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AUTOMATION OF BELT GRINDER FOR ABRASIVE PROCESSING OF PARTS
Get PDFThis publication shows the lifting mechanism for the abrasive processing of belt grinding machine parts and its control automation. The Nextion display and Arduino Nano were used for this project. They will be used to control the lifting mechanism of the equipment and the frequency converter
TOPICALITIES AND MECHANISMS FOR ASSURING QUALITY OF BORDER GUARDS\u27 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Get PDF The topicality of the research is determined by the present day challenges within the frame of the EU border security field and space of professional education, which directly project onto the quality requirements for professional training of employees of Latvian law enforcement institutions.Research aim: on the basis of the analysis of quality management aspects during the educational process of professional training in law enforcement education institutions of the Baltic countries, to develop and approbate a model for establishing the basic principles of creating quality management systems (QMS) and methodology of the use of this model; to determine the most topical and effective basic principles of developing QMS in education establishments of law enforcement institutions. To achieve the aims of a quantitative-qualitative research, the theoretical (analysis) and empirical (data collection, synthesis and modelling, data processing) methods have been applied. Research results: a) the main problems in the field of quality management of border-guard professional training have been identified and recommendations for their solution have been put forward; b) the model, methodology and instruments for a practical application of the model have been approbated; c) the most topical basic principles of developing QMS in education establishments of law enforcement institutions have been formulated. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the conceptual understanding of competencies for quality assurance of border guard professional training as well as in creating a model for establishing the most effective basic principles of developing QMS in education institutions.
MAX WEBER\u27S THEORY OF LAW EDUCATION AND POLITICAL VIEWS OF RELIGION
Get PDFIn order to better evaluate Weber\u27s most popular views on the economic ethics of religion, by comparison and due to the interaction of the opposites and sets of views expressed in them, in this work, the discipline of human rights will also be analysed, which will closely identify Weber\u27s asceticism about the spirit of normative Protestantism and the ethics of capitalism and law school and education. The purpose of the research is to establish and identify the ideas expressed by Weber regarding the value scope of social classes, layers and typology of religion, by analysing them – conventionally, but specifically – through the doctrine of lex nature and education impact in school of sociology. Additionally, the purpose of the present work is to answer what is the general structure of Weber\u27s philosophical thoughts and views on school of law, to find and identify in it the asceticism of the sociology of religion, interspersed with the theory of conflict and domination. But the relevance of the research is rooted in the fact that the methods of Weber\u27s scientific approach are used to analyse the state\u27s institutional and orderly system-theoretical dependence from the bureaucratized forms of public authority and this impact in knowledge.
TRANSFORMATION OF LIFE AND PERSONAL VALUES SYSTEM OF MODERN UKRAINIAN YOUTH
Get PDFThe realities of modern Ukrainian\u27s life at this historical moment of the struggle for independence in the conditions of social tension are quite complex and uncertain. Ukrainians are losing not only their material wealth, but life and personal values are changing in their minds. Everything that was important a year or two ago is not a priority now. The change of values, the search for a new meaning of life is one of the main fundamental principles of the modern Ukrainians\u27 life. The main social task for every citizen is social and personal self-determination, as well as the active formation of a new worldview. Each individual is capable of realizing the value of his own life, as well as the lives of the people around him, based on his own worldview and his place in society. The formation of a person\u27s ideas about values and value orientations presupposes their understanding and filling with specific content. The formation of values among modern Ukrainian youth occurs due to their connection with the outside world, the variety of social relations in which they are, and due to the knowledge of their own experiences. The main research methods: observation, survey, statistical analysis. The article emphasizes the identification of changes in personal values and value orientations of the youth of Ukraine. The main results of the research give reasons for asserting that the phenomenon of searching for life and personal values by a young person is one of the priority areas of scientific research. Due to the search, determination of the main and reshaping of the established value orientations of the modern youth of Ukraine, the worldview and meaning of life are changing. It is safe to say that such changes will help build own life path as a holistic process, as well as make one\u27s abilities and opportunities of the environment as much as possible in solving life problems and achieving important goals. The author\u27s interpretation of the terms "life values", "personal values", "value orientations of Ukrainian youth" is proposed.
PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS OF TEACHING PRACTICE IN AN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM
Get PDFToday’s teachers must be ready to address all students, whatever their abilities, needs, and knowledge. Prospective teachers must develop the necessary competencies during their studies to ensure inclusive education for all pupils. Teaching practice remains one critical means of exposing future teachers to actual classroom experiences to equip them with pedagogical skills. The course followed in this study included teaching practice to allow future teachers to put their theoretical knowledge into practice. The research aimed to analyse future teachers’ feedback after teaching practice in an inclusive classroom. These data – the prospective teachers’ findings after the teaching practice – were analysed using content analysis. The sample of the study consisted of 97 future teachers. The results showed that the student teachers faced various challenges, e.g. needing more experience in an inclusive setting, creating activities that included all students, and needing more teaching resources. However, most were optimistic about the opportunity to put the knowledge they gained during the course into practice. Therefore, teacher educators should ensure that students are prepared for entry into the teaching profession and have a positive pedagogical experience in an inclusive classroom. The teacher educators should also have sufficient knowledge and skills to work with all pupils.
SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF 21ST CENTURY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION REFORM TERMINOLOGY
Get PDFThe scientific article contains a pedagogical-psychological explanation of the concepts of the pedagogical process used in Preschool education documents. It evaluates the concepts in the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers and in the methodological materials of the School 2030 reform of the Ministry of Education and Science: collaboration, attitudes, virtues, values, civic participation, customs. Objective of the study. To explain the concepts introduced in the pedagogical process of preschool education from a scientific viewpoint. Research materials and methods: Theoretical: analysis of pedagogical and psychological literature and the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers and methodological materials of School 2030. Empirical: observations of the pedagogical process in 50 years of continuous work as a teacher are analysed.Research results: The study explains the concepts used in the reform School 2030. It has been found that the child\u27s independent activity in interaction with the competent support of the teacher would be a guarantee for the implementation of the content recommended in the School 2030 methodological documents in practice.
HIGHER EDUCATION OF LAWYERS: THE CENTRALIZED QUALIFICATION EXAM
Get PDFThe research analyses the current situation of legal education in Latvia, Germany and United Kingdom. The current changes in the Latvian higher legal education system are mainly related to the introduction of the centralized lawyer qualification exam. The research aim is to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the centralized lawyer qualification exam, to offer practical solutions for improving the quality of higher education. The following primary methods have been used in the study: in order to assess the applicability of the new solutions in Latvia, the study analyzed the materials for the development of normative legal acts, opinions of lawyers and scientific literature. A summative content analysis was performed. In addition, the study is based on an analysis of the historical and contemporary experiences of United Kingdom and Germany. As a result of the analysis, it has been concluded that it is necessary to transform legal education programs not only at the master\u27s level, but also at the bachelor\u27s level. The future work will include the implementation of empirical studies in the field of analysis of training programs in Latvia. The research novelty: the research covers the challenges of implementing new measures and assesses the role of different actors in the transformation process.
THE FAMILY WITHIN THE VALUE SYSTEM AND FAMILY VALUES IN THE CONTEXT OF LATVIA TODAY: INSIGHTS FROM THE EUROPEAN VALUES SURVEY
Get PDFThe formation of a person\u27s values and mindset shift is a process that takes place throughout a person\u27s life, but views on basic values are instilled in the family from early childhood and their formation continues during the socialisation process at school and in society. The family plays a primary role in the transmission of values as important elements of an individual\u27s character, the teaching of which largely determines the individual\u27s life path. Just as family structures have changed over time and vary from culture to culture, so too have attitudes towards the family, its relationship to society and its relative value in the social order. This paper analyses the place of the family as a value in the overall value system of the individual and identifies the value beliefs that currently prevail within the family itself. The main research questions to be answered are: (1) are there differences in views – and what are these differences – on the value of the family among different groups in Latvian society; (2) what values are transferred in the family and passed down to children? The analysis of the problem is based on Latvian data from the fifth phase of the European Values Survey (EVS) in 2021 (n=1335).
MOCK CONFERENCE IN PRE-SERVICE TRANSLATORS TRAINING
Get PDFThe given research deals with one of the most important issues related to pre-service translators’ training such as both language and professional skills development in Kazakhstani settings. Thus, skills in oral translation from English into Kazakh and/or Russian and vice versa are in pretty high demand these days that is why one of the aims of Translation and interpreting internship course is to develop the consecutive translation skills of pre-service translators. So, to imitate the conditions of interpreters’ work we conducted the mock conference dedicated to the main problems of Translation studies and Linguistics in the frame of the above mentioned course. The main idea of this case study was to involve our students into both research and professional activity as well as to develop their language and consecutive translation skills. Our research population included 47 students who worked both as presenters and interpreters in the frame of the mock conference procedure. Then we conducted the opinion survey using the online tools provided by the Moodle platform (in our case, the option of Critical incident survey had been chosen as the most appropriate one).
THE REALISATION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S CARE HOMES
Get PDFThe article reveals the findings of a qualitative study the aim of which was to identify the realities of the realisation of the children’s right to participation in the community children’s care home (hereinafter referred to as CCCH). Research questions of the study: What are real possibilities for children to realise their right to participate in the decision taking in CCCH? How are children involved in decision taking? Nine social workers, working in CCCHs in different locations in Lithuania, participated in the study.The study revealed that to realise the child’s right for participation a positive attitude of an employee towards child’s participation. The positive attitude of an employee should be linked to a child-centre approach, which includes attentiveness to every child, openness to the child’s experience, opinion, non-dominance of an adult and the acknowledgement of the child being the expert of his situation. To realise the child’s right for participation establishment and maintenance of positive relationships with the child by employees which is linked to a respectful communication with the child, trust in the child and the child’s trust in the employee. It is also important to provide the child with information regarding his right for participation by informing that employees are ready to listen to him and that he has a right to express his opinion on different topics regarding himself. Another important aspect of the realisation of the child’s right for participation is cooperation with the child which is expressed through the provision of information in the manner which is understandable to the child, his empowerment to participate when taking decisions, listening to his opinion, taking into consideration his opinion, in order to ensure his best interests, the analysis of situations and discussions with children when taking decisions, assistance, but not substitutionary help when the child takes decisions. The study revealed that CCCHs create conditions for the child’s right for participation to be realised in his daily activity which is expressed the child’s participation when drawing up CCCH’s rules and adhering to them, planning and organising his leisure time, the child’s involvement in the creation and maintenance of personal and common spaces, daily choruses