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Sprawozdanie z Konferencji – Special Topic Meeting: Positive Youth Development in the Context of the Global Recession: A summary (23-25 października 2014, Praga)
No full textPsychological and pedagogical aspects of foreign language teaching on the basis of Internet technologies
No full textThe advantage of the Internet technologies in the process of learning a foreign language nowadays doesn’t cause any doubts and doesn’t require any additional arguments. Directly the Internet resources are invaluable and are the
vast basis for creation informational, educational and training sphere, as well as to satisfy their professional and personal needs. The economic development of the country gradually makes the Internet a reality for the majority of Russian schoolchildren. However, the mere availability of access to the Internet resources is not a guarantee of fast and high quality language education. In the world there are many examples of how methodologically illiterate-built work of students with the Internet resources has produced their wrong stereotypes and generalizations
about the culture of English-speaking countries. The article explores the advisability of using computer technologies in teaching and learning foreign languages, and explores possible ways of language learning with the help of the Internet
Rola trzech wymiarów przywiązania do organizacji na różnych etapach procesu podejmowanie szkoleń
No full textThe paper presents empirical study which attempts to explain the relationships between employees’ organizational commitment and their initiation of trainings. Initiation of training activity can be understood as a goal realization process and explained by using goal theories. Three phases of the process are analyzed: intention to undertake training, plan formulation, and actual training participation. Data from 202 employees were collected in a 3-month two-wave study. The findings show that each of the three dimensions of organizational commitment demonstrates different relationships with the phases of training initiation process. Continuance commitment is negatively, however weakly, correlated with all three phases of the process, normative commitment is unrelated, and affective commitment is positively correlated with intention to undertake training in the group of
employees with less seniority. Organization size and employee seniority are significant moderators of some of analysed relationships
Poziom narcyzmu jako moderator relacji pomiędzy obiektywnymi wymiarami ciała a stosunkiem do własnej cielesności młodych mężczyzn
No full textThe interest taken in one’s own appearance is most often studied with reference to the population of women, however over the recent years concentrating on one’s looks concerns men as well. Generally men are more satisfied with their appearance than women and physical attractiveness is not an important element of
Self for men as it is for women. 996 men, aged 18 to 29, took part in our study where we measured 1) their attitude towards their bodies with the Body Esteem Scale (Franzoi, Shields, 1984, Polish normalization by Lipowska, Lipowski, 2013), 2) the level of their narcissistic traits, examined with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Raskin, Hall, 1981) in Polish adaptation by Bazińska, Drat-Ruszczak, 2000). Additionally we used objective information from body measurements: weight, height and sizes of individual body parts. All that information allowed us to calculate anthropometric indices, such as body mass index (BMI), index of central
obesity (ICO), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-chest ratio (WCR). Our results show that the majority of men are satisfied with their body weight, though some of them would like to increase it by building up the musculature.
Anthropometric indices describing level of obesity and type of body shape don’t predict a participant’s body satisfaction. The level of narcissism proved to be essential predictor of satisfaction with one’s own physical appearance, but only among men taking up activity aimed towards the correction of body weight. Higher level
of narcissistic traits was related to higher focus on one’s appearance, more positive attitude towards body and higher involvement in losing weight or “building” muscles
Quality of Life Evaluation in Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing BCT with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Get PDFIntroduction: Breast cancer is the most common tumor among women in Poland. About 5000 women die every year because of breast cancer. The purpose of research was to determine the influence of BCT with sentinel lymph node biopsy on the change in quality of life in patients undergoing this procedure. Materials and methods: The study involved 50 women (median age – 50.2 years)
undergoing BCT with sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer in the Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Centre for Oncology, Bydgoszcz, Poland. The assessment was carried out in patients in clinical stages I and II. Standard QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires were used. The same participants filled in the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires before (Group A1) and six weeks after the procedure (Group A2). Results: Quality of life measured with the use of EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC-BR 23 scales was higher in women before the procedure with respect to role functioning and global quality of life assessment (p 0.05)
Emotionality of Parents and Aggressive Behaviour Among Children
Get PDFThe presented study is a part of project aimed at finding the sources of aggression among children in early school age. Exploratory research included 48 children, their parents (41 mothers, 19 fathers) and 2 teachers. To examine the relationship between the intensity of aggressive behaviour among pupils and emotionality of their parents, the following methods have been applied: Emotional Control Questionnaire by J. Brzeziński, Type D Scale by N. Ogińska-Bulik, Z. Juczyński and J. Denollet and the Student Behaviour Rating Scale by I. Grzankowska. The analyses have shown that mothers’ motivation to behave rationally is positively correlated with indirect aggression among children whereas fathers’ cognitive control of emotogeneous situations correlates negatively with the number of acts of physical aggression acts taken by children at school. The results indicate that parents emotional control could predict children aggressive behaviour. Due to a limited sample size, replication of the research is recommende
Metaphor in educational discourse
No full textThe article focuses on figurative language and the analysis of metaphors in educational discourse. Basing on the assumption of the ubiquity of metaphor, the author adopts a broad definition of metaphor and examines examples of phenomena in order to gain an insight into the problem. Metaphors appear in the school context: describing interactions between learners and institutions, beliefs concerning teaching/learning and in educational materials. The main purpose of the presented considerations is to remind, emphasize that metaphors have a priceless heuristic value and may play an important role in education. The author takes up the issue of the
advantages and the role of using metaphor in education and teaching, also points out the examples of the inadequate use or abuse of metaphor.W niniejszym artykule została omówiona metafora i przeprowadzona analiza metafor w dyskursie edukacyjnym. Autorka, opierając się na założeniu o wszechobecności metafory, przyjmuje szeroką definicję pojęcia i poddaje analizie przykłady wykorzystania metafory. Metafory pojawiają się w kontekstach szkolnej codzienności: w relacjach między nauczycielami i uczniami, przekonaniach dotyczących procesu nauczania i uczenia się czy też w materiałach edukacyjnych. Zaprezentowane rozważania mają na celu przede wszystkim przypomnienie, zaakcentowanie, iż metafora posiada nieocenioną wartość heurystyczną i może odgrywać ważną rolę w edukacji. Autorka podejmuje kwestię funkcji i walorów wykorzystania metafory w edukacji, podkreślając przy tym nadużycia lub niewłaściwe użycie metafory
Measurement of the substance use prevalence among youth
No full textThe article presents methods of measurement of substance use applied in the studies on youth. Survey questions
used in the national projects such as HBSC, ESPAD and CBOS as well as Mokotów Studies were described. In
the presented studies the prevalence of nicotine, alcohol, illegal drug and medicine use is estimated. Indicators
of substance use and conditions necessary to get reliable data were also discussed.Przedmiotem artykułu jest prezentacja metod pomiaru używania substancji psychoaktywnych w badaniach
prowadzonych wśród młodzieży. Zaprezentowane zostały pytania ankietowe wykorzystywane w ogólnopolskich
projektach badawczych HBSC, ESPAD, CBOS oraz warszawskich badaniach mokotowskich. W badaniach
tych szacowane jest rozpowszechnienie palenia tytoniu, picia i nadużywania alkoholu, używania substancji
nielegalnych (narkotyków) oraz przyjmowania leków. Omówiono wskaźniki używania substancji psychoaktywnych
oraz warunki niezbędne do uzyskania wiarygodnych danych
Integration of the school community in the context of parents’ involvement in education in the lower grades
No full textChanges in the education system showed beneficial tendencies in parents-school relations. Actions are directed
at families striving for effective education of their children characterised by a sense of safety and freedom. Active
involvement of parents in cooperation with teachers at the level of early education is a very significant element
in the process of changes in our education system. It is adults who create good or bad conditions of development
and upbringing for a child. Therefore, cooperation with parents should be accompanied by a concern for satisfying
current needs and future destiny of a child. Parents should support actions stimulating multilateral development
of a student by increasing their involvement in the process of school’s operations. The presented study shows
the scope of parents’ involvement in the process of education as well as their perception of this phenomenon.Zmiany w systemie edukacji ujawniły korzystne tendencje zachodzące w relacjach rodzice – szkoła. Działania
ukierunkowane są na rodzinę, która zabiega o to, by kształcenie ich dzieci było efektywne i odbywało się
w poczuciu bezpieczeństwa i wolności. Aktywne włączenie rodziców do współpracy z nauczycielami na poziomie
wczesnej edukacji jest bardzo ważnym elementem w procesie przemian, jakie dokonują się w systemie
oświaty. To dorośli tworzą dziecku dobre lub złe warunki rozwoju i wychowania. Dlatego współpracy z rodzicami
powinna towarzyszyć troska o zaspokajanie aktualnych potrzeb i przyszłych losów dziecka. Rodzice powinni
wspierać działania stymulujące wielostronny rozwój ucznia poprzez wzmożenie zaangażowania w proces
pracy szkoły. Zaprezentowane badania pokazują zakres zaangażowania rodziców w proces edukacji oraz
postrzeganie tego zjawiska przez nich samych
“Close, closer and closer” - experiencing natural reality by the child in early education
No full textLearning about nature at school is very diverse, sometimes occasional, not to say – accidental, dominated by
pictures, illustrations, electronic media and multimedia drives. The teacher, as the organizer of the school
knowledge implementation, plays the key role in enhancing possibilities of child’s cognition of nature. It is
the teacher who should initiate the child’s learning, activate the cognitive curiosity, help to phrase questions
and the desire to explore natural environment. Unfortunately, numerous observations of school reality show
that a child’s cognition of the natural world is limited to a passive looking through the classroom windows or
enjoying the “paper” or digitalized world.Szkolne poznawanie przyrody jest różne, czasem okazjonalne, żeby nie powiedzieć przypadkowe, zdominowane
przez kolorowe ilustracje, środki elektroniczne, multimedialne czytniki. Ogromną rolę w możliwościach
poznawania przyrody należy przyznać nauczycielowi – organizatorowi szkolnego poznania. To właśnie on
powinien być inicjatorem dziecięcego poznania, wzbudzać ciekawość poznawczą, inicjować pytania, jakie
dzieci mogłyby stawiać, poszukiwać, wspólnie eksplorować naturalne środowisko. Niestety, na podstawie
licznych obserwacji rzeczywistości szkolnej trzeba zauważyć, że dziecięce poznawanie, doświadczanie przyrody
ogranicza się często do oglądu przyrody przez klasowe szyby, podziwiania „papierowego”, „multimedialnego”
odtworzonego świata