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Paternal engagement of incarcerated fathers and its measurement
Get PDFThis paper is an attempt towards the better understanding of the father hood of incarcerated men. In particular, research results are reported concerning a tool to measure the paternal involvement of incarcerated fathers – Questionnaire of Paternal Engagement ZK (KOZ-ZK). An exploratory factor analysis has revealed three dimensions of paternal engagement of incarcerated fathers, namely (i) paternal engagement during the time of imprisoninent, (ii) paternal engagement during the leave from prison, (iii) father’s accessibility. ln a pilot research project examining the psychometric properties of the questionnaire took part 215 incarcerated fathers. The questionnaire contained 22 items and was proved to have good psychometric properties (Cronbach’s α = 0,924). Additionally, a qualitative survey was conducted using the KOZ-ZK questionnaire and structured interviews. It turned out that the questionnaire properly reflected different intensities of paternal engagement of incarcerated fathers, important role being played by the relationship of the maen with the mother of their children
Active coping attitudes toward aging in the elderly
Get PDFLate adulthood is a period in which a growing number of stressors such as strategies for coping with these situations may be significant for the subjective evaluation of the quality of life and adaptation to old age. The aim of this research is to present the relationship between, proactive coping and attitudes toward aging. 88 subjects aged 60-85 years (M = 69,5; SD = 6,74) participated in the study. The following methods were used: The Proactive Coping Inventory developed by Greenglass, Schwarzer and Taubert (Pasikowski’s adaptation) and The Sentence Completion Test - Attitude towards the Aging developed by Steuden. In these studies, people with high proactive achievement have a more positive attitude towards life and old age than those with less proactive one
Witold Lutoslawski’s work in the light of Debussy’s aesthetic view
No full textThe author of this article makes a comparison of the musical styles of two composers: Witold Lutosławski and Claude Debussy. The basic concepts of Lutosławski’s music at many points touches the aesthetic views of Debussy. This article is an attempt to answer the question: to what extent C. Debussy described as “revolutionary of the twentieth century” has had an impact on creative activities of Witold Lutosławski
Crisis of Public Finance in Greece
No full textIn recent years, Greece has invariably been financially troubled. Despite the fact it received
the double external financial aid amounting to EUR 270 billion, the country has not solved its financial problems yet. The implemented austerity plans have complicated Greek economic status even further. However, but for the said plans, Greece would have had to declare its insolvency, which would have led to many foreign banks to bankruptcy.W ostatnich latach Grecja znajdowała się w nieustannych tarapatach finansowych. Mimo
uzyskania zewnętrznej pomocy na łączną sumę 270 mld euro, kraj ten nadal nie rozwiązał swoich problemów. Wprowadzone programy oszczędnościowe jeszcze bardziej skomplikowały i tak trudną sytuację finansową. Gdyby jednak nie one, Grecja musiałaby ogłosić niewypłacalność, która doprowadziłaby do bankructwa wiele zagranicznych banków
Pedagogy (in) democracy
No full textIn this article I make a critical analysis of educational policy in Poland during the 25 years of the political transformation. I try to refer to the Polish thoughts and practices of teaching experience in the period of 1918--1948. What is more, I present experiences of anti-socialist opposition during the socialist period. They influenced on impression in the works and commitments of many scientists and a new generation of academics. Furthermore, I indicate how my generation after 1989 went into the road of scientific autonomy and/or independence in the field of government and private education. Benchmark for these analyzes build up the hopes which we tied up with the Polish revolution of non- violence. Moreover, there was a strong disappointment, which revealed over the years due to the departure of distinctive political formation of the Third Republic of the ideals and the phenomenon of Polish „Solidarity” movement, and civil society, which included the move away from the base of participatory democracy. Finally, I look at how education as a science and practice of education fit into democratization of the Polish state and society. The key meaning for me has the perception of education as a common good, as environments and entities, institutions or management practices which participate in the democratic society. To sum up, this society is constantly in the period of recovery from years of experience not only fascist, but Bolshevik totalitarianism, too
Educational Support Questionnaire (ESQ) – the structure and psychometric properties of the instrument
No full textThe article presents Educational Support Questionnaire (ESQ) as a measure of perceived educational support in junior high school students. The instrument is constructed by the author. it may be used in order to assess the levels of perceived both general and specific source support which should foster learning and teaching process during early adolescence. The source support concerns: family (parent engagement), school (the facilitating role played by a teacher), peer group (the acceptance from schoolmates), counseling centre (specialist or therapist involvement). The article attempts to explain the concept of educational support. it also shows the theoretical and empirical facts which are crucial for its origin and structure. in addition, it describes ESQ variables and illustrates how they can be investigated. Moreover, the psychometric properties of the test are examined. Test reliability is assessed in two ways: stability and internal consistency are evaluated. The data which pertain to the criterion-related validity of ESQ are also available.Artykuł prezentuje Kwestionariusz Wsparcia Edukacyjnego (KWE). Jest to narzędzie skonstruowane przez autora służące do badania wsparcia edukacyjnego postrzeganego przez uczniów gimnazjum. daje ono możliwość oszacowania poziomów ogólnego oraz specyficznego wsparcia pochodzącego ze źródeł, które odgrywają ważną rolę w procesie uczenia się i nauczania młodzieży, tj. od rodziny (pomoc rodziców), szkoły (udział nauczycieli), grupy rówieśniczej (aprobata i pomoc szkolnych kolegów) i poradni psychologiczno-pedagogicznej (udział specjalistów na dodatkowych zajęciach). W artykule dokonano próby zdefiniowania pojęcia wsparcia edukacyjnego oraz przybliżono jego genezę, odwołując się do faktów teoretycznych i empirycznych. Ponadto opisano badane za pomocą KWE zmienne i sposób ich pomiaru. Zbadano również właściwości psychometryczne KWE. Rzetelność testu zmierzono na dwa sposoby: oszacowano stabilność bezwzględną i zgodność wewnętrzną testu. dane dotyczące trafności kryterialnej skonstruowanego narzędzia są również dostępne
Level of physical activity of physical education students according to crieria of the IPAQ questionnaire and the recommendation of WHO experts
Get PDFStudy aim: Systematic physical activity is an effective preventive measure that supports the preservation of physical health and psychological health. Three expressions employed that relate to the work carried out with MET-min/week as a measure of the level of total physical activity are intense activity, moderate activity, and walking. These were applied to students studying Physical Education. In the process, those who failed to meet the requirements for the ‘sufficient’ level according to IPAQ criteria and as recommended by the WHO were identified. Material and methods: Research was conducted amongst 146 students: 50 from Charles University (CU) and 96 from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw (UPE). The total physical activity of students was determined according to the accepted standards (IPAQ). WHO recommendations concerning physical activity per week were converted into MET-min/week used by IPAQ as follows: physical activity needs to achieve at least 1200 MET-min/week to increase its effect on health. Results: The study of Physical Education students at CU shows that they were significantly more active than their counterparts at UPE. Total physical activity per week as measured by IPAQ at CU was 9525.2 ± 4275.9 for men and 10964.3 ± 4092.0 MET-min/week for women. At UPE, this was 4034.3 ± 2617.8 for men and 2469.8 ± 1721.2 MET-min/week for women. The difference in total levels of physical activity carried out by these students was found to depend largely upon their involvement in championship sports. Inclusion of WHO recommendations in the assessment of physical activity of students increased the proportion of individuals with low activity levels, particularly in the group of not-training students. Conclusions: It is recommended either that the WHO criterion “of activity level for health” be added to the IPAQ classification, thus toughening the requirements of the moderate level of activity, or, alternatively, an additional threshold of completing at least 1200 MET-min/week be applied, with the recommendation that this is achieved on a regular basis
Cechy postawy ciała w płaszczyźnie czołowej i poprzecznej chłopców z klas pierwszych ze środowiska wiejskiego
Get PDFFeatures posture in the frontal and transverse planes of the first class boys from the countryside. Children in school, in the first class, change your lifestyle of spontaneous motor activity spontaneous and freely dispensed holiday to a particular system in school. Schooling involves long hours sitting at a desk, direct restriction of movements, as well as stress related to increased psychophysical load. Thus, the purpose of the study was characteristic posture in the frontal and transverse planes of the first class of boys in the countryside. To obtain the results were used objective method - computerized projection system Mory. Posture studied boys characterized by numerous parameters, although there had been a slight tendency to a breach of the intensity in the frontal plane. The most common abnormalities were asymmetric positioning of the various elements of posture in the frontal plane and lateral curvature of the spine
The imperative of changes in vocational education and their social consequences
No full textAt present, a great variety of demands and needs are targeted into vocational
education but the most significant is the necessity to prepare the graduates of vocational
school to flexibility, mobility and competitiveness as well. These key factors
of social and economic life contain both positive and negative aspects. This
article is devoted to the negative aspects of the implementation of the factors mentioned
above through the prism of social sphere.Pod adresem edukacji zawodowej kierowane są obecnie różnorodne wymagania
i potrzeby. Ale najczęściej wymienia się potrzebę przygotowania absolwentów
szkół zawodowych do elastyczności, mobilności i konkurencyjności. Te trzy
kluczowe elementy życia społeczno-gospodarczego oprócz pozytywnych właściwości
zawierają w sobie negatywne aspekty. Tekst ten poświęcony jest rozważaniom
na temat ubocznych, negatywnych skutków, jakie niosą ze sobą elastyczność,
mobilność i konkurencyjność, zwłaszcza jeśli chodzi o sferę społeczną
Transmission system for monitoring equipment and fire brigade units
Get PDFEfficient and reliable communications system is a prerequisite for the correct operation of each monitoring system. Special systems like used by fire brigade must work well in all conditions. Therefore some special sensors and communications system must be designed. These sensors have to provide information about equipment condition. Information from sensors have to be passed in quick and reliable way. This article presents the possibility of building a communications system for monitoring equipment and fire brigades. Communication equipments and protocols are described. The article presents the results of tests of selected means of communication and the possibility of the use of appropriate protocols.Skuteczny i pewny system łączności jest warunkiem poprawnej pracy każdego systemu monitorowania. Systemy specjalnego przeznaczenie jak np. systemy używane przez Straż Pożarną muszą pracować we wszystkich warunkach środowiskowych. Budowa systemu monitorowania wymaga opracowania czujników i systemu komunikacji. Sensory powinny dostarczać informacji o stanie urządzenia. Informacja z sensorów powinna być przekazywana do stacji monitorowania w sposób szybki i pewny. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia możliwości budowy systemu łączności dla monitorowania urządzeń i jednostek straży pożarnej. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów wybranych środków łączności oraz możliwości zastosowania odpowiednich protokołów transmisji