ETHNOPEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES AT THE BASIC STAGES OF FORMATION: A BRIEF HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

Рассматриваются процессы развития народной педагогики и формирования этнопедагогики. Изучены ключевые моменты истории становления этнопедагогических принципов обучения и воспитания, способствовавшие формированию этнопедагогики как самостоятельной науки. В настоящий момент в педагогике представлено достаточное количество сведений, свидетельствующих о поэтапном течении этих процессов. В силу анализа узкого аспекта развития народной педагогики и этнопедагогики, чаще применительно к контексту их формирования на территории России, теряется их общий план становления, что подчеркивает актуальность настоящего исследования. Описан процесс формирования этнопедагогики со времен развития дородового общества первобытнообщинного строя (400–35 тыс. лет до н. э.), когда началось становление корневых педагогических принципов. Определены умения, навыки, обучение которым было полезно не только для выживания, но и создания объектов культурного наследия до Нового (конец XVIII – 1917 г.) и Новейшего времен (1917 г. – настоящее время), в которые многие этнопедагогические принципы трансформировались, поскольку произошло понимание необходимости изучения подрастающими поколениями не только родной культуры, но и культур других народов, проживающих на одной территории, с тем что-бы их совместное сосуществование строилось на чувствах уважения и заботе друг о друге. Выделены принципы этнопедагогики (трудовой принцип, принцип семейственности, преемственности воспитания и обучения, традиционности, природосообразности, игровой принцип, принцип нравственности, культуросообразности и др.) и на основе анализа истории их становления сделан вывод о том, что они являются основой успешного функционирования и развития современной отечественной системы просвещения, особенной чертой которой служит ориентация образования на этнокультурное обучение и воспитание. The article presents an analysis of the consistent development of the foundations of folk pedagogy and ethnopedagogy in history. The purpose of the research is to analyze the ethnopedagogical principles of teaching and upbringing developing at key moments in history that led to the formation of ethnopedagogy as an independent science. At the present moment a sufficient amount of information is presented in pedagogy that testifies about the stage-by-stage course of these processes. However, due to the analysis of the narrow side of the development of folk pedagogy and ethnopedagogy, most often in relation to the context of their formation on the territory of Russia, their general plan of formation turns out to be lost. This emphasizes the relevance of the study. The process of the formation of ethnopedagogy is described from the moment of development of prenatal society during the primitive communal system (400–35 thousand BC), which laid the first ethnopedagogical foundations: not only survival skills, but also the skills of creating objects of cultural heritage, up to the New (late XVIII – 1917) and New time (1917 – present), when many ethnopedagogical principles were transformed due to the understanding of the need for the younger generation to study not only their native culture, but also the cultures of other peoples living in the same territory, so that they coexistence was based on respect and concern for each other. The principles of ethnopedagogy are highlighted (labor principle, the principle of family, continuity of upbringing and education, traditionality, conformity to nature, the game principle, the principle of morality, cultural conformity, etc.) and, the conclusion based on the historical analysis of their formation is made: these principles are the basis of modern domestic education system’s successful functioning and development having as a special feature its orientation towards ethnocultural education and upbringing.

The future past of travel: adventure tourism supporting humans living on the edge of existence

PurposeBy drawing on current reports, this paper positions that Homo sapiens could in the near future be faced with an increasingly uninhabitable planet. It emphasises the importance of adventure tourism and its associated activities as a means of supporting individuals to develop more outdoor survival skills.Design/methodology/approachThis study applies a scenario narrative approach in exploring and presenting potential future ideas. The significance of narratives lies at the essential examination of current trends and drivers that could be shaping future scenarios. This paper, through the exploration of past and current trends supports the researcher in presenting future views. The scenario narratives in this research are established via desk-based research and inspection of academic journals, industry reports, ideas and knowledge.FindingsIf society is pushed to the brink of extinction due to a catastrophic event(s), people will require survival skills, similar to those shared by our hunter-gather nomad ancestor. Thus, this paper highlights the value and importance of the industry in encouraging soft and hard outdoor adventure in the coming years. It recognises how different adventure travel activities can support people in rekindling with our more basic instincts and ultimately, surviving in different natural environments.Originality/valueThis paper offers original theoretical knowledge within the adventure tourism literature. Offering original consideration to the value of exploring the past as a method of understanding the future, the paper presents an original spectrum of soft and hard skills-based adventure tourism activities.

Analysis of Digital Competencies of 21st Century Teachers of Mathematics Education by Pentagonal Fuzzy Number and Some of Its Arithmetic Operations

Digital competencies is a collection of digital skills, categorized into five main areas of focus. They are designed as a tool for students to use to reflect on the digital skills and critical perspectives they develop while in school or college, in curricular and co-curricular experiences. The factors in digital competencies are digital survival skills, digital communication, data management and preservation, data analysis and presentation, critical making, design and development. In this paper we use pentagonal fuzzy number to find out the failure of digital competencies of 21st century teacher in mathematics education on the basis of the above criteria.

Employing User-Centered Design and Learning Science Theory to Enhance Remote Delivery of Diabetes Education and Survival Skills at Hospital Discharge

Learning diabetes mellitus (DM) survival skills is critically important, especially for those newly diagnosed upon discharge. COVID-19 has created new educational challenges, as DM self-management education and support is difficult to deliver remotely and can be time intensive. Content and format have not been re-designed for remote delivery; however, learning sciences research can help us create effective remote education strategies. We conducted interviews with users to identify critical needs in assuming immediate DM self-care at discharge from the hospital. We then mapped these user needs to relevant learning science theories to inform potential re-designs for remote delivery of DM education and survival skills at discharge. We conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with “users,” which included 18 participants (8 minority; 6>65 years): patients newly diagnosed with DM at discharge (N=6 [33%]), their caregivers (N=4 [22%]), and laypersons new to DM (N=8 [45%]). Users were asked about their discharge needs, laypersons about perceived needs. Three investigators performed iterative rounds of inductive coding of the transcripts (using MAXQDA software), utilizing a constant comparative method to identify codes describing dominant user needs. Learning science theory was applied to identify potential re-designs for remote delivery. Dominant user needs during hospitalization included being overwhelmed with DM self-care information (6/12 sessions) and difficulty organizing self-care equipment (5/12 sessions). Dominant user needs at home included remembering DM self-care steps (6/12 sessions), understanding correct insulin dosing (9/12 sessions), feeling fearful injecting insulin (9/12 sessions), with some noting difficulty in tracking glucose (4/12 sessions) and confusing insulin types (4/12 sessions). When learning science theory was applied, analysis mapped to three discrete educational strategies, most dominant of which is the spiral design approach—cycles of teaching the same topic but with increasing complexity. This design follows the pre-teaching principle—curriculum-based conceptual overview of self-care. Self-care at home mapped to the need for segmented learning and goal directed practice and feedback, with the potential need for behavioral therapies to reduce fear. Learning sciences has demonstrated that learning complex procedures and concepts, such as DM self-care, requires time, repetition, and continued support. With short hospital stays and the complexity of learning DM self-care, patients cannot gain needed knowledge structures to organize the information received during hospitalization. This study suggests specific learning science strategies for the design of an effective remote delivery of DM education and skills.

Learning to Be an Orangutan—Implications of Life History for Orangutan Rehabilitation

Orangutans depend on social learning for the acquisition of survival skills. The development of skills is not usually assessed in rescued orphans’ pre-release. We collected data of seven orphans over an 18-months-period to monitor the progress of ontogenetic changes. The orphans, 1.5–9 years old, were immersed in a natural forest environment with human surrogate mothers and other orphans. Social interactions deviated significantly from those of wild mother-reared immatures. Infants spent more time playing socially with peers, at the expense of resting and solitary play. Infants were also more often and at an earlier age distant from their human surrogate mothers than wild immatures are from their biological mothers. We found important changes towards an orangutan-typical lifestyle in 4- to 7-year-old orphans, corresponding to the weaning age in maternally reared immatures. The older orphans spent less time interacting with human surrogate mothers or peers, started to use the canopy more than lower forest strata and began to sleep in nests in the forest. Their time budgets resembled those of wild adults. In conclusion, juvenile orphans can develop capacities that qualify them as candidates for release back into natural habitat when protected from humanising influences and immersed in a species-typical environment.

Determining, Implementing, and Evaluating Training for School Librarians in Rural China

This paper describes the development of a training program for primary and middle school librarians in rural China. There are three full-day training sessions. Phase 1 focuses on the role of school librarian and librarian survival skills, including: creating a welcoming library, rudimentary library organisation, simple book repair etc. Phase 2 focuses on reading promotion and activities and an introduction to collection development and book selection. Phase 3: focuses on incorporating reading into curriculum and addresses the link between reading and academic achievement and interaction with teachers. To date phases 1 and 2 have been completed in three provinces.