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THE ATMOSPHERE OF FAMILY LIFE AS AN IMPORTANT CONDITION FOR OPTIMIZING FAMILY EDUCATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE FUNCTIONING OF FOSTER FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF SZCZECIN
Get PDFThe family, influencing a child in the course of everyday life, has many mechanisms at its disposal, which it uses intentionally and unintentionally. The basic value of a family home is a unique atmosphere, a climate specific to each family, in which it organizes conditions for the child\u27s development in all its areas and personality development. In addition, the atmosphere of family life significantly contributes to building the emotional balance of the child, protects it against various unfavorable phenomena and situations, and builds the child\u27s awareness of himself as a person. The atmosphere of family life is not an easy phenomenon to define. It consists of many factors, such as internal factors, such as the personality of the mother and father, mutual coexistence between family members. Another group of factors are those of an external nature, for example the size of the family, its economic and social status, place of residence. The first part of the text is a discussion of the atmosphere of family life in the light of pedagogical and psychological literature, indicating various approaches, their specificity and its importance in optimizing upbringing in a family. The empirical part focuses on the description of the atmosphere of family life and its specificity in foster families operating in the city of Szczecin. Here, particular attention was paid to the types of atmosphere in these families, its conditions and importance for the optimal development of a child. The final part of the text consists of the final conclusions and conclusions resulting from the research on the practice of working with families, including foster families, as well as with families of children in this form of foster care
TEACHERS’ SELF-CARE STRATEGIES AND SUPERVISION AS A SELF-CARE ACTIVITY FOR TEACHERS
Get PDFCovid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for teachers and the resources of teachers have been critically exhausted causing fatigue and burn-out. Self-care actualization and practice is one way to strengthen teachers\u27 emotional health and resilience. Self-care is understood as engagement in activities to preserve or improve one’s own health and well-being, in particular during periods of stress. Supervision is one of the activities where teachers can receive professional support, minimize negative emotions and develop stress resilience. The aim of this study was to investigate teachers\u27 self-care strategies and experts’ views on actualization of self-care strategies and supervision as a self-care activity within supervision. The research was executed in two stages - quantitative data analysis and qualitative interviews. In the quantitative part the participants of the research were 245 teachers in Latvia. Self-Care Strategies Questionnaire was used to collect answers and the 14 strategies were measured on a 4-point Likert scale. Self-care strategies were assessed on what is considered important and is attainable. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences between importance and attainability in all 14 self-care strategies. All strategies were assessed higher on importance than the attainability. Experts indicated that supervision should take place during working hours, be publicly funded, regular and carried out as long-term support.
BOOSTING LIFELONG LEARNING FOR GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLTEACHERS: DIGITAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT AMID BLENDED LEARNING
Get PDFThe research is targeted at examining general secondary schoolteachers’ strategies for assessing, self-assessing and improving their digital competence. The authors also define the scope of the most effective strategies for developing schoolteachers’ digital competence amid blended learning caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The main aim of research is to clarify the most effective ways of improving schoolteachers’ digital competence amid blended learning caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The research activities have been organized and realized taking into account the undisputable fact that digital competence is the key one for lifelong learning. The research methodology for generalizing theoretical material and empirical data collecting implies combining theoretical (analysis and synthesis) and empirical (a web-based questionnaire, individual interviews, conversations with respondents and analysis of reflexive texts) methods of investigation. The research sample consists of 1284 general secondary schoolteachers from different regions of Ukraine. The authors examine information obtained by using the mentioned combination of empirical methods of investigation. As a result of research some certain strategies for developing schoolteachers’ digital competence are found out, described and recommended for being implied into both the system of general secondary school education and the system of general secondary schoolteachers’ postgraduate education. It is also proved that the process of developing general secondary schoolteachers’ digital competence amid blended learning organized effectively is the basis for boosting their further lifelong learning.
MENTAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND THE USE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AMONG OLDER LATVIAN DIASPORA
Get PDFMental health factors play a crucial role in the well-being pattern of migrants, and how the social security is being used. The aim of the study was to investigate, how the mobility across Europe and other regions of the world for different patterns and transnational lifestyles relate to mental health, wellbeing and healthcare as a pillar for social security and overall wellbeing. We analysed personal characteristics, including self-rated health and pre-disposing factors in order to reflect on the mental health differences for migrant groups.The study includes groups of 6242 respondents living outside Latvia who answered questions about their mental health as well as rated their overall health and assessed the use of the healthcare on a rotating basis in a 2019 survey “Research of Welfare and Social Integration in the Context of Liquid Migration: Longitudinal Approach”. Comprehensive data on migrants from many countries all over the world allowed to perform multiple regression analysis on stratified groups by migration patterns, including both individual and contextual level variables. Results of the analysis showed that older migrants tended to have less psychological symptoms compared to younger persons. Moreover, those who were born or had lived in another country seemed to be more confident in the use of healthcare system in the country of residence. The results showed that individual factors like age, gender, language of communication and education level are strongly related to the use of the healthcare system of the country of origin and better health.
SPECIFICS OF ARTS THERAPISTS’ SELF-CARE STRATEGIES
Get PDFCovid-19 pandemic poses significant increase in hazards to professionals’ health and well-being in the helping professions. Thus, their ability to provide compassionate and effective care to the population is at risk. Self-care is one of available resources that can strengthen mental health and promote psychological resilience in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study aimed to explore arts therapists’ self-care strategies and their specifics compared with those of other psychological help providers and functional specialists. Based on Self-Care Strategies Questionnaire, a survey was conducted between March 2021 and January 2022. Following two instructions, respondents assessed 63 self-care activities by their importance and attainability. All items were rated on a 4-point Likert scale. The sample of 289 respondents comprised 73 arts therapists, 159 other psychological help providers and 57 other functional specialists. Although the assessment of arts therapists’ self-care strategies revealed a high degree of heterogeneity, in all of strategies importance was scored significantly higher compared with attainability. Six out of 14 self-care strategies and one separate activity revealed statistically significant differences between arts therapists’ and other functional specialists’ self-care strategies. There was no significant difference indicated between arts therapists’ and psychological help providers’ self-care strategies
ROLE OF REZEKNE RETIREMENT DAY CENTRE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SENIORS
Get PDFLife expectancy is increasing worldwide, and the proportion of seniors, which poses challenges to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their age, enjoy equal opportunities in both the private sector and the labour market, regardless of their state of health, without adversely affecting quality of life components.The purpose of the scientific article is to find out how the quality of life of Seniors is affected and how it is influenced by the functioning of the Senior Day Center, to improve the quality of services and collateral of the Senior Day Centre in Rezekne
CORRELATION OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATION WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN PROJECT TEAMS IN ORGANIZATION “X”
Get PDFNowadays, due to the fierce market competition, the volume, complexity and requirements of projects are increasing, resulting in intensive communication in project teams. Statistics show that one out of five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication. The role of emotional intelligence in project management has been little studied, but it is believed that promoting emotional intelligence can improve internal communication within the project team. The aim of the research was to study the emotional intelligence and internal communication correlation of project managers and team members in organization “X” in order to develop proposals for the management of organization “X” for promoting emotional intelligence and improving internal communication. The emotional intelligence of project managers and team members was measured by using a survey of emotional and social intelligence competencies. Internal communication in project teams was assessed by using a survey based on aspects of effective internal communication within the project team. The results of the study showed that there is a statistically significant and strong correlation between emotional intelligence of project managers and team members and internal communication in project teams. “Self-management” and “social awareness” or the ability to adapt to other people were identified as the most important competencies of emotional intelligence which are required in order to improve internal communication.
ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE EASTERN AUKŠTAITIJA REGION FOR LOCAL TOURISM UNDER COVID-19 CONDITIONS
Get PDFThe article discusses the attractiveness factors of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID - 19 conditions and presents the results of the research (analysis of scientific literature, questionnaire surveys and analysis of strategic documents). The aim of the research is to perform an analysis of the attractiveness of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID-19 conditions. Objectives of the research: to describe the factors of tourism region\u27s attractiveness for local tourism; to perform an analysis of the attractiveness of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID-19 conditions. An analysis of the scientific literature showed that destination attractions define the framework within which visitors enjoy their vacations. They include all forms of natural and created (manmade) resources, culture, heritage, history, customs, architectural features, traditional artwork, cuisine, music and handicrafts that attract travellers. According to the results of the research, the choice of travels in the Eastern Aukštaitija region is mostly influenced by such factors of attractiveness of the region as natural resources, cultural resources and interesting places of interest, as well as attractiveness of the tourism destination/ region.
THE MEANING OF RELATIONSHIP QUALITY BY THE BUSINESS LEADERS: RESULTS OF A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Get PDFThe aim of this research is to investigate the perception of the importance of relationship quality between the organisational leaders and their subordinates. Qualitative study methodology is used, applying the Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory as a ground for the research. The paper argues the importance of attributing the LMX to the organisational micro-foundation. Results suggest that despite of understanding of the importance of respect, trust, loyalty and other organisational assets for building effective organisational culture and competitiveness in the market, the large-size organisational leaders are not familiar with the concept of quality of relationship. Therefore, highlighting this theory and stressing the importance of relationship is particularly important in the educational process while the preparation of future leaders takes place.
PROGRESSIVE WAY OF THINKING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION - PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS
Get PDFThe article presents personal reflections related to the adaptation of education in terms of current social challenges. Selected teaching postulates will be presented in relation to the current experiences and needs of the education system in the period of pandemic restrictions. The questions included are intended to make the reader reflect and public debate on the innovative changes that await contemporary didactics. In addition, the article will present the elements of own research related to the observation of cognitive activity using QEEG electroencephalographic studies. The analysis of cognitive activity is a key element in the assessment of didactic effectiveness. Due to the wide scope of scientific research, only selected sources of the author\u27s publications will be indicated, in which the topic has been presented in detail