VALUES IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: EXPLORING LATVIA’S TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunita Delijeva
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Values Education ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Folk Wisdom ◽  
Municipal Schools ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

An increasing importance in today's education is placed on emphasising values. Values provide a reference in people’s life and serve as criteria, when making daily choices. However, values are often unconscious and rarely discussed among teachers. Hedonic values that are oriented towards individualism have become self-evident in the society, while classical values are being pushed in the background. The aim of this study is to identify teachers’ perspectives on values within an educational practice. A survey of teachers working in municipal schools and preschools in Latvia was conducted. An in-depth examination was reached by implementing interviews with educational experts. The values definied in the Republic of Latvia recent legislative documents were used in designing the content of a questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics as well as qualitative content analysis. Implementation of values education is influenced by regulatory framework, its emphasising in educational practice and individual teacher’s personal judgement. The present-day situation in Latvia’s education reveals a discrepancy between the legislation requirements and the educational practice. Unfortunately some teachers lack confidence in the content of values defined in the Constitution (the Satversme) of the Republic of Latvia, namely – in the Latvian folk wisdom, universal human and Christian values. Thus it is important to set common values in upbringing in a family and in an educational institution. By defining and emphasising values at the institutional level, they become a subject of reflection and discussion among teachers and parents.

Internationalization of higher education as a factor in the competitiveness of a technical university

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
D. Jantassova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The Republic

Internationalization serves the purpose of increasing the world rating of an educational institution, contributes to improving the quality of education in general and is one of the main factors in the competitiveness of a technical university in the modern world. The article describes the main directions of the development of this process in the frame of Nazarbayev University experience, the Canadian and Russian experience of research to establish a framework of capacity building for internationalization. This study is carried out during the implementation of the project "Capacity building for the internationalization of a technical university by means of digital learning technologies" (IRN project АP08052214), approved by the priority "Scientific foundations" Mangilik el "(education of the XXI century, fundamental and applied research in the humanities)" grant funding for young scientists for 2020-2022 by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author considers different approaches in understanding the process of internationalization, investigates the methodology of benchmarking, the process of internationalization of the university, presents the goal, scientific methods and potential of the project. The primary analysis of the studied works on the internationalization of higher education showed that there were problems in the results of international activities of national and foreign practices and the lack of work on capacity building for the internationalization of technical universities.

scholarly journals MEDIA LITERACY IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 613-623
Author(s):  
Katarina Vanek
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
School Year ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
School Curricula

This research has been set in view of the increasing exposure of children and youth to the media and the challenges of the modern education system. The aim was to establish the existence and representation of extracurricular activities in school curricula aimed at media literacy of students in primary schools in the area of Virovitica-Podravina and Požega-Slavonia Counties in the Republic of Croatia. The data were collected by studying the documentation - analysis of 25 school curricula for the 2020/2021 school year, which are available on websites of the schools. The results are described by the descriptive method and point to the existence of extracurricular activities aimed at media literacy of students, but not in all schools. Such extracurricular activities are more represented in higher grades of primary school (5th -8th grade) and are mostly oriented toward journalism, while in lower grades (1st - 4th grade) the most frequent activities are related to Computer Science or a specific aim set within media literacy education. Finally, this research can be a starting point for other research projects for determining the causal links that led to such results and an incentive to improve educational practice in Croatian schools.

scholarly journals Analysis of Word Problems in Primary Education Mathematics Textbooks in Spain

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 2123
Author(s):  
Raúl Tárraga-Mínguez ◽  
Julio Tarín-Ibáñez ◽  
Irene Lacruz-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Semantic Structure ◽  
Mathematics Textbooks ◽  
Situational Contexts ◽  
Official Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Learning

A textbook constitutes the hegemonic material of the educational institution. It acts as a mediator between the official curriculum and the educational practice. Given its potential influence in the classroom, this study analyzes the treatment of word problems included in the mathematics textbooks published by the publishing houses with the greatest diffusion in Spain at every primary education grade. Three variables were analyzed: their semantic structure, their degree of challenge, and their situational context. The results indicate that most of the problems included in textbooks are characterized by low complexity and variability regarding their semantic structure. They are also characterized by a limited degree of challenge and by being presented in highly standardized situational contexts. Likewise, it is found that there is no evolution in the treatment of these problems with respect to previous studies carried out in the Spanish context. Therefore, it is concluded that the mathematics textbooks currently used in schools are not effective tools to address the process of teaching-learning problem solving.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICIPANTS OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE ON THE MANIFESTATION OF TEENAGERS’ AGGRESSION

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Татьяна Сергеевна Борисова ◽  
Елена Александровна Зорина ◽  
Елена Евгеньевна Сартакова
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
The Family

Проблема агрессивного поведения стала объектом широкого научного и практического обсуждения. Предлагается анализ отдельных аспектов содержания феномена агрессии, выделяются особенности подростковой агрессии. Приводятся результаты длительного изучения уровня агрессивности подростков и молодежи. Отмечается, что нарушения в сфере межличностных отношений подростков играют приоритетную роль в развитии отклоняющегося поведения; общение формирует конкретную модель поведения, оказывая порой влияние на совершение действий не всегда кон структивного характера; развитие навыков позитивного общения находится в поле влияния субъектов образовательной практики и является важнейшим фактором предупреждения агрессии подростков. Педагогически целесообразными действиями в части позитивного личностного становления является оптимизация взаимодействий участников образовательного процесса (детей, родителей, педагогов, социальных партнеров). Основными направлениями педагогической профилактической работы, с точки зрения авторов, являются: учет особенностей семьи каждого подростка как необходимое условие эффективной работы педагога; менеджмент классной ситуации и наблюдения за отношениями детей, что дает возможность предотвратить проявление агрессии в группе; обеспечение безопасности в образовательном учреждении посредством формирования социально-психологического комфорта учеников и педагогов; проецирование через СМИ и интернет конструктивных образцов мирного урегулирования конфликтов; интегрирование детей в систему социальных связей как в школе, так и вне, применяя социально-педагогические технологии; целенаправленное воспитательное воздействие на молодежь и работа с семьей в направлении устойчивых ориентаций на правомерное поведение рассматривается как значимый фактор предупреждения агрессии. The problem of aggressive behavior has become the subject of extensive scientific and practical discussion. The article offers an analysis of individual aspects of the content of the phenomenon of aggression, highlights the features of teenage aggression. The results of a long-term study of the level of aggressiveness of adolescents and youth are presented. It is noted that violations in the sphere of interpersonal relations of adolescents play a priority role in the development of deviant behavior; communication forms a specific model of behavior, sometimes influencing the performance of actions that are not always constructive; the formation of positive communication skills is in the field of influence of subjects of educational practice and is the most important factor in preventing adolescent aggression. The authors point out that pedagogically expedient actions in terms of shaping positive development in adolescents is to optimize interactions between all participants in the educational process (children, parents, teachers, social partners). The main directions of pedagogical preventive work, from the point of view of the authors, are: taking into account the characteristics of the family of each teenager as a necessary condition for the effective work of a teacher; management of the classroom situation and monitoring the relationships of children, which makes it possible to prevent the manifestation of aggression in the group; ensuring safety in an educational institution through the formation of social and psychological comfort of students and teachers; projecting constructive models of peaceful settlement of conflicts through the media and the Internet; integrating children into the system of social ties both at school and outside, using social and educational technologies; purposeful educational influence on youth and work with the family in the direction of stable orientations on lawful behavior is considered as a significant factor in preventing aggression.

Skills and knowledge management in higher education: how service learning can contribute to social entrepreneurial competence development

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1925-1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jantje Halberstadt ◽  
Jana-Michaela Timm ◽  
Sascha Kraus ◽  
Katherine Gundolf
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on how service learning approaches are able to foster social entrepreneurship competences. The aim of the paper is to formulate a framework of key competences for social entrepreneurship and to give first insights in how service learning actually has an impact on change in students’ set of competences. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative data collectionmethods of learning diaries of the students and semi-structured interviews, including 40 master’s students studying at a German university in interdisciplinary learning settings and five instructors from the same universities. Analysis was carried out by means of qualitative content analysis. Findings This paper provides empirical insights about the competences that are being fostered by service learning. From these, a framework for social entrepreneurship competences is being derived. Research limitations/implications The set of competences should be further investigated, as it was derived out of a small data set. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to use the set of competences for social entrepreneurship as a basis for future research and on a longer-term perspective, which lead to substantial implications for educational practice. Practical implications This paper includes implications for new perspectives on service learning in the light of the development of a relevant framework for social entrepreneurship competence, having significant implications for educational practice in social entrepreneurship education. Originality/value With this paper, the authors fulfill the need of a framework of social entrepreneurship competences that serves as a foundation for educational practice and further research in the context of service learning and beyond.

scholarly journals Values and Values Education in Estonian Preschool Child Care Institutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pärje Ülavere ◽  
Marika Veisson
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Preschool Child ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Values Education ◽  
Statistical Data Analysis ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Everyday Communication ◽  
Child Care Institutions

Abstract The objective of the study was to provide an outline of the values that principals, teachers and parents of preschool child care institutions consider important to be taught to children, and which activities, in their estimation, should be used to implement values education in child care institutions. A total of 978 respondents from all 15 Estonian counties returned the quantitative questionnaire, including 163 principals, 425 teachers, and 390 parents of preschool child care institutions. The statistical data analysis was applied to process the quantitative data obtained. The values that are more important to be taught to children, according to principals, include sense of humour as well as pride and inventiveness, whereas teachers value patience as a significantly more important value to be taught. Compared to principals, parents consider confidence and commitment more important, while, compared to teachers, parents consider it more important that kindergartens teach the importance of a good education. Values education in child care institutions takes place primarily in adherence to the relevant group’s rules in the course of everyday communication and activities. Personal role models are considered to be very important in values education.

scholarly journals Regional strategy of preservation and strengthening of the psychological health of participants of educational relations

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Miroshnichenko ◽  
D.R. Merzlyakova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Systemic Risk ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Regional Strategy ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Systemic Risk Factors

The problem of saving and improving psychological health of educational relations' participants can be considered crucial. This article looked at several approaches to systemic analysis of various factors influencing psychological health of educational relations' participants in a negative way. We identified these factors by the levels they emerge at, namely: the level of learner himself/herself, the level of his/her social environment (teachers and parents), as well as educational institution, municipality and region. It is only possible to save and improve psychological health of educational relations' participants if systemic risk factors are eliminated at every level. Unsolved contradictions of the higher level "descend" to lower levels and require additional efforts to eliminate their effect. The article introduces the notion of learners’ “psychological health standards” that implies a system of socio-psychological, pedagogical, administrative, and technical conditions for saving and improving psychological health.

scholarly journals GEROS MOKYKLOS KONCEPCIJOS ĮGYVENDINIMAS IKIMOKYKLINIO UGDYMO ĮSTAIGOJE: LOPŠELIO-DARŽELIO „TRYS NYKŠTUKAI“ ATVEJIS [IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF A GOOD SCHOOL IN THE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTION: THE CASE OF THE NURSERY SCHOOL “TRYS NYKSTUKAI”]

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
Reda Poneliene ◽  
Danguole Dargiene
Keyword(s):  
Nursery School ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
School Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Good School

The concept of a Good School creates preconditions for raising the level of quality of the performance of the country’s schools implementing general curricula, for showing the activity direction for schools and for enabling them to act. In order to ensure the quality of pre-school education, self-evaluation of the performance of pre-school education institutions, which promotes reflection on the activities of the staff of pre-school educational institutions and the possibilities for changes in quality, acquires increasing importance. Following the position that self-evaluation of the quality of institutional activities is significantly affected by community agreements on the quality of education and its characteristics, the qualitative research (case study), aiming to find out which aspects of the Good School and features characterizing them are characteristic to a concrete pre-school education institution, was conducted. The study involved various interest groups (parents, children, pedagogues). It was identified that the characteristic features of a good nursery school had included the aspects of the educational environment, life in the school and staff, which enabled to assume that the properly selected educational environment and professional, qualified pedagogues influenced children’s quality participation in the life of the educational institution. Besides, the research results can be the basis for improvement of the educational practice in a particular institution, separately analysing those aspects of the good school (nursery school) and features describing them which received less attention of investigated persons and providing guidelines for further studies on the quality of education. Key words: good school, aspects of the good school, pre-school education institution, self-evaluation of the quality of school performance, quality of education.

scholarly journals CHANGE OF PARADIGM IN LATVIA EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT MANAGEMENT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (FROM 1919 TO 1940)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 234-243
Author(s):  
Pāvels Jurs ◽  
Inta Kulberga
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Authoritarian Regime ◽  
Free State ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
World War ◽  
School Life ◽  
The Republic

Independence and freedom of Latvia State since the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia in 1918 was interrupted by World War II. During that time the education system of Latvia has also changed, including fundamental principles of educational institution management. The goal of the article is to analyse changes in educational institution management in historical perspective, comparing legal regulations in two periods of Latvia: in the democratic (1919) and authoritarian (1934) regime of the First Free State of the Latvia Republic. In the article the theoretical research methods (method of comparison and critical thinking) and empirical research methods (data collection method and document analysis) have been applied. Comparing the periods of the democratic (from 1919 to 1934) and authoritarian regime (from 1934 to 1940) of the First Free State of the Latvia Republic in the context of educational institution management, it should be mentioned that the legislation of the authoritarian regime envisaged much broader responsibility, duties and rights for the head of the school. Moreover, the head of the school could also have deputies depending on the size of the school. The structure of educational institution management in the authoritarian regime in comparison with the democratic regime was more particular, with a more detailed description of responsibilities, with an increased parents’ involvement in the school life organization.

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