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TOLERANT ATTITUDES TOWARDS PERSONS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AS A COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Get PDFOne of the priorities of the modern educational process is the formation and creation of an inclusive space, which includes all components of universal design and, in particular, issues of staff preparedness. Thus, the basic training of specialists in this sphere includes not only the competence of teachers and professionals of helping professions in inclusion, but also the development of established personal attitudes and judgments in accordance with the values of the modern world. Of particular importance is the development of tolerance in future teachers in all aspects of its manifestation - both in the process of learning in higher educational institutions, during the internship, and in the process of professional activity itself, in particular during communication and interaction with persons with special educational needs. The importance of this aspect in a teacher\u27s professional profile prompted us to study this quality and determine the level of tolerant attitude of future specialists to children with special educational needs. To solve this problem, we used a number of methods that allowed us to comprehensively study the personal qualities of students in academic groups where students with special educational needs or who received experience in communicating with children with special educational needs during internship in specialized educational institutions or social welfare institutions. Thus, to analyze the qualitative aspects of tolerance (ethnic, social, personal), we used the express questionnaire “Tolerance Index” (Soldatova, Kravtsova, Khukhlaev, Shaigerova, 2002); In order to study the value and semantic component of students\u27 tolerant attitudes we used the “Tolerance Diagnostics. Incomplete sentences” (Kuhareva, 2013); in research of the emotional-volitional component - the method “The Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale. BEES” (Mehrabian, Epstein, 2000); for the analysis of the communicative component – the test of communicative tolerance (Boyko, 2009).Besides, the listed methods and test were supplemented with the inclusive education questionnaire and the author\u27s art-therapy techniques on the perception of persons with special educational needs and understanding of the importance of tolerant communication within professional activities. This approach in the research has allowed us to review essentially the basic educational components for the formation of professional and inclusive competences on the basis of tolerant attitude, to form and briefly outline in this scientific review our own methodological proposal for the introduction of training and other innovative forms of building interaction in academic groups.
DIFFERENTIATION IN HETEROGENEOUS FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
Get PDFThe article covers the issue of how to teach foreign languages most effectively in heterogeneous classes. Such classes have occurred in most schools and classrooms in recent years. There is an exploration of the latest pedagogical literature and research of the developments and practices in differentiation for mixed classes reviewed in the article. In addition to the theoretical analysis of the literature, practical recommendations from meta-analysis studies and pedagogical specialists are provided. The practical suggestions cover the subsequent steps (e.g., pre-assessment of the students, diversity of the content in the classroom, different learning methods, differentiating of learning outcomes, etc.), that should be implemented in heterogeneous class groups in order to maximize the effectiveness of learning of a foreign language, but the practical approach will be reviewed more widely on the further articles. The article also covers research-based information about the barriers in foreign language teaching to find the solution to the addressed issues. As the respective barriers, the following are named – lack of specific teacher education regarding the mentioned matters and lack of implementing the particular methods in mixed ability groups.
ECOLOGICAL APPROACH IN YOUTH EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
Get PDFThe current geopolitical situation in the world, and especially in Europe, highlights the sustainability of each society and country in the present dimension and sustainable development in the future. The ability of the society of the future to develop itself, to provide for the sovereignty of its country, to strengthen its economy, to raise its level of prosperity, to preserve and enrich its culture is shaped and developed in today\u27s schools and universities as the next generations are learning and studying there. They will be managing the country in the future, taking care of sustainable development of the society, the economy of their country, its security and defence, being at the heart of our country\u27s future society. Therefore, innovations in the content of general secondary education in Latvia are needed by introducing a new subject of National Defence Training in schools. The legal basis for this has already been prepared in the form of laws and other regulations. Model curricula for general secondary education and the Youth Guard have been developed. Since in global forums as well as in scientific publications at the end of the 20th century the ecological paradigm has been justified as a transdisciplinary paradigm, but the ecological approach in human thinking, in promoting the development of children/youth, in all kinds of activities (in all areas of human activity, including education) has been justified as an imperative, which has become more and more relevant in the 21st century, the aim of the research was to substantiate the diversity of ecological approaches in the education of young people in the field of national defence. The results of the research demonstrate that the ecological approach is visible in the development of the national defence content. It is also common in the justification for the many aspects of the national defence learning environment
PRINCIPLES OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE FOOD SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Get PDFSince the transition to a circular economy (CE) in various sectors is a priority strategic goal of policy planning in the European Union (EU), the goal of this article is to reveal the principles of the CE in the food sector. To achieve the goal, the study is based on a systematic literature review using the literature synthesis and analysis method and the PRISMA 2020 approach for the selection of appropriate literature. From 25 articles, which were selected from the SCOPUS database, 20 were left for final analysis. Based on the literature review, it was discovered that the main principles of the CE in the food sector are management of resources and waste, emission control, natural and production resource sustainability, increase in energy efficiency, reduction and prevention of food waste, recycling and reuse of food waste and public involvement in the transition to the CE. The determination of CE principles in the food sector is the basis for choosing goals and a right strategy for the implementation of CE principles in practice in this are
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF EVOLUTION OF THE IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN MOROCCO
Get PDFPurpose and aim of the study: The paper aim is to analyse scientific and other relevant literature on the sustainable development of the irrigated agricultural sector in Morocco.Design / Methodology / Approach: The method of data collection is literature review. Literature review was chosen as it is the basis for further research. The obtained data is presented in accordance with the identified historical periods. A summary of results is delivered.Main Findings: In light of scarce water resources, the technical, legal and institutional levels in the agricultural sector are permanently updated by the public authorities in order to mitigate the impact of climate change and adapt the management of water resources.Originality: Sustainability is regarded as gradual and sequential growth and development. Sustainability means the consideration of all the stakeholders’ interests in the decision-making process.Implications: Concerted efforts of the public authorities, companies and other stakeholders in the improvement of the efficiency of water use in agriculture through the development of localized irrigation technology and modernization of collective or private water supply networks in large irrigated areas would be beneficial for all. Innovative irrigation systems that allow the exploitation of unconventional, largely unused water resources must be developed. Low cost solutions with natural and locally available materials (Low Technology, Low Energy, Low cost, Easy to Use) should be used
DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE SECOND VERSION OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIAL CAPITAL SCALE (MSCS V2)
Get PDFThis article describes the development and initial validation of the second version of the Multidimensional Social Capital Scale (MSCS V2). The scale is based on the concept of Social Capital (SC) developed based on the results of the Rapid Review. The developed theoretical concept covers such types of SC as bonding, bridging, and linking, and there are two dimensions in each of these types: cognitive and structural. The initial version of the Multidimensional Social Capital Scale (MSCS) covered only the cognitive dimension of all three types of SC. This study aimed to develop an improved second expanded version of the MSCS V2 and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Data were collected online in the period from 11th June to 3rd October 2021, using a cross-sectional study design and a convenience sample strategy (N=353, 87% women and 13% men), aged between 18 and 80 years, M=41.8 years). As a result, the 25-item version of the MSCS V2 was developed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a 6-factor structure that encompasses the following types and elements of cognitive dimension: two types of bonding (Perceived social support or family members and close friends and Sense of belonging), two types of bridging (Perceived social support for acquaintances and General social trust), one type of linking (Institutional trust) and for Structural dimension: one type of bonding (Social participation). This 6-factor structure was approved using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Overall, the items are internally consistent on all scales (α = .73 - .90). Findings from this study showed significant evidence for the reliability and validity of the MSCS V2 and it would be advisable to repeat the study in a homogeneous sample, including full socio-demographic data.
FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS BY MEANS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Get PDFThe ecological crisis on a global scale (melting glaciers, explosions at nuclear power plants, pollution of rivers, seas, deforestation, harmful emissions into the atmosphere) requires radical changes in the process of its elimination. Volitional actions related to the cleansing, restoration and preservation of the natural environment are not enough, much emphasis is placed on educating a humane, environmentally conscious population capable of establishing harmonious relations with the natural environment. That is why higher education institutions face an important task – to form the environmental competence of future primary school teachers, to prepare students for the organization of environmental activities in working with younger students as a basis for shaping their environmental worldview. The article analyzes the theoretical foundations of the formation of environmental competence of future teachers, focuses on important summits, meetings, conferences, which rapidly and purposefully promote the preservation of the natural environment, stimulate the education of environmentally conscious younger generation. The aim of the article is to conduct an experimental study and establish the levels of formation of environmental competence of future teachers, based on its results to identify a model of formation of environmental competence of future teachers of higher education. In the course of the research we have singled out the main components (motivational, cognitive, activity, reflexive) of the formation of ecological competence of future teachers, as well as the corresponding criteria and levels. We conducted an experimental study to establish the level of environmental competence of future teachers among the leading pedagogical institutions of Ukraine: Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University and T.N. Shevchenko National University "Chernihiv Colehium". The study made it possible to complete the model of formation of environmental competence of future primary school teachers by means of environmental activities (stages of implementation, priorities, pedagogical conditions, tools, forms). The study outlined new areas for further work.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE TRAINING OF SPECIALISTS OF A SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE (UKRAINIAN CONTEXT)
Get PDFIn the presented research we briefly outlined the issues of training specialists of socio-economic profile in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. We addressed certain aspects of social inclusion and the key indicators of social inclusion in accordance with the priorities of social policy development in Europe. In particular, the indicators and goals of social inclusion, such as inclusion and/or exclusion of some groups of population, the impact of the level of «poverty» on these processes. And also, the influence of these factors on the educational process in higher education institutions, the formation of empathy, stress resistance, social adaptation, professional and inclusive competence.As a part of our research, we diagnosed the level of empathy (Yusupov, 2002), stress resistance and social adaptation (Holmes & Rage, 2009), social frustration (Wasserman, 2009) of student youth who are included in project activities and studying in basic educational programs. Comparison of statistical data of EU countries and Ukraine on the indicators of inclusion of persons in need of inclusive education in active social processes has been carried out.The analysis briefly presents pedagogical technologies with high efficiency in the formation of competencies of future specialists of socio-economic profile and presents the main trends in the formation of the environment of social inclusion, which are proposed and implemented in the framework of project activities and cooperation with EU countries on the territory of Ukraine.
AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACH TO IDENTITY EDUCATION AMONGST CROSS-CULTURE KIDS IN LITHUANIAN SCHOOLS
Get PDFWhile Lithuanian schools face an influx of repatriated pupils post-Brexit and due to the COVID 19 pandemic, there is still no clear framework to support schools in integrating the increasing Cross Culture Kids (CCKs) and its school community and beyond. This paper examines the application of autoethnography as a pedagogical strategy for school agents to foster identity narrative spaces in classrooms and as a research method for investigating identity formation in educational contexts nurturing cross-cultural competencies in Lithuanian classrooms. This piece is part of the preparation work conducted for the upcoming serial cultural dialogue workshops with CCKs between 15-18, which borrows from the TARMAC ‘multicultural story’ framework (Ward and Keck, 2021). While autoethnography engages individuals in cultural-analysis-style interpretations of self-reflection, this process importantly aids the location of selves in one’s own narratives by exploring the self-other, personal-political, and self-society didactic- for all the stakeholders in the dialogue- such as the workshop facilitators/researchers and the CCKs and its non-CCK counterparts. This leads to the implications of philosophical and practical education approaches exploring identity and intercultural communication in alternative and non-traditional forms (Wall, 2006). Overall, this paper contributes to the formation of cross-culture transitional care awareness and strategies implemented in Lithuanian schools.
RESEARCH OF ROBOT - HUMANOID CONTROL METHODS USING HUMAN BODY MOTION RECOGNITION TOOLS
Get PDFThe aim of the research is to investigate and evaluate the repetition indices of the displacements of the robot‘s kinematic nodes, using the means of identification human body movements, using a real robotic system. The article presents an analysis of human body motion recognition tools, identifies typical application criteria that meet the requirements of robotic systems control, describes the developed physical research stand "Robot - humanoid": the robotic system is identified with the human body with two of nine-kinematic degrees of freedom hands and a two degree of freedom robotic mechanism replacing the head on which the environmental video surveillance equipment is mounted. The publication presents systematized experimental data and suggestions for the integration of research results into the process of students\u27 practical - applied teaching in a contact or distance way.