Development of Professional Competencies of Teachers in the Slovak Republic through Update Training

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-117
Author(s):  
Mária Pisoňová
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Educational Science ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Standards And Regulations

Currently, in Slovakia, there appear many discussions about the benefits of individual kinds of continuous training for teacher’s work. The topic of the empirical study is, therefore, analysis of continuous training of primary and lower-secondary level teachers with the emphasis on update training. When creating the content, professional literature by authors who focus in their scientific activities on andragogy and pedeutology e.g. I. Pavlov, G. Porubská (Petrová), B. Kosová, J. Veteška, B. Lazarová, B. Kasáčová etc. was used. When preparing the study we also used Slovak legislative standards and regulations which define conditions and requirements for continuous training. For the purpose of comparison of certain terms, it was necessary to use also Czech source documents. In the article, we identified the motivational factors which incited primary and lower-secondary level teachers (further only on primary level) to participate in continuous training. The focus of the study was on the importance of update training for teaching practice. Based on this we were able to objectively evaluate the benefits of the presented type of training for the practice and therefore define barriers in the implementation of its content into educational programmes or the educational reality. The obtained data pointed out certain deficiencies of continuous training which are related mainly to the expectations of the respondents and with the overall mission of lifelong learning of the teachers. Based on the obtained data topics for discussion and practical suggestions were formulated with the aim to develop educational science.

scholarly journals EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHERS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS FROM SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS IN SLOVAKIA / PRADINIŲ KLASIŲ MOKYTOJŲ EDUKACINIAI POREIKIAI INKLIUZINIO UGDYMO KONTEKSTE SLOVAKIJOJE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (40) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Ivana Rochovská ◽  
Veronika Kušnírová ◽  
Daniela Kolibová ◽  
Eva Dolinská ◽  
Mieczysław Dudek
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Educational Programmes

<p>The study presents the results of the research examining the educational needs of the teachers and their interest about the themes of courses and educational programmes in connection with actual needs arising from changes in the Slovak education system due to the gradual promotion of inclusion. The main research method was the questionnaire aimed at detection of primary level teachers’ needs for the professional development and trainings, the identification of primary education teachers’ needs for successful implementation of inclusion in the learning of the pupils from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. This study presents if there exist statistically significant differences in self-reflexive perception of the need to improve in topics related to the implementation of inclusive education and the characteristics of respondents (age, length of the teaching practice, willingness to grow personally and to educate).</p><p>Straipsnyje pateikiami tyrimo, tiriančio pedagogų švietimo poreikius ir jų susidomėjimą kursų bei švietimo programų temomis, rezultatai, atsižvelgiant į dabartinius poreikius, kylančius dėl pokyčių Slovakijos švietimo sistemoje dėl laipsniško inkliuzijos skatinimo. Pagrindinis tyrimo metodas buvo klausimynas, kurio tikslas buvo nustatyti pradinių klasių mokytojų profesinio tobulėjimo ir mokymų poreikius bei jų poreikius siekiant sėkmingai įdiegti inkliuzinį mokinių iš socialiai remtinų grupių ugdymą. Šis tyrimas parodo, ar egzistuoja statistiškai reikšmingi skirtumai, susiję su savirefleksiniu poreikio tobulintis inkliuzinio ugdymo įgyvendinimo srityje suvokimu ir respondentų charakteristikomis (amžius, pedagoginės patirties trukmė, noras asmeniškai tobulintis ir mokytis).</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals A study to assess the socio-economic status of tea workers in selected tea estates of Sylhet district

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
JK Saha ◽  
DC Acharjee ◽  
MM Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Total Income ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Annual Expenditure ◽  
Agricultural Labourer ◽  
Average Annual Income

The study was carried out to examine the socio-economic characteristics of tea plantation workers. A total of 50 farmers from Sylhet district were selected randomly for data collection. The study showed that on an average the size of family of the tea workers was 4.69 which is lower than agricultural labourer inBangladesh. The dependency ratio was found to be 1.80.The literacy of the teaworkers was 56 percent out of which 43 percent were primary level and 13 percent were secondary level. The average annual income per surveyed household was Tk. 75,615 out of which 83% of the total income came from service as a tea labourer while rest 17% derived from agriculture and non-agricultural sources. On an average, the annual expenditure per family was Tk 64,053.The study observed that 88 % percent of the surveyed family received loan from different NGO,s and while only 12 percent obtained from the bank. The analysis credit utilization showed that 41% of the total loan was utilized in meeting repairing houses followed by purchasing of cows (25%) and business (13%) respectively. The study showed that hundred percent roofs of tea workers houses were made of tin. But 58% of the wall was made of brick while 42% was made of mud. On an average 47% of the families reared poultry while 63 percent had livestock. Fifty four percent of households grew vegetables in the study area. The major types of vegetables cultivate by tea workers in the study area were bean, lalsak, chalkumra, gourd etc. Majority household had fruit trees in their homestead. The study showed that most of the household consumed their home products. But only twenty one percent of the households sold their fruits in the local market for cash flow.

scholarly journals Socio Economic Status and Its Impact on School Going Domestic Child Workers in Kathmandu District

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surya Kumar Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Working Hour

The existence of child labor is not a new phenomenon as children are still engaging in all the sector of employment. The objectives of the study was to assess economic status of school going domestic child workers (DCWs), to assess the root causes of DCWs and to examine present working condition of the DCWs. To the end, 50 DCWs studying in Santi Bidhya Griha Higher Secondary School of Kathmandu are selected as respondents. The finding shows that the cause of poverty is an essential factor to increase domestic child worker. DCWs are involving in low level households activities. Their working hour is higher than study period. Remuneration paid for DCWs is very low or not paid, behave of the owner towards DCW's is low or medium in average. The bedding and fooding situations of the DCWs are not found good. Because of that most of them are not yet satisfied with their job but compelling to continue only for their school education life. At present 15 percent of the respondents are studying in primary level, 55 percent in lower secondary level and 30 percent in secondary level. Regarding job satisfaction, some of them want to kick out their job any time but some thoughtful children want to leave after completion of grade tenth. The thoughtful children want to start their professional career in teaching; business and political sectors and few of them also want to join police and army. However, they don't have the knowledge of child labour act and child right. Nepalese Journal of Development and Rural StudiesVol. 14 (Joint issue) (1&2), 2017, Page:124-128

scholarly journals The Motivation of Students at Universities as a Prerequisite of the Education’s Sustainability within the Business Value Generation Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alzbeta Kucharcikova ◽  
Martin Miciak ◽  
Eva Malichova ◽  
Maria Durisova ◽  
Emese Tokarcikova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Gender Study ◽  
Education Process

The aim of this article is to identify substantial factors affecting the motivation of universities’ students to be actively engaged in the education process and define recommendations for the increase of this motivation. As a result, the sustainability of education at universities will be supported, contributing to the increase of the value of human capital of students and, subsequently, to the generation of value for the stakeholder groups in those enterprises where the graduates will be employed. The research hypothesis is focused on the presence of differences in students’ motivation in relation to their gender, study program, and the year of study. To effectively achieve this aim, the analysis, comparison, and the synthesis of the theoretical background was performed, using available sources of secondary data found in the pieces of domestic and foreign professional literature. The pieces of knowledge obtained were supplemented and combined with pieces of information acquired from the questionnaire survey conducted, focusing on the motivation of students of informatics and management at a university in the Slovak Republic. As tools of statistical analysis, tests of independence suitable for nominal categorical data were applied. It was revealed that young people are motivated to study at a university, specifically at the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, mainly by the prospect of better chances in the labor market, the possibility of getting a higher salary, and higher qualification. The motivation to study at a university in order to improve the opportunity of getting employed in the labor market was more frequently perceived by women. Despite the fact that the level of teaching is considered to be high by almost 50% of the students regardless of their gender, study program, or the year of study, their motivation also stems from their expectations related to their future jobs. The students of informatics expect to have a team of friendly colleagues, delightful and stimulating working conditions, and the opportunity to do meaningful work. Among the students of management, meaningful work was replaced by the opportunity for self-fulfillment. When focusing on other factors, the differences based on the gender, study program, or the year of study were not statistically significant. Based on these findings, specific measures for the faculty’s management were proposed.

scholarly journals Development of Foreign Language Speaking Skills through the Application of the Dynamic Model of Speech Production and Activating Methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Adriana Pčolinská ◽  
Rastislav Metruk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
University Teachers

Abstract The present time places considerable demands on the process of foreign language education both in the field of communication and information transfer. Teachers, occupying a pivotal role in this process, are not able to proceed with simple, lay approaches and methods. It has become more and more important to apply sophisticated approaches and methods in teaching which are based on primary and secondary researches. This paper discusses the Dynamic Model of Speech Production as a specific approach to EFL teaching. Furthermore, the application of activating methods in the process of teaching English as a foreign language is examined from the standpoint of gender, country, length of teaching practice, and type of university. The data was collected using a questionnaire about the use and the frequency of occurrence of activating methods, which was completed by 82 university teachers from the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Routine Microscopic Examination of Urine in Microbiology Laboratories at Primary and Secondary Level Before and After Implementation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Khadeza Khatun ◽  
AHM Mostafa Kamal ◽  
Kazi Afzalur Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Zaid Hossain ◽  
Nadia Rabin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Procedure ◽  
Microscopic Examination ◽  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Standard Operating

Context : Laboratory services have become an integral and inseparable component of modern medicine and public health. The use of standard operating procedure (SOP) in laboratory testing is one of the most crucial factor in achieving the quality. This cross sectional study was done to assess the quality of routine microscopic examination of urine of a microbiology laboratory at primary level and one microbiology laboratory at secondary level by evaluating the test results before SOP and re evaluating the test results after implementing SOP to see if there was any improvement in quality of those tests.Material and Methods: A cross sectional, descriptive type of study was conducted in Narsingdi Sador Hospital as secondary level microbiology laboratory and Polash Upzilla Health Complex as primary level microbiology laboratory. The study was performed on clinically suspected patients of urinary tract infection (UTI) attending at the primary and secondary level laboratory for microscopic examination of urine. Clinically suspected cases of UTI who had taken any anti microbial treatment in the past 48 hours were excluded from the study. 60 urine samples were collected from each level before implementing SOP and 30 urine samples were collected from each level and tested after following SOP.Result : In routine microscopic examination of urine at primary and secondary level, before SOP, regarding significant number of Pus cells discrepancy was found in 21.67% cases at primary level and 18.33% cases at secondary level. After implementing SOP, discrepancy in the result was reduced to 10% from 21.67% at primary level and 0% from 18.33% at secondary level. This difference in results was statistically significant (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Implementing SOP and after practicing appropriate and standard techniques for collection and examination of urine at primary and secondary level, discrepancy in the results of routine microscopic examination of urine between investigator and Medical Officer (MOPathology) was reduced and overall quality of tests were improved.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 25, No.2, October, 2016, Page 87-93

scholarly journals Socio-economic status of fish retailers in Jashore sadar, Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108
Author(s):  
Mita Rani Adhikary ◽  
Md Aminur Rahman ◽  
Abdulla Al Asif ◽  
Ripon Kumar Adhikary
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Basic Infrastructure

The study was conducted to determine the fish retailer’s livelihood and socio-economic status in three markets of Jashore for a period of six months from February to August, 2016. The average net profit of fish retailers was found higher in Boro bazaar (Tk.350) followed by Palbari bazaar (Tk.325), Chuadanga Bus Stand bazaar (TK.275). The average age groups of 20-65 years were found among the markets. The study shows that 53% fish retailers had nuclear family and 47% had joint family. Most of the housing conditions were kacha (69%) and Muslim fish retailers were predominant in all markets. Among the total 45 traders interviewed, 42% were illiterate, 31% have primary level education, 24% have secondary level education and none of them had bachelor level of education. It was found that fish retailers of Boro bazaar and Palbari bazaar sold an average of 35 kg fish daily, compared with Chuadanga Bus Stand bazaar 15 kg per day. The daily supply of fish in Boro bazaar can be estimated at 1.6 MT (25 retailers’ × 65 kg) while 0.3 MT (15 retailers × 20 kg) and 0.45 MT (15 retailers × 30 kg) in C.B Bazar and Palbari bazaar respectively. Improvement in basic infrastructure such as, clean water supply, sanitation facilities, adequate drainage and ice facilities are recommended by the present study. Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 2018, 2(2), 100-108

scholarly journals Fisheries and socio-economic condition of fisher’s community of Eshulia beel at Gouripur upazila under Mymensingh district

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-361
Author(s):  
Jinat Jahan Bornali ◽  
Md Afjal Hossain Chowdhury ◽  
Sudip Bhattacharya ◽  
Farzana Akter ◽  
Rabeya Yesmin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Pertinent Data

The study was conducted to determine the present status of fisheries and socio-economic conditions of the fisher’s community of Eshulia beel at Gouripur upazila under Mymensingh district for a period from February to November, 2013. Relevant information and pertinent data were collected by personal observation and other three participatory methods such as questionnaire interview, focus group discussion (FGD) and cross-check interview. A total of 58 fish species belong to 18 families were identified in the catches of different gears. Among them 37 species were resident, 14 species were non-resident and 7 species were exotic. Thirteen different kinds of fishing gears were identified under 5 major groups including 5 nets, 3 traps, 2 hooks, 2 spears and khata/zag in the beel. It was found that 65% of the fishermen were Muslim and 35% were Hindu. Most of the fishermen belonged to the age group of 36-50 years. In case of education, 32.5% were illiterate, 40% can sign only, 15% of the fishers had literacy up to primary level , 7.5% had literacy up to secondary level and 5% had higher secondary and above. 75% of the fishermen's houses are katcha, 17.5% are tinshed and only 7.5% are half building. About 5% of the fishermen had high (TK 100000-TK 200000) income; 42.5% had medium (TK 51000-TK 100000) income and 52.5% had low (TK 25000-TK50000) income. No fisheries management regulations were followed in the beel. Recommendations were made to improve beel fisheries management through fish stocking, habitat restoration and active community participation for sustainable catch. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.6(2): 353-361, August 2019

scholarly journals Study on Socio-Economic Profile of Millet Consumers in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan and Chitradurga Districts of Karnataka, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhagirath Das
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Urban Families ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Educational Qualification ◽  
Economic Profile ◽  
Rural Consumers

Millets are highly nutritious food and are widely cultivated in India since long. But from last few decades land under cultivation of millets is decreasing due to decrease in demand. Owning to its nutritional and health benefits the demands of millets are now increasing among urban consumers. To understand the socio-economic profile of millet consumers a study was undertaken in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan and Chitradurga district of Karnataka. It was found that most of the urban families were nuclear families, in contrast, most of the rural families were joint families. Most of the millet rural consumers in Jodhpur were medium and semi-medium farmers, whereas in Chitradurga most of the farmers were small and marginal farmers. In terms of educational qualification,most of the rural consumers in both the districts (32.5 per cent) had completed primary level of education and most of the consumers in urban areas (45 per cent) had completed secondary level of education.

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