scholarly journals The Conditions and Prospects for the Development of Personal Entrepreneurship Education Among the Young

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henryk Bieniok
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Teaching Programs

The aim of the paper is to define the core, the elements and the meaning of personal entrepreneurship (resourcefulness), describe its level among the young in Poland on the basis of sociological surveys (interviews, questionnaires and group discussions with secondary school students), analyse and assess educational programs for personal entrepreneurship in the light of the expectations of secondary school and university students, as well as design education for personal entrepreneurship. Numerous observations of young people in different life situations show that they are not a symbol of a high of personal entrepreneurship. There are many reasons for this including inadequate teaching programs, overuse of electronic devices and the overprotection of their parents. The latter makes young people unmotivated to achieve anything because they can instantly get all they need. In the paper, it is assumed that a fundamental background of entrepreneurship, including in economic, organisational, societal, political and other spheres, must be personal entrepreneurship (resourcefulness). Because in Polish schools and universities this is not taught, the author has presented a personal entrepreneurship education program.

scholarly journals Which factors shape the intention of secondary school students in Serbia to pursue entrepreneurship?

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-181
Author(s):  
Slavica Sevkusic ◽  
Ljubomir Stojanovic ◽  
Radmila Simijonovic
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Personal Initiative

In spite of numerous initiatives for promoting entrepreneurship in Serbia and the endeavours to encourage young people through education to think as entrepreneurs and start their own business, there are almost no papers in our psychological and educational literature that deal with this topic. Starting from Eisen?s theory of entrepreneurial behaviour as planned and intentional, we conducted a research with the aim of determining the factors which influence the intention of young people in Serbia to choose entrepreneurship as a career option. The focus in the research was on the following factors: personal initiative, entrepreneurial experience (close persons as entrepreneurial role models) and entrepreneurship education. Additionally, the role of gender, school achievement and parental education was analysed, as well as the role of perceiving the socioeconomic context in which young people live. The sample was convenient and comprised 222 fourth-grade students from two schools of economics and three grammar schools in Serbia. Robitschek?s scale (PGISS-II) was used for measuring personal initiative, while other instruments were constructed for the purposes of the research. The used statistical procedures included descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, Pearson?s coefficient of linear correlation, as well as standard multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that the personal growth initiative, entrepreneurial experience (especially parents who are entrepreneurs) and the perception of the context in which young people live are the most important factors for forming an entrepreneurial intention in secondary school students in Serbia. The obtained findings are discussed, first and foremost, in the context of implications for entrepreneurship education in which the desirable educational strategies refer to encouraging student initiative and engaging successful entrepreneurs in teaching as mentors.

scholarly journals The structure of interests in different artistic disciplines of secondary school students

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-202
Author(s):  
Irena Ristic ◽  
Bojana Skorc
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Type ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multifactor Analysis ◽  
School Period

The paper deals with the degree of development of interest in arts in young people, and the justifiability of the current tendency of revision and abbreviation of the art curricula in schools. The research is focused on the structure of interests in various artistic disciplines in secondary school students, and the aim is to determine whether the degree of students? interest depends on the school type, gender and previous experience. The research was conducted on the sample of 555 students from 111 schools, who filled out the questionnaire during one school period. The data were processed by multifactor analysis of variance. There was a higher degree of interest in video and performing arts, which are not present enough in students? surroundings. The girls showed a higher degree of interest in all disciplines, as well as grammar school students compared to their peers from vocational schools. It was shown that the higher the number of programmes attended, the higher the interest in all forms of art. Young people who were completely inactive showed interest in video arts, which serves as an important guideline in the process of moving and socialising them. The results confirm that youth?s interests and needs are discrepant with what is offered to them. It is necessary to introduce various artistic contents as parts of the curriculum, which would make school an integral part of their life, the part that directly influences the development of creativity and increases responsible participation in the society.

Investigating students' engagement in epistemic and narrative practices of chemistry in the context of a story on gas behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pabuccu ◽  
S. Erduran
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Student Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Epistemic Practice

This study investigated secondary school students' engagement in epistemic and narrative practices of chemistry in the context of a chemistry story on gas behavior. Argumentation is an example of an epistemic practice in science and stories are one kind of narrative (Ricoeur, 1981). By using a chemistry story, the authors hoped to engage students in the argumentation processes by linking chemistry knowledge to everyday contexts (Erduran and Pabuccu, 2012). Student group discussions and written frames during the activity were used as data sources. Analysis of these student outcomes concentrated on (a) the nature of the students' discourse; (b) the quality of students' argumentation; and (c) students' conceptual understanding of gas behaviors. The authors categorized the nature of group discourse using five different codes, determined the quality of student argumentation by counting the number of rebuttals, and measured conceptual understanding through students' answers in the writing frames. The results of this study add to the literature seeking to understand how to develop students' engagement in the argumentation process, how to enhance the quality of students' argumentations, and how to improve their conceptual understanding of gas behaviors.

scholarly journals Who is teaching the kids to cook? Results from a nationally representative survey of secondary school students in New Zealand

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Utter ◽  
Simon Denny ◽  
Mathijs Lucassen ◽  
Ben Dyson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Current Generation ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Learning how to cook is an important skill for developing healthy eating behaviors. Moreover, involvement in home cooking may offer young people opportunities for skill building, identity development and social engagement with their families. Recently, there have been concerns that the current generation of young people may not have the opportunities to develop sufficient cooking skills. These concerns have been addressed by the initiation of numerous, localized interventions. Yet, little is known about where the current generation of young people learn cooking skills. The objective of this study was to describe where the current generation of young people report learning to cook, drawing on nationally representative data from New Zealand. Data were collected as part of Youth2012, a nationally representative survey of secondary school students (n=8500) in New Zealand. Almost all students reported learning to cook and from multiple sources. Almost all students reported learning to cook from a family member (mother, father, or other family member), approximately 60% of students reported that they learned to cook from certain media (cookbooks, TV, or the Internet) and half of all students reported learning to cook at school. There were numerous differences in where students learned to cook by socio-demographic characteristics. Findings from the current research highlight the important role that families play in teaching young people to cook and will be useful for those working with young people to develop these skills.

scholarly journals Acceptance of Selected Returning Birds and Mammals through the Eyes of Secondary School Students

Envigogika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Andreska ◽  
Adéla Hartlová ◽  
Matouš Žmolil
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
Vertebrate Species ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Right

The presented study discusses the phenomenon of acceptance of returning higher vertebrate species to the Czech countryside, both from the perspective of grammar school students, who can further study the environmental protection and facilitate the return of some vertebrates, and students of secondary forestry schools, expected to engage in hunting care in the future. The attitude of students and young people, in general, is very important for the acceptance of the discussed species, as not only the politicians and publicists have the right to influence the general public, but rather the specialists educated in the field should participate in the decision-making process affecting the future of these animals. Overall, the work develops a hypothesis that people may have misconceptions about the return of some vertebrates as, rather than focusing on general facts, they are influenced by frequently hyped points, such as the fear and concern of aggrieved farmers, the overpopulating of some species and the infectious diseases that some animals may transmit. A questionnaire was designed and circulated to obtain the required data. For general simplification, only three options were presented in the questionnaire, either positive, negative, or neutral attitude as further structuring could compromise the clarity of the results.

scholarly journals Proces globalizacji. Ocena pozytywnych i negatywnych skutków globalizacji przez młodych Polaków

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 383-390
Author(s):  
Krystian Sowislok
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Young Age ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Positive Results

What is globalization? What does this term mean to young people? Is the dictionary definition of th is term meaningful to them; is schoolbook information on this issue thorough and precise? What are positive results of globalization and does the youth notice any negative results of globalization in Poland and worldwide? How can they support or counteract this process? Second and third grade secondary school students were asked these and similar questions connected with globalization. As a teacher of Entrepreneurship I have always emphasized my interest in opinions and attitudes of young people. Taking into consideration the young age of the surveyed, I decided that posing questions directly connected to this year conference and teachers’ meetings title, that is entrepreneurship in the context of globalization, would be premature. I would like to present the results of the survey conducted among the students of the school I work in and their opinions on the process as well as results of globalization in this year conference sessions.

scholarly journals Wykorzystanie swobód wspólnego rynku Unii Europejskiej przez młodych Polaków

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 524-531
Author(s):  
Krystian Sowislok
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Common ◽  
Work Abroad ◽  
The Eu

The internal market of the EU comprises an area with no internal borders, in which a free flow of persons, goods, services and capital has been introduced. Among the main aims of creating the common market were: lowering of prices and their turnover, an increase in availability and competitiveness of services and making unrestricted movement within the union possible. This was aimed to enhance living standards among citizens of member states.Polish citizens are now enjoying these freedoms. As a teacher of entrepreneurship, I am interested mainly in entrepreneurship among young people, and in this particular case, in the way they are taking advantage of the opportunities created by Poland’s accession to the EU. In order to become better acquainted with the opinions of young Poles’ on the above mentioned topics, a survey was conducted among my secondary school students. As a result, I learned about the plans of secondary school final year students concerning further education or the search for employment, including the possibility of finding work abroad. Similar research was conducted in 2006 and 2007, presenting the opportunity to compare the results. The most im­portant conclusions resulting from the comparison are the following: the students are closely following the economic situation of Poland and the EU, and are adapting their plans according to the changes currently taking place.

scholarly journals MEDIATION IN SCHOOLS IN THE OPINIONS OF TEACHERS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Probacja ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 135-158
Author(s):  
Joanna Rusinkiewicz ◽  
Łukasz Piś
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Teachers And Students

The rapidly expanding living space of young people, filled with various – often new – content, which is the source of all experiences and sensations, gradually blurring the subtle boundaries between what is and what is not socially accepted, generates confl icts and disputes between frustrated teenagers. These often result from a lack of ability to deal with a particular situation and a lack of ability to solve the problem. It is common knowledge that confl icts are an integral part of social life. Ultimately however, they would have probably led to the destruction of societies if it had not been for the tools and procedures developed to solve them. Thanks to the ability to solve confl icts and mitigate their eff ects, it is easier for young people to enter into new social roles. It is also easier for them to function at school, family and peer levels. School as a space of educational interaction between diff erent subjects is a place of particular risk for confl icts and disputes. Therefore, knowledge of school mediation may prove extremely useful in this matter. The purpose of school mediation is to reach an agreement and agree appropriate positions on important issues. In its assumptions, mediation introduces a culture of dialogue and co-responsibility for shaping the school’s image. The aim of the research conducted in March 2020 was to fi nd out the opinion of the two most important groups in each school – teachers and students – about mediation and the mediator. Therefore, an attempt was made to fi nd an answer to the research question: What is the opinion of teachers and secondary school students on the value of mediation in schools?

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