Special Education Teachers’ Practices and Perceptions Regarding the Creation of a Developmental Environment that Supports the Correction of the Cognitive Activity of Children with Intellectual Disability

Author(s): Athanasios Kateris / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

Teaching children with intellectual disability is a particularly challenging task because of their limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Their learning characteristics demand specific curriculum content and instructional strategies. Furthermore, although a carefully designed and positive learning environment is beneficial for all students, it is more important for their education. Therefore, their teachers should create the appropriate physical, psychosocial and pedagogical environment which can promote their cognitive activity and the full development of their strengths. In order to investigate how everyday school life teachers, perceive and try to establish the optimal environment for their intellectually disabled students, a survey on special education teachers’ perceptions and practices has been conducted. The results have shown that the participants are well aware of the importance of all aspects of the appropriate learning environment for their students with intellectual disability and that they try to establish this environment in their everyday school life in order to enhance their cognitive activity.

Инспектирането като реализация на политиката за поддържане качеството на училищата

Author(s): Nina Gerdzhikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

Bulgarian schools are national in character but nonetheless they are part of European Schools System. This positioning raises the issues of changing the standards for school inspection. This article presents some studies in Germany and England related to the definition of the quality of educational institutions. At the same time, some suggestions for improvement of the Bulgarian standard for inspection of kindergartens and schools are made.

Педагогика на физическата култура – гранична педагогическа наука

Author(s): Chavdar Sotirov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The article presents a brief historical analysis of the formation and development of the pedagogy of physical culture, presenting facts and arguments in its defense against the background of the philosophical-pedagogical culture science. The idea of ​​writing this article arises from the tangible penetration of the concept of physical culture in pedagogical literature and rhetoric. The aim of the study is to justify the right of existence and the vitality of the phrase “pedagogy of physical culture” 1), which is apparent from the cohesive blend of the two basic concepts: “pedagogy” and “physical culture”. The introductory remarks logically lead to the methodological need to clarify the subject matter of the research as much as possible. In this respect, taking into account the theoretical base of general pedagogy, the subject of research is assumed to be the overall process of formation and purposeful development of the physical culture of the individual in the conditions of education, training and overall development, the aim of the research being pedagogical functions of the pedagogy of physical culture, which we consider to be within the interdisciplinary scientific fields and border pedagogical sciences.The narrowing of reflections leads us to a sociological approach to studying culture and considering education as its specific institution at the level of pre-school education. In the course of theoretical assumptions, analyzes and conclusions, it is clear that both concepts of “physical education” and “sport” have their general and specific characteristics, but their content shapes and influences the evolution of pedagogy of physical culture. It is inextricably linked with the other substructures of the social system - education, health care, science, culture, ecology etc.

Децата в конституционните норми на България

Author(s): Rumen Vasilev,Vesela Mareva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The purpose of this analysis is to try to support the process of training in the legal disciplines of the students in the Social Sciences department at the Faculty of Medicine in Trakia University – Stara Zagora.The work focuses on the presentation of the main constitutional texts influencing the rights of children and institutions committed to their rights, as well as short sentences of texts of the law on judging people related to the subject. The aim is to enable students to understand the role of constitutional texts that are multiplied on our national legislation and influence the behavior of children.

Концепцията за продуктивното образование

Author(s): Bozhena Takvorian-Solakian / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

Abstract. In the article, productive learning is seen as an educational process aimed at acquiring life skills and obtaining a particular product from the real life situation. This process provides – on the basis of the self-determination of the participants, the individual development and the growth of the person in the conditions of interpersonal communication and interaction. Discussed are the main parameters and characteristics of the concept of productive training, as well as its most important principles, the concept of training through alternation and the so-called dual system of education, linking to the Strategy for Development of Vocational Education and Training in the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2015-2020.

Взаимодействие между децата с различни възможности и животни¬те

Author(s): Svetoslava Saeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

This paper presents both pedagogical and ethical issues of the interaction between children with different abilities and animals. There is an official suggestion for terminology change – from “children with special educational needs” to “children with different abilities”. Some of the alternative aspects of the possibilities for pedagogical interaction with animals are presented and discussed in order to develop positive personality qualities in children with different abilities.

Глазодвигательная активность при чтении у детей младших классов с разной степенью сформированности навыка чтения

Author(s): Mariam Moiseevna Bezrukikh,Vladimir Ivanov / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2019

The study identified differences between good and poorly-reading first-grade students. This reflected in the shorter duration of fixations, the greater amplitude of saccades and the speed of reading, as well as the partial influence of the “complexity” of the text on the amplitude and number of regressive saccades. The differences were related to the degree of maturity of cognitive processes included in the psychophysiological structure of reading as a special type of cognitive activity.

La Bulgarie et son européanisation à travers la langue française

Author(s): Martin Henzelmann / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2019

In this paper, I highlight the importance of the French language as a cross-cultural key element in the 19th and 20th centuries. This holds true in particular for the development of the Bulgarian language, culture and Europeanisation. This study will examine some examples and illustrate the importance of the French language after Bulgaria proclaimed independence.

Пословицы на уроке русского языка как иностранного в итальянской аудитории

Author(s): Oksana Bezhenar,Manuela Pavone / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2019

In this article the authors share the positive experience of preparing a group of Italian students of Russian (future teachers) to participate to the IX International Summer Qualification School “Modern pedagogical technologies in teaching Russian as a foreign language” organized by the Russian Centre of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” (Bulgaria) with the support of the foundation “Russkij mir”. The article presents a detailed plan of practical lesson focused on the development of speech skills during which Italian speakers get acquainted with Russian proverbs that have full equivalents or semantic analogues in Italian.

The “Enchanting Background” of the Short Form Literature

Author(s): Irena Kristeva / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

To revalorize the “enchanting background” of the enigmatic and fascinating Antiquity, which he re-elaborates from its scattered and fragmented remains,the French writer Pascal Quignard proposes anaggiornamento of some ancient literary short forms. HisLittle Treatisestherefore represent an unconventional assemblage of fragments that condense the reflection by endowing it with the sparkliness and the fugacity of fireworks; that search for the deep meaningof discourse by playing with its latent connotations; that translate the stream of thought by fractioning the storytelling. Thissingular narratio brevis, which wanders through ages, contexts and literary genres, corresponds to a world view as a fragmented space and to a writing view as a discontinuous and unfinished discourse.

Неизвестен досега портрет на Апостола в османския архив в Истанбул

Author(s): Dora Chausheva,Viktor Kombov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

This article represents a photo of Vasil Levski, which was found in the Turkish Presidency State Archives of the Republic of Turkey – Department of Ottoman Archives in Istanbul in October, 2018. Its presence in exactly this archive, along with other documents of the Bulgarian revolutionary organization and the text on the back of the photo in Ottoman Turkish, leads to the conclusion that this is the photographic portrait of the Apostle, which was used for his chasing. With it, the total number of Vasil Levski‘s photos amounts to eight.

Управлението на Мануил II Палеолог (1391 – 1425), Османската им¬перия и Европа

Author(s): Nikolay Danev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The period of XIV and XV century is one of the most important for Balkan history. The Ottoman invasions of the Balkans predetermine the destiny of Bulgarians, Ottomans, Greeks, Serbs and a number of other nations, because Ottoman hegemony significantly alters the ethnic, religious and geopolitical outlook of Southeast Europe. One of the most memorable personalities of this period is the Byzantine Em¬peror Manuel II Paleologus (1391 – 1425), who in order to save his decaying state made a desperate move - on December 10, 1399, he sailed from Constantinople, aboard several Venetian galleys, to seek personal help from the rulers of the West. This adventure is one of the most romantic parts of Byzantium’s past, and to this day it is of great interest to historians. In this article we will explore some of the key points in this journey.

The Common Law and the Canon of Lekë Dukagjini

Author(s): Berat Aqifi,Ardian Emini,Xhemshit Shala / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

This paper contains a summary, chronology and analysis of a specific process that Albania has in general, as it is the specificity of blood feud, which is one of the typical and very current problems of the Albanian people. The implication of the second parties and the third parties on these developments in reconciliation of the lynx and the effect of the Canon of Lekë Dukagjini and other socio cultural implications for overcoming the inter human conflicts that find support at customary law, at the same time it is considered as an act to settle down the disputes, a legal and institutional component for the replacement of the courts. Special emphasis is placed on the Canon that Albanian law is an Albanian institution, institutional history, but also a “formulated idea”. It is the mind and spirit of the Albanians, conceived for centuries in the oral tradition, preserved, protected with fanaticism and transmitted as a message, to be understood, disaggregated and absorbed in the way it was formulated and transmitted, without being changed in form and content. The Canons are the product of an ancestral society, when Canon law was the only right to regulate life. Life becomes fierce not only in the sense of confronting nature, but also of people with each other, which is characterized by a constant competition, which one alone can not withstand. One of the challenges that Albanian society and state faces in this decade is the phenomenon of blood feud and revenge, a habit inherited from the ancient past, incompatible with the principles of civilized society and the rule of law.

Развитие на толерантност чрез спорт

Author(s): Tatiana Iancheva,Ina Vladova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The article focuses on the issue of the emerging tendency of a lack of tolerance that often leads to aggression. The authors conducted a study with students from the National Sports Academy – Sofia (Bulgaria) on attitudes to work in a multicultural environment. The results show that the majority of students have a positive attitude towards working with ethnic minority students. Discussed is the possibility for developing tolerance in children through sport. Sports pedagogic specialists should be able to identify in a timely manner the behavior of pupils during sport and other activities and to reveal the reasons that lead to different behavioral responses.

София – Европейска столица на спорта: амбиции, реалности, възможности

Author(s): Ivan Sandanski / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The emergent concept of strategic leveraging of sport-based initiatives and events aimed at creating social benefits for local communities enables a better understanding of the role and involvement of local authorities in modifying and fast-tracking existing or developing new local sport policies, strategies, programmes and projects. The article sets out to unpack the current efforts and approach by Sofia municipality to capitalize on prospective opportunities the initiative ‘Sofia – European Capital of Sport 2018’ can provide to generate any social legacies in the form of a range of benefits for both the community and various sport organisations and educational establishments operating in the capital city. To that end, a modified version of O’Brien & Chalip’s (2007a, 2007b) conceptual exploratory framework for social leveraging was employed. The study adopted an inductive methodology and data came from a combination of participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and content analysis of documentary evidence. Analysis reveals that the potential of ‘Sport 2018’ should be assessed not so much on any outcomes derived, but rather on to what extent those effects actually tell us why or how they occurred. In other words, what mechanisms and strategies undertaken around the initiative have been effective (or not), for whom, and in what specific context. However, the lack of systematic empirical research and any published evaluation reports with detail information on participants’ history and background, context of activities, capacity of engaged organisations, and embedded resources and mechanisms, seriously undermines the endeavours to drawing objective findings and making evaluations about the initiative’s leveraging for producing desired social outcomes. This speaks for a rather ad hoc than a strategic approach on the part of the actors involved. Implications for practice and future research on strategic leverage of sport initiatives are presented.

Оптимизиране на двигателната активност на децата в детската градина чрез туризъм и спорт сред природата

Author(s): Paulina Andreeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

This article discusses the organization and implementation of an initiative for increasing the motor activity of children. The main goal is to strengthen and temper the children, to develop physical capacity and to build personal qualities and social skills through active outdoor motor activity. Through the organized tourist activities was increased the motor activity and the opportunity for participation in open-air sports activities of all kindergarten children. The provided sporting equipment diversifies the forms for conducting physical culture and helps to develop new motor skills. Sports activities contribute to the development of personal and social qualities and improve the health of children. The results of the surveys and especially the recommendations show that there is an increased interest and desire of children, parents and teachers for active participation in future joint sports activities.

Как съвременните родители общуват с децата си? Позитивни методи за възпитание

Author(s): Maria Georgieva,Maia Rogashka,Zhivka Doicheva,Zlatomira Mihaylova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The text aims to present the experience of the educational institution in working with parents. The topic of partnership with parents in recent years has become particularly relevant. The Forestry and Woodworking School "Nikolay Haytov" - Varna strives to meet the high demands of society to maintain good relations with parents, to support their functions and to encourage them to take care of their children, to stimulate education as a process and to increase their motivation for learning. A number of activities have been undertaken to support those goals. The text shows innovation started by the team of the high school that achieved high results.

Учредяване на комитет „Баболандия“

Author(s): Yoanna Dimitrova,Raya Encheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

family; education; interaction

Децата – нашето бъдеще

Author(s): Yoanna Dimitrova,Maria Kuzmanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

The actuality of this paper is determined by the theoretical and practical significance of ways to learn, accumulate and perceive knowledge and practical skills in road safety. The influence of the game as a social system for the formation of personal qualities and practical experience is considered. The purpose of the development is to reveal the ways, methods and means that the kindergarten provides for building a culture of safe road behavior and sharing practical experience

Извънкласните спортни форми – възможност за превенция на съвременните проблеми на младите хора

Author(s): Emilia Lazarova,Veselina Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019