Рефлексивното ученическо портфолио като средство за активизиране на самопознанието

Author(s): Mariya Prodanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

This text presents the results of a research on the impact of the self-reflection portfolio on developing self-knowledge skills of students compiling. 24 students from VIII-th grade of the Vocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics – Plovdiv have participated in this research.To realize the goal of the research the following methods are used: pedagogical monitoring, testing and inquiries. The analysis of the data from the tests and the inquiries shows that the enrichment of the self-knowledge of the students leads to a more stable and accurate self eva-luation.

Професионалното образование в област Кюстендил

Author(s): Radostina Novakova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The text presents the vocational education in Kyustendil District. There are shown opportunities for acquiring qualification on different subjects. The relation business – education is also being discussed.

Художествената галерия и децата – творческо общуване

Author(s): Zdravko Toshev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The perception of the works of art displayed in art galleries is very important for the development of children’s artistic talents. Field trips leave deep and lasting impressions in the memory of most of them and are remembered for a long time. This intensifies their watchfulness, boosts their thinking and imagination, improves their memory and develops their artistic imagination.The ability to perceive artwork is built gradually, carefully, patiently, with the help of adults. Children could stay indifferent to works of art for a long time, if a teacher or parent does not focus their attention on them. They are supposed to take children to museums and galleries, make them familiar with the variety of artwork by attending exhibitions in art galleries, get children feel love, lasting interest and need of contact with artwork.

Приложение на интерактивни методи в обучението на учениците в VII клас по „Биология и здравно образование“

Author(s): Krasimira Zheleva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The estrangement of young generation from nature and spending a lot of time with computers and television does not help them to understand the complexity of questions concerning environmental protection and make it incapable to take part in their solution.Passive verbal interaction in the classroom makes this situation worse. There are students who do not have motivation to study, show low academic results, turns them in early school leavers.All that motivated me to direct my attention to a change of teaching practice for improvement of ecological literacy and students’ responsibility, hoping that the use of interactive educational methods can change their global thinking.The observations and the reported results show that appropriate methods in “Biology and Health Education” in 7th grade are presentations, intellectual cards, case studies, role plays, brainstorming, group work. They are only a few of the methods, which can be successfully applied to the curriculum in 7th grade in “Biology and Health Education”. These methods increase the interest, the activity, the communication, the quality of the acquired knowledge and skills of students and give the opportunity to be applied in real life.

Емпирико-теоретична парадигма за формиране на социокултурна компетентност у учителя, основаваща се на рефлексивния подход

Author(s): Petar Zarev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

The article focuses on ethnopsychopedagogical research that shed light on some psychological-anthropological and socio-reflexive prerequisites for ethno-psychological interaction in intercultural educational environment. In preparing a new generation of educational specialists, we should emphasize the sociocultural competence of the teacher, his willingness to communicate with the pupils which is manifested through the ability and skills of the psychological-pedagogical diagnosis of the individual pupil, his characteristics and needs, self-assessment, monitoring of the educational environment; cognitive motivation, emotional intelligence, develop value-oriented behavior and intercultural reflection.

Етнопсихологически емпирико-теоретичен модел на рефлексивна картина за квалификация на учителя

Author(s): Aneliya Andreeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

The topic of ethnic and national identity, ethnic consciousness, intercultural dialogue, multiculturalism, and contemporary society have become particularly acute in recent years, especially with the intensification of the immigration processes of large groups of people. The problem we are looking for is the inability of the continuing qualification system to prepare adequately the pedagogical staff for the fulfillment of their main function due to the inadequacy of the elements and processes in the teacher‘s qualification system with the cultural and ethno-psycho-pedagogical aspects of educational interactions oriented towards the stage of Postmodernist society. In this context, the present study offers a conceptual framework and an experimental ethno-psychological empirical-theoretical model for teacher qualification in intercultural education environments.

Организационна култура в училище

Author(s): Ivaylo Staribratov,Lilia Babakova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

Issues related to the diagnosis and the formation of organizational culture are discussed in the management theory and practice, as organizational culture is seen as one of the determining competitive advantages of the organization.The management of educational institutions increasingly pays attention to the need to change the present culture, which has a positive effect on the staff and helps to improve the quality of the educational process and the popularity of the educational institution. In order to measure and establish the type of organizational culture in the school, standardized methodologies are needed and there are currently no data for their existence in Bulgaria. The essence of organizational culture in schools is very specific in comparison to the private sector, and this is an obstacle to the use of ready-made and standardized methodologies for companies, enterprises or other organizational structures. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to present the first steps in setting up a test to ensure the objective measurement and diagnosis of the type of organizational school culture.

Здраве, здравно образование на детето от предучилищна възраст

Author(s): Sofia Karakehayova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

The well-being of the child at pre-school age is associated with physical, psychological, social and emotional health. International and national documents set the strategic framework for the development of health problems. A brief retrospective until 2005 illustrates the achievements in Bulgaria related to the child‘s health education. The intention and the content of studies in some EU countries about health education problems allow to be revealed analogues in Bulgaria in compliance with the “lifelong learning” directive.

Подготовката за реакция при бедствия като елемент на държавните образователни стратегии

Author(s): Yasen Tsvetkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

This paper discusses preparation for disaster response in the context of state education strategies. A functional analysis has been made of the administrative units that are directly involved in the handling of emergencies, the structures that have to provide quality education and training have been shown. Described are the responsible institutions and training centers that provide the theoretical and practical training of the different social categories. Presented are the results of an empirical study of the Bulgarian Red Cross, which assesses the quality of training of employees in local authorities and citizens. Proposal for creating a new organizational and methodological model for allocation of responsibilities and obligations in ensuring the training of the population is made.

Компетентност на бъдещите учители за развитие вниманието на малките учениците със специални образователни потребности

Author(s): Pelagia Terziyska / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2017

The condition of the attention of children with special educational needs (SEN) has an extremely significant place in the formation of their cognitive and emotional-volitional sphere. The attention influences all their activity and the efficiency of the teaching process. In this context, the article directs to the necessity of the improvement of both theoretical and practically-oriented education of the students. They must be competent enough to be able to create an adequate organization of the learning process that could support the development of the attention and its different features. It is important for the future teacher not only to know the peculiarities of the attention of small students with SEN but also to use effective methods for attention’s diagnostics, for increasing the degree and improvement of its features as well as techniques for its activation, support, management and development.

Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe – 2017 Edition (Main Findings)

Author(s): Wim Vansteenkiste / Language(s): English Issue: 5/2017

What languages are students learning in schools across Europe and at what age do they begin to study their first and second foreign languages? What level of language proficiency are students expected to reach by the end of compulsory education? How are the language skills of newly arrived migrants assessed and what types of language support are available to them? These are just some of the areas covered in Eurydice‘s new publication Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe.

Реформите в образованието – перспективи и предизвикателства. Интервю с Габриела Миткова, началник на Регионалното управление на образованието – Силистра

Author(s): Galya Mladenova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The Effectiveness of a Single Test Approach in Identifying Potentially Gifted Young Children

Author(s): Adile Gülşah Saranli / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

The aim of this research is to understand the effectiveness of the Basic Aptitude Test in identifying very young potentially gifted children. Early intervention, including early identification, is crucial while helping potentially gifted children. Identification should ideally include multiple pedagogical methods such as; observation, parent and teacher interviews, conversations with the child and portfolio examples. However, because of the long identification process, these steps may sometimes be skipped, with all steps compacted in a single test in isolation. For example, within the last few years, there has been attempts in the Turkish education system to identify very young children with the help of only “The Basic Aptitude Test”, labeling 5 or 6 year old children as gifted or not gifted. In this research, we attempt to show that this is a more complicated and very fragile process and using only a single test can result in a substantial number of potentially gifted children being left unidentified. During this research, the Torrance Creativity Test, Tema-3 Early Math Test, Tifaldi Turkish Language Development Test and at last Basic Aptitude Test (5-7) were all applied to 42 preschool age children (age 6) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey within a one year period. Informed consents were collected from parents, giving permission to work with the children. This research showed that relying on a single test alone can mislead educators and parents. Results revealed that 11 out of the 42 young children were left unidentified based on results from the Basic Aptitudes Test alone. These findings will provide a scientific basis to inform parents, teachers and governments about the crucial and difficult nature of trying to find the most able pupils, showing them which methods may be appropriate for the identification of potentially gifted in early ages.

The Method of Organization of Seminars on the Implementation of the Interdisciplinary Relations

Author(s): Tinatin Aliyeva / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

The article deals with the method of organization of seminars on the implementation of the interdisciplinary relations for preparing math teachers in higher pedagogical institutions who meet modern requirements. Finding out logical structural schemes of relations between students’ cognitive activity during student years and developing independent cognitive activity habits have been shown in the three-stage schemes. Also the table on different types of interdisciplinary relations, cognitive issues about interdisciplinary relations has been given as an example so as to use generalized interdisciplinary skills.

Модел за мотивация на академичния състав чрез еквивалентно стимулиране за постигнато високо качество

Author(s): Hristo Hristov,Nina Gergova,Mariya Hristova,Daniela Todorova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The lack of effective connectivity between performance and wages of teachers is one of the reasons for their low motivation to achieve high quality in the educational process. The study suggests an idea how this inequality which has moral and material dimensions to be restricted. The legal basis for this idea is the Strategy for the development of the higher education, where it is critically discussed that:– there is lack of differentiation in wages in accordance with teachers and researchers’ contribution to the science and educational process;– hinders the career development of teachers at Bulgarian academic institutions.The paper proposed a model for quantifying the quality and volume of academic and research activity in order the wages of teachers to be properly determined. The implementation of such a model will be in interest of all. In such way preconditions for better ranking of higher schools in the national rating system will be achieved.

Емпатия и рефлексия

Author(s): Neli Kaneva,Kristiana Buldeeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

Empathy and reflection are important thematical fields in today’s theoretical psychology and psychological practice. The current report outlines the essence of each one of these phenomena, their similarities and dissimilarities.

Sherry by Eliane Lima (USA, 24 m. 2017)

Author(s): M. Kennedy Volcofsky / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2017

A Soros Alapítvány képzőművészeti támogatásai Magyarországon: A nyolcvanas évek második felének tendenciái

Author(s): Kristóf Nagy / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 21/2014

The following paper examines the influence of the Soros Foundation over the internal and external relations of the Hungarian art field form 1984 to 1989. More specifically, it investigates the forms and directions of fine art subsidization and their political and ideological contexts. The activities performed by the Soros Foundation in the second half of the 1980s can be seen as part of a regime change within the artistic scene. In their struggle for cultural hegemony various actors related to the Foundation were able to strengthen their counter-hegemonic artistic practices. Opposing the late socialist artistic hegemony of the Kádár regime, this also was the period when „contemporary” art appeared in Hungary for the first time. As a result, Hungarian art had been put into context with the Western art world: new dependencies were formed, within which Hungarian and Eastern European art found itself in a peripheral position. An important consequence of this was that Eastern European artists became forced to continually demonstrate their Europeanness both internally and externally.

Antipolitika és a kapitalizmus szelleme: Disszidensek, monetaristák és a cseh rendszerváltás

Author(s): Gil Eyal / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 21/2014

The article focuses on the – at the first sight counterintuitive – temporary alliance between two important social groups (the so-called „dissidents” and „monetarists”) during the Czech transition to capitalism. After the repression following the Prague Spring in 1968, the two groups find themselves in different social positions. While a part of the humanist intelligentsia, as a response to ideological repression, chose to „dissent” and subscribe for the ideas of anti-politics and to „live within the truth”, a great number of critical economists could remain within the institutions of the state apparatus (albeit without being able to make a career), where they gradually picked up monetarists ideas and practices. The dissidents imagined themselves as having a moral authority because of their sacrifice, and through their pastoral power they persuaded people to participate in a self-organized civil society put in contrast to the socialist regime. The monetarists, on the other hand, subscribed for the idea of the market and for its technique of „governing from distance” as opposed to the state’s discretionary interventions. Because of their elective affiliation, the two groups became the main mediums of the spirit of capitalism during the transition process, thus they created the bases of „capitalism without capitalists”. Though the alliance between the two groups did not last long, during their affiliation they created the context of neoliberal reforms by the monetarist technology of governing from distance and by propagating the idea that the society should purify itself by sacrifice.

Az antipopulizmus mint a rendszerváltás szimbolikus eleme

Author(s): Ágnes Gagyi / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 21/2014

The project of transition as „catching up” with the West implied the acceptance of a symbolic hierarchy according to which Eastern European societies are qualitatively inferior to Western ones. Locally, the acceptance of this frame of modernization ideology, which legitimizes global hierarchies by making reference to internal qualities of individual societies, is manifested in various mutations. Through showing Hungarian examples, the article traces such effects of symbolic subordination at the levels of macrostructural integration, local political struggles, and everyday struggles of symbolic identification.