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CRITICAL THINKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAMS: CASE STUDY
Authors: Pivoriene Jolanta
Published: May 2021

Social work in its essence has direct relation with critical thinking what is expressed in the Global definition of social work. It is one of the professions which need immediate reaction to unexpected changes in uncertain situations; therefore, it is relevant to discuss critical thinking contribution to the development of social work profession and its presence in social work education. The aim of the article is to discuss importance of critical thinking in higher education and to present data of case study, which reveals how critical thinking is expressed in social work education. Case study was done in country’s one university. Descriptions of all social work study programs subjects’ descriptions were analysed using quantitative and qualitative content data analysis. The analysis of social work study programs at selected university revealed that critical thinking is more expressed in master level than bachelor level social work study programs and it is more described as domain- specific then domain-general, is mentioned in learning outcomes and assessment and very rarely – study methods. The case study identified the gap between formality and reality. Theoretically critical thinking should be part of social work study programs; however, it is wide possibilities for enhancing critical thinking manifestation in the reality of teaching and learning.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICE-ORIENTED APPROACH IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE BACHELORS IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Authors: Kovalchuk Vasyl , Lychova Tetiana , Reva Svetlana
Published: May 2021

Modern trends in the labour market of Ukrainian agricultural sector place high demands on the professional expertise and training of future Agricultural Engineers. Agricultural sector of Ukraine is currently experiencing an acute shortage of human resources capable of adapting rapidly to new social and economic conditions, mobile and competitive in the world labour market.   In this case, the development of professional competence is an important requirement risen for future Agricultural Engineering bachelors’ training. The article discusses the essence of the practice-oriented approach used for future Agricultural Engineering bachelors’ training and identifies effective practice-oriented technologies for their training future. The experiment was conducted at Hlukhiv Agrotechnical institute named after S. A. Kovpak, Sumy National Agrarian university. 90 undergraduate students, 15 university teachers participated in the study and 18 representatives of employers. The study was aimed at identifying effective training technologies targeted at developing Agricultural Engineers’ skills necessary in the labour market. In order to conduct experiment a questionnaire was developed to identify teaching and learning problems as well as students’ requests to improve the educational process. The survey also identified the most effective training technologies and those that didn’t find their widespread practical use.Practice-oriented technologies facilitate future Agricultural Engineering bachelors’ professional activities during their training in higher education institutions. These include contextual learning technologies, design technologies, case-study technologies, interactive technologies, problem-based technologies, portfolio-based technologies, master class technologies.
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE STUDENTS` LEARNING PROGRESS
Authors: Ročāne Maija , Samuseviča Alīda
Published: May 2021

The article highlights the topicality of assessment in the context of promoting learning achievements and students` self-efficacy. The aim of the article is to analyze the sources of literature and stimulate scientific discussion about strategies for assessing students' learning achievements and individual progress, which provide opportunities to develop each student's potential by improving cognitive activity and learning outcomes. The authors of the article analyse the perspectives of assessment of the learning process, systematize theoretical findings on the basic principles and methods of learning assessment improvement, identify and describe the pedagogical potential of diverse assessment strategies.
SOCIAL AND PEDAGOGICAL WORK WITH CHILDREN AT RISK BY MEANS OF ART THERAPY (DANCE)
Authors: Burenina Svetlana , Kalinina Svetlana , Petrash Elena , Borisov Boris , Shpak Alexey
Published: May 2021

This article is devoted to the problems of social and pedagogical support for children of the "risk group". The purpose of the article is to study the potential of using dance as a direction of art therapy in social and pedagogical work with children of the "risk group". Research tasks were solved using the provisions of personality-oriented, anthropological, facilitation and integrated approaches. The program of art therapy developed by us through dance has shown its effectiveness: adolescents have increased motivation for creativity; improved data on the socio-psychological climate, and also increased the number of adolescents with a high level of confident behavior.
DIAGNOSTIC AND METHODOLOGICAL COMPLEX FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF FORMATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE UNIVERSAL EDUCATIONAL ACTION «ASKING QUESTIONS»
Authors: Alekseeva Tatiana , Sergeeva Larisa , Kamenskih Olga
Published: May 2021

The article deals with the actual problem of effective pedagogical management of the process of formation of communicative universal educational action «asking questions» in junior schoolchildren.In order to solve the problem under study, this paper presents a diagnostic and methodological complex for assessing the degree of formation of the designated universal educational action in elementary school students, which includes a system of criteria, scaled nominative indicators, a theoretical model of the formation of the designated universal educational action in students, consisting of five possible levels - standards, as well as diagnostic tools adapted to the age characteristics of younger schoolchildren.The empirical experience of using diagnostic tools in the practice of an elementary school teacher, qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results of the study made it possible to obtain data on the degree of formation of the components of the communicative universal educational action «asking questions» in the educational activities of elementary school in junior schoolchildren.
THE USE OF PROJECT TECHNOLOGY TO INTRODUCE SCHOOLCHILDREN TO ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL TOPOLOGY
Authors: Medvedeva Irina , Ryabova Olga
Published: May 2021

Preparing a student with project skills is one of the urgent tasks facing education. At present, the general education school of Russia is moving to new educational standards, which provide for the mandatory formation of students' skills in using project activities. The article contains an analysis of the experience of involving students of different age groups in project activities during their acquaintance with the basic topological concepts within the framework of the author's elective discipline "Get to know topology".At the preparatory stage of teaching, the content of the modern section of mathematics was reasonably selected, different types of practical tasks were modeled, the topic of projects, possible options for the product of project activities, assessment criteria were selected, questionnaires were developed.The article describes the results of experimental teaching, which was carried out for three years in educational institutions of different levels. The article is illustrated with examples of methods of organizing project activities in the course "Get to know topology" and approaches to evaluating project products; the analysis of questionnaires of different groups of students was carried out. The results of the study confirm that project-based learning increases the involvement and interest of schoolchildren in mathematics, allows them to understand a new problem, contributes to the development of communication and cooperation skills of students, creates conditions for the development of students' creativity.
EXPRESSION OF THE NEEDS OF THE CHARACTERS OF FAIRY TALES CREATED BY CHILDREN GROWING UP IN FAMILIES AT SOCIAL RISK AND THEIR SATISFACTION
Authors: Braziene Nijole
Published: May 2021

The scientific literature analyses in detail the problems of a family at social risk, threats to the child’s social and personality development, etc., however, all insights are provided from an adult perspective – research that would allow the voice of a child growing up in a family at social risk to be heard has not been detected. Children have a limited ability to talk about their experiences. This is facilitated by the creation of a fairy tale, where the child, through the images of the characters created, can safely convey his/her individual life experiences. The aim of the article is to identify the expression of the needs of the characters of fairy tales created by children growing up in families at social risk and their satisfaction. Fairy tales created by 9‒12 year old children were selected as the object of analysis. Of the 69 texts written by children, 47 were selected for analysis. The content analysis of fairy tales was based on the principles of phenomenological hermeneutics. The analysis of fairy tales created by children growing up in families at social risk shows that the characters of the fairy tales they create experience the following unmet needs: physiological, security and social. Heroes of the fairy tales of children growing up in families at social risk are not prone to solving problems, it is more comfortable for them to live as usual, although not always they feel good because of that.
EDUCATIONAL WORK WITH GIFTED CHILDREN THROUGH INTERNET IN CHINA (ON THE EXAMPLE OF COMMUNICATIVELY GIFTED CHILDREN)
Authors: Yanlin Wu , Chornovol-Tkachenko Ruslan
Published: May 2021

Chinese pedagogical science always had rather complex relationship with the concept of «giftedness» as a social and educational reality because only the person's social success (good position, social and professional demand, maximum compliance with the social ideal of society) was seen as the sign of the person's giftedness in traditional Chinese pedagogy. Online education always considered to be a supporting form of education service in China or a variant of education service providing for special categories of children (hard-to-reach children, children with special physical and educational needs, those who are in difficult life situations: imprisoned, in hospital etc). However the 2020 pandemic situation faced the whole world and China in particular with the need to reconsider views as to the place of distance education. All pedagogical and educational work in the world has been moved online and work with gifted children is of no exception. The article aims to present the Chinese experience of online work with gifted children (especially the communicatively gifted ones) by the means of special education platforms and programs. To write the article, a complex of theoretical and empirical research methods was used (аbstraction method, analysis of pedagogical literature, induction and deduction, observation etc.).
PROBLEMS OF RUSSIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION IN PISA CONTEXT
Authors: Zaia Iosif , Manuylova Ekaterina , Gevorkyan Artur , Nesterov Pavel , Gavrov Sergei
Published: May 2021

The article based on the research which aim is to clear, how common teaching practices in Russian schools affecting the decline in the results of students when performing tasks of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The authors of the article try to understand why teachers so often prefer quite old training technologies. In the course of study these problems, members of research team conducted interviews and discussions with school teachers from the Moscow region who were trained in advanced training courses at the Academy of Public Administration. Intensive interaction with teachers helped the authors to draw a conclusion that the avoiding more effective contemporary training technologies is due to certain conditions in which the teacher works. Another conclusion made in the article: teachers fail in teaching students not because they do not have enough knowledge of modern technologies and techniques or because they underestimate the importance of developing critical thinking, anthropological imagination, knowledge of meta-subject connections, the skills to understand texts and work with heterogeneous information, but because they are not ready to accept the changing social role of the school.
VALIDATION OF MEDIATION COMPETENCE IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Nicmane Lolita Terēze , Baltušīte Regīna
Published: May 2021

We are living in uneasy and unusual times of sharp changes. The situation that arouse due to the spread of COVID-19 is causing serious stress for most of us, which implies emotional tension and hypersensitivity reaction to the information we hear or read. As a result, it leads to even more conflict situations than at any times. School is a part of society. The school environment is exposed to conflict situations both coming from outside and arising inside the school activity (internal conflicts). The ability to find a solution to a conflict implies the mediation competence of a school environment personnel and the students (other scientists call it conflict resolution competence). The aim of the research is to validate the necessity of mediation in school environment and to characterise the mediation competence. The methods of research used: 1) the analysis of theoretical insights and regulatory documents; 2) questionnaire survey; 3) reflection of personal experience. The theoretical research includes the assessment of the opinions of various authors in relation to the mediation competence and the necessity to promote it within the school environment. The empirical research analyses the data acquired by polling of school students (181), teachers (191) and parents (148). In total, 520 respondents participated in the survey. The article validates the necessity of mediation in school environment and the mediation competence. The assessment of the theoretical and empirical research testifies that the promotion of the mediation competence within a school environment is of high importance for all the parties involved in the educational process.
ORGANIZATION OF NON-FORMAL ACTIVITIES AND LEISURE OUTSIDE SCHOOL: ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE
Authors: Radzeviciene Liuda , Miliūnienė Lina , Aluzas Rytis
Published: May 2021

Study present the research aimed to reveal the situation of non-formal students’ activity. The process of non-formal education tends characterized by creating more flexible learning spaces, developing more caring and less hierarchical relationships, and aiming to meet participants’ needs. According to the research, the results discussed in two aspects: a) non – formal education implemented out of comprehensive school and b) non – formal education implemented in the comprehensive school. Having compared the attendance of non – formal education activity at school and out of comprehensive school according to gender, the results have shown that girls’ and boys’ choice of activity types is similar; girls are more involved into non – formal activities organized out of comprehensive school. Reasons participating in the activities of non – formal education are primary associated with general psychological status, life goals, motives and interests of students.
ACTUALIZATION OF VALUES IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION BY IMPLEMENTING COMPETENCE-BASED LEARNING CONTENT
Authors: Delijeva Gunita , Ozola Aija
Published: May 2021

Since 2018, competence-based learning content is being introduced in educational institutions of Latvia focusing on interdependent development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values. If values are actualized in the educational process, the child gradually develops understanding of values from an early age. Thus, value-oriented pre-school education creates preconditions for the continuous development of a responsible and tolerant society and contributes to the common values that determine its direction.The aim of the study is to explore, based on the normative regulation of values in education, the actualization of values in the context of the implementation of competence-based learning content in educational institutions implementing pre-school education curricula. The study is based on the data analysis of the monitoring survey of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia on the implementation of competence-based learning content during the 2019-2020 school year. The study combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics as well as qualitative content analysis.The analysis of the survey data shows that in the educational institutions that implement pre-school education curricula, all values defined in the normative regulation, i.e., life, human dignity, freedom, family, marriage, work, nature, culture, the Latvian language and the State of Latvia, as well as other values set by educational institutions are actualized.
IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS
Authors: Cunska Aija
Published: May 2021

Mathematics is an important and complex subject, and research in the field of neuroscience shows that 50% of people have a fear of mathematics. However, it is a subject that students will need for the rest of their lives. Educators recognize that every student needs an individual approach, but the teaching methods are still the same for the whole class. The poor results in mathematics also suggest that students' perceptions and interests have changed, and that old teaching methods are no longer as effective as before and that new solutions need to be invented. The aim of the research is to identify important factors that are necessary for more effective learning of mathematics in general education schools. Qualitative research methods were used for the research strategy - in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, surveys of pupils and students, information analysis in the media, pedagogical and business experience, as well as world success stories. As a result of the research, the following have been identified: 1) problems that were identified using the distance learning during the Covid19 pandemic; 2) students' wishes that arouse interest in mathematics; 3) the interests of students, which indicate the need for interdisciplinary approaches; 4) advantages of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. The study points to the necessity for collaboration between educators, industry professionals, entrepreneurs and researchers, and for AI solutions to create deeper, faster and more personalized learning of mathematics in general education schools in the future, increasing the growth of every student.
HIDDEN POTENTIAL OF CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBITIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE INCREASE IN TEACHER’S SELF-EFFICACY
Authors: Stepankova Katerina
Published: May 2021

A key element contributing to the quality of teaching in all educational areas is teacher’s belief in their professional competencies. The paper describes the impact of high or low teacher’s self-efficacy beliefs on the quality of their teaching, as well as the ways to promote self-efficacy. We see a gap in knowledge regarding the issue of whether kindergarten teachers are able to recognise the sources of self-efficacy offered by their practice. The aim of the research was to find out whether teachers can use the potential of children's art exhibitions to strengthen their teacher’s self-efficacy, not only to present children's art works. A qualitative approach has been applied to the research that involved 30 kindergarten teachers awarded for an excellent level of art education. The research has shown that even the most highly qualified teachers benefit from the exhibition in terms of being professionally inspired and motivated. These are mainly self-efficacy supports in the category of vicarious experience and social persuasion. The impact of perceived personal well-being is also very significant. These findings highlight the importance of self-evident activities, such as the presentation and exhibition of children's art works. They can thus serve as a guide in the conception of exhibitions and conscious support for teacher’s self-efficacy.
THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY
Authors: Mammadzada Mirali
Published: May 2021

The self-efficacy of teachers is an important aspect that must be considered in evaluating educational systems. It is affected by several factors such as teachers’ professional development, motivation, and satisfaction. These factors are in turn, affected by leadership roles in the educational system. This paper aimed to determine the correlation between the role of leadership and teachers’ self-efficacy through these factors. A qualitative approach was used where secondary analysis of written articles was conducted. The demographic of the sample in each journal article studied included primary, secondary, and tertiary schoolteachers in Europe. Results show that the factors under study are affected by the leadership roles of principals, school administrators, and teachers. Leadership roles improve teachers’ professional development, boost motivation, and increase job satisfaction which as a result, affects the self-efficacy of teachers. Thus, the leadership roles of principals, school administrators, and teachers, particularly a transformational type of leadership in contrast with a transactional form of leadership, affect the self-efficacy of teachers positively and ultimately their performance in their classes.
THE EFFECT OF NEUROLOGICAL MUSIC THERAPY ON ORAL INTAKE IN PRETERM CHILDREN
Authors: Červenková Barbora
Published: May 2021

Preterm birth is associated with increased risk of neurological, cognitive, motor or sensory impairment  and  behavioral problems. Music therapy appears to promote neurobehavioral outcomes and can improve  brain structure functions.The aim of the study presented in the article is to analyse a potential of  a special music therapy technique to shorten time to achieve full oral intake in children born extremely preterm, to (28 weeks) with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). We used the mother's singing during breastfeeding, with the slow  tempo (60 beats per minute) and a recurring pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed  (weak) syllables (each second was highlighted) to help preterm babies to organize coordination of sucking swallowing and breathing.  This therapeutic approach is based on the theory and methods  of neurological music therapy called Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE). A total of 40 children were included in this Oxford pretest - posttest  study design. The experimental group used the PSE intervention technique (n = 20) was compared with the control group of children (n = 20) without the specific therapy.
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE PROVISION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION BY HELPING PROFESSIONS
Authors: Šrobárová Soňa , Markovič Daniel , Gazdík Dávid
Published: May 2021

A crisis in a person's life is a state in which an individual encounters an obstacle in his or her life that he or she cannot overcome with standard solutions strategies. Simultaneously, a person must/have to start to solve the situation and not let the problem grow into a difficult situation. The crisis is generally perceived as a threat to the individual who finds himself in it. However, some authors mention the positive potential it can have. As this is a new situation in a person's life, it encourages him to think about the future and the changes that can get him out of a crisis. Crisis intervention is a professional service provided by social educators, social workers, or psychologists. The research aims to find out how the public perceives the issue of crisis intervention. What crises have the respondents already encountered, and what help they prefer. In addition, what is the public's knowledge of the basic concepts and forms of assistance provided? The sample size is 309 respondents. We investigated whether there was a significant difference in the characteristics of the crisis intervention concerning education, which we verified with the Chi-Square test and whether there is concerning age and the relationship between surviving the crisis and seeking professional help.
SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP AS KEY FACTOR OF NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
Authors: Petrochko Zhanna
Published: May 2021

The problem of social partnership in the national-patriotic education is not studied enough, the strengths and weaknesses of social professionals to work together on patriotism are not disclosed. The purpose of the article: to reveal the essence and organizational and pedagogical conditions of effective social partnership in national-patriotic education on the basis of identifying the readiness of social professionals to such a partnership. The essence of the readiness of social specialists for national-patriotic education on the basis of social partnership was clarified. Such readiness is characterized by the presence of appropriate ideas, knowledge, values, skills and abilities for partnership in national-patriotic education. The list of specialists-subjects of national-patriotic education is determined. The results of the ascertaining stage of the experiment of all-Ukrainian level on the topic ‘System of Training Social Sphere Specialists for National-Patriotic Education of Children and Youth based on Social Partnership’ are presented. The article presents the results of the survey of 2,309 social professionals and partners in the national-patriotic education of children and youth. The organizational and pedagogical conditions for establishing partnership in national-patriotic education are determined. Emphasis is placed on the need to develop and actively implement interactive training programs for social workers on social partnership. According to the survey results, the content of such training should include such issues as: initiative and choice of partners, dialogue with them to engage in national-patriotic education, concluding agreements on effective / mutually beneficial partnership, creation and implementation of partnership projects.
PLANNING AND APPLICATION OF METHODS IN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND INDIVIDUAL APPROACH TO PUPILS WITH DIFFICULTIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Authors: Kudek Mirošević Jasna , Radetić Paić Mirjana
Published: May 2021

In an inclusive school teachers are expected to take responsibility for planning the teaching process in which they will apply adequate support (Ahon Adaka, 2013; Tomlinson, 2015). The aim of this research is to determine certain specificities of teachers’ differentiated instruction in their teaching and planning of individualised methods for the successful conduction of activities with pupils with difficulties in lower and higher grades of primary school. The set hypothesis states that there is a statistically significant difference between class teachers and subject teachers of primary schools of the Republic of Croatia (N=410) in the estimation of their own planning and application of methods in differentiated instruction and individualised approach to pupils with difficulties. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the differences between teachers groups. The results showed that class teachers applied methods relating to pupils’ more successful inclusion in activities and supported their individuality by applying individualised teaching aids more than subject teachers. Such results indicate that differentiated and individualised teaching methods which are most adequate for a certain pupil and which will support their self-activity during primary education are still insufficiently present, even more in higher grades of primary school.
DIGITAL LITERACY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF TEACHING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY ONLINE TO A SPECIAL NEEDS LEARNER
Authors: Makris Ioannis
Published: May 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns enforced by many countries resulted in indispensable adjustments to the way people live and communicate. The introduction of online education in secondary and tertiary education was one such adjustment and gave rise to a new dynamic whose educational angle and potential were unknown to many teachers. Special Education teachers in particular encountered difficulties with online teaching, stemming from a number of issues common in their field: lack of uniformity special education cases present; the confusion and stress of special needs learners when faced with the teacher’s physical absence; a dearth in studies on teaching Music Technology to people with mental disabilities; and the fact that Music Technology necessitates that learners already be in possession of certain digital skills. The present study aims at presenting not only its researchers’ systematic recording of their teaching approach but also of the researchers’ actions (March 2020 lockdown-present) regarding the teaching of Music Technology online to a learner with Down syndrome, through differentiated teaching, motivation, steady interaction, and communication. Assessment was accomplished through systematic observation of the learning process, successful completion by the special needs learner of specially designed actions, and semi-structured interviews at the end of every session.
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IN THE CONDITION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORING TO THE AREA OF THE JOINT FORCED OPERATION IN THE EAST OF UKRAINE
Authors: Liakh Tetiana , Lekholetova Maryna , Kotelevets Anastasiia , Spirina Tetiana , Shved Olha
Published: May 2021

Volunteering is popular among young people in Ukraine. This is especially important for the communities, neighboring the area of the Joint Forces Operation in the East of Ukraine. However, one of the current challenges for the volunteer program development has been quarantine restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main goal of the article is to analyze the participation of young people in volunteer programs during the quarantine restrictions related to COVID-19, in the communities neighboring the area of the Joint Forces Operation in the East of Ukraine. The authors of the study used the "rapid appraisal" technique. Thus, in May 2020, the authors interviewed 22 representatives of state and non-government organizations of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine which implemented youth volunteer projects. The study revealed challenges caused by quarantine restrictive measures which have been grouped by authors into two groups: organizational and methodological. The answers of the respondents provided the basis to identify the positive outcomes caused by the change of the usual format of youth volunteer programs and its development: mastering of distant forms of communication by employees; development of qualitatively new ideas and introducing training programs for volunteers; increasing the ability to use the Internet to promote volunteer programs; practicing online volunteering.
PARENTS’ VIEW OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S PROGRESS: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF SENSORIMOTOR CORRECTION
Authors: Levikins Vadims , Kolesovs Aleksandrs
Published: May 2021

The aim of the study was a preliminary assessment of the sensorimotor correction program based on parental complaints about the difficulties experienced by primary school children and the improvements observed during the program. In most cases, parents are interested in the regular and systematic implementation of the correction program and are among the sources for assessing its results. The study involved 37 mothers with children aged 8 to 11 years (M = 9.8 years; SD = 1.1; 16% girls). Mothers were from 28 to 50 (M = 37.7 years; SD = 6.7). Before the correctional work, each mother was interviewed to identify problems. In the process of sensorimotor correction, one individual lesson was held with the child every week in the presence of a mother. Children performed exercises daily. Mothers received additional sessions every three weeks as part of informational and emotional support. For all identified categories (Self-regulation, Communication, Health and physical development, and Cognitive processes), the improvements after the correction concur with the manifestation of the problem before it. Thus, parents’ assessments of improvements confirm the orientation of the correction to problem areas of children's development.
STUDY ON YOUTH’S SAFETY SENSE
Authors: Varpins Kaspars , Samuseviča Alīda
Published: May 2021

The safety of young people in today's society is a topical and socially significant issue, as the younger generation is the future of society. In the everyday work of law enforcement and emergency agencies, significant attention is paid to promote the safety of young people for preventive purposes. Often, the methods used in practice tend to be outdated or ineffective due to the channels chosen. In order to promote the safety awareness of young people, it is necessary to find out the opinion of young people about the safety factors that are relevant to them, as well as various habits that affect them and the information channels for reaching them. In order to find out the understanding of safety within youth, a study was conducted in which 4281 children and young people in Finland, Latvia and Lithuania were surveyed. More than half of the respondents were in the age group of 14 to 18 years. The survey data indicated that young people believe that they are lacking knowledge about First Aid, safety on water and psychological safety. It is worrying that 19 percent of surveyed young people have experienced sexual abuse. The obtained and analysed survey data will provide an opportunity to improve the safety awareness promotion for young people. In the research conclusions proposals have been developed on the types of safety education for young people that can be used by educators and safety specialists.
DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT OF BODY COGNITION THROUGH ARTISTICAL EXPRESSION OF BLIND AND LOW VISION CHILDREN
Authors: Lapeniene Asta
Published: May 2021

The article actualizes the problem of overcoming learning difficulties in visually impaired conditions. Considering artistic activity as an integrative part of teaching – learning process, it seeks opportunities for the development of cognition of their body and active interaction with the environment. For the development of the cognitive activity of blind and low vision children by using the plastic expression is based on D. A. Kolb’s learning from the own experience model. For the research was conducted following steps: particular experience is acquired, this experience is cogitated and activated by verbal and kinaesthetic forms (it is described and expressed with the help of the move of the body), the experience is expressed with a new form: a clay work, the process of claying is reflected. The research was carried out in Educational centre for Partially Sighted Children. Respondents were six 7-11 years old born blind or low vision children the attention was concentrated not on the age but on the level of expression to which the work of the child was classed. Visually impaired children by versatile experience reflected on their own body cognition and these various experience process merged into one-unit kinaesthetic expression and reflection.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO FEMALE COMBATANTS AND VETERANS IN UKRAINE AND ABROAD
Authors: Faidiuk Olena , Liakh Tetiana
Published: May 2021

The war in Eastern Ukraine has been going on since 2014. This situation has led to new challenges for the social sphere, in particular, the construction of a system of social services for combatants and veterans. Female combatants and veterans need gender-specific services adopted to this particular category. Since the experience of social assistance to this specific category of clients of social work in Ukraine is limited, there is a need to study the experience of other countries to address the issue.The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of women's military service and the system of social protection of this category in Ukraine and abroad.The article analyzes the experience of Australia, Israel, Spain, Canada, Korea, Poland, the USA, and Croatia in implementing the policy of social protection of combatants. The authors identify the main types of services and assistance to this category provided by the legislation in other countries.The authors of the article used the method of theoretical analysis of scientific works and legal documents that describe and regulate the mechanism of social protection of servicemen/servicewoman in different countries; compare the key aspects and features of women's military service in different countries and systematize the list of social services and structures responsible for providing various social services.
THE INFLUENCE OF ADOLESCENTS ' SELF-ESTEEM ON THE MOTIVATION TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS
Authors: Magauova Akmaral , Talipova Nazym
Published: May 2021

This article reveals the features of the development of self-esteem and achievement motivation in older adolescents. Adolescence is considered a crisis period in human ontogenesis. In modern studies, there is a steady increase in the formation of unfavorable personality traits in adolescents. At this age, problems with self-esteem of the individual are more common, since the teenager's interest in himself, his self-perception and the need to understand himself are activated by the processes of puberty and psycho-physiological changes. The danger of this tendency for the future generation lies in the fact that inadequate self-esteem can cause the development of insecurity, complexes, anxiety, aggression, and can also act as a factor in suicidal behavior of adolescents. It should be noted that for many years Kazakhstan has been among the ten countries in the world in terms of the number of suicides among adolescents and youth. In modern socio-economic conditions, it is especially important to achieve a high level of development of a teenager's personality, and the formation of such qualities as self-confidence, motivation to achieve success. Therefore, the study of the relationship between self-esteem and the motivation for achieving success of the younger generation, along with modern social and revolutionary changes, is one of the urgent problems. The article presents an analysis of the results of an empirical study, the purpose of which was to identify the relationship between self-esteem and motivation for achieving success in adolescents. To achieve the goal of the study, the following psychodiagnostic methods were used: the method of G.N.Kazantseva "Study of general self-esteem"; the method of A. A. Rean "Motivation for success and fear of failure". The results suggest that there is a close positive relationship between self-esteem and achievement motivation in adolescents
DISCOURSES ON THE CONCEPT OF THE MONUMENT “UNITED FOR LATVIA” IN LATGALIAN PRESS (THE 1920S AND 1930S)
Authors: Malahovskis Vladislavs
Published: May 2021

The monument “United for Latvia”, unveiled in the centre of Rezekne in 1939, is dedicated to the participants of the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920. ), who took part in the liberation of Latgale from the Bolsheviks. In a broader sense, it symbolizes the whole Latgale, the liberation of the people from foreign powers, as well as the unity of Latgale with the rest of Latvia. Nowadays, the monument is a signature of Latgale, its image is widely used in booklets, souvenirs, on the covers of books and brochures, in advertisements, etc. Despite the significance and popularity of the monument, its history has been little studied. Before the monument was erected, there was a series of discourses on its concept in Latgalian press. The aim of the article is to identify in the course of the exploration of Latgalian press publications the direction of the public opinion in the 1920s and 1930s on the discourses of what should be the ideological and visual appearance of the monument of the liberation of Latgale and its unification with the rest of Latvia. The study is based on the historical approach to discourse and qualitative, comparative analysis of information. The study examines two topics of discourse: the choice of the monument site and the type of the monument; the ideological and visual solution of the monument.
BUILDING THE COMMUNICATIVE CULTURE OF MP’S TEAMS AND THE COMMUNITIES
Authors: Neprytskyi Oleksandr , Neprytska Tetyana , Kyyenko-Romaniuk Larysa , Melnychuk Tetyana , Zayachkovskyi Volodymyr
Published: May 2021

The article studies the issue of establishment of efficient and sustainable communication between a community and an MP and his/her team. Based on the results of focus group discussions, the authors determine and describe the main problems and gaps that exist in parliamentary education of the general public as well as MPs and their teams and outlines the competences and tools necessary for making this communication efficient and mutually beneficial. The aim of the research is to determine the content and methods of the communicative component of parliamentary education for communities and MP’s teams. The methods used include focus group research (to collect the date regarding the mood, views and attitudes of the public and the MPs and their teams); information analysis and synthesis (to structure the collected data and draw conclusions from it). The study showed a considerable lack on behalf of the public to participate in building the communication, a high level of incompetence on both sides that derives from the lack of systemic parliamentary education and the need to systemically use the same communication channels in order to ensure effective and sustainable interaction of the public with the elected officials.
THE METHODICAL ASPECTS OF DISTANCE LEARNING FOR ART’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Authors: Zhanguzhinova Meruyert , Karzhaubaeva Sangul , Khalykov Kabyl , Zhanbirshiev Orynbasar , Koesov Timur
Published: May 2021

The article discusses the problem of methodical aspects integration in distance learning for Art’s educational programmes in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI). The relevance of research reflects the quarantine measures for the non-proliferation of coronavirus infection Covid19 in Art's universities of Kazakhstan in current state of distance learning. The novelty of the research is the implementation of educational policy according to the Kazakhstani state program within the conditions of distance learning. The aim of research is to reveal the methodological aspects for training Art students within distance learning in accordance with the topical problems in education, based on the new technologies and methods of digitalization. Primary methods of research are based on Case studies, which include theoretical review of the practical application of the MOODLE platform into distance learning. The result of the research is disclosure of the experience of the Art’s teachers in conducting the study process within the framework of distance learning technologies (DLT). The research illustrates the example of study process of the Department of Scenography of T. K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts based on the bachelor educational programs: Stage decoration, Multimedia scenography, Film and TV director, Stage costume, Theatrical makeup.
WHY SERVICE DESIGN MATTERS: THE CASE OF NATIONAL LIBRARY OF LATVIA
Authors: Veliverronena Linda , Grīnfelde Ilze , Java Oskars
Published: May 2021

In the digital age when many organizations initiate and experience transformations as a reaction to wider societal changes, there is discussion about functionality, usability and availability of library services. Studies report a decreasing number of library visitors as result of the pervasive presence of the Internet as a faster source for getting resources, public`s lack of knowledge about the library services, etc. To maintain relevance for the public, more libraries apply principles of service design to provide an effective customer experience. For national libraries websites are of high importance as gateways to library resources and media to communicate institutions` objectives. The aim of this article is to analyse how the principles of service design are reflected in the online services offered by the National Library of Latvia. The research methods rely both on secondary data on audience needs and involve application of the service design principles to the website of National Library of Latvia. Results highlight the majority of analysed libraries apply the basic principles of service design and the focus is to provide the user friendly experience in libraries` databases and repositories. The website of the library provides limited user friendly experience in library`s and only partially follows the principles of service design.
THE PLACE AND ROLE OF TRANSVERSAL KEY COMPETENCES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING
Authors: Zeiberte Livija
Published: May 2021

Vocational education and training (VET) plays a central role in the lifelong learning (LLL) continuum. In Europe Union and in Latvia, LLL is recognized and accepted as a tool that promotes human entrepreneurship, employability and resilience, active civic participation, social inclusion and personal self-development. The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted standard education and training activities, including VET across Europe. Young people entering the workforce at this time will find it harder to secure their first job. VET have to provide people with skills and competences for work which help them to cope with emergency situations and economic shocks and get or create jobs in demand on the labour market. Transversal key competences (TKC) is an essential part of VET. Professional and general competences reflect an individual's ability to work in a specific context, i.e. professional environment; at the same time they presume a set of abilities which we call transversal. The aim of this research is to analyze the process of implementation of  four TKC (learning to learn, social and civic competences, initiative-taking and entrepreneurship, and cultural awareness and expression) in VET curriculum in Latvia. It is part of wider study of the National Centre for Education of Latvia and Erasmus + Srate­gic Partnership project Developing, assessing and validating transversal key competences in the formal initial and continuing vocational education and training (TRACK-VET), (2017–2020). The project produce detailed analysis of the systemic solutions, practices, and techniques in six EU countries regarding development and assessment of TKC.
THE ROLE OF RESTORATION AND SCIENTISTS IN THE PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF THE TEMURID PERIOD
Authors: Makhmudova Malika , Makhmudova Mukhayyo
Published: May 2021

The article introduces the history of researches and study of the restoration of architectural monuments of the Temurid period. The architecture of the Temurid period of the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, covering the period from the 14thto the 15thcenturies, is one of the brightest phenomena of world architecture. Amir Temur was one of the few leaders who was not only the creator of outstanding architectural masterpieces, but was also able to form a special architectural style in his state. The gardening art of this period also reached a high development. Therefore, the study and research of the architecture of this period, as well as its restoration is an extremely important task in world architecture. In this regard, the scientific, research, restoration works of many famous scientists, architects, architects-restorers are of great importance. Among them are Mauer, Zasypkin, Pugachenkova, Mankovskaya, Notkin, Zakhidov, Kryukov, Filimonov and many others who made invaluable contribution to the formation of and the development of the restoration school of Uzbekistan, as well as in the promotion and preservation of the cultural heritage of the Temurid period both in Uzbekistan and abroad. The experience of methods of restoration and conservation of architectural monuments of the Temurid period, including their architectural, compositional and artistic solution is considered and studied in the article.