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IMAGE OF AN INTEREST-RELATED EDUCATION TEACHER: PERSPECTIVES FROM HEADS OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Full text linkThis article analyses the professional and personal qualities of interest-related education teachers, their impact on students and relationships with students, based on the results of a survey of 178 heads of educational institutions. The findings reveal that most heads believe that teachers are usually accurate and timely in their actions, build good relationships with students, and are not too harsh with them. In addition, the heads of the institutions are aware of the potential problems in the learning process and are ready to address these problems. These conclusions reflect the important role of interest-related education teachers in the learning process and point to the need to further develop teachers’ professional and personal qualities in order to ensure an effective learning environment and student development
VISUALIZING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION: PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ VIEWS
Full text linkThe study’s major purpose was to compare primary school teachers’ views on visualizing educational information under conditions of the reform of Ukrainian education being in progress and unforeseen global impacts (martial law in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic). The survey was conducted within the time period of 2019 spring – 2022/2023 winter. The total number of respondents consisted of 265 primary school teachers. Gradual primary school teachers’ reorientations regarding the essence of visualizing educational information were determined as a strong positive tendency: from the position of its identification associated with the didactic field of the use of visual means to the consideration of visualizing educational information as an effective didactic tool boosting the use of interactive methods of teaching and learning in primary school. A significant rethinking of the didactic potential of using visualization in the educational process of primary school was being observed. The implementation speed of forms, methods and means of information visualization in the educational process of primary school changed positively as a result of experimental didactic influences. But the dynamics of changes was not correspondingly enough to the needs of modern educational requirements. Concluded the inappropriate development of primary school teachers’ visualizing educational information skills that are to be intensively improved among primary school teachers.
INCREASING FUTURE ENGINEERS’ MOTIVATION FOR ACQUIRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
Full text linkModern engineers have to constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills to stay relevant in today’s rapidly developing world and to establish professional ties with counterparts from other countries. It can hardly be done without knowledge of English as a dominant language of science and technology. Foreign language teachers in Ukraine and many other countries face the problem of improving technical students’ communicative competence to such a level that they could become full-fledged participants in intercultural professional communication. The problem can be solved provided that students have strong positive motivation for learning a foreign language. The aim of the study was to select and test a complex of methods to increase future engineers’ motivation for acquiring foreign language communicative competence. These methods included problem-solving, case study, web-quest, dilemma, round table, essay, audiovisual translation, etc. The effects of the tried-and-tested methods were compared to the results of a traditional teaching. The research was carried out at Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University in 2021-2023 and aimed to compare 1) stability of students’ cognitive interest; 2) disclosure of creative potential; 3) development of language skills of two groups of learners: the experimental group and the control group. The results of the study indicate that the use of special methods to motivate students for language learning had a significant positive impact on future engineers’ communicative competence.
DEVELOPING THE CONFLICTOLOGOCAL COMPETENCE AMONG STUDENTS OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Full text linkConflict is an inevitable part of any interpersonal relations. Low conflictological competence among students, large amounts of anxiety and stress, significantly affect relations between peers, especially during the martial law in Ukraine. This is particularly relevant for the professional and technical schools. Inability to resolve conflicts peacefully is one of the key reasons of the increased number of conflicts among students, which leads to more cases of violence and bullying in the educational environment. Promoting tolerance, respect, support, decency, etc. is essential for teaching young people the crucial strategy for harmonious communication and coexistence in society. The objective of the article is to define conflictological competence and analyse, how students of professional and technical schools imagine the conflicts prevalence and management in the educational institution. The authors present the results of the survey conducted among 200 students from four professional and technical schools in Khmelnytska oblast and the city of Khmelnytsky in 2023. The survey has demonstrated the challenges related to the low conflict competence of the students and their inability to manage conflicts without using violence. Based on the survey results, the authors focus on the need for the implementation of the safe educational environments program aimed at combating bullying and violence through the restorative practices, and developing conflictological competence of students of professional and technical schools
TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF FUTURE VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEACHERS
Full text linkThe article examines the important aspect of training future teachers of professional education, namely applying technologies to stimulate and develop their creative potential. The formation and development of the creative potential of an individual is of great importance in the context of the educational process and the formation of the future teacher, since modern society has set high demands on specialists regarding their professional qualities. Applying the technologies for developing student’s creativity is a key element of the modern educational process aimed at stimulating creative thinking and personal development of the future specialist. The article explores current challenges associated with preparing future professional education educators for the implementation of educational technologies that stimulate the unfolding of learners\u27 creative potential. The materials of this study focus on the issue of technologizing the educational process in higher education institutions, which will contribute to its qualitative improvement, wider adoption of innovative approaches, modern development tools, teaching methods, and forms that will ensure the development of learners\u27 creative abilities. The concept of pedagogical technology is examined, its essence and classification are revealed, and aspects of implementing a technological approach in the educational process of preparing future professional education educators are highlighted. The results of the experimental research presented in the article emphasize the importance of using modern pedagogical technologies and draw attention to the need to search for rational ways of teaching, develop modern principles, and justify the specifics of their implementation that meet the requirements for education aimed at shaping and developing the creative personality of the future professional. The article highlights the practical experience of implementing educational technologies in the institutions of higher education and defines the effective methods of evaluating and supporting the creative potential of students. The key aspects that contribute to the improvement of the professional development of future specialists and the creation of conditions for their creative self-expression in the educational process and the further professional activities were considered.
HOME-BASED EARLY WRITING ACTIVITIES: THE PERSPECTIVE OF PARENTS IN A LATVIAN CONTEXT
Full text linkStudents entering school with underdeveloped writing skills often face academic challenges. Addressing and improving these skills at the preschool level is a critical instructional goal. Early engagement in writing activities with parents and adults at home, beginning at a young age, is crucial in shaping children\u27s writing identities and methods. While student motivation is vital in developing writing abilities, the role of parents in encouraging and nurturing these skills is equally important. This study aims to explore how parental involvement aids in developing early children\u27s writing skills. Data were collected through surveys conducted with parents of 3-6-year-old preschoolers, focusing on their writing support and parenting practices. This research seeks to understand the role of parents in facilitating early writing activities at home. The study\u27s primary objective is to examine parents\u27 perspectives on enhancing their children\u27s early writing skills within a home environment. Active participation by parents in their children\u27s writing activities, including practices like reading together, encouraging daily writing, and providing constructive feedback, has shown positive outcomes. However, some parents reported challenges such as limited time or resources, affecting their ability to support their child\u27s writing development effectively.
CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ITS ADDED VALUES IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Full text linkIn the field of education, with the advancement of cutting-edge technologies and the emergence of new challenges and solutions in the education sector, coupled with increasing globalization, competition, personal ambitions, new ideas are increasingly emerging, and opportunities for their realization are sought. Professional and successful project management facilitates the development of new ideas, their implementation in both public and private sector educational institutions. To achieve the goals set in the project, it is essential to determine the core values that should be adhered to throughout the process. The parties involved in the project need to understand what the project is, its elements, the process to achieve desired results, the risks involved, who the project manager is, and his team, among others. The core values in projects implemented in educational institutions may vary depending on the industry in which the project is implemented, the project\u27s goals, and implementation methods. However, there are some fundamental values that the author of the article would like to highlight - development and growth, fairness and objectivity, equality, initiative and creativity, taking responsibility, honesty, moderation, diligence, and solidarity. The management of educational institutions, the organization of teaching, and the preparation of teaching materials using modern development, digitization, and competency approaches are becoming more relevant. Therefore, a systematic approach, which can be provided through project implementation, is a suitable solution. The principle of continuous improvement is fundamental to any of the approaches to managing an educational institution, regardless of whether the education system is being developed in public or private educational institutions. Currently, amidst unstable political situations and widely available forms of support (grants, donations, capital discounts, etc.), Latvia is once again facing new challenges in economic development. Projects are one of the tools that can be used to implement ideas or improve the knowledge, capacity, skills, and competencies of educational institution staff, among other things. The aim of the article is to explore the core values of project implementation, describing European Union Special Support (hereinafter - SAM) projects, identifying the benefits to educational institutions, and drawing conclusions about the added value of projects in the operation of educational institutions.
EXPLORING THE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS\u27 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Full text linkThe aim of the present study is the theoretical justification and empirical research of the emotional intelligence level of students speciality "Primary Education", the disclosure of pedagogical conditions for the development of emotional intelligence of future primary school teachers in the process of their professional training in a higher education institution. The theoretical and experimental research was conducted during 2021-2023 on the basis of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Mariupol State University. It performed two main tasks: 1) determination of the emotional intelligence development level of future primary school teachers, in particular in the context of their professional training; 2) justification of effective pedagogical conditions for the development of emotional intelligence in future primary school teachers. The article describes the biological, social and pedagogical factors of the development of emotional intelligence. The principles of organizing the process of developing emotional intelligence in a higher education institution are considered: the principle of activity, contextuality, systematicity, and the principle of emotional variability. The analysis of empirical data obtained within the framework of the conducted research is given.
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: EFFECTS OF MONOLINGUAL AND BILINGUAL ENVIRONMENTS
Full text linkSpeech and language are the basis for a child\u27s successful development, communication and social well-being, as well as the acquisition of academic knowledge and skills. Due to the global trend and the ever-increasing disorders of children\u27s speech and language development, it is necessary to be aware of the influence of a bilingual environment on the child\u27s speech and language development, to clarify the risks and benefits associated with bilingualism, as well as to educate parents and educators about them, so that a child who grows up in a bilingual environment received maximum understanding and, if necessary, support in the process of learning speech and language
REFORMS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Full text linkThe paper consists of two parts: one - analysis of obtaining permission to conduct pre-trial investigative action from economic aspects and another on the lessons learned in the Republic of Lithuania during the reforms in the civilian security sector.An essential component of an effective pre-trial investigation is not just investigative actions prescribed by criminal procedure laws, their procedures for conduction during one of the criminal process stages – a pre-trial investigation, qualification of investigators, prosecutors, their skills, secondary law that regulates conduction of investigative actions in details. Also, how does the investigative action work at the preliminary stage of conducting the investigative actions? Is it effective and efficient? For example, in obtaining permission for such actions as a search, covert surveillance, or wiretapping. The author analyses investigative actions from an economic point of view in the first part of this paper. The paper aims to introduce obstacles, misunderstandings, and committed mistakes before launching and during the implementation of the reforms in the Lithuanian criminal justice system after the collapse of the Soviet Union, namely, in the civilian security sector. The author of this paper presents his experience through bullet points named “lessons learned” of being a participant in the above-mentioned reforms. The outcomes of this paper are going to be important in light of the reform in the civilian security sector launched and still going on in Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity of 2014. It helps to avoid mistakes that were made during reforms in the Republic of Lithuania.