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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF AUGSDAUGAVAS COUNTY
Get PDFAs a result of the administrative territorial reform of the municipalities of 2021, more effective implementation of the autonomous functions of local governments is expected, which will contribute to the development of the state and the welfare of the population. However, the reform has led to a significant increase in budget expenditure, putting heavy pressure on local government budgets. In addition, municipalities and their territories need economic development, which is very difficult because municipalities have a strong financial dependence on national decisions. Local governments in the State border area often do not have sufficient attention to their development opportunities, but for example, the municipality of Augsdaugavas county has the potential to develop by improving the demographic situation and attracting foreign investors
GLOBAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
Get PDFIn the global economy, manufacturing companies face increasingly complex and diverse risks that can have a significant impact on their performance and long-term viability. These risks include economic, political, social and environmental factors that can have significant consequences if not properly managed. Global risk management is therefore becoming an important area that requires in-depth understanding and a systematic approach. Effective risk management helps companies not only to address potential threats, but also to identify new opportunities and adapt to a changing environment. This requires an integrated approach, using advanced technologies, analytical tools and innovative strategies to enable companies to succeed in the global marketplace
EMPOWERING TOMORROW: UNLOCKING STUDENTS POTENTIAL THROUGH SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Get PDFThe development of soft skills is crucial for success in the modern workplace. Soft skills refer to a range of interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication abilities that are necessary for effective collaboration with others. Developing creativity, personal leadership, complex problem solving, and critical thinking skills among students in a real-life context with guidance from coaches and collaboration with companies. This article aims to address the following research questions: What is the theoretical perception of soft skills? How can soft skills be categorized based on theory and practice? Which categories of soft skills are distinguished from the students\u27 point of view. First insights suggest that the problem-solving soft skill is the one that the students felt had enhanced the most during their studies, also it was the critical thinking the creativity that the students felt enhanced the most during their studies
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIAL WORK STUDIES
Get PDFApplying flexible and innovative teaching methods allows to improve the content of learning and education, as well as its quality and relevance. Efforts are made to provide as many opportunities for distance learning and virtual mobility as possible by using the benefits provided by new technologies, improving the training process and adapting it to each individual. A case study strategy was chosen, as the study consists of one separate object which is one higher school that implements the Social Work study program. The conducted research is of the "one-time cross-section" type, as it is dedicated for a specific purpose, namely, the modernization of the social work study program. In 2022 - 2023, semi-structured interviews were made with students of the Social Work Program participating in an international project on the application of innovative technologies in social work. The purpose of the research is to reveal aspects of the practical application of information technologies in the process of social work studies.Based on the findings obtained during the interviews and the research presented in the theoretical part about the application of information technologies in the study process, information technologies were divided into three groups of tools: technical tools, digital content creation tools, communication, and collaboration tools. The research found that the following technical tools are used the most and most often during lectures: computer, smartphone, camera, sound speakers, microphone with integrated speaker, Bluetooth headphones, projector, printer, high-speed Internet connection and wireless (wifi) network. It was found that students use text editors, calculators, the tools for video creation, presentation creation, quiz creation and survey assessment programs during lectures. Most often, 3-5 times a week, students use the following means of communication and collaboration: social networks, audio, and video storage, learning environments, laboratories, conferences, chat programs.
THE EXPERIENCES OF SIGHTED PEOPLE IN COMMON SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH BLIND PEOPLE
Get PDFThe organisation of joint hikes for the blind and sighted is a completely new and untouched topic, the study of which can help to discover unexpected results, to show the significance and benefits of such activities not only for the blind but also for the sighted, their perception, new inner experiences, discoveries. Joint socio-cultural activities are not only a medium for the empowerment of the disabled, but also the education of empathic members of society and the promotion of new programs. The aim of the research is to reveal the experiences of sighted people participating in joint hikes with blind people. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data. The research participants were 8 sighted people who had participated in joint hikes with the blind people. Thematic analysis was conducted. The experiences of the sighted and the blind have revealed that joint walks “erase” all differences, all borders. Sighted people see and learn what visual impairment is, what kind of world blind people live in – this brings them even closer to their comrades and encourages the desire to extend their friendship.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCIENTIFIC WORK DURING UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Get PDFStrengthening the scientific component within the structure of the educational process in modern higher educational institutions in Ukraine has determined the task of clarifying students’ perception of the essence of conducting scientific work. The topicality of the research is determined by the fact that in the conditions of the current structure of university life, based on the principle of student-centeredness, students are autonomous subjects of study who participate in the educational process evaluation and improvement within the framework of the relevant curricula. The goal was to determine the perception and clarify the attitude of students towards the scientific work that is carried out in the university environment (based on the Ukrainian example) and to which they were involved during their studies. The following methods were used for its realization: theoretical (analysis, concretization, synthesis and systematization – while the scientific problem justification; generalization – for formulating the obtained results); empirical (written survey – questionnaire “Assessment of my scientific work during university study”); mathematical (calculation of the results). The article outlines three levels of students’ scientific work that takes place in the modern educational environment of the university: mastering the educational component “Fundamentals of Scientific Research”; involvement in various types of scientific work conducted in the system of higher educational institutions; carrying out research within the framework of the scientific subject-matter, scientific projects. The perception of students regarding the content and accomplishment of scientific work during their study at the university is presented, as well as recommendations for its improvement based on the results of the developed author’s questionnaire, which included 15 questions. Conclusions reveal the students’ awareness of the necessity for the scientific work tasks and their attitude towards their own participation as full-fledged subjects in the carrying out scientific research. The prospects of the raised problem will be the development of a strategy for improving student scientific work at the university through the prism of its evaluation by students
COMPETENCE OF LATVIAN PRESCHOOL TEACHERS TO INCLUDE NEWCOMERS IN EDUCATION
Get PDFThe 21st century is the time of globalization, and migration has become the norm. As a result of these trends, the education systems must be inclusive in order to ensure the right of all children to education, regardless of their background. Preschool teachers play an essential role in the implementation of inclusive education. They have the opportunity and tools to form a foundation for further education by creating a positive and supportive environment where all children can feel welcome. In order to promote inclusion, preschool teachers must have certain competences for the inclusion of newcomers in education. The paper presents a structural model of preschool teacher competence for the inclusion of newcomers in education and the results of the preschool teacher questionnaire. The research results show that Latvian preschool teachers\u27 competence to work with newcomer children is insufficient and needs to be improved
“SCHOOLS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN” AS A SPECIFIC FORM OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN FAR EAST COUNTRIES (China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore)
Get PDF”Schools for Ladies and Gentlemen" is a term commonly used to determine a non-formal educational institution in some of Far East countries where the students are taught mainly abroad ethics and aesthetics. Such educational institutions can be considered a vestige of the foreign countries` presence on the territory of the countries under consideration in the 19th-20th century, since it was the social activity of some European countries and US that largely determined the shape and value orientation of the education system in China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore in particular. The second half of the 20th century in the countries considered is characterized by a revision of foreign educational trends, which led to the departure of the abroad educational experience from the mass formal education. However, the social prestige of “foreign education” and the introduction of a child to “foreign ethical and aesthetic canons” as an indicator of financial well-being and social elitism has been preserved and has found its expression in the sphere of non-formal education in the form of clubs, circles, the services of private tutors, etc. The article examines the exact forms in which this trend is present in the educational sphere of one or another country in the Far East.
THE IMPERATIVE OF REFORMS IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO ADULTS: A METHODOLOGICAL NECESSITY AND SOCIAL TREND
Get PDFThis article studies the imperative of reforms in teaching foreign languages to adults both from the social point of view and methodological needs of the particular process of foreign language teaching for representatives of a special age group. The starting point of the article is the authors` own experimental research in the form of a questionnaire, which, as the target audience, conducted a survey of people aged 45+ studying at or graduated from foreign language courses as a part of integration programs (the survey was conducted among relocants from Ukraine after February 24, 2022) finding out what factors contributed / did not contribute to their success and psychological comfort in language learning. The second part of the study presents the results of a survey of teachers who work in foreign language courses attached to higher educational institutions of Ukraine and presents their point of view on the difficulties of teaching in mixed age groups and in groups dominated by people over 40 years. The purpose of the article is to show that in order to fulfill the social tasks that modern society places on the study of foreign languages by older people, changes in methodological approaches to the stated process are necessary.
PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF READING CULTURE OF EDUCATION SEEKERS IN UKRAINIAN AND GLOBAL PRACTICE
Get PDFThe aim of the article is to consider the formation of reading culture as an important pedagogical problem of today in the context of domestic and global problems of the development of students’ reading literacy, to single out the pedagogical conditions for the formation of the reading culture of an individual. Ukrainian and foreign scientists, teachers, and common people emphasize the crisis of children\u27s reading: children and youth do not have a developed interest in this field of study, there is no motivation to read. This is a global trend. Pedagogical conditions for the formation of the reading culture of an individual are highlighted: from the teacher\u27s point of view, this is high-quality preparation for teaching schoolchildren to read, mastery of a high level of reading culture, reading practice, children\u27s reading circle; students believe that this is the activation of independent reading activity aimed at the development of abilities, interest in literature, improvement of knowledge, reading abilities and skills, active reading activity; parents think that it is the possession of reading culture, interest in reading, desire to ensure that fiction books do not lose their educational role among children, so that the great spiritual potential of fiction does not remain outside their attention, etc.