52 research outputs found
ANALYSIS OF THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA: COMPARED TO DENMARK AND SPAIN
Diplomsko delo predstavlja srednješolsko izobraževanje v Republiki Sloveniji, ki obsega splošno in poklicno ter srednje strokovno in tehnično izobraževanje. Slovenija si kot članica Evropske unije prizadeva za dosego evropskih strateških ciljev tudi na področju srednješolskega izobraževanja. Ker je Slovenija vključena v mednarodne tokove, nam lahko primerjava z določenimi državami Evropske unije omogoča, da lažje opredelimo področja srednješolskega izobraževanja, na katerih Slovenija izstopa in področja, na katerih se mora izboljšati v primerjavi z izbranimi državami. S pomočjo mednarodno primerljivih podatkov (kazalcev OECD, mednarodne raziskave PISA in Eurostata), na podlagi katerih lahko spremljamo uspešnost doseganja mednarodnih in evropskih ciljev, bom prikazala stanje slovenskega srednješolskega izobraževanja po izbranih vidikih (z vidika vključevanja, uspešnega zaključevanja, financiranja in uspešnega usvajanja znanja in spretnosti) v primerjavi z Dansko in Španijo. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je slovensko srednješolsko izobraževanje primerljivo z državama Dansko in Španijo, kar dokazuje visok odstotek uspešnega zaključevanja sekundarnega izobraževanja in nadpovprečni rezultati dijakov in dijakinj. Na podlagi primerjalne analize je potrebno opozoriti in izpostaviti, da se bo slovensko srednješolsko izobraževanje v prihodnje srečevalo z izzivi, ki se nanašajo na področje financiranja.The theme of my thesis is Secondary Education in Slovenia, which encompasses general, vocational, and technical education. Slovenia, as a Member State of the European Union, strives to achieve the European strategic objectivessecondary education being one of them. Because Slovenia is internationally involved, we can make comparisons with certain EU countries, which allows us to identify where our strengths lie and what improvements can be made within the field of secondary education. With the help of internationally comparable data (OECD, PISA Survey and Eurostat), the basis of which enable us to monitor the success rate of achieving international and European objectives, I will illustrate the current state of Slovenia’s secondary education in selected aspects (from the perspective of integration, graduation, funding of education, successful skill and knowledge acquisition) compared to Denmark and Spain. Studies have shown that our secondary educational system is comparable with the two previously mentioned countries, proven by the high graduation rate and the above average results achieved by our students. Based on the comparative analysis it is important to point out that the secondary educational system in Slovenia will face funding challenges in the near future
Ethical dilemmas of abortion
V diplomskem delu sem predstavila etične dileme pri prekinitvi nosečnosti. Nedavna medijska
poročila o prepovedi prekinitve nosečnosti na Poljskem so me spodbudila, da raziščem, kako
se v naši družbi gleda na prekinitev nosečnosti in na razloge zanjo. Vsaka ženska bi se morala
svobodno odločati o rojstvu otrok in tudi o splavu. Nihče ji ne bi smel tega prepovedovati, je
obsojati ali ovirati njene svobodne odločitve o tem, ali želi obdržati otroka. V takšni situaciji
velikokrat prihaja do konfliktov in dilem iz različnih razlogov. Na tem mestu so ključni vplivi
družbe, religije in tudi same zdravstvene dejavnosti. V teoretičnem delu diplomske naloge sem
opisala vrste prekinitev nosečnosti, pravico do samoodločanja o prekinitvi nosečnosti in
zakonodajo o prekinitvi nosečnosti v Republiki Sloveniji. Predstavljeni so sociološki,
medicinski, družbeni, religijski in socialnodelovni pogled na problematiko ter z njo povezane
etične dileme. V kvantitativni raziskavi sem raziskovala poznavanje pojma prekinjene
nosečnosti in oblik prekinitve, poznavanje pravice do svobodnega odločanja ženske o prekinitvi
nosečnosti ter etične dejavnike pri odločanju za prekinitev nosečnosti. Omenjeno je tudi
poznavanje zakonske ureditve prekinitve nosečnosti v Sloveniji. Rezultati ankete so pokazali,
da sodelujoče osebe po večini zagovarjajo pravico do prekinitve nosečnosti, a ne poznajo dobro
zakonske ureditve tega področja. Osebe z izkušnjo prekinitve nosečnosti velikokrat ne iščejo
pomoči in ostanejo prepuščene same sebi. Rezultate ankete sem na koncu povezala tudi s
teorijo.In my diploma thesis, I presented the topic of Ethical Dilemmas in Abortion. Given that there
have been discussions in the media over the last few years about banning abortion in Poland,
this has encouraged me to explore even more how people here view abortions and what their
opinion is on the stated reasons for abortion. Every woman should decide freely about the birth
of a child and also about abortion. No one should forbid her from carrying out an abortion,
condemn her for abortion, or prohibit her from freely deciding whether or not she wants to keep
the child. However, conflicts and dilemmas often arise in such situations for a variety of
reasons. Society, religion, and health activities themselves play a pivotal role in individuals’
opinions on abortion rights. In the theoretical part of the diploma thesis, I described the types
of abortion, the right to self-determination for abortion, and the legislation on abortion in the
Republic of Slovenia. I touched on sociological, medical, societal, religious, and social-work
views and ethical dilemmas when terminating a pregnancy. In the quantitative study, I
researched the familiarity of people with the concept of abortion and with the different forms
thereof, knowledge of the right of women to self-determination for abortion, and the role of the
ethical aspects in deciding whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. I also looked into the
familiarity of people with the legal regulation of abortion in Slovenia. The results showed that
most people are in favor of abortion, but also that they do not know well how this area is
regulated legally. People that have experienced abortion often do not seek help and end up
having to take care of themselves. In the end, I also linked the results to the theor
Synthesis of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles with microwave oven for application in forward osmosis
Konvencionalne tehnologije čiščenja vode so v preteklih letih zelo pripomogle k čiščenju odpadnih voda, vendar so vedno večje potrebe po čisti pitni vodi te tehnologije potisnile do njihovih skrajnih meja. Ena izmed rešitev problema čiščenja vode je proces napredne osmoze, ki za svoje delovanje potrebuje gonilno raztopino, ki ustvarja ustrezen osmotski tlak. V sklopu diplomske naloge smo sintetizirali magnetne nanodelce (MND) v mikrovalovni pečici in jih uspešno funkcionalizirali s (poli)akrilno kislino. Preučevali smo, kako vplivata čas in temperatura sinteze na končni osmotski tlak pripravljenih raztopin. Potrdili smo, da tako daljši čas kot tudi višja temperatura pri sintezi pripomoreta k višjemu osmotskemu tlaku raztopine MND. Visoki osmotski tlaki sintetiziranih magentnih nanodelcev nakazujejo, da bi takšne raztopine lahko uporabili kot gonilne raztopine v procesu napredne osmoze. MND smo karakterizirali s Fourierovo transformacijsko infrardečo spektroskopijo (FTIR), termogravimetrično analizo (TGA), dinamičnim sipanjem svetlobe (DLS), rentgensko praškovno difrakcijo (RTG) ter z merjenjem osmotskega tlaka. S pomočjo karakterizacije smo ugotovili, da so sintetizirani nanodelci mešanica goetita in maghemita. V diplomski nalogi so predstavljeni rezultati in meritve vseh opravljenih sintez, kot tudi diskusija rezultatov.Conventional water treatment technologies have made a significant contribution to wastewater treatment over the pase years, but the increasing demand for clean drinking water has pushed these technologies to their limits. One solution to the water treatment problem is the forward osmosis process, which requieres drive solutions to generate the sufficient osmotic pressure. In this work, magnetic nanoparticles were synthesised in a microwave oven and successfully functionalized with poly(acrylic acid). We investigated how the time and temperature of synthesis affect the final osmotic pressure of the synthesised solutions. We confirmed that longer synthesis time and higher synthesis temperature lead to higher osmotic pressure of the magnetic nanoparticle solution. The high osmotic pressures of the synthesised solutions indicate that these solutions could be used as driving solutions in the forward osmosis process. The magnetic nanoparticles were characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), dynamic light scattering (DLS), X – ray diffraction (RTG) and osmotic pressure measurements. The characterization revealed that the synthesised nanoparticles are a mixture of goethite and maghemite. The results and measurements of all the syntheses we performed, as well as a discussion of the results, are presented in the thesis. Graphs and figures are shown to illustrate the work that has been carried out
COMPARISON OF TWO MODERN HEATING SYSTEMS
Spreminjanje podnebja lahko čedalje bolj občutimo tudi na lastni koži, saj so ekstremni vremenski pojavi postali že vsakodnevna stalnica. K zmanjšanju emisij toplogrednih plinov lahko močno pripomore vsak posameznik s pametno izbiro ogrevalnega sistema. Narava nam ponuja obilico energijskih virov, ki so povsod okoli nas, le uporabiti jih moramo znati. Sprejemniki sončne energije ter toplotne črpalke so zelo dobra izbira za izrabljanje obnovljivih virov energije. Zaradi višjih investicijskih stroškov v takšne ogrevalne sisteme ter finančne krize, ki je nemara zajela cel Svet, je takšna investicija za investitorja še toliko težja odločitev.We can increasingly feel climate changing on our own skin, because extreme weather occurrence has already become a daily fixture. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, can greatly help any individual with a smart selection of the heating system. Nature offers us plenty of energy resources, which are all around us, we just need to know how to use them. Because of the higher investment costs in modern heating systems, and the financial crisis, which has covered the whole World, is such investment a difficult decision for a potential investor
The relationship between parenting styles and deviant behaviour of the youth in celje juvenile and adult prison
Diplomsko delo obravnava različne vzgojne stile v povezavi z odklonskimi dejanji mladostnikov. V prvem, teoretičnem, delu je predstavljen razvoj od otroka do mladostnika, sledijo poglavja o mladoletniškem prestopništvu, partnerskem odnosu, družini in vzgoji, predstavljena pa sta tudi popustljivi – permisivni vzgojni stil, pri katerem je otrok svoboden in počne, kar hoče, ter povsem nasprotni – avtoritarni oz. represivni vzgojni stil, pri katerem gre za sistem strogih pravil, ki jih mora otrok brezpogojno upoštevati. Diplomsko delo še posebej izpostavlja t. i. »strupeno vzgojo«, katere znake zelo težko opazimo, hkrati pa lahko pušča hude posledice pri otrokovem razvoju, saj starši otroku zapolnijo vse objektivne potrebe, a ne izpolnjujejo njegovih čustvenih potreb, izvajajo besedno nasilje, mu neupravičeno vzbujajo občutek krivde in manipulirajo z njegovimi občutki.
V drugem, empiričnem, delu je predstavljena analiza treh intervjujev z mladostniki, ki prestajajo kazen zapora v Zavodu za prestajanje mladoletniškega zapora in kazni zapora Celje. Ugotovili smo, da so bili vzgajani ne le po posameznem vzgojnem stilu, ampak po mešanici permisivnega in avtoritarnega vzgojnega stila ter »strupene vzgoje«, le-ta pa je pri vseh pustila največ posledic pri razvoju in močno prispevala k pojavu odklonskega vedenja intervjuvanih prestopnikov.The diploma thesis handles various educational styles related to deviant actions of juveniles. The first part presents a theory about the development from childhood to youth, which is followed by chapters on juvenile delinquency, partnership, family as well as education. It includes a presentation of deterioration that shows the consequence when a child is allowed to do whatever it wants. Furthermore there is a presentation of the opposite education. It is about a permissive educational style that enables a child to be free or to do things on its own way. It`s about an authoritarian or repressive educational style that is defined by a system of strict rules, which needs to be unconditionally obeyed. This thesis especially points out the so called toxic upbringing. The signs can be hardly recognised. It`s extremely negative influence on a child’s development is a natural consequence. It is about parents who fulfil all objective needs for their child, but they fail to fulfil the child`s emotional needs, they carry out verbal violence, cause an unjustified sense of guilt and manipulate their feelings.
In the second part, which is empirical is an analysis of three interviews with adolescents serving a juvenile detention in the prison of Celje. It turned out that each of those three adolescents has been educated by a particular educational style, which is a mixture of permissive and authoritarian style as well as toxic upbringing. The analyses clearly show the negative consequences on the development, which is influencing their behaviour in a letter stage. The interviewed behave refusal and denying
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