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The article focuses on the “translation” of the language of clothing, which is characteristic of Bulgarians in modern language. The accumulated knowledge allows us to try to read the “language of clothing” as “our” ancestors “speak” and “write”. In order to read it, I draw both data about the style of Bulgarian folk clothing and examples of folk tales, ritual practices in a family environment. The aim is to reveal this “translated text” as a typical method of affirming the national identity on a local and national scale.
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The Center for the Study of Democracy has undertaken a special inquiry into the topic of drug abuse - which was fueled by the drug epidemic of the late 1990s and has grown to become a real social threat - and the problem of drug dealing, which is a major mechanism for the generation of organized crime in Bulgaria. This report addresses drug supply and demand in Bulgaria with the ambition of mapping a vast information void and identifying the basic mechanisms and stakeholders of the drug market. However, the peculiarities of drug diffusion and consumption do not allow the use of the standard suite of economic research tools and vehicles throughout the study. This analysis has been divided into three sections. The first addresses the genesis of drug distribution, while the second describes its structure and functioning. The findings about supply presented in the first two parts are based on a series of in-depth interviews with dealers of different groups of drugs, long-term drug users, with police and security officers (experienced in combating drug traffic, drug production, and drug dealing), doctors, and civil organizations engaged in treatment services to drug addicts. Section 3 highlights drug demand, and brings into play the findings of the First National Population Survey on Drug Consumption in Bulgaria conducted by Vitosha Research. For the purpose of this study, CSD and Vitosha Research used the research tools of the European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
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Създаване на местен механизъм за приложение на Закона за защита от домашното насилие
The partnership process is a prerequisite for management activities and processes in the social and educational sphere. A key role for success is the partnership between the institutions in social protection from domestic violence. The creation of a model of interaction at a regional level is the next stage in the process of partnership within the Local mechanism for the application of the Law on protection from domestic violence. It is necessary to improve the process of coordination and information exchange; to provide training for professionals; to strengthen cooperation between institutions in the implementation of measures for rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic violence; to develop social infrastructure to support victims and perpetrators through new programs, development of competences, new (social) services.
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The article focuses on the school’s experience in working with children with special educational needs. Specifics of this kind of training are pointed out, an emphasis is placed on working with parents. Good cooperation between teachers and parents is an important psychological prerequisite for students to feel the school as a desirable territory and a supportive environment for them.
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Although belonging to the corporate tradition of the Ottoman Empire, the relationship between patrons and clients continue to play a role in modern Balkan countries. This article presents and analyzes examples of this vertical type of social networks in order to explain some peculiarities of the way in which Bulgarian politics operates in the late nineteenth century.
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Children with disabilities are a dynamic social group, strongly in need of support that social work can provide. The topicality of the theme is reinforced by the fact that many children are drawn from institutions and are aimed at community services, where the idea is to implement a fundamentally new approach to their care, hence the important role played by various experts in the implementation of direct social work with children with disabilities. Social services are a milestone in politics, which is relevant to effective social inclusion and participation in society of vulnerable groups.
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The article examines the importance, different forms of organization and the content of the pedagogical work with parents of the child with special educational needs (SEN). It specifies the tasks and useful activities that are necessary for the realization of effective cooperation with the parents. In the article the author shares and summarizes personal experience on this topic.
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The text presents several problematic situations and various cases that – after careful analysis, could be used for education and upbringing purposes. Proposed are suggestions for reaction in each case. They can be used both by teachers and parents.
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Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776 – 1841) is a pedagogue whose system is widely disseminated in the pedagogical practice of many European countries. He analyzes questions related to: individuality as a psychological phenomenon; formation of multilateral interests; the role of the experience in the learning process; the educator`s role; educational training; management and upbringing; the internal mechanisms of the learning process.
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The report explores to what extent Bulgaria has introduced the European standards in the legal regulation of the prison system and the execution of the penal sanction of imprisonment, how are they implemented in practice, what is the State’s penal policy and strategy in this area in general and in respect to drug-addicted prisoners in particular, and what is the opinion of the people working in the penitentiary system and the non-governmental organizations monitoring the activities of penitentiary facilities.
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Quality of life of people of desabilities depends of measures of support. Personal assistance is an important form of non-institutional support for people with disabilities. Its essence is that in the focus of attention is the user and his/her needs. Personal assistance enables people with disabilities to engage in society and satisfy their personal, professional and social needs. Personal assistance is actually the embodiment of a philosophy of independent life, the principles of which are: the possibility of choice, independence in decision-making, control of the work of assistants, responsibility and the right to mistake. In addition to the legal and subordinate regulations of importance for the implementation of personal assistance in Republic of Serbia, in this paper will also analyze working of service of personal assistance in Niš. In this way, the key problems in the functioning of the personal assistant servicecan be noticed. As one of the most serious problems is project financing of personal assistance in all cities of Serbia, which greatly affects its sustainability and reduces the quality of life of persons with disabilities and the certainty of the employment of the assistants themselves. Solving this and all other problems related to the functioning of personal assistance in Serbia will certainly contribute to the realization of the principles of social justice and the creation of a more humane and more just society.
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Во текот на изминативе пет децении се случија низа промени во третманот на лицата со интелектуална попреченост. Постои тенденција за редизајнирање на општеството дизајнирано за „здравите, способните и силните“ и создавање инклузивно општество еднакво за сите негови граѓани. Процесот на деинституцијализација е еден од процесите што особено придонесе за подобрување на квалитетот на животот на возрасните лица со интелектуална попреченост и нивна социјална инклузија во сите текови на современото живеење. Проценката на квалитетот на живеењето и поврзаноста со работната ангажираност на возрасните корисници е неизбежна, затоа што процесот резултира со нови конфигурации на потребите и услугите за поуспешна и подобра инклузија во општеството. Со истражувањето се опфатени 80 лица со интелектуална попреченост корисници на станбените единици за живеење со поддршка во Скопје и во Неготино. Заедничките заклучоци упатуваат на тоа дека корисниците на овие станбени единици сметаат дека се потребни дополнителни активности за исполнување на нивното слободно време. Исто така потребно е работно ангажирање на корисниците со повеќе активности затоа што тоа влијае на нивното расположение и се сметаат за општествено корисни граѓани. Генералниот заклучок покажува дека работната ангажираност влијае на квалитетот на животот на оваа категорија луѓе, што укажува на потребата од проширување на дејноста на дневните центри во Скопје и во Неготино и отворање на локалната средина за оваа категорија луѓе. Со ова ќе се придонесе за поголема самостојност и социјaлна инклузија на возрасните лица со интелектуална попреченост.
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The main purpose of this article is to show the need for further training of teachers in general schools. The main topic is how to work with children with special educational needs (SEN). Discussed are studies and analyses of the legal framework for teacher education in schools on the subject of inclusive education. The main tasks put forward are the presentation of the results of a study, which examines the need to train teachers how to work with children with SEN. Shown are the findings of the study and recommendations for practical application.
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The report explores the legal, institutional and policy framework of countering child trafficking in Bulgaria and assisting and reintegrating its victims. It looks at Bulgarian criminal law and criminal procedure, as well as other legal norms, relevant to the subject, and the extent to which they comply with international standards. The study presents the different stages of referral victims go through, the various institutions and organisations, involved in the process, and the policies and initiatives they pursue in improving child victims’ situation. A number of recommendations are put forward in terms of possible legislative amendments, strengthening policy framework and furthering capacity building of institutions, entrusted with combating child trafficking.
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The study analyses the mechanisms for interaction between public institutions and NGOs in supporting four vulnerable groups: persons deprived of their liberty, victims of trafficking in human beings, domestic violence survivors, and persons seeking international protection and other vulnerable foreigner nationals. Furthermore, it identifies trends in the cooperation between institutions and NGOs in assisting these communities. The report sums up the profile of the bodies and organisations involved and identifies problems in their interaction. Instruments for cooperation between public institutions and NGOs in relation to each vulnerable group are reviewed in detail, both on legislative and practical level. Correlations between identified problems and aspects of the interaction between public institutions and NGOs that could help resolve these problems are highlighted. In conclusion, recommendations are made to involve civil society in providing comprehensive support, in particular legal, social and administrative assistance, to vulnerable persons. These recommendations rest on the shared experience and opinions by public authorities and civil society, as well as on applicable foreign models and good practices.
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This Handbook presents the main results of an in-depth evaluation study of the legal, policy and practical frameworks for assistance to and reintegration of child victims of trafficking in six EU Member States – Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and Sweden. The three reports included in this Handbook are based on three standardised methodologies for examination of legal and policy frameworks, for evaluation of programmes for assistance and re/integration of child victims of trafficking and for indentification of good practices in this area. The reports analyse the relevance of legal frameworks for the needs of trafficked children and the effectiveness of services for such children in different areas of assistance, such as: identification of trafficked children, appointment of a guardian, individual case assessment, regularisation of status, interim care and protection, durable solutions and longterm re/integration. The reports offer a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of assistance and reintegration programs and discuss identified challenges that need to be addressed in countries of both destination and origin in order to assure better protection and assistance to trafficked children across the EU.
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The article considers the advantages of knowing the specific particles of the native dialect, which differentiate it from the literary norm, for teaching Bulgarian language in school. They are particularly heartening for the basic types of mistakes at students writing and verbal manifestation which can be expected and can be main criterion for the teacher in determination of that, which part of the school subject needs to be accented on.
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The article presents the first results of a pilot study in the field of social gerontology. The key features of two groups of retirees in the post-socialist period (a metropolitan city – a small town), derived from radically opposite families (communist elite – middle hand peasants), are traced and analyzed. A special emphasis is placed on the political influence that members of both groups have in their local space.
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Improvement of registration of non-profit organisations (NPOs) is a necessary precondition for strengthening the civil society and increasing its transparency and accountability. An easy and simple registration procedure, with no duplication of information and functioning automatic exchange of data, would allow the civic sector to concentrate on its substantive priorities. The registration of NPOs and its subsequent maintenance determines to a large extent the relations between those organisations and the state authorities and is an indicator of the will of decision makers to lighten excessive administrative burden and thus facilitate the civil sector's development. The concept offered and the recommendations for legislative changes provide support to institutions in achieving that aim.
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