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THE PROBLEM OF ALCOHOL ABUSE IN THE FAMILY AND LOW ECONOMIC STATUS AS DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR
Authors: Przybysz-Zaremba Małgorzata
Published: May 2020

Objectives: The text presents research on the impact of alcohol problems occurring in the family on the manifestations of youth's risk behavior. Methods: The study was conducted among Polish youth attending junior and senior high schools, as well as their parents. In total, 150 people participated in the study. The study was conducted on the basis of the questionnaire addressed to parents, elaborated by us and the Social Maladjustment Scale developed by Lesław Pytka, addressed to young people. The aim of the study was to find out whether the problem of alcohol abuse observed in at least one parent/guardian and - resulting from that - low economic status of the family determine the risk behavior of young people. The study focused to these risky behaviors that are most often manifested by young people, i.e. physical aggression, verbal aggression, alcohol consumption, truancy and excessive sexual behavior. In order to perform statistical analysis, the IBM SPSS statistical program was used. Results: the study confirmed out suppositions that alcohol abuse in the family has a significant impact on the manifestations of adolescent risk behaviors, but this significance has not been fully confirmed for all variables. However, the low economic status of the family only determines selected risk behavior of young people.
SUPPORTING FACTORS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ENSURING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Authors: Raudeliunaite Rita , Steponėnienė Eglė
Published: May 2020

The objective of the study presented in this article is to reveal supporting factors for primary school teachers in ensuring inclusive education for children with autism spectrum disorders (hereinafter the ASD). Qualitative research was chosen for the study. In the study, the method of a semi-structured written reflection was used. The obtained data was analysed by applying the content analysis method. Qualitative content analysis was carried out in accordance with the inductive, study data based and categories composed logic.16 primary school teachers participated in the study. The study data revealed that the school’s inclusive culture and organization of inclusive education by the teacher at the classroom level had a significant importance for ensuring inclusive education for children with ASD. The school’s openness to children diversity, implementation and cherishing of inclusive education values, favourable physical and psychosocial environment, ensuring support for learners, their parents, teachers and education support professionals, financial resources which allow for attracting necessary human and material resources, skilled teachers and professionals, the school’s collaborating community and the school’s collaboration with other institutions to ensure the quality of inclusive education were considered the key factors for the school’s inclusive culture. The teacher’s positive attitude to all the learners, child-oriented approach, favourable and inclusive educational and social environment created in the classroom, the teacher’s close collaboration with learner’s parents, other teachers and education support professionals, and continuous improvement of qualification were indicated as factors of the key importance for creation of an inclusive educational environment at the classroom level by teachers.
INFLUENCE OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAM "AULA365" IN THE LEARNING OF CHILDREN
Authors: Rojas de la Puente Edward Enrique , Coronel Chugden José Walter , Arista Guido Ayay
Published: May 2020

The objective of the research was to determine the influence of the interactive television program “Aula365” in the learning of children in the fourth grade of the primary level of the Educational Institution “Seminario Jesús María”, Chachapoyas-Peru; for this, the quasi-experimental research design called “design with pre and post test with non-randomized control group” has been used. The non-probabilistic sample consisted of 2 sections "B" and "C" of the fourth grade, one for the experimental group and one for the control group of 30 students each, whose average age was 9 years. The study had as an independent variable the interactive television program "Aula365" and dependent on the learning variable. The instrument used was the Barranquilla Rapid Test (BARSIT) consisting of 60 items with a single weight of 1 point each item, which determined the levels of the learning variable according to a scale of predetermined values by: very lower (0-9 ), inferior (9-18), normal (18-27), superior (27-31) and excellent (31-60). The hypothesis was contrasted by means of the statistical parameter T-Student for two independent samples, to evaluate the influence of the interactive television program "Aula365" on student learning with a 95% probability of confidence. The results in the experimental group show that the T test was statistically significant (Tc = 4.076, p <0.05), with an average of 28.4 in the pretest and 35.7 points in the post test, which evidenced an improvement in the learning of the kids; however, in the control group the T test was not statistically significant (Tc = -1,147, 0.95, p> 0.05), with an average of 20.3 in the pretest and 20.1 in the post test. Finally, it is concluded that the interactive TV program "Aula365" positively influenced, since the children achieved an excellent learning.
THE ROLE OF SELECTED SCHOOL STAFF IN THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Authors: Smolíková Monika , Pastieriková Lucia
Published: May 2020

The inclusive trends of the mainstream of the education system in the Czech Republic not only affect legislative and economic changes, but the quality education platform is also determined by the arrangement of normal conditions in such a way as to create adequate space for all participating individuals. The key role of quality education in inclusive education is played by both the guidance system and the pedagogical and non-pedagogical staff of individual schools. Qualitatively Oriented Research of the Student Grant Competition of the Palacký University in Olomouc “Research of inclusion in individuals with special needs” (IGA_PdF_2019_024) builds on several years of research of the Institute of Special and Educational Studies. From the methodological point of view the qualitative design of the research was chosen. The research uses qualitative methods of data collection - in the form of semi-structured interviews. The individual data obtained from the research sample were transcribed and the data processed using the open coding technique in R Core (R Core Team, 2019). The research sample consisted of special educators, educational advisors and class teachers at the second stage of primary schools in the Czech Republic and contained interviews from 20 respondents in each category. Although the results of the research have shown the overall coherence of the system of care for individuals with special educational needs, this is largely influenced by the lack of awareness among individual school staff about the competences of all stakeholders in education. The individual settings of individual schools make it difficult to identify the general characteristics of an ideal model of collaboration between teaching staff, but despite this high variability, the core needs of all groups have been identified, which can be divided into administrative matters, mutual relations and communication.
TRANSFORMATIVE DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION: COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIVE CONCEPTS
Authors: Vindača Olga
Published: May 2020

The topicality of the research problem is connected with transformative digital learning (TDL) in the context of higher education. The presence of technology in educational processes leads to a significant restructuring of the learning environment, promoting deep, strategic and personalized learning in lecturer-student collaborative teams, incorporating effective technology learning methods and learning to be based on new experiences and values creation. This article will review the issue of learning process in higher educational institutions focusing on traditional and transformative learning concepts. It is the preliminary result of on going applied research of RTA Research Institute for Regional Studies (RIRS).The aim of this article is to determine the necessity of learning process transformation in higher educational institutions analyzing proposals of experts from Latvian higher educational institutions and define the perspectives of TDL in the context of higher education. The research is based on two-part survey conducted for Latvian experts: 1) comparison of traditional and transformative learning concepts; 2) proposals for TDL perspectives and implementation. The results showed the necessity of learning process transformation, indicating the perspectives and its implementation problems.
SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM OF «SOUL ECOLOGY» OF CHILDREN AT RISK
Authors: Burenina Svetlana , Kalinina Svetlana , Petrash Elena
Published: May 2020

The article is devoted to the search for ways of spiritual enrichment of the soul of children at risk. The authors actualize the problem of" impoverishment" of the soul and justify the socio-pedagogical conditions of its ecology. The purpose of the work was to study the problem of "soul ecology" and experimental study of value orientations of children at risk, filling both the external and internal world of the child. The paper used theoretical and empirical research methods. As the results of the study show, the most significant are material values. Therefore, it is important to create a system of spiritual and moral education of children at risk and teach them spiritual existence by gaining personal meaning in the social situation in which they find themselves.
YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO 24 YEARS ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN A SMALL SLOVAK TOWN
Authors: Markovič Daniel , Tomlák Viktor , Šrobárová Soňa , Gejdošová Zuzana
Published: May 2020

Social pedagogy offers a wide multidisciplinary range to prevent and tackle youth unemployment. In this paper, we want to broaden the knowledge for social pedagogues in the areas of young people in the labour market and youth unemployment. The aim of the research is to identify the experience of respondents in the labour market in the district of Ruzomberok. It is a district in Slovakia far from the capital and regional centres. Most of the district´s inhabitants live in villages, fewer inhabitants in a town of Ružomberok. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 100 respondents. There are 50 young people up to 24 years old, who are currently active in the labour market. Furthermore, there are persons unemployed, registered at the Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family in Ružomberok, with an age limit of up to 24 years, representing the same number of 50 respondents. We explored the social context; we set two hypotheses: There is a statistically significant difference in the status of the labour market with respect to the respondents' residence. There is a statistically significant difference in the status of the labour market relative to the gender of respondents. To verify the hypotheses, we used the Chi-Square-2 variable test. The hypotheses were not confirmed.
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE PUBLICATION ACTIVITY AT UNIVERSITIES AND SCIENTIFIC CENTERS OF UZBEKISTAN
Authors: Pazilova Nargiza , Rakhmatullaev Marat
Published: May 2020

The article analyses the publication activity in the Republic of Uzbekistan during the years of independence. A background has been given to the collection of funds for academic libraries until 1991, in the early 90s and over the past decades, where the dynamics of changes in the number of scientific publications in universities is traced. An analysis is given of the reasons for the decline in interest in scientific research, the publication of scientific papers in high-ranking journals, as well as trends in solving these problems in the country. The results of analytical studies of data from information systems Scopus and Web of Science are presented. The factors that most influence the quality of teaching and research are highlighted. The authors of the article expound their personal experience in conducting seminars, trainings, and master classes at universities in Uzbekistan. The article presents a training program for doctoral students, teachers and researchers on the use of world electronic information resources of leading publishers, as well as an analysis of their effectiveness. Information is also given on the reforms carried out in the country in recent years in the field of supporting libraries and scientific research, which have contributed to increasing publication activity.
E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN PROMOTING YOUTH SAFETY
Authors: Vārpiņš Kaspars , Samuseviča Alīda
Published: May 2020

In today's changing environment, with different risks and threats, there is a need to find new ways to educate young people about existing security threats, both physical and virtual. To facilitate this, it is necessary to regularly improve the knowledge of various members of the society on various safety issues. By timely educating members of the society about the various possible unsafe situations and risks, its members will be prepared for an unsafe situation and will know what to do, thus avoiding unnecessary chaos and panic. In addition, it should be understood that today's new opportunities for e-learning and its processes, are reasons to revise the pedagogical process as such, as e-learning platforms can achieve a more personal effect rather than make the learner feel like one small and unimportant part in the audience. Although there may be a loss of personal contact between the teacher and the learner, but the interaction in the large audience is minimal as well. For this purpose, analysis and evaluation of documents, scientific, pedagogical and psychological literature was carried out, as well conclusions were summarized on the possible impact of e-learning technologies on the promotion of youth safety.
AUDIOTACTILE MAPS AS A FACILITATING ELEMENT IN SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY
Authors: Ruzickova Veronika , Kroupova Katerina
Published: May 2020

Tactile graphics represent an important means to overcome or alleviate the information deficit resulting from the loss of visual perception. The research framework of the paper is focused on a primary probe into the field of application of tactile graphics in the spatial orientation of people with visual impairment in the sense of development of spatial imagination and improvement of independent movement through the use of audiotactile maps. The chosen topic is viewed from the perspective of professionals working with people with visual impairment as well as the clients with visual impairment themselves. Partial results of the study are presented, focusing on the overall attitude of people with visual impairment to tactile graphics and their application potential, which adds to the overall picture of contemporary reality in the field of tactile graphics, with an emphasis on usability in spatial orientation and independent movement. The research has shown the considerable potential of tactile graphics in the development of spatial imagination. In connection with these conclusions, modern 3D maps with auditory elements were designed and will be also presented in the paper.
TYPES OF FAMILIES OF JOINT FORCES OPERATION PARTICIPANTS IN THE EAST OF UKRAINE AND PECULIARITIES OF SOCIAL WORK WITH THEM
Authors: Dulia Alina , Liakh Tetiana , Veretenko Tetiana
Published: May 2020

Carrying out military actions in the East of Ukraine, Joint Forces Operations, lead to physical and psychological traumatization of military personnel, complications in their socialization into a peaceful society, deterioration of interaction between family members of participants of the Joint Forces Operation and family dysfunction. The purpose of this article is to classify types of families involved in the Joint Forces Operation and determine their specific problems and needs. Based on the survey of families and specialists of state and private organizations, providing social support for this category of recipients of services, classification of types of families participating the Joint Forces Operation (family members, where one of its members is now in a combat zone; families, where one of its members returned from the combat zone; families, who are divorced: before departure to the combat zone, during a stay in a combat zone, after returning from the combat zone; families where one member is war-disabled; the families of the deceased ones) was made. The characteristic of each of the certain types of families allowed choosing the most effective forms of work with the families of the Joint Forces Operation participants.
IMPROVEMENT OF PHONOLOGICAL SKILLS – IMPROVEMENT OF READING
Authors: Tubele Sarmite , Serova Kristine
Published: May 2020

The article “Improvement of Phonological Skills – Improvement of Reading” underlines the importance of phonological awareness in the development of reading skills. Several studies show that reading is a very complex skill that involves cognitive processes, intellect and other variables, but the key factor for the development of good reading skills is a good level of phonological awareness.Before the intervention a special material was created, which was systematically ordered according to the current level of each child’s phonological awareness abilities. Children were evaluated before and after the intervention.The aim of this research is to evaluate the possibility to develop good phonological analysis and synthesis skills for six to seven years old children with phonematic perception disorder.The research methods used in the study are the analysis of scientific literature, the gathering of primary data with specially designed evaluation material, the analysis of gathered primary data, and the observation of child’s performance during the training sessions.
INTERNAL DISORDER PATTERN AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SPEECH DISORDERS
Authors: Khazova Svetlana , Sevastyanova Ulyana
Published: May 2020

The study explored general and specific characteristics of the internal disorder pattern among children and adolescents with speech impairments. The internal disorder pattern is considered an integrative construct that demonstrates the perception and attitude of a person to his disorder and includes components: physical (assessment of their physical activity and attributes), sensitive (complex of feelings associated with a disorder), cognitive (knowledge about disorder causes, symptoms and their health limited opportunities), motivational (motives and its possible change caused by a disorder) and emotional (individual’s attitude to their disorder). The internal disorder pattern affects I-concept development and is significant for an individual’s successful social adaptation. The sample consisted of 88 participants – preschoolers (т=20), elementary school children (т=33) and adolescents (n=35). The results show the differences of the cognitive and affective components (p≤0,05). The formation of the internal picture of the defect makes a greater contribution to the problems of adaptation in children of primary school age compared to other age groups.
ART SPACE: AN EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL ART GAME
Authors: Gintere Ieva
Published: May 2020

The article examines the discourse concerning modern game theory and suggests a new method of research and knowledge transfer in the field of digital art game creation. The method is embodied in the new game Art Space that utilizes current research results in the field of contemporary aesthetics. Art Space is an experimental digital game that is being created in collaboration between researcher, Dr.art. Ieva Gintere (Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia) and the game artist, Mag.art. Kristaps Biters (Liepāja University, Latvia) within the framework of a post-doctoral project. The concept of this new art game arises from the historical heritage of modern art. The aim of the game is knowledge transfer: the author has been carrying out research into contemporary digital games in order to transfer the results of the research to develop an appreciation and understanding of aesthetics in Art Game’s players. The game links aesthetics to art games by identifying modern trends such as pixel art, glitch, noise, and others. Due to the dearth of written information on the subject of modern art heritage in digital games, the study presents an innovative approach to art gaming explaining modern art’s cultural backgrounds. The methods used are audio-visual and stylistic analyses of games as well as studies of the existing literature. The project hopes to raise the interest of the wider public concerning contemporary art and music, point out the newest creative tendencies in art, and suggest potential changes in the language of art in the near future. This paper continues previously published research that helped to create the concept and design of Art Space, and focuses on the trends of photorealism and futurism.
NETWORKED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: THE INFLUENCE ON UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY TO CREATE A POSITIVE UNIVERSITY CLIMATE
Authors: Malykhin Oleksandr , Aristova Nataliia , Dyka Nataliia
Published: May 2020

The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of networked professional learning on university teachers’ self-efficacy to create a positive university climate. The study also provides, on the one hand, the theoretical overview of the scientific papers by Ukrainian and foreign scholars related to clarifying the understanding of the research leading concepts of “networked professional learning” and “informal learning” in scientific literature and, on the other hand, empirical research into the influence of networked professional learning on university teachers’ self-efficacy to create a positive university climate. The experimental research was conducted in two stages. During the first stage of research a total of 267 university teachers who volunteered to participate in the research were interviewed for eliciting information concerning their participation activity rate in specially focused network pedagogical communities. During the second stage 108 university teachers selected from the total population by homogeneous sampling completed a questionnaire on teacher self-efficacy developed by A. Bandura. Although the findings of the study show that not all university teachers believe that there is a clear link between networked professional learning and high level of university teachers’ self-efficacy, the majority of respondents recognize the increasing influence of informal learning in general and networked professional learning in particular on their professional growth. For understanding the research leading concepts and interpreting obtained findings methods of scientific literature analysis and mathematical statistics were used.
SELF-ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY OF SUPERVISORS OF LATVIA
Authors: Kāpiņa Lelde , Mārtinsone Kristīne
Published: May 2020

In 2019, a new Professional Standard of Supervisor of Latvia was developed and adopted, defining and describing the supervisor's professional competencies. It was necessary to find out whether supervisors who have been certified over the past five years and come from a different background recognize the importance of defined competencies. The aim of this study was to identify the self-assessment of the importance and attainability of professional competence of certified supervisors of Latvia. Two stage mixed method research design was used: (1) qualitative document analysis and expert study in order to develop a questionnaire; (2) quantitative online survey of professional competence of certified supervisors. Supervisors evaluated the importance and attainability of 34 professional competencies on a 5-point Likert scale. For data analysis the descriptive statistical methods, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used. The study indicated high importance of professional competence (22 of 34 competences as very important and 12 as rather important). The indicators of the attainability of professional competence varied from average to fully attainable, but most (28 of 34 competences) were estimated as mostly attainable. The results showed statistically significant differences between the evaluations of importance and attainability in 17 professional competences. The least important and the least attainable competence was “Ability to carry out research activities for the development of supervision theory and methods”. This study shows that Latvian certified supervisors consider most of defined professional competencies as very important and mostly attainable.
EXPERIENCE WITH AND PERCEPTION OF CLIL BY STUDENT TEACHERS
Authors: Lukáčová Zuzana
Published: May 2020

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) plays a key role in addressing the issue of meaningful and authentic learning. Central to this approach is the concept of a foreign language in a meaningful context while taking into consideration dual aims, i.e. a linguistic and a content aim. The purpose of this paper is to review recent research into the problematics of CLIL and its implementation at primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary schools as well as to explore the experience with and perception of student teachers towards the CLIL approach. The data were obtained from a semi-structured questionnaire distributed among student teachers of English language and literature (in combination). Based on the data obtained, approximately half of the respondents have had an experience with the CLIL approach in the past. Moreover, the majority of the respondents perceive such an experience as positive.  Student teachers' previous experience with CLIL can play an important role in addressing the issue of implementing this approach into teaching by teachers – beginners. Thus, it is believed that the paper will contribute to our understanding of the approach, its implementation at primary, lower-secondary, upper-secondary schools and the perception of the approach by the student teachers of English (in combination) in Slovakia.
TEACHERS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH WORK AND THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
Authors: Ilisko Dzintra , Badjanova Jeļena , Ignatjeva Svetlana
Published: May 2020

A number of studies are focusing on interrelations that exist between teachers’ subjective well-being and financial well-being, occupational stress and other factors that influence teachers’ happiness at work. The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing teachers’ psychological well-being. This involves teachers’ engagement with their professional development. Psychological well-being is conceptualized as a psychological state of mind of teachers in balancing expectations and ability to meet those requirements, a desire for a mindful and meaningful involvement with their work, as well as resilience and competency to deal with the challenging requirements at the workplace. Teachers’ well-being and happiness at work positively influences their performance and a well-being of pupils as well. As a rule, teachers’ profession is associated with high stress, heavy workload, high demands on management in the classroom, high demands on pupils’ academic achievements, and the additional pressure placed on teachers’ engagement with further education. The authors carried out a questionnaire among the teachers from Latvia (n=247). They filled in a questionnaire on a voluntary basis about their subjective well-being in relations to their involvement with the pedagogical work. The authors explored correlation between teachers’ engagement with the research, their educational level, involvement in administrative work, teachers’ personal growth, their view on pupils as open systems and their well-being. It was concluded that all teachers who took part in this study is a relatively homogenous group. Considering their diverse experience of work, educational level and involvement with the scientific and administrative work, their psychological wellbeing can be evaluated higher as average.
ROLE PLAY AS A TECHNIQUE OF DEVELOPING LEARNERS' PROFESSIONALLY SIGNIFICANT COMPETENCES
Authors: Ivanova Natalia
Published: May 2020

The article addresses essential aspects of role play as a technique aimed at facilitating military students' professionally significant competences. The study undertaken here advocates the task-based language teaching as an integral part of the military students’ vocational training at the law faculty. Hence the goal of our study is to provide theoretical justification and methodological development of the concept of role play in foreign language teaching as a means of promoting second language learning and facilitating vocational training. We have analysed the impact of role play on the learner acquisition processes and forming of their professionally significant competences. We have identified stages and algorithms of role play, examined its components and characteristics in foreign language teaching. The conceptual framework of the study follows the model of professional competence approach. Research and experience data obtained in our experimental work make it possible to identify the significance of role play in second language learning designed for military students’ professional development in educational programs at law faculties.
PROBLEM-BASED TASKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR INTENDING EDUCATORS
Authors: Dmitrenko Natalia , Petrova Anastasiia , Podzygun Olena
Published: May 2020

The problem-based learning of a foreign language is aimed to develop students’ creativity, increase their motivation, autonomy, experience future profession tasks, and improve cognitive and communicative skills. The purpose of the article is to justify the efficiency of forming communicative skills of intending educators by means of problem-based tasks within the discipline “English for Professional Communication”. The objective of the article is to report about the results of using problem-based tasks in students’ acquisition of course content and in formation of students’ linguistic competence. In order to test the theoretical statements of using problem-based tasks in foreign language acquisition, a diagnostic experimental study was conducted. It was aimed at identifying cognitive-communicative needs and opportunities of students in solving problem tasks. The study included: experimental training, diagnostic tests and questionnaires for students and teachers. As a result, the cognitive and communicative needs and opportunities of students to solve problem tasks were determined; the prospects of application of problem tasks in the development of creative thinking in the process of formation and development of skills of foreign language communication were revealed. The experiment data enable to conclude that regular using of problem-based tasks marked positive impact on formation of students’ linguistic competence. Phonetic, lexical and grammatical skills have improved due to communication with peers and self-control during solving problem tasks. The overall results of the study affirm the enhancement of students’ speaking skills (monologue, dialogue, polylogue skills).
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN’S SKILLS OF IMROVISATION AND COMPOSITION AT SOL-FA LESSONS
Authors: Zavadska Galina , Rauduvaite Asta
Published: May 2020

A lot of music researchers consider musical improvisation and composition to be a mutually supplementing processes (Alperson, 1984; Sloboda, 1988; Sarath, 1996). Improvisation actively stimulates the development of children’s creative abilities. It stirs the imagination, develops musical ear, emotional receptivity, and the skill of embodying images into new consonances, musical colors (Azzara, 2008; Solis & Nettl, 2009; Burton & Taggart, 2011). During the process of improvisation learners spontaneously express their musical ideas and interact with musical content, while during the process of composition it is possible to stop, to think everything over, to correct something and change it. Improvising and composing at sol-fa lessons are classified as kinds of creative music making. This paper is concerned with the analysis of the types of creative tasks at group classes on sol-fa, as well as with the comparison of different approaches to and methods of the formation and development of creative skills in improvisation and composition in the initial stage. Research aim: to determine and characterize the specific features of using improvisation and composition at sol-fa lessons in the initial stage. Research methods: the analysis of pedagogical experience, the comparison of contemporary methodologies for teaching improvisation and composition.
REVISITING GROUP WORK METHOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
Authors: Vintere Anna , Ozola Inese
Published: May 2020

The use of group work in non-formal education has been practiced for many years. Researchers mention that group work may be mutually beneficial for learners in terms of the acquired knowledge, however, group work participants might be carried away by dealing with relationships within the group. In recent years, various international projects of training courses for youth and adult educators choose learner-centred group work or workshop format instead of traditional teacher-centred lecturing style. Also, generation of millennials who are digital residents and are more accustomed to technologies and telephones than face-to-face interaction requires more detailed preparing of the activities of the group work. Young adults prefer to work with facilitators who are approachable, supportive, good communicators, and good motivators. According to the previous research results, during the work group learners develop critical thinking skills, time management skills, team work and presentation skills, tolerance and other skills. The present paper is an attempt to research the strengths and weaknesses of the group work method in non-formal education in the framework of two international project activities: Nordplus adult education project “Design thinking method for creative tackling unemployment” and international youth training of Erasmus+ project "You(th)r Culture". The conclusion gives the summary of the findings of the research, focusing on the benefits of using of the group work method for the multinational audience of adult educators and youth, as well as identifying the main differences in its implementation for the relevant audiences.
VOCATIONAL TEACHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT THE ALREADY ACQUIRED AND YET TO BE IMPROVED COMPETENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Authors: Bankauskienė Nijolė , Masaitytė Ramunė , Ramanauskaitė Alicija
Published: May 2020

The fourth industrial revolution is associated with the ever-increasing requirements for vocational training. The important factors that are required for the qualitative change of vocational training include increasing the diversity of the vocational training programs, optimization of the school network, increasing the effectiveness and interaction between primary vocational training and the training systems of the labor market, and effective improvement of the qualification/competences of vocational teachers. The understanding of the changing role of vocational teachers and the expression of their competences are directly related to the learning motivation, self-education, striving for continuous education, and orientation towards the improvement of the acquired professional qualification among the learners of vocational training centers. This paper presents theoretical insights into the vocational teachers’ competences, comparing the documents that regulate European and Lithuanian vocational training, and presents the results of the interview of a focus group with vocational teachers of Kaunas city vocational training centers. The qualitative study aimed at revealing which competences were expressed among vocational teachers in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. The study showed that the vocational teachers regarded the group of functional (activity) competences as most important for the quality of their work and recognized the influence of the fourth industrial revolution on changes in their competences.
FOREIGN COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AS A FACTOR OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Serdiuk Liudmyla , Chykhantsova Olena , Baranauskienė Ingrida
Published: May 2020

Life in Ukraine has provided people with diversity and possibility in communication with the corresponding increase in intercultural communication. Therefore, foreign language teaching and learning at the universities should not only be instrumental, but it should set a new goal to train students with intercultural communicative competence to meet the needs of our globalized world. The article deals with the role of foreign language communicative competence and the problem of forming foreign language skills in communication that influence on the development of the person in the process of education in higher education institutions. Communicative competence means having ‘a competence to communicate’. The aim of the article is to investigate the level of foreign language communicative competence of the individuals and its impact on personality development. We used such research methods as observation, interview and questionnaire, analysis of the results of communication and teaching of students in a foreign language, the author’s method of determining the level of foreign language mastering, the expert assessments method. The results of our study determined that communicative competence implies the appropriate skills, the formation of which is a prerequisite for learning a foreign language in the educational environment. The results of the experiment allowed us to establish the psychological specificity of the process of mastering a foreign communication. The communicative competence is considered as a factor of personal development in the process of effective mastering of foreign languages. The foreign communicative competence is a recent notion and there is no clear consensus about what it is. Sometimes this term is referred to as global competence, international competence, multicultural competence and so forth.
LINGUISTIC ERRORS OF BRAZILIAN STUDENTS WHEN LEARNING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (BASIC LEVEL)
Authors: Medina Joao Paulo Sabadin Santos T. , Medina Suellen Martins , Budnik Ekaterina A.
Published: May 2020

The article examines the errors in the basic level regarding the interference of the Portuguese language when Brazilian students learn Russian as a foreign language and offers the methodic to predict and avoid them. For this, authors compare the phonetic systems of Russian and Brazilian Portuguese as well as the main grammar units and structures that form the linguistic minimum on the basic level. Then, using the comparative analysis the errors in the students’ speech are predicted and interpreted. The results of theoretical comparison are compared to the actual and real errors. In the phonetic plan authors figure out significant difference in the signs of hardness, softness, place of articulation, mode of articulation and nasalization, and not big difference in acoustic signs and duration of sounds. In the grammatical field the results point out to a new and optimal order in teaching the cases. Also the necessity to adapt different grammar understanding of Russian verbal structure to the Brazilian one is described regarding the preposition and type of complement and the verb aspects. Authors developed exercises to help students overcome such errors more efficiently and in less time.
POSSIBILITIES OF USING DIALECT ATLASES IN THE ACQUISITION OF LATVIAN LANGUAGE
Authors: Vulāne Anna , Stikute Elita
Published: May 2020

The creation of a modern lesson increasingly uses open data, a variety of digital resources, electronic teaching tools etc. In addition to books, electronic teaching tools, information resources, etc., come into the training process as a way to portray linguistic information and the writers' creative thought. One of the resources that can be successfully exploited in promoting the growth of a fully developed and skilled pupil, as well as in-depth learning of the Latvian language, is dialect atlases. The aim of the research was to understand the functionality and effectiveness of the dialect atlases in lear ning lexicology and dialectology. The study combined the descriptive method and content analysis, and was conducted with the help of experiments and questionnaires.The article describes the experience gained through the use of the „Atlas of the Latvian Dialects” in learning Latvian. It characterises the use of maps within the „Lexicon” part of the Atlas to develop pupils' socio-cultural competence, to enhance text composition, analytical, digital and self-guided learning skills and it outlines the role of phonetics and morphology parts of the Atlas in the development of pupils' linguistic competence.
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT OF PERSONALITY FORMATION IN THE MODERN CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Authors: Kuzhanova Natalya , Pak Tatyana
Published: May 2020

In the educational space for vocational education, several dominants are currently being formed. The main ones are: use of all available educational content through online courses and distance education, an individual trajectory and a unique set general cultural, general professional competencies for formation of a model of a future specialist in the context of strategic thinking, development of tactics and a system of indicators for achieving, the strategic goal of vocational education, consideration of the greatest possible number of risks associated with the implementation of life activities in the broadest context for the planned period of time for obtaining a vocational education (risks of being, risk of updating the acquired knowledge and skills for the formation of professional competencies, risks of personal growth or degradation, etc. The article discussed the pedagogical system of psychological and pedagogical support for the personality of the student to implement his individual learning path. With its implementation, as a result, for formation of a future specialist is expected with a unique setoff competencies that will allow a future specialist to realize himself in the chosen field of activity and the necessary professional level. The article discusses the structure of the named pedagogical system, its main elements and their characteristics for the formation of an individual risk-balanced style of professional activity. The concept of the style of risk-balanced professional activity is copyright.
THE PHENOMENON OF MARRIAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Kudeikina Inga
Published: May 2020

The marital relationship has been changing over time. The institution of marriage has become more democratic, following societal development. Marriage and divorce have lost their bureaucratic and moral obstacles. However, marriage has retained its role in the welfare of spouses and the evolution of society. Law protects the moral and economic rights of spouses. It should be noted, however, that the safeguarding of spouses’ rights and interests a priori concerns the rights and interests of third parties. This is the phenomenon of marriage. In a legal relationship, spouses are recognised as special right holders by default, which refers, for example, to insolvency proceedings, matrimonial property regimes and social rights. The research analyses the correlation between the trends of the institution of marriage and third-party rights in the context of the welfare of society. The objective of the research is to analyse the institution of marriage in order to trace its development in the modern world and establish how it affects third-party rights and public interests in general. The research employs methods of legal interpretation to analyse legislation and the inductive and deductive method to draw conclusions and formulate suggestions. Based on the results of the research, the institution of marriage is undergoing transformation. Marriage is losing its initial importance. Unmarried cohabitation is becoming increasingly prevalent. The biggest challenge is to balance the right to self-determination of a person choosing cohabitation and the public interest in legal stability and predictability, which are essential for the sustainable development of society.
FACTORS OF SERVICE QUALITY AFFECTING STUDENTS, AS CUSTOMERS, SATISFACTION OF RIDESHARING SERVICES IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA
Authors: Ginavičienė Jurgita , Sprogytė Indrė
Published: May 2020

Nowadays ridesharing has become crucial and extremely popular service. As modern consumers, students have become wiser and more rational, they tend to choose not only high quality transport but also they prefer desirable quality of transportation services. The main aim of this research is to identify the factors of service quality which have impact on customer satisfaction of ridesharing services in Vilnius, Lithuania. This study is an quantitative analysis. 124 students of Vilnius College of Technologies and Design Transport Logistics completed a questionnaire via apklausa.lt about factors which affect their evaluation of ridesharing services. Study participants filled out a questionnaire online and evaluate the importance of the values such as flexibility or speed on a 5-point Likert scale. According to the findings obtained, the opportunity to pay for transport by card, provided safety, reasonable price and comfort are significant factors in order to ensure customer satisfaction of ridesharing service.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROCEDURE OF THE SECURING A CLAIM
Authors: Gvozdevičs Andrejs
Published: May 2020

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia is a leading public administration in the justice sectors and plays an important role in the development of the procedure of the securing a claim. Topicality and novelty of the research are reflected in the fact that until now in the legal doctrine weren’t made depth and extensive researches of the role of public administration in solving problems of the securing a claim. The aim of the research is to carry out an assessment of the activities of the Ministry of Justice in the development of the securing a claim. In the present research, using the analytical, descriptive and deduction/induction method, were analysed the normative acts, legal policy planning documents, annotations of draft amendments to the Civil Procedure Law, etc. Results: actions of the Ministry of Justice to develop the securing a claim sometimes are chaotic. Conclusions: in order to achieve the defined objectives of the institute of the securing a claim, the state should pay attention to the systematic improvement of current civil procedural regulation.
THE EXPECTED DEMOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES ON THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOODS OF RIGA
Authors: Apsite-Berina Elina , Paiders Juris , Dahs Aleksandrs , Berzins Maris
Published: May 2020

This paper discusses the spatial extent of population change and provides new insights into the relationships between demographic characteristics and the provision of education services in urban neighbourhoods of Riga. Thus, our empirical evidence confirms that the provision of social infrastructure is fundamentally dependent on the nature of demographic processes. The aim of this paper is twofold: to explore the spatial extent of changes in the number of pre-school and school-aged children in Riga, and to assess how the demographic change of particular age cohorts are associated with the provision of educational establishments at the neighbourhood level. Using available statistics and based on calculations, this article reveals how the interplay between demographic and education related characteristics could be used in the analysis of particular age groups. The main findings show that educational institutions in capital city are distributed unevenly. Similarly, there is a great variety in demographic development between the urban neighbourhoods of Riga. Thus, unmatched demand for educational facilities or lacking specific types of institutions altogether create additional load in the neighbourhoods of inner-city, while increasing daily mobility of children and their parents.