarding the teacher's performance - quality education becomes a hard-to-reach target. The contextuality of the bad label of a "Gypsy school" is also relevant in this research as it is either a resource, or a stigma depending of the situation.
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Non-formal education in the context of inclusive education has a main actor, this is the Resource Center for Inclusive Education, which develops and carries out extracurricular activities, socialization and recreation, in collaboration and with the involvement of teachers and all vulnerable children / special educational needs in learning institution
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Pismenost je jedna od osnovnih pretpostavki razvoja svakog pojedinca i svakog društva. Podaci koji nam dolaze iz pregleda i analiza međunarodnih organizacija poput UN-a, UNESCO-a, OECD-a, EU ukazuju na zakonitost obrnute proporcionalnosti: što je niži obuhvat djece i mladih obrazovanjem, i što je stopa pismenosti stanovništva niža, to je stopa nezaposlenosti i ukupne nerazvijenosti društva veća. Višestruko je potvrđena tijesna povezanost između ekonomskog i socio-kulturnog razvoja i obrazovanja, ukazivanjem na vezu između prosječno dostignutog nivoa obrazovanosti koje stanovništvo jedne zemlje posjeduje i zapošljivosti, produktivnosti, ukupnog standarda i sl. Obrazovan se pojedinac svojim znanjem znatno uspješnije snalazi u intenzivnim promjenama koje donose društvene, ekonomske, kulturne, naučne, informacijsko-tehnološke, migracijske i sve druge promjene savremenog života. Statistički pokazatelji nedvojbeno ukazuju na logiku da što je viši nivo obrazovanja to je niža stopa nezaposlenosti I niži postotak onih koji se teško snalaze u društvenim tokovima i promjenama. Analiziranje statističkih podataka vezanih za obrazovanje i obrazovanost stanovništva u jednoj zemlji doprinosi jasnijoj spoznaji ukupnih društvenih mogućnosti i određivanju glavnih strateških ciljeva razvoja humanog kapitala. Ovaj rad zasnovan na proučavanju i obradi statističkih pokazatelja dobivenih nakon objavljenih rezultata popisa stanovništva BiH1 polovinom 2016. godine teži da predstavi realnu sliku obrazovanosti stanovništva u BiH i ukaže na najvažnije prednosti na koje se treba oslanjati u razvojnim projektima, ali i moguće nedostatke i probleme koje treba ubrzanije otklanjati.
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The aim of the research is to analyse selected attitudes related to entrepreneurship and to present their significance assessment according to students of economic faculties. The empirical basisis built upon the results of the research conducted in March 2021 on a group of 270 students of the Poznań University of Economics and Business. As part of the questionnaire and using the 5-point Likert scale, the respondents assessed various features, skills and abilities that, according to the respondents, are key in the context of an entrepreneurial attitude. In addition to the general statistical analysis of the response, a factor analysis was also carried out that aims to reduce the number of variables to a few, the most important ones that highly describe the analysed problem. Based on the research conducted, it can be concluded that from the students’ perspective, the entrepreneurial attitude profile consists of a combination of personality typessuch as precursor, creator, rival, individualist, risk-taker. The research was limited because it was based on one academic centre (Poznań University of Economics and Business). Extending the research to other areas of higher education (e.g. law, medicine, psychology, computer science, mechanics) would allow the conclusion to be drawn on a wider scale and provide more insight into the nature of the phenomenon. The value of this study lies in the fact that it presents a coherent framework to explain the diverse characteristics of entrepreneurial attitudes in the business school environment.
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The project “Young people in Montenegro – social ornament or social capital?” seeks to contribute to the empowerment of young people in Montenegro and to their active participation in the promotion of democratic values that also lie at the foundation of the European Union. More specifically, the objective of this project is to raise the awareness of the public and interested parties about the issues, problems and the prospects of young people in Montenegro, as well as to strengthen the capacities of young people for active participation in social and political processes. The importance of this project is reflected in the fact that it provides a comprehensive insight into one of the most marginalised social groups in the Montenegrin society – a group that is often talked about, but whose needs, opinions, views and potential have never been adequately recognised or assessed. Consequently, the young people lack the tools to confront the challenge of carving a place for themselves in the society and exerting influence on the current affairs.
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Being a phenomenon of essential importance in the evolution of society, education has been the field of expertise of countless researchers in the field of educational sciences. Briefly, it can be stated that education is a social phenomenon that involves an endless chain of actions aimed at transmitting knowledge and life experiences from one generation to another in order to complete the harmonious development and active social integration of new generations. Since contemporary society is under the impact of globalization, education takes on new dimensions whose effects leave a considerable mark on the teaching principles and, implicitly, on the educational policies and paradigms. Thus, the purpose of the paper is to emphasize the dimensions of the Romanian education system, since it rallied to the European educational policies, in an attempt to implement relevant constructivist curricular changes.
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