Organizational activities of women of Kalisz Region during the interwar period – selected aspects of social and educational activity

Women's movement in interwar Poland encompassed several hundred organizations, differing among themselves by number of members, political affiliations, or programs. Aside from mass organizations, in local environments there were also women's movement structures which limited themselves to localized issues. The purpose of this article is to present the examples of formation of organizational activities among women of Kalisz Region during the interwar period, as well as social and educational efforts undertaken that have changed the awareness and attitudes of rural women.

Music philetics and its use with students

Personally engaging musical experiences can be a driving moment, a motivating force in the development of the student. Their use in education and prevention can be of great importance. The emergence of music philetics theoretically makes it possible to anchor the issue of music experience in connection with music creation and to use inspiration from music therapy in the educational process, focus music experiences on the personal and social development of students and offer practical solutions for the implementation of music experience methods developing and enriching personalities of particular individuals. The concept of music philetics is not yet clearly defined and practically used. Further development will show its need in society and viability.

Ks. Michał Hieronim Juszyński (1760–1830). Nauczyciel przełomu XVIII i XIX w.

The article focuses on the life of priest Michał Hieronim Juszyński, person well known to bibliographers and bibliophiles. The main purpose of the article is to show the complicated and interesting fate of Juszyński's life as well as issues related to pedagogical activity. First Juszyński had short episodes with teaching in noble houses and later in a sub-faculty school where he was the last vice-chancellor. Then he was a speaker at the Catedral in Tarnów. At the end of his life, he was a profesor at the Kielce theological seminary. The Juszyński's fate was presented against the background of the current educational situation.

Individualisation as a social-cultural process and morality

In this article, the issue of structural individualisation, which is one of the results of social modernisation, is adopted as the subject-matter. In the processes of individualisation, it is, first and foremost, the importance of an individual human being and matters relevant to their life, including the obligation to make constant choices in all the aspects of life, that is placed emphasis upon. In the aspect of values, the process of individualisation means transfer from values seen as responsibilities (related to duties) to values connected with self-fulfilment (self-development). The consequence of individualisation is the significant changes in the realm of morality: departing from traditional moral values and standards, permissivism and moral relativism, the destruction of normativity, and the secularisation of morality. On the other hand, it creates the opportunity to determine one's own moral choices and shapean autonomous moral personality.

The importance of philosophical-anthropological knowledge in the culture and practice of verbal communication in the formation of family relationships

The paper deals with the tasks of verbal communication in building a solid foundation of family life. Words, positive and negative, appropriate or inappropriate, and all other words in general cultivate family culture at the level of relationships. This paper pays special attention to the formation of family relationships by communicating love. It is possible to talk about love and express it in words, or show love without using words. However, to be able to communicate effectively in the language of love, it is necessary to learn and to educate. It also means gradually acquiring knowledge: first about oneself, and then about other people, with whom we form relationships. The culture and practice of family communication is a question of self-care and accepting the gifts of interest, respect, dignity, and sacrifice for others. Despite the variety of other means and technologies of communication in the present day, words and human speech remain key tools for interpersonal communication and education for interpersonal dialogue.

Social work with women from agricultural locations, which would brought: general principles and questions for professional preparation

An article devoted to the issue of social work with women from rural areas that were violent, as well as coverage of approaches to training specialists providing social services to this category of population. It is established that gender policy is based not only on international normative legal acts ratified by Ukraine, but also regulated by national legal acts on equality between women and men. An important area of gender policy is the provision of equal rights and opportunities for women from rural areas, including the realization of their human rights. At the same time, women in rural areas are more vulnerable to gender-based violence than women living in cities that require a specially designed program for their social and psychological rehabilitation. As a result of the clarification of the content and focus of social work with women, the study of the regional experience of social services with women, the disclosure of the specifics of the training of future social workers to work with this category of citizens, recommendations for improving the quality of social services for women victims of domestic violence have been developed.

Principles of selection of educational material for developing English listening skills of high school students

The article deals with an interesting issue of learning English – it describes the process of teaching the language and shows different ways of understanding skills which are required in this process. The Author indicates the importance of language learning for the communication process, emphasizing the role of social competences. The article increases the reader’s awareness of the importance of language learning in modern world and raises medical issues related to learning. It is worth mentioning that the study was conducted in the form of an experiment, which is much more labor-intensive than single quantitative studies. The development of international collaboration in the various spheres of human life requires from modern specialists not only to be professionals in the sphere they work at, but also to be able to communicate with residences of other countries with the aim of exchanging information, sharing experience and doing important scientific research that will bring positive results and benefits both for them personally and for people in their country in general. Communication in the foreign language cannot be possible without the ability to understand foreign speech and respond to it properly. The research demonstrates that students mastering a foreign language regularly report difficulties in understanding other people’s speech. This paper addresses the important but often neglected issue of the proper organization of the process of teaching a foreign language listening skills to secondary schools students. It focuses on the importance of taking into consideration didactic and methodological principles of teaching a foreign language and possible ways of incorporating them into the organization of the process of a foreign language acquisition.

Parent lonely in bringing a child with disability

The article presents the issue concerning the characteristics of the feeling of loneliness of parents bringing up a child with a disability. This paper outlines the problem of loneliness, presented factors supporting parents of children who are not fully able to do so. The issues of experiencing the stages of coming to terms with the diagnosis of a child's disability were discussed and an attempt to determine the degree of loneliness among parents of children with disabilities.

Modern Approaches to Quality Assurance of Teacher Training

The article deals with the problem of modern approaches to teacher training in the context of its quality assurance. The concept of ‘innovation’ is defined and the system of classification is introduced on the grounds of the analysis of scientific and pedagogical resources. Ensuring qualitative education means innovative processes of pedagogical practice development, as well as purposeful managerial influence on the system of professional training, significant corrections of its content and way of performance of pedagogical intuitions, i.e. educational system transferring to perform on new grounds. Organizational innovations happening in the organization of the educational process of higher education institutions are analyzed alongside content innovations reflected in the content of teacher training (new educational programmes, introduction of new disciplines, modern courses, integration of subjects, development of methodologies, etc.). Technological innovations include introducing new teaching forms and methods, assessment approaches (testing, rating); use of modern information technologies in the process of teacher training. Building professional competency, individual and professional qualities, the capacity to work and live in an innovative pace is exclusively important for future teachers. Effective forms and methods of teaching future teachers are introduced.

Case management technology: the best practices

The article discusses the essential characteristics of case management technology, which includes the provision of services to the client through its support through communication and the search for available resources to achieve high-quality and cost-effective results. The contents of social services aimed at social prevention, social support and social services for clients have been disclosed. Case management models are described: universal brokerage model; intensive intervention model, clinical model of case management. Examples are given of their successful practices in the use of case management technology in different countries of the world.