THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE SOCIAL SOLIDARITY WITH THE ELDERLY

Author(s): Alina Mărgăriţoiu / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, some rights of aged people have been restricted or violated. Paradoxically, isolation at home, especially of the elderly, has been taken to mean solidarity as imposed by the authorities for the good of all members of society. Surprisingly, people have moved from showing solidarity out of fear of contagion to showing social solidarity by caring for the vulnerable, lonely and disadvantaged, such as the elderly. This paper illustrates some significant social projects for the elderly carried out during the pandemic as a living proof of the growing social solidarity towards the elderly and also of good practices that can be extended to more locations in our country.

Evaluarea logopedică la început de an școlar. Model de fișă de evaluare logopedică și aplicații

Author(s): Claudia Doinita Gherlea,Daciana Panțiru / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 2/2021

The aim of this paper was to illustrate the approach of speech and language asssessment developed within the Interschool Speech Therapy Centers in Romania (Centrele Logopedice Interșcolare), at the beginning of the school year, in a pandemic context. It presents the initial evaluation of students and preschoolers, but also the way in which the complex evaluation of children identified with speech and language disorders is developed, fallowing the legislation and specific methodology. The Speech and Language Evaluation Scale is a very useful tool at this stage and beyond. This helps to condense the relevant data about children, to formulate the speech therapy diagnosis and to outline the therapeutic approach. The developed model addresses both aspects of psychomotor development and aspects of pronunciation and articulation. It is designed mainly for primary school students, but can also be applied to preschoolers. The presented case study is intended to highlight the way this model can be used, at various stages, in a specific intervention strategy.

Modular-Cybernetic Approach for Development of Digital Competence of Students – Future Teachers

Author(s): Nikolay Tsankov,Ivo Damyanov / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

The present research aims to investigate opportunities for the development of digital competence of future teachers through the application of a modular-cybernetic approach and a technological variant developed on its basis. The experimental research focuses on diagnosing the cognitive and practical achievements of students in order to identify the possibilities and limitations of the modular-cybernetic approach in the development of digital competence. The empirical research was conducted with a group of 86 students admitted to study Bachelor's degree in the professional field of Pedagogy. The system of criteria and indicators in the course of the empirical research is used as a “core of the competence” with an emphasis on the cognitive and practical achievements. The Wilcoxon's Test (Wicoxon) is utilized to compare correlating groups. The results of the Wicoxon application show that the modular-cybernetic approach for the development of students' competence has a greater than average impact on knowledge formation and also affects the development of cognitive skills to a small extent. On the other hand, the applied technological variant does not help the development of problem-solving skills and practical-applied skills.

Influence of Family Education on the Psychophysical Development and Socialization of a Child with Intellectual Disabilities

Author(s): Svitlana Mykhalska,Svitlana Myronova,Maryana Buinyak / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

Family is the primary institution of socialization of the child, and family education is the leading factor in successful social adaptation. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of family education on the development and socialization of children with intellectual disabilities from preschool to adolescence. The article describes the methods of experimental research (observation, analysis of documents, surveys, conversations) and its results. We found out that families have a mostly positive atmosphere. However, in families raising children with intellectual disabilities, overprotection prevails, which leads to infantilism of children and lack of independence even in adolescence. Parents of schoolchildren rarely communicate with them on topics related to professions, possible employment; they do not discuss issues of married life, avoid problems of sexual and role relations. It is established that most families do not take the initiative in cooperation with specialists and only formally follow the recommendations for raising a child. We have identified factors of family upbringing that not only negatively affect the development of the child, but also complicate its socialization.

Формиране на професионални компетентности в процеса на университетската подготовка на студенти социални педагози и социални работници

Author(s): Nona Glushkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

The formation of a complex of competences related to a specific professional field is a process aimed at achieving the two main dimensions of competence, namely: achieving the goals in the processes of education and training and accumulation of administratively defined professional characteristics of a specific position. The present article aims to present the results of an empirical study, reflecting the point of view of social service managers in terms of importance of specific professional and specific knowledge, individual qualities, and interpersonal skills, specific and necessary for the position. The findings in this study are accents to which part of the university training of the students in the specialties "Social Pedagogy" and "Social Work" could be directed.

Organizatıon of Developmental Training in Preschool Educational Institutions

Author(s): Sharafat Bakhishova / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

Self-realization, self-presentation is one of the most important qualities of the modern man. It is especially important to support this work in the educational process, bringing it to the centre of educators and children's activities. One important way of doing this is to give tasks that ensure independence of thought. It is possible to ensure and monitor the development of children through classwork. The children demonstrate skills such as understanding, application, analysis, etc. at different stages of cognition. An important condition in the lesson content is the development of a humane position in children, situation selection for children, creative search, problem-solving, communication and cooperation skills in training, a reflection of self-regulation, self-awareness, reflection, selection of methods that allow children to develop cognitive activity. Methods of raising cognitive activity include comparison, analysis, generalization, question method, solution of logical tasks, research, etc.

Humane Education – Benefits and Challenges

Author(s): Anna Arnaudova-Otouzbirova / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2022

Based on theoretical studies and content analysis of existing scientific literature and humane educational resources, this paper makes an attempt at defining the concept of humane education, briefly describing its historical development and emphasizing its benefits. The advantages of incorporating humane education into educational settings are discussed along with some of the challenges involved in its practical application. Furthermore, some implications are made for the inclusion of humane education in the pedagogical practice to raise the quality of education.

Съвременни подходи за управление на стреса в училищната организация

Author(s): Miroslav Terziyski / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

The article deals with issues related to the study of the problem field of the phenomenon of stress in the school organization. On the basis of my own research, opportunities are presented for organizing the work on stress management in the functional space of school activities. The high social significance of these activities is emphasized, which are especially important in the social and professional space of the school organization. The whole spectrum of social relations, the variety of communicative contacts realized at different levels and with different categories of participants in school relations objectively lead to situations that can destabilize the personality of teachers and leaders and lead to the emergence and development of stress. The article presents stress’ essential characteristics, factors that determine its appearance, ways to manage it.

Проблемът с дискриминацията в предучилищна възраст и засягането му в гражданското образование

Author(s): Panar Kyazim / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

The aim of this theoretical study is to describe the features of discrimination and protection from such in preschool ages. The main task of the article is to shed light on discrimination against children, its outcrops and ways to resolve cases of discrimination, intentionally or accidentally, periodically or systematically occurring in the preschool environment. The limitations of the work are related to the inclusion of children only in preschool age.

Digitalization and Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practices and Innovations in Higher Education System in Kazakhstan

Author(s): Gaisha Mussina,Bayan Sapargaliyeva,Bakhyt Alipova / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

The article analyzes new methods and innovative approaches to the implementation of education in digital format, which are actively being introduced in higher educational institutions. The scientific work is based on the method of theoretical analysis of research of the universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. New methods and innovative approaches to the implementation of education in digital format have been identified and are being actively implemented by higher educational institutions. In general, this study shows that Kazakh universities are adapting to distance education with certain difficulties. Despite sais difficulties that the pandemic has presented in the field of education, it is important to emphasize the possibilities of distance learning.

Distance Learning in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemics

Author(s): Baktybek Keldibekov,Shailoobek Karagulov / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

In the article, the authors considered the forms of distance learning that were used during the coronavirus pandemic, analyzed the positive and negative aspects of distance learning. Distance learning technologies have made it possible to build an individual training regime. For example, students could review video materials of lectures and classes at a convenient time, they had more opportunities for self-development and self-study. Also, the article discusses some types of electronic educational resources that are so necessary for distance learning.

Digital Universities: Features and Key Characteristics

Author(s): Marina Skiba,Maktagali Bektemessov,Alma Turganbayeva / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

The article discusses the phenomenon of "Digital University". The goal is to identify the essence of this concept, its content, as well as the criteria for transformation into a digital university. The article outlines the problems of transformation and its ways. Digitalization, like any phenomenon, is multifaceted and can have both positive and negative effects on the educational process and the quality of education. The study conducted by the authors made it possible to describe in detail the key characteristics of a digital university, which has the features of a research organization, an educational organization, an IT company, information banks / knowledge repositories and marketing organizations.

Features of the Formation of the “Selfˮ Concept of Students Using Digital Technologies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Berik Matayev,Kadisha Shalgynbayeva,Zaru Kulsharipova / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

Modern psychological and pedagogical studies of professional training of undergraduate students in the specialty "Pedagogy and Psychology" in online learning conditions increase the relevance of research in the field of the "Self" concept. The psychological term "Self" in science has many meanings. On the one hand, the "Self", as mentioned above, is the result of the separation of a person from the surrounding communication space, which allows them to feel and feel their physical and mental state and to know themself as a subject of activity. On the other hand, self-realization of their own "Self" is an object of self-knowledge for them, especially at the stage of professional development. Diagnostics of the "Self" concept of students in the conditions of professional training was carried out using the methods of S.A. Budassi, M. Kuhn, T. McPartland "Who am I?", "I am in the past. I'm in the present. I'm in the future" and a specially designed questionnaire. The sample consisted of 141 students of Pavlodar Pedagogical University (PPU) and Toraighyrov University (TOU) aged 17 to 23 years, without work experience. Based on the results obtained, the hypothesis of the existence of a relationship between the "Self" concept and the professional training of future specialists was confirmed.

Experimental Research of Psychological Support of Development of Communicative Competence in High School

Author(s): Kulyash Kozhamzharova,Sholpan Mardanova,Rauan Alibaeva / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

In this article, we described an experimental study of the psychological support for the development of communicative competence of future specialists. Since in the competence approach the result of education is viewed as the ability to act in different situations, a brief literature review of the concept and problems of the competence approach in vocational education was conducted. Comparative results of an experimental study conducted in two higher educational institutions teaching students of pedagogical and medical profiles are presented.

Teaching English Pronunciation during the COVID Pandemic

Author(s): Snezhina Dimitrova / Language(s): English Issue: 3s/2022

It is often pointed out that pronunciation instruction, unlike many other aspects of language learning, is a very physical activity. In teaching the pronunciation of a foreign language, face-to-face tuition with an experienced, phonetically trained instructor remains the best option. But the COVID pandemic and the shift to online teaching which universities in Bulgaria had to make virtually overnight about two years ago, forced course instructors to adapt very quickly both their teaching materials and resources as well as their teaching methods and practices to the new realities of life in / with the epidemic. The present paper addresses the question of teaching English pronunciation at tertiary level during the COVID pandemic. It discusses briefly the advantages and disadvantages of a number of digital resources which university students have found useful both in class and for individual work outside the virtual classroom on various segmental and suprasegmental aspects of the pronunciation of the foreign language.

Великденските празници – обща цел на европейските педагози в eTwinning общността за споделяне и сътрудничество

Author(s): Tsvetoslava Ilieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

The author shares experience about the work of the team at the “Happy Childhood” kindergarten in Pleven (Bulgaria) – as an equal participant in the eTwinning community of schools in Europe and active participant in a project focusing on the traditions of the Easter holidays. The text describes the cooperation between teachers, children, parents and local authorities to organise activities that enrich the life and professional experience of its members.

100-годишнината на Търговската гимназия „Княз Симеон Търновски“

Author(s): Snezhana Taneva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

STEM подход в обучението по математика във втори клас

Author(s): Veselina Georgieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

The report presents a series of STEM exercises realized with the students from the second grades (“A”, “B” and “C”) of the primary school “Alexander Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata” – city of Burgas. The tasks include mathematics, engineering, creativity and are performed in the classes for activities of interest within the all-day organization of educational activities, as well as in the classes for activities of interest to a group of children formed under the Ordinance on Inclusive Education. STEM tasks realized with second graders can be divided into: Making models of objects related to a particular plot; Making useful objects for our everyday life. To make the models, the students are divided into teams of two. The task of each team is the same: to make a model. Students take on the role of engineers, who have to design and build a model, working within certain limits. To make it easier for the little “engineers”, they are given an algorithm at the beginning of the class.

PERMA модел за стимулиране на образователните постижения на децата и учениците от XXI в.

Author(s): Sevil Ivanova,Mihail Nenov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

The study follows the process of setting up the first newly established Bulgarian public school in the 21st century and the development of an innovative educational model that addresses the challenges of personal development in the context of digital transformation and the professions of the future. The design of educational solutions takes into account the current trends in soft skills and an integrated set of knowledge aimed at identifying and solving problems in the micro- (individual) and macro (global) context of the person and community in a period of dynamic digitization and robotization of personal and social parameters and their consolidation into business intelligent systems. In solving the above-mentioned challenges we apply the PERMA model of positive psychology and present the ways in which it is realized in: Organizational structure of the school; Building the relationship between stakeholders; Integrated approach to presenting learning content; The set of hardware and software solutions that ensure the implementation of the above two indicators and position the value-based approach in the context of the digital society, expanding the parameters of personal development of professionals, students and their parents into the realms of virtual existence, adding new parameters to the established interpersonal practices and poses new challenges for the administration, training and mental (cognitive and emotional) growth of the context of augmented reality.

Приложение на бинарния урок като форма на обучение в учебните часове по история и цивилизации

Author(s): Daniela Hristova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

The present study draws attention to the application of the binary lesson considered as a non-traditional methodological idea in historical education. In this type of lesson, the joint, joint and cohesive work of two teachers stands out. Exemplary variants of binary pedagogical practice are presented through selected topics from the studied historical content integrated with the subjects “Bulgarian Language and Literature” and “Physical Education and Sports” in junior high school and high school.