ХЕДОНИСТИЧНО И/ИЛИ УТИЛИТАРНО ОБУЧЕНИЕ НА ТЪРГОВСКИ СПЕЦИАЛИСТИ В 5.0 ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВОТО

Author(s): Irina Yovcheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

Education over the years has proven its important role in supporting business. It is a service with the highest resilience in the conditions of economic turbulence. Hedonistic and utilitarian learning are not mutually exclusive. Together, they create enriched learning that helps develop holistic and complex competencies. Professionals are motivated by the pleasure and benefits of learning, which makes them more ready to adapt to future challenges. In the 5.0 era, the success of sales professionals depends not only on their technical skills, but also on their ability to adapt and interact effectively with other people. Hedonic and utilitarian learning are innovative approaches that can support this process and enrich the educational experience of sales professionals.

THE COVID-19 CRISIS: SPECIFICITY OF EXPERIENCES AMONG PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES

Author(s): Tsvetelina Panchelieva,Diana Bakalova,Ilina Nacheva,Valentina Dolmova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The current study focuses on chronically ill people as one of the vulnerable groups in the society. The aim is to outline specifics in their perceptions, reactions and attitudes in the context of the crisis caused by COVID-19. An online survey among 610 participants (chronic suffers N=301) was employed. Inventories were used to measure anxiety, resilience, coping strategies, expectations, perceived stress and social support. Results indicate that chronically ill people were significantly more pessimistic, they perceive less social support and use specific ways to cope with stress. The findings have important implications for both theory and social policy.

ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛНО НЕДОВЕРИЕ И ЛИПСА НА ЛИЧНО ДЕЯТЕЛСТВО КАТО ФАКТОРИ, ПРЕДОПРЕДЕЛЯЩИ ВЪЗНИКВАНЕТО НА ПСИХИЧНИ ПРОБЛЕМИ В УСЛОВИЯТА НА ПАНДЕМИЯТА ОТ КОРОНАВИРУС

Author(s): Elitsa Hristova,Irina Yaneva-Damianova,Andrey Simeonov / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The aim of the present study is to investigate the influence of distrust in governmental institutions and of limited (or blocked) ability for personal agency and control in everyday-life activities during the COVID-19 pandemic as factors that determine the advent of psychic problems such as depression, anxiety and stress. 471 participants filled surveys and questionnaires that measured the two independent and three dependent variables. Results showed a statistically significant link between the distrust in governmental institutions because of their enforced policies and social measures for managing the pandemic, and higher levels of anxiety and stress but not of depression. The limited (or blocked) ability for personal agency and control in everyday-life activities has a statistically significant association with higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Several limitations of the present study and directions for future investigations on the subject are discussed, together with possible strategies for improving people’s psychic health and well-being under the conditions of the global pandemic.

Zakończenie

Author(s): Cezary Kochalski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Online Learning and Digital Education of the Future. The Role of Digital Learning in Education

Author(s): Sidharta Chatterjee,Samanta Mousumi / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This chapter discusses the importance of digital learning, digitalization of the education system, and its implications on the society. Digital tools and technologies have now started to shape how learning should take place, and what role it plays in education. Digitalization of the education system is concerned with learning facilitated by technology and the Internet, and how it would affect the future of education. Digitalization of education has taken the front seat in most countries around the world where teaching and learning process has been greatly transformed. It has made learning easier with seamless access to course materials, books and educational resources now being made freely available for all through the internet. It has enabled remote learning and online classes have become the norm in most educational institutions. This chapter discusses all these issues and contributes to further understanding of how digital technologies promote learning and education in society.

Connectedness, Collaboration, and Co-creation

Author(s): Ayine Nigo,Vincent Gibogwe / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

As the world we live in changes to embrace tech futures, how and what we teach in our education system will also be reshaped to keep up to date with the growing demands of the 21st century, hence the need for straightforward approaches to future Learning in the context of business and management. Our contributions to the call for book chapters in 'Digital Future in Education: Paradoxes, Hopes and Realities' will be based on the following three-sub-chapters, i.e., 1) Networking and team working, 2) Anywhere, anytime, learning, and 3) Customization for a learner-first approach. Our findings show that educators need to facilitate these experiences in context, and our classrooms need to reflect this model of learning. We also find out that the current and future environment for learning and teaching using the said methodology is too volatile to sustain this educational structure. Students will need to learn what they need and when they need it. Conversely, teachers will become facilitators of Learning and teaching, and students will have more control of their learning journey.

Exploring the Implementation of Online Learning at the Higher Institutions of Ethiopia: The Case of American College of Technology & Harambee University

Author(s): Aderajew Mihret Tessema / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Growing involvement of the Internet and digital media are shaping the present context of distance education (DE) and reconstructing the ways education is being provided globally. Whereas the generations of DE have counted to 5 phases, online learning has received the third generation in its development (Heydenrych and Prinsloo, 2010), and it is only recently that the approach has been practiced in Ethiopia giving accreditations to five HLIs to run the system to teach MBA courses. For its implementation to be successful, the system of online learning requires its practitioners to have got intensive professional development. This study believed that the proposed HLIs used the conventional school instructors while implementing the online learning program and doubted that there would be problems (that might arise from the lack of appropriate training, long-lived biases, short of tech skills, etc.) in satisfying the stakeholders taking part in the program. This study was meant to explore the experiences of American College of Technology (ACT) and Harambee University (HU) how they implemented the online learning program for the courses they provided to their MBA students. The study employed mixed methods design to get responses to the research questions and the ICDE rubric was also applied to triangulate the results generated for validity. The target population comprised of students, instructors, and coordinators of the aforementioned HLIs who were engaged in the online MBA program. In total, 200 senior students, all 18 instructors and 2 coordinators from the two institutions were targeted for the study. And according to Raosoft sample size calculator, assuming 5% margin of error (95% confidence level), the sample size for students grew to 132 and though questionnaires were sent to all 132 students, only 90 of them returned filling the questionnaires. The responses collected using questionnaires consisting of both closed and open-ended questions were analysed using IBM SPSS version 28 software and the results generated were interpreted accordingly. The study found out that in two of the HLIs, the syllabuses of the courses were organized as required by HERQA, and the contents were delivered partly only in audio formats. Two of the institutions managed to use MOODLE to develop the LMS whereby students could access courses electronically; however, the study revealed reasonable differences among the institutions regarding the interactions students were supposed to have with their instructors, the institution, and fellow students. Students need periodical feedback to remain in their learning being motivated and complete their course with all satisfaction that put them at par with the conventional schooling.

Student Performance in E-learning Systems: An Empirical Study

Author(s): Antonio PACIFICO,Luca GIRALDI,Elena CEDROLA / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This research paper focuses on using a convolutional neural network to assess student performance and addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. It introduces a two-step system that combines robust Bayesian model averaging with a frequentist approach for estimating parameters in a multinomial logistic regression model. The authors provide an empirical example illustrating the application of this system in analysing student performance. They also explore strategies to improve e-learning tools by addressing technological factors. The paper contributes to educational evaluation and policy analysis by incorporating deep learning systems and addressing the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Японски празници, посветени на децата (Хина мацури, Танго но секку, Шичи-го-Сан)

Author(s): Katya Marinova / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

For members of every society, children are the future and that’s why they are very important. Parents want their child to be healthy, fed, clothed, and to be successful, and to make it possible, a divine blessing is most often relied upon. Therefore, parents should pray to receive it, performing the necessary rituals. The Japanese have three important festivals celebrating the children: Hina Matsuri (The Festival of Dolls), also known as Momo no sekku (Seasonal Peach Festival) (March 3), Tango no sekku (Seasonal Festival on the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month) or Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day) (May 5) and Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) (November 15). In this report, we will look at where these traditions come from, how the celebrations take place and how they connect with other annual holidays.

Awa Odori: The Popularity of a Japanese Traditional Dance Festival

Author(s): Tran Hoang Nam / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Awa Dance (Awa Odori) is a traditional performing art that originated in Tokushima Prefecture, and is one of the major Bon festival dances in Japan. The history of Awa Odori dates back more than four centuries ago. Awa Odori has been born and developing along with the lives and culture of the local common people. Every year in August, the main Awa Odori Festival is being held in Tokushima City with involvement of more than 100.000 dancers and attracting more than 1.3 million visitors. Awa Odori is also being practiced by more than 1.000 registered dance groups over Japan, while gradually gaining popularity abroad. This paper is aimed at introducing the background, characteristics and the factors that contributed to the rise of Awa Odori as a representative dance festival of Japan.

Customs and Rituals Common to the Peoples of South-Eastern Europe

Author(s): Manolis G. Varvounis / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This paper examines some of the customs and rituals of the annual holiday cycle that are prevalent among the peoples of Southeastern Europe. These are mainly customs related to agricultural and pastoral communities, and especially to the magical and ritualistic effort to achieve euphoria, fertility and good harvest. The economic, social and cultural conditions that contributed to their spread to the peoples of the region, their local variations and their adaptations to the cultural tradition of each people, and their progress from traditional to popular culture, i.e. their forms and survivals, are examined today, in the age of modernity. The forms of their reproduction and management today, in the context of folklore and all kinds of tourist farms, are also examined, as well as the tendency of their replacement by modern ritual forms.

AWARENESSES AND APPROACHES REGARDING EDUCATION AND THE VALUE SYSTEM

Author(s): Monica-Ioana Vulpe,Vladimir Aurelian Enăchescu / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Nowadays, awareness and approaches to education and value system are increasingly discussed in academia. Education is a major element in the formation of values and attitudes, and the right approach can have a significant impact on both individual and collective development. Research in this field addresses essential topics such as the influence of the socio-economic environment on education, the role of the family in the transmission of values, the approach to inclusive education, but also the impact of technology on the value system. In addition, we focus on the importance of developing a strong ethical and moral value system and the result that can promote social cohesion, grow the economy and, more importantly, improve people's quality of life. Through this work, we want to reflect the importance of understanding and applying these awarenesses and the fact that a responsible attitude towards these approaches could contribute to the development of a more effective and valuable educational system for all students.

MEDIA LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL – BETWEEN COMPULSORY CURRICULUM AND “SCHOOL DIFFERENTLY” PROGRAM

Author(s): Angelica Hobjilă / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

. In contemporary society, given the ever-increasing place it occupies, from the earliest ages, media and technology in children’s lives, a coherent and responsible approach is required to familiarize them with the implications of the information disseminated, with emphasis on receiving and decoding messages transmitted by media, on differentiating false / misleading / manipulative information, on critical reporting on messages, etc. In this context, the objective of this article is to identify references to media literacy in two types of documents: (a) the compulsory curriculum for primary school, in Romania; (b) lists of activities that schools (from urban and rural areas) in Romania have proposed for the “School differently” program. The identified elements will represent premises for analyses and projections at the primary school level, regarding both the exploitation of data from the compulsory curriculum, and the design of activities that involve media literacy.

EDUCATIONAL MEDIATION IN BULGARIA, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES

Author(s): Mirela Kyuchukova,Snejana Popovska / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Health mediation is well established in the field of social work in Bulgaria, while educational mediation is still searching for its way, recognition and sustainability. In this article we analyse the legal framework regulating educational mediation, its implementation, development and challenges in the context of the successful integration of the Roma community into the Bulgarian education system.

NATURAL MECHANISMS, PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND POTENTIAL CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS OF MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN A YOUNG CHILD

Author(s): Bianca Iuliana FRANKE MISINCIUC / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Language acquisition in children that are raised in bilingual and multilingual environments involves intrinsic cognitive mechanisms and innate learning abilities. Studies have shown that the development of language skills begins before birth and that infants are sensitive to properties of language and speech. This paper consists of an observation of language acquisition mechanisms and challenges in a multilingual context, in the case of a young child. The analysis is focused on the management and achievement of early simultaneous bilingualism and on the application of certain techniques for promoting multilingualism, in the form of third language acquisition. The examination of several examples of utterances and samples of conversation emphasizes the child’s ability to juggle with multiple languages, to handle and use linguistic resources in an ingenious way, but also highlights potential challenges and difficulties that multilingualism might pose for the young learner.

CHANGES IN THE MORAL-RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. RESULTS OBTAINED USING THE INTERVIEW METHOD

Author(s): Ana Fȃntȃnă / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The formation of moral-Christian values begins in the family, which wants the school and society “to be" their allies, to work together so that they (fundamental values based on knowledge, attitudes and behaviours) settle in the life of each young person and become morally upright people, complex personalities characterized by tolerance, respect, continuous personal development, for the benefit of their own and of the community. These Christian values can be successfully promoted, both in the school/ official curriculum, as well as through extracurricular activities (school camps, movie watching, actions to promote some values, charitable actions, patriotic actions, Greening actions, school celebrations, sports competitions etc.). Through the interview method, we collected data through which we intend to highlight the ways in which extracurricular activities support the formation of moral-Christian values, as evidenced by the statements made by young people: the internalization of Christian values, the manifestation of a religious behavior – helping others / volunteering, improving relations with oneself, with peers and, implicitly, with God.

FORMATIVE VALENCES OF PEER ASSESSMENT IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

Author(s): Valeria Botezatu / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

In the context of the current conditions of the postmodernist society, the necessary skills as prerequisites for success in the 21st century of any young person refer to the „4C” skills: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity; digital and information literacy; flexibility, adaptability, initiative and pro-activity, social and intercultural interaction, productivity, social responsibility. Education comes to respond to these imperatives. An instructional model that is becoming relevant in this regard is project-based learning. One of the biggest problems related to the application of the project remains the assessment. One way of assessing students' acquisitions is peer assessment, through which students provide constructive and effective feedback with reference to the results obtained by their peers. Based on the results obtained according to the students' questionnaire, we determined that they encounter difficulties in the process of peer assessment, but they have a positive attitude towards this way of assessing the learning results.

PECULIARITIES OF MORAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Author(s): Adina Popovici / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Moral education aims to develop the human personality from a moral perspective, being always considered necessary, but difficult to fulfill. The period of primary education is very important from this point of view, the student being in the transition stage towards moral autonomy. Therefore, teachers must thoroughly know his age peculiarities, in order to be able to plan and carry out activities that convey moral notions that will be internalized, awakening appropriate feelings and stimulating appropriate reactions and attitudes, which will lead to the formation of skills, habits and moral traits. Given that at this age, the interdependence between conscience and conduct is becoming increasingly apparent, teachers can contribute to the development of all four components of the child's moral evolution: moral judgment, sensitivity, motivation and action. In primary school, often used methods that have shown their effectiveness are exercise in the form of play and direct observation.

THE ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX PRIEST IN THE EUCHARISTIC EDUCATION OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS PARISH

Author(s): Cvetelina Sapundzhieva / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of the role of the Orthodox pastor in the Eucharistic education of the members of his parish. The introduction points out to the edifying importance of worship as well as the principle position of the priest in it. The exposition is presented in two sections. Section One reveals the essential activities of the priest in accordance with the texts of the Holy Scriptures as well as with the writings of some Holy Fathers. In those, both the Old Testament and the New Testament, priests are considered as educators, while the activities of the Holy Apostles are presented as a novel New Testament Christian enlightenment. In Section Two the Orthodox pastor is regarded in two aspects – as a priest serving in the alter and as a preacher at the pulpit. The educative power of the Orthodox pastor as a priest in the altar consists precisely of the fact that he stands at the head of the Divine Service, being a prayer mediator between God and the people worshipping at church. He is the chosen vessel of God's edifying Grace, which affects the human mind, heart and will. Through his sermons, the priest elucidates the substance of the Holy Liturgy and emphasizes the crucial importance of each Christian participating in the Holy Eucharist regularly. The conclusion summarizes the topics reviewed in the paper, one of which pointing out to the fact that the Orthodox pastor should enlighten the members of his parish, most of all through his earnest attempt to help them be embodied into Christ.

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVERSATION FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Author(s): Victoria Tira / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The activity of reading together with the child is one of the habits described in the literature as the most important way of connecting with children and stimulating their development. In today's context, reading has become a factor of holistic development, whether we are talking about reading at home or at school. The study Reading to Young Children: A head-start in life (Guyonne, 2013) built on several scholarly works and identified positive associations between reading activities by adults around children and children's later language skills. Regarding the provision of reading to children in kindergartens in Romania, the preschool curriculum foresees children's communication as a dimension of their development through the expression of specific behaviors (receptive communication, expressive communication, vocabulary expansion), which are exploited through specific activities, but without being described in detail.