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The article is devoted to the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Faina Tlehuci (1962-2001), Director of Scientific Library of USARB, a symbolic name in Moldovan librarianship. The transformations and achievements of University Library, judiciously managed and with passion by Mrs. Tlehuici, known in Moldova and far beyond its borders, are reviewed.
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This article is part of a didactic perspective. He is interested in oral didactics in a university setting. Through this experimental research, we wanted to demonstrate that the interaction between subtitles and visual modality is an essential contribution to oral comprehension (global and detailed) and vocabulary learning through the subtitled audio-visual medium. Our method consists of using a video in two modes of presentation with two distinct groups: the first without subtitles and the second with subtitles. We also used an experimental post questionnaire to find out if students would have liked to have had the text transcribed.
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The article presents the educational materials of the course “Cyril and Methodius Studies for Young and Old”, which is a part of the EU project-based “Heritage BG” E-learning platform of the Cyril and Methodius Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Science. The societal need of such an initiative is backed with arguments. The aims and purposes of the course as well as the means of achieving them are clearly defined. The principles underlying the system of amusement games and exercises offered are laid down. The article highlights the expected benefits of the new educational resource “Cyril and Methodius Studies for Young and Old” of the E-platform of the Cyril and Methodius Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Science as a whole. Finally specific elaborations and suggestions on various topics uploaded on the website are shown.
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Background: Change management encompasses strategies, tools and techniques of change management, including the management of resistance to change. Managers in nursing at the middle level of management in institutional health care facilities - nurse leaders, play an important role in the process of implementing change because by effectively managing the change process and motivating them, they are most instrumental in helping nurses to successfully embrace change. Objective: To evaluate the application of the nurse change agent role by nurse leaders from a nursing management perspective. Methodology and sample: Atotal of 43 female participants in the position of nurse leaders with an average length of experience of 7.7 years participated in the qualitative study. We used the structured interview method to collect empirical data. The interviews were conducted between February and March 2024. Results: Nurse leaders see the role of change agent as important and strive to fulfil it. They mainly initiate operational and workflow changes. Managers identified the most common reasons for nurses’ resistance to change: fear of the unknown, habit and routine, rigidity, unwillingness to learn something new. To overcome resistance they use explaining, motivating, consistent communication. The nurse leaders mentioned lack of finances and staff as the biggest barriers to implementing changes in nursing. Anegative finding was that up to 36 participants did not know strategies for implementing change. Conclusion: Change management is the process of implementing change in a planned and systematic way. The role of the change manager is crucial for the successful implementation of change.
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As they approach voting age, young people aged 17 to 19 years old are at a significant turning point in their political development. In this formative stage, their perceptions and understanding of the political landscape depend, among other things, on the diversity of information sources and content to which they are exposed to on a daily basis. In such a context, political knowledge plays a key role in informed decision-making for first-time voters. However, many young people tend to overestimate their levels of political knowledge, a phenomenon explained by the Dunning-Kruger effect. This study examines factors influencing both factual and perceived political knowledge among Romanian high school students (N=519). The main findings reveal a significant discrepancy between the actual political knowledge of young people and their perceived understanding of political matters. Political efficacy (the belief in one’s ability to understand and engage in politics) proves to be a strong predictor of both factual and perceived political knowledge. Those with high levels of political efficacy are not only more informed but also believe they know more about politics than their peers. Furthermore, results show that young people who believe they know more than their peers about political affairs consume more mainstream media news, but no other correlation of political knowledge with news consumption is significant. Additionally, while male students perceive themselves as more knowledgeable than females, no significant gender differences in factual knowledge were observed. These findings highlight the need for educational strategies to improve both political knowledge and efficacy, contributing to a more informed and participatory youth electorate in Romania.
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For this critical inquiry, the overarching goal is framed along the pedagogical imperative of surfacing the counterpoints and countercurrents in the rendering and representation of development discourses in the textbook task section of media and information literacy instructional materials. In making perceptive sense of this type of didactic media, the researcher worked on the fundamental assumption that textbook tasks “provide the terrain where meaning is shaped” (Hall, 1973, as cited in Griffin, 1991, p. 312) and, more compellingly, where the discursive intentions of the text producers (i.e., textbook authors) are expressed, enacted, and even questioned. Along this line, the textbook task section serves as a critical and potentially a transformative component of the ideological and discursive landscape. Embodied in the authors’ social mediation in the textbook tasks are converging and diverging discourses in apprehending the word (i.e., text) and the social world (i.e., context). By employing critical discourse analysis that interrogated the textual, processual and contextual dimensions, this study specifically sought to unravel and examine the counter-discourses about the material/nonmaterial realities of development/underdevelopment in various but interconnected realms of mainstream economy, politics, media, communication, and culture. Based on this research, among the alternative discourses that emerged from the thematic analysis are those that concern and revolve around (1) political values and ideologies, (2) ethical choices and practices, (3) development challenges and issues, and (4) strategic approaches and interventions which altogether complementarily contribute to the advancement of media freedom, pedagogical reform, and development justice.
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The present study provides an interdisciplinary perspective on enhancing the cultural (heritage) literacy of young recipients through media production. The aim of the article is to present a comprehensive perspective on a media product that is seen as a means of education that supports implicit learning about culture and cultural heritage. In this context, media products are presented as an effective option for enhancing cultural (heritage) literacy. By presenting a single-case study, the article highlights the importance of the preparation of university-educated professionals for the field of media and culture. These professionals are capable of interpreting, creating and using media products for the process of enhancing the cultural heritage literacy of society. The secondary aim of the article is to contribute to theoretical insights on the topic that is presented, and also to stimulate further, broader discussion on its application in practice, which has been relatively overlooked in current scholarship.
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The paper draws attention to the modern strategies in promoting reading literacy and reading culture in the professional environment, with emphasis podcasts in the Slovenian public libraries as strategy. We investigated the usefulness of this strategy promoting a particular professional event aiming the potential impact on certain elements such as motivation, belonging and meaning. The analytical research of the results herein shows the attitude of professionals towards podcasts and is the first of it’s kind in Slovenia. Data were obtained using the survey method and is part of a larger study aiming to determine the impact of the professional events on the competencies. General findings establish the connection between knowing or following podcasts and the impact on individual elements of professional competences. The results showed a positive attitude of professionals leading in encouragement of reading literacy and reading culture. Comparative results show a positive trend in connection between listening to podcasts and professional competence. Those professionals who received information about podcasts, i.e. were exposed through promotion to a professional event, also listened to, and this marked their professional self-perception. Limitations are related to the size of the research, which is based on one case study. Regardeless, a sizable sample is included, which can serve as starter for a larger research to determine the impact on competencies. This enquiry in connection with competencies of professionals is not common, nor are surveys that focus on the attitude to modern strategies. Individual's attitude is highlighted when introducing modern strategies ireading literacy and reading culture promotion.
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The paper presents and analyzes the preparation and application of a modern strategy promoting reading literacy and reading culture, its scope, responsiveness and usefulness the professional environment and the wider social environment. Action research with the method of observation (system diaries) and analytical research (survey method) were used, which were conducted as part of a case study - this is the first such example of the use of modern strategies the Slovenian library space. Data were obtained by observing the design, preparation, implementation and evaluation of the selected modern strategy, ie podcasts. The phases of the action research are: 1. planning and creating podcasts, 2. implementing podcasts in practice, 3. determining the perception of podcasts in professional circles, 4. monitoring and determining the use of podcasts. In the third phase, analytical research was used to determine the perceptions of podcasts among professionals. The result is a five-step model of preparing podcasts in the public library for the purpose of encouraging thinking about reading literacy and reading culture. The results obtained in the third and fourth phases speak in favor of the use of such a strategy for this purpose. Research limitations are tied to one case study, which includes a large enough sample. Could be the starting point for a more extensive comparative study. The model highlights the importance of linking theory and practice and the use of modern strategies in the field of promoting reading literacy and reading culture.
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Digital natives are often perceived as experts in managing digital technology, but recent studies show that they do not have a very high level of developing information literacy skills. This research aimed to investigate the relationships between students' level of development of information literacy skills and the teacher's level of expression of pedagogical skills. A correlational research design was used. The research method was questionnaire survey. The results show that there are links between how students perceive pedagogical competences in action and the level of assimilation of information and information literacy skills.
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In the past years, museums are in a process of continuous transformation. At the same time, museums have become interactive spaces, which offer visitors educational and fun activities. Therefore, in the dissemination and transmission of knowledge, the museum has a vital role in the process of lifelong learning. Social and economic changes have led to new attitudes of the public towards the expectations related to museum services and offers. The museum must become a meeting point between museum professionals and the visiting public, researchers and artists, being a link between the rigorous world of science and the beauty behind scientific research, through the public’s foray into science. Therefore, the launch in the ICOM space of the challenge to change / complete the definition of the museum proves to be a more than welcome initiative.
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The activity report of the museum for 2021.
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All around the world, universities and university libraries have faced the decline in the importance as a physical entity. This decline has multiple causes, such as the change of users' expectations and needs, the universities switch from exclusively on-site work and teaching to remote or more flexible schedules, the availability of alternative sources of information, the use of new technologies (social networks, mobile technologies), the preference for anytime and remote access from personal devices, the demand for greater compatibility and interoperability of systems, and the transformation of library user from consumer into content creator. Thus, this research aims to study the information-seeking behavior of college students in the context of traditional and electronic resources). Urquhart and Rowley's model of information-seeking behavior will be applied along with Wilson's model, to identify the factors that influence information-seeking behavior: the design of information resources, the educational infrastructure, the organizational culture, the availability and access constraints, the information culture, the search strategy, the support and training, the pedagogy, the behavior of teachers regarding information, and the study discipline and curriculum. Nonetheless, the article will explore information literacy skills and the barriers to accessing and using them: cultural aspects related to teaching and learning styles, language proficiency and digital culture.
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Artificial intelligence has invaded our academic space since ChatGPT left. Students were interested in seeing the potential of many debates. The authors conducted a scientometric research to identify the areas in which the researchers published articles on Chat GPT. The Clarivate Analytics database was used search by ChatGPT keyword. The 57 results were analysed using VOS Viewer. There are many PRO opinions on the use of Chat GPT in education, medicine, mathematics and other sciences.
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This study presents an excerpt from a practical research whose main objective was to concretely illustrate the way in which students use the necessary information and documentation resources in college, both for educational and research activities and for administrative and extra-curricular ones. To carry out this research, students from two departments – the Department of AdministrativeSciences and the Department of Communication Sciences of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest – were considered for the bachelor’s degree in Managerial and AdministrativeAssistance (MAA) and Information and documentation Sciences (IDS), and for the Master’s degree in Information and Document Management (IDM) and Information Management in ContemporarySociety (IMCG). The data collection tool was a questionnaire applied to all students in the two departments. These results can be used to highlight the impact of traditional resources, digital resources, the Internet, databases, and, in general, all information and documentation resources on users and on learning and research activities in general.
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This research aims to find out the Educational Development Strategy at the Nurul Hakim Lombok Foundation to Answer the Challenges of the 21st Century, with sub-focuses including finding out the information technology-based educational development strategy and finding out what the challenges are in implementing the educational development strategy at the Nurul Hakim Lombok Foundation to answer the challenges 21st century. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a case study type. Data was collected using interviews, field observations, document studies, and primary and secondary sources. The data analysis technique uses an interactive model of data collection, condensation, presentation, and conclusion. Meanwhile, the validity of the data was checked using a triangulation of sources and methods. The research results show that the education development strategy at the Nurul Hakim Lombok Foundation to answer the challenges of the 21st century includes information technology- based education development strategies and challenges in implementing educational development strategies. Information technology-based education development strategies include integrating information technology into the curriculum, providing teacher training, and utilising information technology facilities. Challenges in implementing educational development strategies include teacher gaps, teacher skills and limited facilities. We recommend improving teachers' ability to use information technology and enhancing infrastructure so that all teachers and students can use the facilities at PPKh-KMMI.
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The article's topic is devoted to studying the specific character-istics of idioms in the French language. Due to the constant and continuous development of the French language, the topic of idioms always arouses interest in linguistics and remains relevant. To communicate perfectly in the mother tongue, it needs to master the phraseological system of that language. An idiom is a non-free combination of words repeated in speech with a unified, generalised meaning, formed based on a model of connect-ing or subordinate phrases or sentences. Idioms are linguistic structures that serve to convey certain concepts. In the phraseology of the French language, many expressions reflect national-cultural characteristics. Many reflect ideas about the French people, their culture and way of life. The article deals with the specific features of idioms realised in French. Idioms are expressions of the French language that reflect the French way of life and socio-cultural conditions. Idioms live and develop together with the culture and worldview of the respective people. They contain certain concepts and cultural codes. Many idioms generally describe the national character of the French. Idioms are an essential part of any country's linguistic heritage and are considered a reflection of the mentality of the people. The French have a reputation for being arrogant and sensitive, which is reflected in some idioms.
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Background: Despite the rapid development of Smart Technologies for Independent Living at Home (STILH) among older adults, their market is still underdeveloped. Low awareness is one of the key reasons for the slow uptake of STILH in later life. A significant gap exists in the literature regarding the factors that shape older adults′ awareness of STILH.Objective: The aim is to provide a conceptual overview and empirical test of awareness factors of STILH in later life. An explanatory model is proposed by integrating insights from consumer behaviour, information processing and technology adoption models.Methods: The model is tested with structural equation modelling based on survey data from a sample of 1200 internet users aged 55+ in June 2024.Results: The results support all the proposed hypotheses, indicating that exposure to information about STILH, source expertise, self-source congruity and individuals’ innovativeness directly influence awareness of STILH. Moreover, inherent novelty seeking and self-efficacy influence individuals’ innovativeness, and together with self-source congruity and source expertise positively affect exposure to information about STILH.Conclusion: Based on the study results, interventions can be tailored to help scale up STILH more efficiently, ultimately improving quality of life.
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Digital transformation (DT) is one of the key priorities for the EU. Researchers point out that successful digital transformation requires the engagement of motivated employees, and that the human factor is more important than the technology itself. People-driven approach to DT is emphasized also by the OECD. The research is aimed at identification of factors affecting staff perception of digital transformation in higher education institutions. The current paper reflects the results of the piloting stage of the study among academic staff members representing EKA University of Applied Sciences and Novikontas Maritime College. Participants took part in two parallel activities: 1) survey using a questionnaire based on the “Change Resistance Scale”, and 2) assessment of psychological and mental capabilities and limitations. The second research activity was performed using CleverPoint software. The assessment was based on the analysis of users’ psychological responses and cognitive functions through the obtained bio-signals during the VR session. The relationship between respondents’ executive functions and workability versus individual values of the Change resistance factor was explored. This is a unique cross-disciplinary research combining traditional research procedures in social sciences and psychometric experiment.
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We rarely consider whether the alphabet holds value for us. It is more of a tool for everyday writing, which value is variable and has its own history. The most precious aspect is that the act of writing with letters inherently contains the condition of commemorating only important content for future generations. An inspiring text from 1788 on the development of the Art of Writing among the Ancients by Jacek Idzi Przybylski (1756–1819), a well-known Polish figure of the Enlightenment, translator, and university librarian in Kraków, allows us to view texts and accumulated knowledge, for which universities ultimately bore responsibility, from both diachronic and axiological perspectives. This is crucial for understanding the university as a foundation for future generations of students, scholars, creators, and, more broadly, citizens. The author speaks about texts through the example of classical philology and its ethical values, reflecting on how writing and texts developed with an emphasis on particular skills in thinking and expressing emotions. For a long time, these skills were singled out as the only ones worthy of being recorded, commemorated, and passed on to future generations in the development of human civilization. The earliest attempts to record events using alphabetic writing were, for centuries, linked to valuable messages, maturing into outstanding content in both painting and literature. The axiology of the earliest ancient texts – based on high poetic standards – shaped the translation work of Jacek Idzi Przybylski,, a somewhat forgotten scholar and translator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He, in turn, enabled students at the University of Vilna in the early 19th century to develop their own talents through his works and, as a result, demonstrate true “art of writing” in the form of outstanding works of Vilnian Romanticism.
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