A ‘Contest’ as a Pedagogical Method in Tourism Higher Education: a Case Study in Teaching Creativity Through Problem-Solving

Author(s): Tomasz Napierała,Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała,Kathleen M.C. Tjørve,Even Tjørve / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

The main goal of the paper is to discuss whether a contest, as an educational tool, can develop the creativity of participants when the main goal of the students may be to win. A 24HOURS contest was implemented as a case study. Three methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the 24HOURS contest: a written questionnaire, individual in-depth interviews, and an online questionnaire. Results proved that the contest was unsatisfactory in increasing students’ creativity, as they were oriented to win, or to acquire knowledge, rather than to cooperate or interact with representatives of other student teams. The investigation confirmed the tutors’ enabling responsibility for both cooperation and creativity during the contest. However, expectations of tutor engagement caused concern and their role should, therefore, have been more clearly defined. Analysis of the case study presented in this paper can provide pedagogues with insight into the design and implementation of contests as educational tools.

A megújuló forrásból származó villamos energia önellátási és exportlehetőségei a magyarországi településeken

Author(s): Balázs Kulcsár / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 04/2020

The goal of the study is to develop an estimation method with software calculation, based on average exploitage data. With this calculation we will determine what proportion the small-scale household power plants (SSHPP) and a power plant under 0.5 MW capacity contribute to the electricity demand of all Hungarian settlements. These small power plants generate electricity only from local renewable energy sources. Furthermore, this study would like to present the results achieved in the past 10 years since the Electricity Act came into force which allows the installation of small power plants. It would like to show the results obtained in the process of energy sources renewal. Are there any settlements in Hungary which could provide their electricity demand from local renewable energy sources in 100% and could they even overproduce it? If the results prove overproduction this may create an opportunity for energy export to the neighbouring settlements. This study points out that decentralized, local, renewable energy-based power supply systems theoretically may be realised in Hungary. Whit this method, energy policy could be more easily planned, the support system could be revised, the energy mix could be modified and the process of energy renewal may be accelerated. We performed our tests based on energy and settlement geographical viewpoints.

A munkás-alkalmazotti népesség jövedelmi színvonala az egyes megyékben

Author(s): László Lengyel / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 01/2020

Unchanged reproduction of a study published on pages 53–60 of issue 2 in the twelfth volume of our journal.The study presents the results of the Labour Force Survey of 1959 in Budapest, 42 rural towns and 143 villages, covering a total of 18,577 households, broken down by county: the majority (81.8%) of the total income of working-class households (HUF 26,832 per year per household) came from employment. The combined average annual amount of income from social security and social insurance and the average annual income per household from backyard farms were more than HUF 2000 (7.3% and 6.6%, respectively).The average amount of other incomes was HUF 1404 (4.3%) per year.

A SHORT HISTORY OF COMPUTER USE AT FACULTY OF PHYSICS – UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

Author(s): Mircea Victor Rusu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

For physicists computing is a main activity. Starting from devising an experiment to problem solving with computer, from using mathematical tables to other aids to computation, physics has grown its strength by using each step the numerical computation. So, computing for researches as well as education was used and steadily improved by us, starting from first minicomputers to the last generation of computers and algorithms. In this presentation we will follow, in short, the evolution of computing, hard and soft, in physics at our faculty. We selected here the main field of interests that was connected with problems showing: programmed solutions, simulations and modeling, computer application and software during the time. Such a time recollection is interesting and surprises me as how diverse and far such activity was done. Examples will be from computation in tradition physics, to biology, chemistry, astronomy, medicine to data processing and visualization, data management, to create our own educational software and so on. The fields as nonlinear dynamics, complexity, chaos and fractals, as well as fluid dynamics, atomic, molecular or nuclear physics, earth or stellar physics, connected to improvement of the experiments and devices via artificial intelligence are some of our topics which will be exemplified here.

A smart planning szerepe a fenntartható városfejlesztésben

Author(s): Mária Szalmáné Csete,Attila Buzási / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 03/2020

In this paper, we sought to answer the question of whether a smart city concept can contribute to the transition towards sustainability at the city level in the age of digitalization, and if so, how. We propose the use of the developed smart planning method and the development of as corecard-based indicator system that may contribute to the evaluation of the sustainable, climate-conscious and smart nature of local development ideas by guiding local decision makers and other stakeholders. Due to this indicator system, the continuous efficiency improvement of monitoring processes can be realized for the city management and operation,as well as the ex-ante evaluation of market-base durban development projects. A pilot study was conducted at a city of county rank in order to examine the feasibility of the developed indicator system and smart planning method. The described evaluation system may be a useful tool for local governments for identifying the most cost-effective and resource-efficient market solutions considering regional characteristics, to select the most appropriate and optimal solutions according to the development objectives of the municipality fostering the practical implementation of smart and sustainable urban development.

A szomszédos országokban született népesség területi mintázata Magyarországon, 2011, 2017

Author(s): Áron Kincses,Géza Tóth / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 02/2020

This study focuses on spatial approaches (rather than spatial analysis) by examining neighbourhood, local similarity as well as spatial locations and patterns. The authors through this methodological paper present how spatial autocorrelation can be used in territorial analysis on Hungarian residents born in neighbouring countries to answer the following questions: To what extent do other uses of space characterize different foreign affiliated resident groups? To what extent do immigrant populations form distinct groups, multi-district regions and arrays by citizenship? What is their spatial pattern? Which places have values similar to or different from those of neighbouring districts? How stable are they in time?The first part of the analysis models general spatial similarities for groups of Hungarian residents born in Austria, Romania, Serbia,Slovakia and Ukraine. The authors have shown that there is a positive trend in autocorrelation,with the formation of district groups where the foreign-affiliated population is grouped by citizenship. The second part used the Luc Anselin's Local Moran I method to quantify and map spatial autocorrelation. With this procedure,the authors were able to graphically isolate differences in the geographical location of populations involved in international migration.

A társadalmi vállalkozások munkaerőpiaci szerepe

Author(s): Eszter Siposné Nándori / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 02/2020

The paper examines the labour market role of the Hungarian social enterprises based on a questionnaire about Hungarian social enterprises.The founders of social enterprises often aim to improve the employment of those suffering from disadvantages in the labor market. The paper analyses to what extent the examined social enterprises provide opportunities for such atypical employment forms as part-time employment or public employment. It examines whether there are any significant differences among the Hungarian regions based on these employment forms. It also addresses the question whether the concentration of the social enterprises founded to improve employment is significant in the areas with the highest unemployment.

A területi jövedelemegyenlőtlenségek változása Békés megyében, 1988–2017

Author(s): Zoltán Egri / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 04/2020

The dissertation aims to point out the territorial and spatial correlations of the income inequality of one of Hungary's peripheral counties (Békés), which is peripheral in socio-economic terms, too. The aims of the research include the examination of income inequalities by settlement structure (by population size), the drawing up of a longterm inequality pathway, the analysis of the income mobility and spatial similarity of settlements, and the temporal change of the income position of settlements. In the first part of the study, the author points out the historical context of peripheralization, highlighting the main effects of the Treaty of Trianon and the socialist economic policy. Analysis methods include one-dimensional territorial inequality indices (such as weighted relative standard deviation), exploratory spatial data analysis (spatial autocorrelation and regressions), and the Markov-chain method. According to the results, today Békés county still does not reach the relative income position of 1988, as do half of the settlement categories. The long-run inequality path is clearly related to the Williamson hypothesis and Richardson's polarization reversal hypothesis. It is important to emphasize that income convergence is due not only to the differentiated catching up of the settlement network, but also to the downward levelling of the major county centres (Békéscsaba, Gyula). Small centres with a population of 5,000-9,999 appear as a special territorial feature of catching up, with an average income position above that of major district centres. According to the Markov-chain model, the income mobility of the settlements was high during the examined period, and in some sub-periods very intensive processes were observed. Between 1988 and 2017 there was a marked spatial polarization (based on neighbourhood relations) in Békés county, which is significantly related to the regional income inequality. These characteristics do not always move together, two different patterns are observed during the period under study. Models explaining the temporal differentiation of the income situation of settlements point to the role of traditional territorial income inequality factors (for example, settlement size, centre-periphery relations, path dependence, etc.), but many historical features also appear as background factors.

A UKRAINIAN SCHOLAR IN POLAND: NOTES IN THE MARGINS

Author(s): Iuliia Buyskykh / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

The epigraph is not random; it reflects the current intention to write a text, which would be partially a scientific interpretation based on my fieldnotes, and partially my reflections and subjective impressions obtained from fieldwork in Poland. Reflexivity as a method of anthropology inspired me to write this report. I consider my whole stay in Poland as fieldwork which I conducted using participant observation. Therefore, I rely on James Clifford’s approach to the field as habitus, the aggregate of embodied trends and practices, not just a physical place, as well as interpretation of field research as embodied spatial practice (Clifford 1997).

A UNIFIED MODEL FOR THE GOVERNING DYNAMICS OF AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER ZONES

Author(s): Christopher Barber Troskosky,Jonathan Mark White,Lukas Gaižauskas / Language(s): English / Issue: 45/2019

We present a unified model for the movement of agricultural frontiers based on the construction of the parallax shift and its relation to normalizable science. The model is based on data from the Baltic Basin, where for thousands of years, complex and semi-complex hunter/gatherer/fishers and agriculturalists remained in an equilibrium state. When agriculturalization occurred, it occurred in a punctuated equilibrium manner, which defies current models of agricultural frontier movement, and by extension, current understandings of the underlying dynamics of social change. This new model is a modification of Structuration (Giddens 1984), with the emerging field of selforganized criticality within Physics (Bak et. al 1988; Brunk 2002b). These modifications require two additional governing dynamics not included in Giddens’s original formulation. When joined to an agricultural frontiers model with selective information permeability, these governing dynamics allow for societies to undergo punctuated equilibrium change under stress affect conditions. This results in critical behavior without the need for chaotic state change (Bak et. al 1988). This results in the creation of new material culture assemblages, reflecting new societal structures which are in equilibrium with the social and environmental landscape. The model is scale independent in both space and time, presenting some interesting conclusions.

Acta Geographica Lodziensia

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Poland

The journal Acta Geographica Lodziensia has been published since 1948. Its founder and first editor was Professor Jan Dylik. The journal publishes original papers and monographs focusing on broad aspects of physical geography, particularly geomorphology and palaeogeography of Central Poland. The range of interest often goes beyond the regional frames and brings a general contribution to the earth sciences. The journal is intended to be a chronicle of regional scientific events. Research problems presented in the journal refers directly to current global trends in earth sciences.

Acta Innovations

Frequency: 4 issues / Country: Poland

Acta Innovations is a scientific journal, published quarterly by Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, dedicated to applied research on innovative sustainable technologies. Our interest focuses in particular on pilot-scale and full-scale experiences (European Commission TRL 5 or higher) and their economic & social aspects. The overriding idea of Acta Innovations is to promote trans-disciplinarity as one of the key factors contributing to the creation of innovation.

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Frequency: 4 issues / Country: Poland

„Acta Scientiarum Polonorum” is an interdisciplinary scientific journal, established by Polish agricultural universities. Series „Administratio Locorum” („Land Administration”) has been  incessantly published since 2001. Four volumes with articles written both in Polish and Englishare published annually.

Series „Administratio Locorum” is concerned with the social, economic, geographic, legal, environmental and planning aspects of land administration. The aim of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information among scientists representing various disciplines, whose ideas and discoveries  tribute to effective land administration. Thus, journal publishes both reviews and empirical studies presenting the results of surveys and  laboratory works. Topics covered by our Authors include, i.e.: land administration, technical and social infrastructure, spatial economics, social-economic geography, land management, real estate management, rural areas, environmental protection, protection of historical buildings, spatial planning, local and regional development, sustainable development, urban studies, real estate market, transport systems, legal regulations for the land administration, and spatial management.

The primary aim of the journal  and its mission are to spread information and guidance  relevant both for authorities responsible for the effective land administration (local, regional and central), scientists and teachers.

Four issues are published every year.

The journal is published in a printed format (ISSN 1644-0749) and in electronic form (eISSN 2450-0771).

It is an open-access licence journal, offering free access to full texts of all the publications via website.

“Acta Scientiarum Polonorum” series „Administratio Locorum” is indexed in the following databases: AGRO, PolIndex, Baz Hum and Index Copernicus

Publisher:Pursuant to the decision by the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education of 23 December 2015, 9 points are awarded for publishing a scientific paper in the “Acta Scientiarum Polonorum” series “Administratio Locorum”.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Geographica Physica

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Poland

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Geographica Physica“ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the University of Lodz since 1997. From 2013, the journal is an annual. The thematic scope of published papers covers various fields of physical geography, landscape ecology, geomorphology,  other environment-related studies,  including research in human-environment interaction, some aspects of quaternary geology, geophysics – mainly atmospheric physics, and GIS applications in environmental studies. The journal publishes scientific papers, presenting the results of original empirical, theoretical, technical or analytical research. Besides, other types of works appear: short scientific reports, conference materials, research resource reviews, as well as memoirs and reports on important events in the world of physical geography and related disciplines.

Administracja samorządowa i instytucje kultury w województwie podlaskim. Podstawy regionalnej polityki publicznej

Author(s): Cezary Mielko / Language(s): English,Polish / Issue: 3/2017

The subject of the analysis in the article is the participation of the local government administration in running a cultural institution. The situation in the Podlaskie voivodship 100 Cezary Mielko Studia z Polityki Publicznej has been analyzed on a nationwide basis. The main problems focus on the principles and methods of financing cultural institutions by regional self-government and various ways of obtaining additional, extra-budgetary funding for their activities, especially from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the European Union. The author points to spatial, social, and financial diversification related to the access to cultural events and participation in them using the example of Podlaskie voivodship. He propounds greater professionalisation related to running cultural institutions at the level of the voivodship as well as conducting pro-development cultural policy by local government units. He also stresses the need for activating local and regional communities in connection with cultural events and participation in organizing them. Participation in culture at the local and regional level and prudent government policy in this area are the foundation for building a strong social and regional identity.

Administrative, spatial and demographic changes in Székelyland since the Treaty of Trianon to the present day

Author(s): Tibor Elekes,Ferenc Szilágyi / Language(s): English / Issue: 01/2020

This study analysed the characteristics of the spatial organisation, spatial structure and population processes of Székelyland after the Treaty of Trianon. The purpose of the administrative reorganisation after World War I was unification. Between 1950 and 1968, transformation took place mirroring the political-ideological view of the time, often at the expense of the territorial units and centres created as a result of centuries of spatial development. The most significant change in the spatial structure during the early 20th century was the industrialisation that occurred between 1950 and 1989. In Székelyland, a contradictory socio-economic process in relation to other regions of Romania, began after 1990. The impact was smaller than that of the processes that had taken place under Communism. The population growth characteristic of the 20th century was replaced by a steady decline after 1990–1992.The natural population decline of the last three decades and the vigorous transformation have resulted in population decline in the millions. The rate of population decline is the strongest among the young and physically active age groups.

AGING IN TURKEY

Author(s): Zafer Kiliç,Burak Kiliç / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

This study covers the services offered to the elderly, individuals who work in this field, statistical data on aging in Turkey, and similar issues. The data in this study was collected from the literature review and from written sources. In the literature, the concept of age is divided into two: biological and chronological. Although chronological age is the same in all humans, biological age varies according to individuals. Chronological age is the number of years a person has been alive. Biological age is the representation of the biological step as a unit of time. Aging is the state where individuals gradually lose their physical and psychological power. The increasingly elderly population has also caused the academic environment to focus on the field of older people. Moreover, the increasing elderly population has accelerated the process of developing national policies and plans in countries and the process of producing services in line with the developed plans and policies. According to the aging data of the United Nations, there is an increase in the number and proportion of elderly individuals in the world. As a result, in this case, Turkey does not differ, so the elderly population is increasing with each passing day.

AGING POPULATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION CAUSED BY THE IMPACT BIRTH VS DEATH

Author(s): Andreea Gabriela Zota / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

People from the European Union are living longer than before, as a result, population growth is slowing down, while population aging accelerates. Having this as a starting point, the purpose of the article is to investigate birth and death in parallel, in order to obtain a prediction on the number of live births and the crude death rate, for the upcoming decades. The method used was simple linear regression and it revealed a consistently decrease on both health indicators, reaching an almost equal value in 2035. Postponing childbirth until a women reaches the age of 30 and growing, consistent rise in the number of abortions among adolescent girls, diminution of the fertile population versus surging population over 65 years old, are all factors that explain the aging of the European population

Aktualność edukacji międzykulturowej w dobie współczesnych migracji

Author(s): Adriana Simoncelli / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 9/2019

Cel badań. Historia planety zawsze charakteryzowała się migracjami i ruchami ludności. Doprowadziło to do ciągłych kontaktów i interakcji między kulturami, ale dzisiaj bardziej niż kiedykolwiek, ludzie są ściśle połączeni związkiem współzależności. Celem artykułu jest ukazanie, jak istotna jest edukacja międzykulturowa oparta na wzajemnym dialogu i poszanowaniu praw człowieka.Metoda. Przedmiotem badań są migracje ludzkie wpisane w historię ludzkości od jej początków. Są więc one zjawiskiem jak najbardziej naturalnym budzącym jednak w czasach obecnych wiele kontrowersji. Stąd też przedstawienie ruchów migracyjnych na przestrzeni wieków, przeanalizowanie różnych możliwych postaw wobec innego w oparciu o literaturę przedmiotu jak i własne doświadczenia empiryczne na gruncie włoskim oraz wskazanie na konieczność wprowadzenia szeroko zakreślonej edukacji międzykulturowej stanowią o interdyscyplinarnym podejściu metodologicznym.Wyniki. Coraz bardziej liczebna obecność imigrantów w europejskich miastach determinuje konieczność codziennej konfrontacji z różnymi językami, religiami i kulturami. W takiej sytuacji jedynie dobrze przeprowadzona edukacja międzykulturowa może przynieść oczekiwane rezultaty stworzenia harmonijnie funkcjonujących społeczności multi-etnicznych, świadomych swego bogactwa kulturowego, a nie nacechowanych wrogością i brakiem zrozumienia.Wnioski. We współczesnych społeczeństwach, tak pełnych napięć i konfliktów, konieczne jest wychowanie w poszanowaniu inności, w dialogu i konfrontacji, aby ludzie zrozumieli, że wzajemne przenikanie się różnych kultur jest nośnikiem nowej wiedzy, nowych wartości i kompetencji, oraz że model naszej kultury nie jest ani jedynym, ani uniwersalnym, ani też jedynym właściwym.

Alkoholizm jako zagrożenie rodziny w świetle poradników oraz publicystyki społecznej i naukowej w Królestwie Polskim u schyłku XIX i na początku XX wieku

Author(s): Aneta Bołdyrew / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 47/2019

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is to discuss in a synthetic way knowledge, opinions and attitude toward alcoholism as a problem of family and society in guides and social journalism in the Kingdom of Poland during the period of “entering modernity.” THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The main research problem can be formulated as follows: in what way alcoholism as a danger to family has been problematised in analysed literature? In connection with that more detailed problems can be taken into account: what kind of factors influenced on shift of opinions of alcoholism as a problem of family and society? Which environments were said to be in danger of this pathology? In what way the alcoholism problem was formulated in the context of current debates over general social issues? The methods of historical and pedagogues researches have been used, including philological method which is employed to analyse texts of historical sources. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: After introduction to the problems three isolated questions were presented. One of them is the picture of drinking as a social and moral problem in religious literature. The other are question of medicalisation of alcoholism, existing also in the context of considerations about family and, finally, the presence of alcoholism shown as the reason of family and society’s degeneration in sources. RESEARCH RESULTS: The way of presenting the alcoholism underwent crucial transfigurations. Discussion about alcoholism as a factor which threatened the family and the education of the young generation was a part of the polemics about many general questions like relationships between family and society, the role of religion and science in solving social problems, the role of the family in the conceptions of the polish statehood’s reconstruction. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The analysis of statements concerning alcoholism as a danger to family can be helpful in further researches of the creating the picture of family and changes of its ethos on the threshold of independency.