Фантазиите на Възраждането – генеалогиите

Author(s): Georgi Valchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

Addressing the vicissitudes and times of triumph and failure in the life of Alexander Exarch (Alexander Boev – Beyoglu), a Bulgarian prominent public figure, the paper discusses the invention, construction and deconstruction of personal biographies in the period of the rise of Bulgarian nationalism in the Ottoman Empire. The latter, historically defined as а period of National Revival, mobilized the ambitions and efforts of Bulgarian revolutionary émigrés to turn into recognizable political subjects and reliable representatives of the national community. The case of Alexander Exarch is especially emblematic in this regard as far as he constructed his identity of a promising diplomate and politician on associations and suggestions for presumable aristocratic origin, coming from the byname “exarch”, added to the names of his family members. This byname perfectly assisted in procuring advocates for the Bulgarian cause in the European courts and circles, but at the same time, it attracted opponents among the émigrés, who blamed Alexander Exarch for taking advantage of “a fake noble exarchal genealogy”.The paper clearly shows how the invented biographies worked as an instrument for response and adaptation to dynamic historical contexts of profound and social transformation as well as how they confronted innovative personal strategies, traditional attitudes and local and translocal political projects.

Колониалната експанзия на французи и британци в Северна Америка: възход и сблъсък, 1748 – 1763

Author(s): Milen Kanchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The article discusses the main concepts in the studies of North America colonial expansion in the middle of the eighteenth century: the frontier of Frederic Turner and the middle ground of Richard White. A new concept is introduced that measures the diversity and dynamics of the expansion process – terra media, based on and extending the space of the generic construct middle ground. The idea for terra media argues for a presence of a quasi-empire – a community united by a chain of relations and pertaining to the colonial empire, natural as for the local tribes as well as for the European colonies. Such continuum emerges after the fall of the empires in the spaces once belonged to the perished colonial powers within the areas claimed by their expansion policy.

Some Concepts from Probability and Statistics and Opportunities to Integrate Them in Teaching Natural Sciences

Author(s): Elena Karashtranova,Nadezhda Borisova,Dafina Kostadinova,Nikolay Karashtranov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The aim of the suggested approach is to focus on acquisition of elements of Probability and Statistics that are included in the curricula of Mathematics, Informatics and Information Technologies in Bulgaria. The educational tools of¬fered show the opportunities for co-related education in Informatics and Statistics. The approach used for the development of educational materials allows a quick and flexible reaction to the changes in education.

45-a международна олимпиада по химия

Author(s): Donka Tasheva,Penka Vasileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The paper represents problems (theoretical and practical) of the 45th International Chemistry Olympiad and the solutions of theoretical problems. Comments of Bulgarian team presentation are given.

Удовлетвореност от професионалния труд на учителите в образователни институции

Author(s): Bozhidara Kriviradeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article presents results from an empirical study among teachers from all over the country about their satisfaction with professional labor. The study was made with a questionnaire for the diagnosis of labor satisfaction, developed by M. Radoslavova and A. Velichkov.

Всеобщ вечен мир – позабравената мечта

Author(s): Jordan Kolev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The author analyzes the perceptions of educational thinkers on self-knowledge and on peaceful co-operation as the core values of civilization. Accordingly, it reveals the need to extend the legal knowledge of child protection, on which the quality of the future peaceful life of people around the world will depend on.

Опит за обосноваване на професиограма на началния учител (I – IV клас)

Author(s): Maria Teneva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article presents the idea of justification of a set of professional requirements for the primary-school teacher. The performed attempt to justify a set of professional requirements for the primary-school teacher in the I – IV grade is aimed at regulating the specific requirements for the selection of candidates for the specialty “Primary School Pedagogy”, as well as their academic preparation and subsequent professional realization. A four-component model of a professional set of requirements for the primary-school teacher is presented and justified, which includes a description of specific requirements for the personality, theoretical training and the professional achievements of the practitioners. The professional set of requirements for the I – IV grade teacher is based on the idea of interdependence between the components: a medicogramme, a psychogramme, a sociogramme, requirements for the primary-school teacher‘s professional training.

Мултидисциплинарен подход за съвременно академично присъствие и устойчиво опериране с актуални ресурси

Author(s): Violeta Gueorgieva-Hristozova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article refers to university didactics and professionals in this field. This is a brief reflection on the current challenges that faces the Bulgarian education in result of the evolution of the society, on the current Bulgarian educational context, on the professional profile of the modern university lecturer - in his role as educator, and also as a head of an educational structure. On the basis of studied theory and practice in pedagogical management is proposed the author’s idea for contemporary academic presence and sustainable usage of modern information resources.

Самоценност на свободната детска игра и последствията от нейната педагогическа имитация

Author(s): Slaveyka Zlateva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The study proves the self-esteem of the free game of children by offering a theoretical analysis and introducing an author’s assessment of its manifestation in the basic game types. The main thesis is focused on defining the pedagogical imitation of the game, as well as analyzing the consequences of the paradoxical replacement of the free game of children with its corresponding pedagogical imitation. The focus is placed on hard to measure harms for the child together with losses for the teacher gained by missed opportunities for play-learning as an independent child activity and as a pedagogical paradigm for learning.

Диагностичен инструментариум за измерване на компетентности по четене на официалния български език като втори език – ученици роми, VII клас

Author(s): Tanya Tzenkova-Stancheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article presents tested diagnostic toolkit for measuring the reading competencies of the official Bulgarian language as a second language, acquainted through deliberate fostering of reading during the Bulgarian language classes – Roma students, at the beginning and at the end of the 7th grade. The ambition of the author is to support the process for raising the quality of education for every Bulgarian student, no matter of ethnical background, first language or culture

Доброволчеството в спорта – мощен фактор за интеграция, подобряване на образованието и устойчивото развитие

Author(s): Albena Dimitrova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article is devoted to the positive trends and problems of volunteer initiatives in sport among learners. Based on an in-depth analysis of the current system of volunteering, the basic requirements for achieving a qualitatively new approach based on the following objectives are outlined: the formation of a targeted policy in the field of volunteering as a whole and in particular in sport, which contributes to the achievement quality results according to the National Strategy for Development of Physical Education and Sport in the Republic of Bulgaria 2012 – 2022 and the European framework programs; socio-economic impact of including learners in sport events as volunteers of their results and benefits; development of sports organizations and institutions as equal partners. This article is based on official documents, as well as the monitoring of volunteer sports events. A specific proposal for improving the system has been made.

Русифициране на градското пространство. Варшава и провинциалните градове на кралство Полша през ХІХ и началото на ХХ в.

Author(s): Andrzej Szwarc / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2016

From the late nineteenth century together with the rise of modern nationalism, a widely spread belief is that there is a natural antagonism between the nations, which also affects the field of culture. This seems particularly clear in the territories inhabited by people of ethnic groups that are not dominant and constitute the centralized European powers such as unified Germany and Russia. The article presents some aspects of the Russia‘s cultural policy towards Polish lands in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Part of this policy is the construction of monumental objects with civilian or religious purpose in the Polish cities, whose architecture hints at Russian traditions and their functions are considered a symbol of foreign domination.

Ян Карски – герой на полската съпротива

Author(s): Andrzej Żbikowski / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2016

Жизненият стандарт в Полша от Средновековието до XX век

Author(s): Michał Kopczyński / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2016

The paper examines the evolution of living standards over the last millennium, viewed through the prism of the body height of the inhabitants of the Polish lands. Body height is determined by both genetic potential and by living conditions. The highest values were recorded in the late Middle Ages and in the second half of XIX century

Характеристики на средновековните ислямски затвори на остров Сицилия (IX – XI век)

Author(s): Desislava Vladimirova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The medieval prisons are part of the Islamic governing system as in the Near East as in the Magreb. The sources about their organization and working methods are rare and straggling. Whatever, medieval Islamic prisons deserve an attention because they are connected with the general institutional environment in the Islamic lands. This article surveys the Islamic prisons in Sicily in the period 9th-11th century. It begins with a review of the emergence of the first Islamic prisons. This information serves as both forming initial impressions and a basis of the subsequent analysis. An important contribution of the article is the collected information from different by language, type and time historical sources. Their careful readings, coupled with a compare analysis, allow us to draw conclusions about the characteristics and location of the medieval Sicilian prisons. Comparison with the prisons in the other Islamic lands over the same historical period shows us common features. This makes it possible to conclude that the penal institutions on the island follow and work on a well-established model.

Влияния на училищната среда върху проявите на тревожност при ученици от общообразователни и професионални училища

Author(s): Gergana Slavcheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

The article presents data about the impact of the school environment on the anxiety of 8th and 9th grade pupils who study in secondary and vocational schools. The data shows that anxiety symptoms, provoked by the school environment, occurs most clearly in the form of reactions of nervousness and tension. The girls have anxiety symptoms in the form of stomach upset, sleeping difficulties, fatigue, breathing problems, palms sweating, nightmares, expectation of negative assessment by others. The empirical data proves that for teachers from secondary and vocational schools is necessary to stay informed about the harmful effects of anxiety symptoms on pupils` physical and mental wellbeing.

За формирането на лексикална компетентност в обучението по български език на чужденци

Author(s): Bonka Vassileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2015

The paper discusses the problem of the lexical competence development in teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language and the objectives related to the lexical competence mastering. The thesis of the paper is that the lexical competence development should be carried out according to the linguistic personality of the student. In this respect methodological ideas for developing the lexical competence are proposed

Психосоциални аспекти на реакцията на скръб у майката след неуспешна асистирана репродукция

Author(s): Milena Dimitrova,Dancho Dilkov,Galina Dimitrova,Stoyan Vezenkov,Rositsa Doynovska / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

Experiencing loss and grief after a failed attempt at assisted reproduction leads to serious emotional repercussions for the mother and the couple as a whole. To pinpoint the philosophical-existential fears of the mother “that wasn’t” is of great importance, for it allows deliberate work to be done to help the present loss reaction. The serious medico-psychosocial problem present deserves to be examined due to the wide philosophical-ethical resonances it leads to. In some cases the reaction to loss can lead to a rejection of further tries, to “unlocking” depression and other mental illnesses. The authors present their own study involving 29 women aged 28 – 43, evaluated with two standardized self assessment psychological questionnaires for depression and anxiety, an interview and a survey. Based on the provided result data the patients most often had difficulties overcoming their loss, due to being situated in the phases of Anger and Depression, as based on the Stages of Grief, and report symptoms of generalized stress, depression and anxiety. Patients remain certain in the need for individual and group psychosocial work to overcome the loss.

Language Policies and Language Education in the Period of Sultan Abdülhamid II: Examples from the Yıldız Palace Library Collection

Author(s): Pervin Bezirci / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2019

One of the issues at the heart of the Ottoman Empire throughout history was education, bearing in mind that education is the guarantee of a nation’s progress. The biggest breakthrough in the field of education in the Ottoman Empire took place during and after the reign of Abdulhamid II. In this period, the language of education and instruction was an important issue in the studies conducted for the dissemination of educational institutions throughout the country. In addition to Arabic Language, the necessity of learning western languages emerged from the times when the Ottoman Empire’s relations with the western states had begun to gain traction owing to political developments. In modern schools, some western languages were introduced, especially the French language.Within the scope of this study where the era of Abdulhamid II is prioritized to understand the place of foreign language education within the education system, the general characteristics of the education system of the period are given in brief. Language policies and foreign language education of the period are examined. In addition, some examples from the Collection of Yıldız Palace Library, which has a very important place in the education system of Abdülhamid II period, are introduced and discussed.

The Doctrinal Complex in the Cyrillo-Methodian Heritage (History Teaching Slavic Languages)

Author(s): Liudmila Karpenko / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2019

This article focuses on the doctrinal complex in the heritage of Saints Cyril and Methodius. The author establishes that this doctrinal complex is consistently designated in their heritage as “pravajavera” (right faith). The concept of “right faith” is shown in the article as a cognitive structure, which is expressed in different semiotic means – lexical, textual and in the symbols of the Glagolitic alphabet. This correlation is shown as an important semiotic argument of inextricable link between the Christianization of the Slavs and the emergence of Slavic book-writing. And it remains   a creative spiritual potential of humanitarian education.