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The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the tenets of the dominant contemporary political-economic system (so-called neoliberal capitalism) and various tendencies in preschool education, both globally and in Serbia, from the perspective of critical pedagogy, which promotes education as a process of creating active and free members of society. Pointing to the crucial importance that play has for cognitive, emotional and social development of children, and to important link between play and learning at preschool age, we discuss the impact that the ideology of neoliberal capitalism currently has on the marginalization of children's play, academicization of the preschool system and on the development of competitiveness and consumerism in children from the earliest age. We would therefore like to suggest certain artistic activities for preschoolers resembling the typical children’s play, such as the manual making of toys, presented from the perspective of integrative approach. This approach can be useful in many ways in combating negative educational tendencies: it promotes both learning as a creative process and play as central to the preschool education whilst significantly departing from the dominant values of consumer culture. We believe that such a creative and active approach to learning from the young age is the basis for establishing a new culture of learning and, consequently, a different educational system that will rest on true humanistic values rather than on legitimization of the capitalist system and its structure.
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The article deals with topical issues of the institution`s development (Palace of Children (Youth) Creativity) and ensuring the quality of additional education of children in modern conditions. It is proved that the core of the quality management of art education in the municipal institution of additional education of the younger generation should become a value-motivational approach. The basic principles of disclosing its contents are represented.
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A moment in which kindergartens are forced to predict and cope with the long-term consequences of COVID-19 crisis, it is quite necessary to focus on the needs of all concerned groups-from children and their parents to service providers and above all ,on the needs of the employees. Actions of a new kind should be taken concerning work force, most of which have no analogue up to the present moment.
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The text contains a description of the scientific management of the change in an educational institution. As a result the school turns - from an institution with fading functions, to a modern educational centre.
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The research focuses on Bulgarian school management during the last 20 years. On the base of legal documents analysis – laws programme, and conception – the author divides the period into four phases and makes some conclusions about the current and future management changes.
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The aim of the following article is to present our research on the essence of the concept of equation and inequality in science literature, to accomplish their logical analysis and according to that – to propose methodical accents on their propaedeutic study in primary school.
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The concept of numeric expression is a basic one in teaching mathematics. It is introduced and assimilated in primary school. This concept is a component of many other concepts and problems in school course of mathematics. That is why discussing and analyzing the process of understanding and assimilating the notion of numeric expression is of great importance both to the teachers and pupils. The present study focuses on some key activities and groups of problems aiming at mastering pupils’ abilities to solve various mathematical problems, to overcome some difficulties and prevent from making mistakes in finding the ways of solving different problems and doing so to enrich their knowledge in mathematics.
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Reading involves various processes that range from visual identification of writing to understanding the content and context. The main objective of this study is to fathom out the initial process of learning to read (decoding and comprehension) for students from first and second grade. The following tests were used: rapid serial naming (objects and letters), phonological awareness (manipulation and rhyme), picture vocabulary, decoding of words and reading comprehension.This study found statistically significant differences in all components observed in both age groups – students from first and second grade. Decoding of words has strongest correlation with the rapid naming of letters, phonological awareness and rapid naming of objects. Reading comprehension has strongest correlation with vocabulary size, phonological awareness and decoding of words. There was a statistically significant difference between the sexes in terms of phonological awareness, vocabulary size and reading comprehension.Predictors for the decoding of words for Bulgarian students from first and second grade are: the speed at which they read, rapid naming of letters and their level of phonological awareness. Predictors of the reading comprehension are: vocabulary, ability of segmentation and rapid naming of letters.
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The effectiveness of mental training depends largely on the conviction and active participation of both parties – student and educator. Hence the need to form a positive attitude towards mental training in general. For this purpose it is necessary for the pedagogue to have appropriate mental literacy and readiness to apply the various means and methods of mental preparation. The aim of the study is to identify and compare the changes that occurred in the mental preparedness of 9-10-year-old students from Gorna Oryahovitsa and Veliko Tarnovo after applying two different game models in physical education and sports.
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Kickboxing is one of the most attractive and dynamic modern sports. It combines the most effective techniques with legs and hands from karate and classic boxing. This symbiosis between the two sports makes it an exciting spectacle attracting numerous admirers. Kickboxing is not a demonstration game designed solely for audiences and entertainment. It is a sport discipline and, as such, is subject to the general methodological foundations and norms of sports training. The application of the general principles and laws in the kickbox training process is hampered by the lack of a scientifically based, in-depth research on this sport (Lefterov 2006: 27, Kaikov, Yonov 2001, Zlatev 2010: 122, Pavlova, Petkova 2017: 79). This is a sport with a complex motoring activity that manifests itself in constantly changing and extreme conditions of training and competition. Kickboxing practitioners are subjected to great physical and mental stresses.They have to master and apply a great arsenal of complex dynamic stereotypes in the ring, in the context of an acute conflict with an opponent who actively counters them. The time deficiency in which an exchange takes place shows that, in addition to physical qualities, the kickboxer must also possess a specific sport intelligence to realize in the conditions of the training and the race. The technical arsenal that every kickboxer has to master is diverse and coordinated. It can be divided into two parts: technique of attack and defense technique (Lefterov 2006: 27, Kaikov,,Yonov 2001, Zlatev 2010: 122, Pavlova, Petkova 2017: 79).
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The present text sorts the types of oral texts in a productive paradigm in which the main criterion is their dominant function. This typology is extremely essential to ensure uniformity in the language of learning discourse, greater terminological precision and linguistic precision. In the statement are explicit two aspects - theoretical and practical.
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The article studies various conditions of combining heuristic activity, taking place in the process of learning, with activation of reflection processes, as well as any possible consequences of such combination. Author’s positive research experience in this area has been shared, related to the realization of reflexive-synergetic approach principles in mathematics education. Concise presentation is made of the results of a pedagogical experiment proving the thesis that the organisation and management of student educational-cognitive heuristic activity by using an educational technology which has been specifically created for this purpose, developed in compliance with the fundamental principles of the reflexive-synergetic approach, increases the level of student individual intellectual reflection abilities.
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