(EGALITARINĖ) SOCIALIZACIJA VAIKYSTĖJE KAIP SĖKMINGOS MOTERS KARJEROS BIRŽINĖSE BENDROVĖSE PRIELAIDA

Author(s): Virginija Šidlauskienė,Rasa Pocevičienė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 81/2018

Globally, gender equality in the boards continues on an upward trajectory with slow but positive progress – in 2016, nearly 19% of seats on the boards of the largest companies globally were held by women, up from about 14% in 2012, with 3 percent of this growth coming in just the last two years (Zehnder 2017). A leading country in this matter, Norway, has introduced its quota law in 2007 requiring boards of listed companies to have a gender balance of at least 40/60. The ten years result of this quota happens to be an increase in female board members from 6 percent in 2002 to 42 percent in 2016 (CORE 2017). The EU also tries to push for a quota for women on company boards so as to address the slow progress toward gender equality in the senior ranks of publicly listed businesses. Although 62.7% of new university graduates are women (graduating with Master’s degrees – 66.5%, and 58.9% graduating with doctorates) in 2014, they are outnumbered by men in leadership positions in the corporate sector in the Lithuania. When looking at the top executive positions, there are no women CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) in the listed companies in Lithuania. From December 2013 to September 2014, the share of women on boards (executives) in Lithuania increased by 2.8% (Šidlauskienė, Pocevičienė 2015). Thus, the current moment offers a strategic opportunity to proactively enhance gender equality and prevent any more widening of the gender and skills gaps.

(MULTI)MEDIA LITERACY – PERSPECTIVES IN SERBIA

Author(s): Dejan Pralica / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2016

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of media literacy in Serbia five years after "The Strategy for the Development of the Public Information System in the Republic of Serbia" came into force. Among other things, the "Strategy" proclaimed the introduction of new ICTs in order to contribute to better informing and education for children and youth. "Medijska koalicija" ("Media coalition") and US Agency for International Development (USAID), with the help of Serbian Ministry of Education and Science, started the project in order to encourage and support the democratization of the society via promotion of media literacy and responsible journalism in the Republic of Serbia. The target groups of the project were both teachers and secondary school students, as well as journalists. The project resulted in many seminars as well as a web-site which provide permanent support for the establishment of critical understanding of media messages using the most up-to-date learning models such as webinars and other multimedia tools.

(NE)PRIVLAČNOST ODGOJA ZA VRIJEDNOSTI

Author(s): Kornelija Mrnjaus / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 2/2018

Values and their role in the life of man and society is a topic that researches in social and humanistic sciences have been dealing with for thousands of years. Although there is still no agreement if the values are reflection of desirable or desired behavior as their universal definition does not exist, there is generally a consensus that it is a construct that serves as a human guide for survival and maintenance in the social environment, directs man’s behavior, serves as a moral and the ethical framework. When asked whether values education, as a process through which values are transmitted and developed, is needed, a positive response will be obtained. But when it comes to the question of who is responsible for carrying out the values education and what its content should be, we will come across many opinions, both scientifically based and those based on personal preferences and beliefs. The school, as an educational institution, is often at the center of the debate on the issue of values education. Starting from those, if the school needs to interfere in morality issues at all, and if so, on which value system should build its own educational principles. The author in this theoretical work deals with the pros and cons of values education in schools, the role and preparedness of the teacher for carrying out the values education and the challenges of values education in a multicultural environment.

(Nie)kompetentni dorośli oraz (nie)kompetentne dzieci we wspólnej przestrzeni społecznej

Author(s): Katarzyna Wajszczyk / Language(s): Polish Issue: 12/2018

In the text the author indicates different possibilities of recognizing the institution of school together with the consequence of adopting a chosen perspective for development of the community. The analysis of student’s, teacher’s and parent’s questions about being together at school is an attempt to indicate the lack of social competences that are evident in school and family life. Author points the barriers of shaping competences resulting from functioning within the institution. At the same time emphasizing the necessity of community development in this area.

(Re)produkcija nejednakosti u školskom sustavu? Uporedba injojezičnih kurikularnih koncepcija u praksi i zakonskim normativima Hrvatske i Austrije

Author(s): Dijana Gnasmüller / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 17/2021

In Croatia‘s and Austria’s educational systems, plurilingual students have long had the status of a priority group, and thus give us the impression of readiness in facing the "problem" of dynamics of society as the greatest challenge of all – whether as national minorities or students who, as refugees in accompanied or without parents, come to one of these countries in search of a better life. In both countries, concepts have been developed and laws aimed at integrating plurilingual children into regular classes as soon as possible, encouraging them to learn the language of the majority population first, while neglecting their backgrounds and the potential they carry. By reviewing and comparing concepts, laws, and regulations that deal with all aspects of the phenomenon of plurilingualism – from the structure and manner of distribution of plurilingual children in classrooms, through the training of teachers who teach them, to the image of them in society, the paper will try to answer the question to what extent these states are ready for the multi- and plurilingual reality that surrounds us.

(UN)REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS? PERCEPTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VOJVODINA

Author(s): Zorana Lužanin,Biljana S. Lungulov / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2020

Future students’ expectations of higher education, and the relevance of one’s (un)realistic expectations for further academic success, are of growing importance in the context of contemporary needs for quality improvement in higher education. Research indicates that students’ perceptions and expectations regarding studies and academic life can influence their academic success, satisfaction with studies, as well as impact their decision to leave university. The research presented in this paper aims to investigate high school students’ expectations and perceptions regarding higher education and future studies. Participants were 1259 third and fourth-grade high school students planning to continue their education at universities. The paper presents qualitative and quantitative analyses of open-ended questions which were assorted in numerous categories, subjected to further statistical analysis. Results indicate that the majority of high school students hold the belief that academic studies require more effort and that the concept of academic studies, regarding the structure of lectures, greatly differs from the one in high schools. On the other hand, a surprisingly small number of high school students expect to gain advanced knowledge at the university and get better opportunities for employment after graduation. It has been concluded that there are significant statistical differences among high school students regarding their expectations, depending on their gender, age, type of high school they are attending, as well as their hometown. The results were discussed concerning their relevance for enabling an easier transition from high school to university, providing better adaptation to university life and preventing dropping out from university.

10–16 metų mokinių nuostatos dėl matematikos ir metakognityvaus sąmoningumo sąsaja

Author(s): Raminta Seniūnaitė,Birutė Pociūtė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 35/2015

Poor results in mathematics, negative attitude towards mathematics, anxiety during math lessons and the lack of confidence in the capabilities of solving math problems are the most serious problems in today’s school environment. The aim of this study was to measure the relationship and expression of 10–16-year-old children’s attitudes towards mathematic and met cognitive awareness. In the present quantitative research, 4–9 grade learners took part. The participants filled in a questionnaire which consisted of a measurement of self-efficacy (Pajares, Miller, 1997), Junior Met cognitive Awareness Inventory (Jr. MAI) (Sperling et al., 2002), Attitude towards Math Inventory (ATMI) (Tapia & Marsh, 2004), problems from the “Kengūra“ contest. Firstly, learners tried to predict their ability to solve three mathematical problems. After that they solved these problems. Finally, they filled all the questionnaires. The results have shown that the attitude towards mathematics is positively related with the met cognitive awareness and self-efficacy. Met cognitive awareness is linked with academic achievements. The attitude to mathematics correlates 10–16-YEAR CHILDRENS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS RELATIONSHIP WITH METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS Raminta Seniūnaitė, Birutė Pociūtė Summary with age, gender and academic achievements. Met cognitive awareness was the same among different grade students. Older learners showed the tendency to have a lower attitude to mathematics, in contrast to younger learners. Younger children are more confident in their abilities in mathematics and enjoy more this discipline. In this research study, the girls had a lower attitude to mathematics than boys. In addition, girls dominated among the learners who had a lower than average attitude to mathematics. Older learners showed the tendency to overrate their capabilities to solve math tasks while younger learners rated their capabilities more accurately. Learners with higher academic achievements showed a more positive attitude to mathematics. According to multiple regression results, the attitude towards mathematics is a predictor of academic achievements, while met cognitive awareness is a predictor of the attitude towards mathematics. According to the results, the positive attitude towards math could be formed by teaching met cognitive awareness.

1300 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ГЕБЕР – УЧЕНИЯТ НАЧАЛО И ФУНДАМЕНТ НА АРАБСКАТА АЛХИМИЯ

Author(s): Nano Stepanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2021

Geber (Latinized name of Jabir ibn Hayyan (c. 721 – c. 815)) is among the most notable representatives of medieval chemistry. The article, dedicated to the 1300th anniversary of his birth, tries to depict his work as the beginning and groundwork for Arabic alchemy, also serving as a push for the formation of chemistry in the future. The article touches upon his life, characteristics, evaluation of his works, doubts about his identity and authorship. His influences are examined and his achievements in the area of metallurgy (sulfur-mercury theory, characterizing all known metals), knowledge of `secret` (stimulating the transmutation of metals) substances, mineral acids, salts, chemical processes and apparatus, his contributions to practical chemistry prove the broadness of his interests. His rational and practical approach is acknowledged and also his “outer” spiritualism present in the terminology inherited by the authors of Alexandria. The legacy he leaves – his authority, influence on the development of chemistry and followers – Arabic medical alchemists. In the conclusion his services to science and civilization are summarized.

20. Yüzyılda Osmanlı Toprakları Üzerinde Kurulan Nişantaşı Ġngiliz Erkek Mektebi Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Author(s): Abdullah Kara,Mustafa Çavdaroğlu / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 2/2021

Foreign schools had the opportunity to open as a result of the fact that the Europeans were given commercial privileges in the Ottoman state and these privileges became permanent over time. Foreign schools operating in the Ottoman lands were first opened by the French and then the British. Metin Ünver, with the study titled "The establishment of the English Boys' High School in Istanbul in the context of the debates on the decline of British Commerce in the Ottoman State against Germany", was previously related to the Istanbul British Boys' High School. He evaluated it in the context of schools opened as a means of competition for foreign states to have economic influence on the Ottoman lands. In this study, in the context of the Ottoman document titled "Zükura Mahsus Ġngiliz Mektebi", which is the original of the study called Nişantaşı English Boys School, which forms the basis of our subject, information such as the opening of the school, student admission conditions, structure, school organization and the lessons taught, the course contents were tried to be evaluated. This information was supported by archive documents related to the subject in the Ottoman archive of the Prime Ministry. With this study, it is aimed to contribute to the studies in the field of education history.

30 години катедра „Предучилищна педагогика”

Author(s): Radka Gaydova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

4-6 Yaş Arasındaki Çocukların Ebeveynlerinin İstismara Yönelik Farkındalığı

Author(s): Elif Ünal Bozcan,Bengü Berkmen,Nihan Koran,Eşmen Tatlıcalı / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 97-1/2019

The aim of this research is to investigate the awareness of the families about abuse. The families in the target of the research are the families who have children between 4-6 years old. This research was carried out as cross-sectional study. Personal Information Form developed by researchers and Parent Awareness Scale" developed by Pekdoğan (2017) were used as data collection tool. The population of the study was formed by the parents of children between the ages of 4 and 6 who received pre-school education in the Nicosia region. The sample consisted of 321 parents who were randomly sampled and voluntarily participated in the study. The data of the study were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program. The relationship between the averages of parental abuse awareness scale and the socio-demographic characteristics of the study group were analyzed by t Test and one way ANOVA. For the reliability of the scale Cronbach Alpha was calculated as .65. As a result of the study, it was determined that the awareness level of abuse is medium level. When the scale items were analyzed, it was determined that the parents did not have enough knowledge about sexual abuse. The analyze results of the scales points that the families have medium level of awareness about child abuse. Also the results of the study indicates that the awareness about abuse is not connected with socio demographic issues. According to the results of the study family trainings about child abuse can be recommended.

4-oji nacionalinė mokslinė konferencija LETA 2020: Švietimas ir ugdymas, jungiantys bendruomenes

Author(s): Monika Orechova / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 45/2020

2020 m. spalio 9 d. įvyko 4-oji nacionalinė mokslinė konferencija „Švietimas ir ugdymas, jungiantys bendruomenes“, ją organizavo Vilniaus universiteto Ugdymo mokslų institutas ir Lietuvos edukacinių tyrimų asociacija (LETA). Nuotoliniu būdu vykusioje konferencijoje pranešimus skaitė daugiau nei 70 dalyvių, konferenciją stebėjo per 200 klausytojų.

60-72 Aylık Çocukların Bilişsel, Sosyal- Duygusal ve Özbakım Yeterliklerinin Çeşitli Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi: Kuzey Kıbrıs Örneği

Author(s): Sarem Özdemir / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 97-1/2019

Preschool education is a critical period in terms of improving cognitive, social-emotional, language and self-care skills of a human’s life. The main purpose in this study is to investigate differences of competencies of children’s cognitive, social-emotional and self-care skills in terms of mothers’ employment status. Cross sectional survey method and descriptive analysis were used in this study. Target population was all mothers who have a child at age 6 and accessible population was mothers who live in Nicosia. Random sampling was used to assign the questionnaire. The items in the rubric were formed with related to the objectives mentioned in the preschool education curriculum. Participant mothers were asked to specify the degree of competency on cognitive, social-emotional and self-care learning skills. Data obtained in this study were collected in the February and March 2016. Questionnaire also included personal information about participants that are; employment situation, age, number of children, level of education and job of the mother. According to the results, children of mothers at home had higher scores on social-emotional and self-care skills. In addition, it was found that children with higher education level had higher social emotional development scores and self-care skills. It was also concluded that the older mothers’children had a better level of self-care skills.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Outdoor Education

Author(s): Kadir Yildiz,Yeser Eroglu,Tolga Besikci / Language(s): English Issue: 1Sup1/2022

The aim of this study is to map the thematic landscape of studies on outdoor education. Our process focuses on the following research question: What are the emerging topics in studies on outdoor education? Bibliometric data retrieved from the WOS database, which consists of 555 scientific publications with the keyword "outdoor education” and indexed in SCI-Expended, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCISSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH or ESCI, was analysed using the descriptive analysis technique. Analysis of the results revealed that there are 10 different types of publications on outdoor education and the most frequently used type is scientific articles, with 365 examples. Keyword network mapping showed that “outdoor education, environmental education and outdoor learning” were terminologies that stood out the most. The analysis of the data was visualized by VOSviewer (Version 1.6.9) visual mapping program and presented with tables and density maps in the findings section. As a conclusion, the study puts forward the main concepts that require particular attention from the outdoor educators. In addition, we hope and expect that the thematic concepts, country distribution of articles and outlining the highly cited studies of this field will contribute to paving the way for future research and identifying the gaps in the literature. This study aims to pinpoint the leading and emerging topics within the outdoor education research field, which has great importance both for the theory and practice of outdoor education.

A BLENDED-LEARNING APPROACH TO ESP TEACHING: DESIGNING A VIRTUAL PLATFORM

Author(s): Lorena Clara Mihaes,Anda Dimitriu,Irina Bocianu / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

The demand for English courses particularly tailored to specific needs is ever growing in today’s higher education system. We teach a generation of undergraduate students who will most likely use English as a medium of instruction for their master’s degree, whether they decide to apply for one in Romania (the University of Bucharest offers 20 such programmes) or abroad. A greater emphasis, therefore, should be laid on meeting the competence standards required by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, so that, upon graduation, the student will be an independent user of general English and have a good mastery of the terminology of his field of study. Since the undergraduate English course spans anywhere from two to five or six semesters, during which time the instructors have the task of bringing students with various language levels up to the same proficiency par - when they would ideally be able to apply for the abovementioned postgraduate programmes, a solution to the problem is offered by digital technologies, which can complement the traditional teaching methods already in use. Based on students’ answers to a questionnaire which led us to conclude that not only are they conversant with the new technologies, but they also consider that their language skills would improve, should the virtual medium be used during the in-class activities, we have devised a rough draft of an online platform specifically designed to facilitate the students’ access to and assimilation of information through online applications.

A circumstantial approach towards formative assessment in mechanical engineering courses

Author(s): Mohammed Abu Basim Nazer Ali / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2022

Universities are entrusted with nurturing a nation's brightest minds through different assessment and evaluation strategies. However, assessment became difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic era, hence, raising concerns about alternative assessment methods. This study focuses on the importance of formative assessments in higher education and how they can be designed to assess students’ performance using online web tools on mechanical engineering. The study was conducted by considering 60 students who undertook various assessment methodologies for 6 different courses. The result obtained helps the instructors to understand their learning efficacy and how it helps the individual to what extent the learning outcomes have been attained. Also, there was a huge gap between what instructors thought and how the students understood the context.

A Combinatorial Question Related to an Easter Tradition Led to a New Entry in OEIS

Author(s): Ivaylo Kortezov / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

In some regions of Bulgaria (at least) there is an Easter tradition, according to which in group of people first each one chooses a differently coloured egg, then each pair of people performs a swap (or swaps) by exchanging the eggs they currently have until everyone gets the originally chosen egg. This generates a natural question: if there are n people in the group, find the least number E(n) of swaps which makes this possible. We prove that E(n) is the least even number not less than n(n−1)/2. The sequence thus generated was added to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences and linked from there to several seemingly distant combinatorial results.

A Comparative Investigation on the Characteristics of Scientists in Social Studies Teaching

Author(s): Sezgin Elbay / Language(s): English Issue: 67/2021

This research was conducted to compare two situations that seem to be independent from each other. In this context, the opinions and images of middle school 6th grade students towards scientists and the scientists profile in the Science, Technology and Society unit of the social studies textbooks (4th, 5th and 6th grades) that the students have been exposed to so far were compared. For this reason, the research was carried out according to the document analysis and holistic single case study method. The study group of the research consisted of 27 (female=14, 52%; male=13, 48%) students aged 11-12, determined according to the criterion-case sampling method; in addition, social studies textbooks (4th, 5th and 6th grades) created a Science, Technology and Society unit. Datas were collected through open-ended questionnaire, drawing and scientist identification forms. Documentary and descriptive analyzes were made on the obtained datas. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the opinions and images of the students towards the scientist and the profile of the scientist in the Science, Technology and Society unit largely overlapped. In line with these results, Social Studies textbooks should include scientists study in the area of social science as well as scientists study in the area of science, mathematics / medicine in the learning area of “Science, Technology and Society”.

A comparative study of the effects of self-assessment and peer feedback on literature students’ oral production

Author(s): Mahmoud Azizi,Roman Kralik,Lucia Petrikovicova,Hedviga Tkáčová / Language(s): English Issue: 5/2020

Introduction. The purpose of the current study is to investigate self-assessment and peer feedback as two helpful strategies for facilitating teaching and learning in language classrooms and to investigate the effects of these techniques on EFL learners' oral performance. Materials and Methods. To achieve the purpose of the study and answer the research questions, a quasi-experimental study was conducted. The participants of the study were two groups of five EFL learners who were called self-assessment group and peer feedback group. The self-assessment and peer feedback techniques were incorporated to the self-assessment and peer feedback group respectively. There were a pretest and posttest sessions and four sessions of treatment were between the pretest and posttest. The instruments used in this study were storyboards and checklists. The data was collected via recording device and then it was transcribed for further analysis. Some parts of the data were also analyzed qualitatively. Results. The findings of the present study showed that both techniques are helpful in different aspects of oral performance. Self-assessment had significant effects on the use of correct error- free clauses, subject verb agreement, word choice and tense consistency and also the features of fluency and organization. Conclusions. Peer feedback also improved the use of error-free clauses and fluency but not the other items. But there is no significant difference between the two techniques.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP (EDC) COMPETENCES IN THE ICELANDIC AND ROMANIAN CONTEXT

Author(s): Alina S. Reșceanu,Anh-Dao K. Tran,Magnús Á.S. Magnússon / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2020

This comparative study has a two-fold aim. On the one hand, it provides a description of the national educational framework – legislative provisions, institutional strategies and policies – and the regional and local practices regarding the presence of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) competences in the educational process. On the other hand, it brings together two educational systems that share a full commitment to European values and principles, but which are based on historically different and distant cultures. More specifically, this research starts from the presentation of EDC in the two contexts, comparing the presence of the EDC competences in policy and strategy documents, academic curricula and syllabi of study programmes relevant for EDC, focusing on the role and importance of education as a site of learning for democratic citizenship. Overall, it capitalizes the results obtained in the joint research work carried out within the international joint project “A Comparative and Transferable Approach to Education for Democratic Citizenship (ACTA)”, funded under the EEA Grants - Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and implemented during September 2018-April 2020 by the University of Craiova, in partnership with the University of Iceland and Bifröst University.