bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
INTEGRATING ONLINE TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Ivanova Natalia
Published: May 2021

Online education/e-learning has been increasingly adopted globally as it has served as the only tool accessible for teachers and students to maintain undisrupted learning during the coronavirus outbreak. The relevance of the article is determined by the need to define effective ways to implement online education in foreign language classes to produce a positive effect on the learning outcome. The purpose of the article is to present ways of providing English-as-a-foreign-language learners with an online course designed in the learning management system Moodle and aimed at enhancing students' foreign language skills. The work uses a logical method (theoretical), the study of the experience of educational organizations and personal pedagogical experience at Pskov Branch of the Academy of Federal Penal Service of Russia (empirical). The study described the diversity of Moodle structure particular tasks, its assessment procedure and present military students’ feedback about the impact of the course on their foreign language acquisition, developing learners' autonomy and soft skills. It explored what problems English-as-a-foreign-language learners had with their English language learning and what support they needed to gain the maximum benefits from the online learning environment. The outcome of the online education was a substantial increase in the learners' autonomy and an integrative development of foreign language skills and soft skills.
THE DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CUSTOM EMPLOYEES DURING THE PANDEMIC
Authors: Sardiko Vladislavs , Ilisko Dzintra , Badjanova Jeļena , Ignatjeva Svetlana , Jukšs Valdis
Published: May 2021

There has been a significant increase in interest about a psychological well-being among the researchers, politicians, media and general public. This study focuses on a measurement on a psychological well-being of the custom employees. For the purpose of measurement of a psychological well-being of custom employees, the authors have used Ruff’s scale that includes such components as positive relationships with others, autonomy, competence, personal growth, a purpose in life, and self-acceptance. According to Ryff (2014), well-being has been investigated in relation to one’s career pursuits. The purpose in life and personal growth were found to contribute to career commitments. In the case of the Latvian custom employees, among the essential elements of a psychological well-being are economic factors, favourable work environment and career opportunities in the organization. The study focuses in a psychological well-being of custom employees during the pandemic that leads to conclude that custom employees were in the forefront alongside with the doctors in stabilizing the situation in the county and have experienced a burn out, thereforethey  need a psychological support and a recognition of their efforts at work.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH MAJORS IN THE SETTING OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Yaroshyk Marta , Rymar Olga , Malanchuk Halyna , Solovey Alla , Khanikiants Olena , Bubela Oleksiy-Oleg
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to discover the peculiarities of students’ physical activities that study at higher educational institutions with kinesiology and health majors in the setting of COVID-19 pandemic. In order to accomplish it, an online survey was conducted among a total of 236 students of Lviv State University of Physical Culture named after Ivan Boberskyj. With its help, we were able to determine both domestic and organized physical activity levels’ self-assessments of the sample group before and during the quarantine restrictions. The majority of the students evaluated their physical activity levels as “excellent” and “good”. No significant changes among the physical activity assessments were not tracked during the quarantine restrictions. We established that 59% of the study group had regularly visited gyms before the pandemic breakout and 12% of the students systematic did home exercises. The remainder of active students (26%) exercised seldom. Before the pandemic, only 3% of the participants had not engaged themselves into organized physical activities. We observed an overall studentship physical activity decrease in terms of instances and intensity during the quarantine limitations. The forms of physical activities were substantially changed. Thus, the students began to stroll more often, as well as train alone or with online-coaches. Cardio and muscle strengthening remained dominant among activities both before and after the quarantine. After the quarantine restriction weakening, half of the study group re-embarked on gym training. 28% of the students continued exercising the same way they did during the quarantine. 12% of the respondents exercised on their owns. 7% of the participants did not return to training. With the respect to the results of this study, we can infer that Ukrainian students prefer group exercises where they can interact with either coach or other participant of the training sessions, as well as modern technologies cannot fully fulfill their needs of physical activity.
THE ROLE OF LEARNING STRATEGIES IN THE PROCESS OF ESP ACQUISITION OF INTENDING EDUCATORS
Authors: Dmitrenko Natalia , Petrova Anastasiia , Podzygun Olena
Published: May 2021

The article is dedicated to the problem of using learning strategies in the process of ESP acquisition of intending educators. The authors analyzed the methodological literature on the research topic, on the basis of which the definitions and main characteristics of learning strategies, as well as the implicit and explicit ways of using the strategies in the process of ESP acquisition of intending educators, are presented. R. Oxford’s explicit model of using the instruction-based learning strategies is considered in detail: an algorithm for its use is presented, as well as the basic rules that should be followed in the process of using the model. During the experimental teaching of ESP of intending teachers, R. Oxford’s explicit model of using the instruction-based learning strategies was tested. At the beginning and the end of the experimental training, the questionnaires were conducted to establish the level of proficiency in the learning strategies, as well as the control testing was performed to define the level of ESP acquisition of intending educators. The results of the research confirmed the effectiveness of the used model, which showed an increase in the level of proficiency in the strategies: effective memorization, mental processes, compensatory ability, organization of education and its assessment, management of emotions and collaboration with other students. In turn, the increase in the level of proficiency in the learning strategies was positively reflected in the level of ESP acquisition of intending educators.
SOFTWARE COMPLEX FOR PARTS RECOGNITION AS THE BASIS OF EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY WORK
Authors: Samarkin Alex , Samarkina Elena , Belov Vladimir
Published: May 2021

The article discusses the scientific and methodological foundations of laboratory work in vision systems using the author's algorithms for pattern recognition. The results were used to prepare masters of technical specialties at the Pskov State University. Another approach to using digital technologies for processing images of the working area is proposed. Some aspects of solving problems of identification of parts, determination of their location, control in automated assembly is described. The hardware-software complex in the article performs data processing and measurements in parallel with the flow of the technological process. The hardware and software complex expands the capabilities of flexible assembly platforms when assembling parts with different mass-inertial characteristics due to the geometric shape and dissimilar materials.
DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ FACILITY IN COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTION TECHNIQUES OUTSIDE THE LANGUAGE LEARNING CLASSROOM AT NON-LINGUISTIC FACULTIES
Authors: Druzhinina Rimma
Published: May 2021

The article focuses on some new insights into the effects of students’ communicative interaction in the language learning process. The study offers some modes of utilizing the extra-curricular activities potential for generating an interaction environment where students venture into true communication. The syllabus of students’ interaction within their extra-curricular activities has been defined in the study in relation to the video conferencing technology. We have expanded the range of educational offerings while introducing some components of video conferencing into students’ communicative learning: virtual meeting rooms, discussion forums, screen sharing. The topicality of the study consists in insufficient number of scientific works on aspects of students’ communicative interaction within extra-curricular activities in language learning. Hence the aim of the study is to propose theoretical justification and methodological development of utilizing the interaction potential within extra-curricular activities for students’ communication training. Following the aim we have examined characteristics of students’ communicative interactions within extra-curricular cases in language learning. We have elaborated some techniques and devices, identified some ways of generating communicative interaction dynamics for furthering students’ communication training. We have verified the findings in our experimental practical work and have revealed the significance of students’ interactions within extra-curricular activities for facilitating their communication potential in language learning.
EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Boyarinov Dmitry
Published: May 2021

The concept of "educational map", as well as a number of related concepts such as "concept map", have been the subject of numerous studies in the field of pedagogy over the years. They are a tool for describing and analyzing the knowledge of a specific student at a specific point in time. Recently, there has been interest in the problem of generalization and aggregation of information contained in separate individual maps. The concept of "Concept Landscape" was proposed as an approach to solving this problem (Mühling, 2017). However, this concept is focused exclusively on the analysis of the knowledge structure of a group of students. Accordingly, the problem arises of finding a more general and more universal tool that allows us to organically fit aggregated educational maps into the structure of the digital educational environment. We propose to consider this environment as a context that unites all possible educational maps. In accordance with the proposed approach, by the educational landscape we mean the result of the aggregation of several educational maps, united by the digital educational environment as a common context. We also set ourselves the task of identifying technologies for the aggregation of educational maps. We consider superposition, inclusion and absorption as such technologies and disclose the content of these operations in our article. We also establish the main form of the formal description of the educational landscape - a graph with colored vertices and edges. We propose a five-component algorithm for constructing and processing an educational landscape and describe the content of all its stages in the article. In our study, we also give an answer to the question about the role of the educational landscape within the digital educational environment. This role is, in our opinion, multifactorial. The main factors include: the formation of a space of possible individual learning trajectories; analysis and forecasting of the group dynamics of knowledge and skills of students; creation of a tool for supporting the design of an digital educational environment.
ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE EASTERN AUKŠTAITIJA REGION FOR LOCAL TOURISM UNDER COVID-19 CONDITIONS
Authors: Narkūnienė Ramutė
Published: May 2021

The article discusses the attractiveness factors of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID - 19 conditions and presents the results of the research (analysis of scientific literature, questionnaire surveys and analysis of strategic documents). The aim of the research is to perform an analysis of the attractiveness of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID-19 conditions. Objectives of the research: to describe the factors of tourism region's attractiveness for local tourism; to perform an analysis of the attractiveness of the Eastern Aukštaitija region for local tourism under COVID-19 conditions. An analysis of the scientific literature showed that destination attractions define the framework within which visitors enjoy their vacations. They include all forms of natural and created (manmade) resources, culture, heritage, history, customs, architectural features, traditional artwork, cuisine, music and handicrafts that attract travellers. According to the results of the research, the choice of travels in the Eastern Aukštaitija region is mostly influenced by such factors of attractiveness of the region as natural resources, cultural resources and interesting places of interest, as well as attractiveness of the tourism destination/ region.
REINSTATING FUNCTIONALISM IN THE FIGURATIONAL APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Šņitņikovs Aleksejs
Published: May 2021

Over the past two decades, there have been attempts to apply ideas from figurational sociology founded by Norbert Elias in research of different aspects of organizational life. The central contributions are derived from his theory of the civilizing process and the principles of process sociology. While this research mostly is relevant for contemporary organization theory, many contributions tend to emphasize Elias’s relational approach to the neglect of his functionalism, which underlies the whole corpus of Elias’s works. Rediscovery of Elias’s functionalism opens up the way for a fruitful reinterpretation of the central concept of his sociology, figuration, and enables to find new ways of combining figurational sociology with more familiar approaches to organization theory, in particular, with contingency theory. This helps to identify the factor of technology in the theory of the civilizing process and place it in the context of the concepts of figurational sociology such as interdependence, power and subjectivity, which enhances the analytical strength of figurational approach to organizations. The paper discusses some applications of figurational sociology to date and points to new directions in the study of organizations with the use of the conceptual tools of figurational approach.
SOCIAL SERVICES AS A SOCIAL INVESTMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF A NEW INSTITUUTION OF SOCIAL CENTERS IN POLAND, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS
Authors: Grewiński Mirosław , Kawa Marek
Published: May 2021

The aim of the article is to present the empirical research conducted among Polish social workers in November of 2020 on the newly created institution named in Polish -  - Centrum Usług Społecznych, CUS (Social Service Centers). The article also presents the theoretical framework, but mostly the authors focus on presenting empirical research of 79 social welfare centers in Poland. The main research problem proposed within the article was how social workers perceive the creation of a new institution in municipalities - social service centers and what deficits and strengths they see in the field of creating new social services, that meet new challenges such as aging of society, transformations of labor markets and changes within the family, ecological threats and new pandemics.
E-PLATFORMS FOR UNIVERSITY-BASED ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Slonimska Marina
Published: May 2021

As economic co-ordination becomes increasingly globalized the key interactions among firms in specific industry clusters become regionalized. University-based entrepreneurial ecosystems are believed to be a compromise to foster entrepreneurship and economic development in a regional context. The modern university-based entrepreneurial ecosystems are mainly based on informational flows and e-platforms. However, the process of how the ecosystems come into being, how university-based ecosystems can be nurtured has not been researched enough at present. This article contributes to the field by recommending a framework enabling this process through the development of e-platforms as a regional development model. The network theory perspective is used as an analytical approach to determine how the mechanism works in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and how it contributes to regional competitive advantage through knowledge transfer and innovation. An in-depth interview method with a semi-structured questionnaire, a literature review, and a statistical analysis are used as research methods. The study context is the Vitebsk region, which is located in the northern part of Belarus.
AGE COMPOSITION CHANGES OF RIGA AGGLOMERATION RING
Authors: Skadins Toms
Published: May 2021

Over the course of several previous decades the post-socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe have experienced notable population disposition and composition changes in the vicinity of large cities. Despite this, age composition related studies have rarely paid attention to changes within these city regions. Thus, the aim of this paper is to shed light on age composition changes of Riga agglomeration ring. For this study official statistical data, along with population ageing index is utilized. Changes are studied for the entire ring and its structures of urban and rural areas for the years 2000, 2011 and 2020. Results indicated that, despite a decrease, the 25-44 year old age group remained the most populous. 15-24 year old group had the largest decrease. Pre-working age and the two oldest groups were the ones which had tended to increase the most in comparison to situation in 2000. However, ring and urban areas first saw a decrease of pre-working age population leading up to 2011, followed by a more notable growth. Population ageing index values showed that for all territory types population ageing had slowed after 2011. Also, urban areas of Riga agglomeration have been ageing more rapidly than rural ones. This study was supported by National Research Program Project grant number VPP-IZM-2018/1-0015.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF ACTIVITY OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS
Authors: Niema Oleksandra
Published: May 2021

In the conditions of growing demands of society to the government, project activities cover not only traditional industries, but also the sphere of public administration. Critically important for the success of organization is the team (rather than individual) level of knowledge, skills of staff, and a certain maturity of the organization as a whole in the field of project management. However, the project activities of local self-governments cannot be considered effective or fully compliant with the modern requirements. The level of project competence of management teams of many territorial communities is still not sufficient for the implementation of tasks and functions, the production of relevant project ideas and their successful implementation. The aim of the research is to describe of project management maturity model for its implementation into the activities of the local self-governments from the positions of effectiveness of project management. The entry of the local self-government to a high level of project management maturity will reduce the negative impact of the human factor, systematically focus activities on meeting the needs of the community on a project basis, improve the quality of project management processes, and reduce unproductive costs. Methods used – analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, logical generalization and comparison.
HELPING PROFESSIONS FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS: PERSPECTIVES OF THE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Authors: Pipere Anita , Mārtinsone Kristīne
Published: May 2021

The paper aims to explore how future practitioners in helping professions grasp the wider societal problems and represent their professional practice in terms of social progress. The inquiry illustrates the perspectives of students by triangulation between their understanding of main societal issues in Latvia in the context of national planning documents (NPDs), social capital (SC), and expectations about their future work. Data of 34 first-year graduate students were collected using the open questionnaire and analyzed employing inductive and deductive thematic analysis. The largest group of societal issues contained the socio-psychological problems followed by economic challenges. Only half of the answers concerning SC were in tune with the theoretical conceptualization of this term. The students’ views on societal issues and SC did not align well with the NPDs. The mentioned socio-psychological problems contained the issues of relationship and value aspects of SC, omitting the social networks. One-third of answers in terms of professional expectations were related to the development of SC, other answers focused on the demands of external entities, and the students’ features. The views of graduate students can become an important signpost for the development of graduate programs in times of global interest in core competencies for helping professions.
STRESSORS OF THE STUDY PROCESS, THEIR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AT RĒZEKNE ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Kalvans Eriks
Published: May 2021

This scientific article presents a theoretical review of stress factors of young students and the results of empirical research of these factors at the Rezekne Academy of Technologies. The need for such research is justified by International studies (n=540 000), in which was found that the study process causes high level of stress in 37% of students. The results of other studies in different countries also show that the prevalence and severity of mental problems among students is increasing. Overall, these studies indicate that students are increasingly experiencing symptoms of increased anxiety and stress, as well as depression. Thus, increase in student stress levels and related deterioration of students' psychological well-being is a major challenge in today's higher education institutions. Taking into account the mentioned findings, the aim of this article is to identify the most common stress factors in the study process at the Rezekne Academy of Technologies. The analysis of scientific literature and empirical results were used as basic methods in the development of the article.
Depathologizing Sexual Orientation and Transgender Identities in Psychiatric Classifications
Authors: Robles Rebeca , Real Tania , Reed Geoffrey M.
Published: May 2021

Introduction. This article presents the history and rationales of conceptualization and classification of homosexuality and transgender identity in both ICD and DSM. We review the efforts that have been made (and those that remain pending) to improve psychiatric classifications with new scientific knowledge, changing social attitudes and human rights standards.
Method. We conducted a literature search of the classification of homosexuality and transgender identity as mental disorders.
Result. We provide a historical description of these concepts in ICD and DSM, including fundamental points of disagreement as well as arguments that have been effective in achieving changes in both classifications.
Conclusions. Fundamental changes have been made in the International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Revision (ICD-11) in terms of the classification of sexual orientation and gender identity based on scientific evidence and the ICDs public health objectives. These changes might support the provision of accessible and high-quality healthcare services, and are responsive to the needs, experience and human rights of the populations involved.
ICD-11 as a Paradigm Shift Phase in the Classification of Mental Disorders
Authors: Krasnov Valery N.
Published: May 2021

Classifications of mental disorders change regularly. This fact requires analysis, taking into account changes in the epidemiological situation and changes in the organizational structure of mental health service, and development of its technical and human resources. The preliminary analysis of these changes presented in the article using the example of ICD-11 gives us reason to believe that they are almost unrelated to the diagnostic process improvement. On the contrary, each new classification is characterized by an increasing formalization and simplification of the criteria for separate clinical forms. The inevitable losses of clinical accuracy in psychopathological assessment of disorder are compensated for increasing opportunities to deliver care to a significantly greater number of patients.
New Insights into Long-Period (>1  s) Seismic Amplification Effects in Deep Sedimentary Basins: A Case of the Po Plain Basin of Northern Italy
Authors: Mascandola Claudia , Barani Simone , Massa Marco , Albarello Dario
Published: May 2021

This study investigates and quantifies the influence of the shallower deposits (down to few hundreds of meters) of the Po Plain sedimentary basin (northern Italy) on the long-period component (i.e., 1  s<T<3  s) of seismic ground motion, in which amplification effects due to the soft sediments above seismic bedrock were observed.

A new seismostratigraphic model of the shallow deposits of the entire basin is provided with an unprecedented detail by taking advantage of recently acquired geophysical data. The seismostratigraphic model is used to simulate the ground motion amplification in the Po Plain by means of extensive 1D ground response analysis. Results are compared with seismic observations available at a number of sites equipped with borehole seismic stations, where earthquakes have been recorded both at the surface and at the seismic bedrock depth. Despite the general agreement with observations concerning the seismic resonance frequencies, our model may fail in capturing the amplitude of the actual seismic amplification of the basin in the long-period range. We observe that 3D basin effects related to surface waves generated at the edge of the basin may play a significant role in those zones where seismic hazard is controlled by distant sources. In these cases, 1D modeling leads to average underestimations of 30%, up to a maximum of 60%. The amplification functions need to be corrected for a basin-effects correction term, which in this case is provided by the ground-motion prediction equation of the study area. The corrected amplification functions agree with the empirical observations, overcoming the uneven distribution of the recording stations in strong-motion datasets.

These results should be taken into account in future seismic microzonation studies in the Po Plain area, where the 1D approach is commonly adopted in ground response analyses, and in site-specific seismic hazard assessments aimed at the design of structures that are sensitive to the long-period component of seismic ground motion (e.g., long-span bridges and tall buildings).
The Competitors’ Response to a Bankruptcy Filing Announcement Made by a Stock-Listed Company Depending on Sector Characteristics
Authors: Krzeczewska Olga
Published: May 2021

The main aim of the article is to determine how the bankruptcy filing announcement of a stock listed company affects the market valuation of its competitors, depending on the sector characteristic. An event study was conducted on the example of returns to shares of companies comprised in the WIG index and operating in 9 sectors. It is indicated that the bankruptcy filing announcement is quickly (within one day) incorporated into the share prices of competitors of the announcing firm. It is confirmed that the direction of market reaction toward share prices of competitors is differentiated by the characteristics of the sector. Averaged results show that the competitive effect occurs in the sectors with a high level of concentration, while the contagion effect is noted in sectors with low concentration. Companies from sectors characterized by low leverage experience the competitive effect. No information transfer was found for a group of companies in sectors characterized by high leverage.
Openness of Teachers in Relationships with Students
Authors: Mądry-Kupiec Małgorzata
Published: May 2021

W artykule poruszono kwestię otwartości nauczyciela na siebie, która do tej pory była pomijana. Ten rodzaj otwartości, choć może wydawać się oczywisty, w rzeczywistości taki nie jest. Określa on stopień ujawnienia „ja” nauczyciela w relacji z uczniem, a także otwartość na samego ucznia. Otwartość na siebie to dostęp do własnych myśli, uczuć, opinii itp. Staje się ona punktem wyjścia do dalszej analizy, odkrywania siebie i innych. Na tę kwestię jako kluczową spojrzano w kontekście osobistych wypowiedzi nauczyciela, okna Johariego i otwartości nauczyciela na ucznia. Na uwagę zasługuje sformułowane tu pojęcie otwartości na słuchanie, która ze względu na swoją dostępność wyraża niewykwalifikowane uznanie ucznia i uważne podążanie za nim, wywołane ciekawością naturalnych zdolności ucznia. Taka otwartość nauczyciela jest zaproszeniem do otwartości dla ucznia.
Podjęcie pracy zawodowej – dylematy i ograniczenia w percepcji studentów pedagogiki specjalnej
Authors: Garbiec Mariusz
Published: May 2021

Celem niniejszego opracowania jest ukazanie dylematów i ograniczeń, jakie towarzyszą studentom pedagogiki specjalnej, a związane są z podjęciem pracy zawodowej w przyszłości. Istotne było uzyskanie odpowiedzi na pytania dotyczące: czynników determinujących pracę pedagoga specjalnego; oceny własnej przygotowania teoretycznego i praktycznego do podjęcia pracy; znaczenia odbytych praktyk pedagogicznych; rodzajów trudności, jakie może napotkać nauczyciel pracujący z uczniami z niepełnosprawnością; czynników determinujących wybór miejsca pracy. Badaniami empirycznymi, które przeprowadzono za pomocą wywiadu skategoryzowanego, objęto grupę 43 studentów, w tym 40 (93%) kobiet oraz 3 (7%) mężczyzn. Byli to studenci I oraz II roku studiów niestacjonarnych drugiego stopnia z dwóch uczelni: Akademii Pedagogiki Specjalnej w Warszawie oraz Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowie. Uzyskane wyniki badań pozwalają na stwierdzenie, że do czynników determinujących pracę pedagoga specjalnego respondenci zaliczyli przede wszystkim: posiadanie wiedzy merytorycznej na wysokim poziomie; indywidualne podejście do każdego ucznia oraz rozpoznanie jego potrzeb i możliwości; chęć niesienia pomocy innym/wychowankom; posiadanie kompetencji dydaktycznych; nabytą praktykę i doświadczenie. Dokonując oceny poziomu swojego przygotowania teoretycznego i praktycznego, uzyskanego w toku dotychczasowej edukacji, ponad połowa badanych określiła je jako bardzo dobre i dobre, pozostali odczuwają braki w tym zakresie. Respondenci przypisywali dużą wagę do zrealizowanych praktyk pedagogicznych, ponieważ: utwierdziły ich one w przekonaniu, że dokonali właściwego wyboru, podejmując kształcenie na wybranym kierunku; dały im nadzieję na powodzenie w przyszłej pracy i osiągnięcie dobrych wyników. Do najczęściej wymienianych przez badanych rodzajów trudności należy zaliczyć: podejmowanie współpracy z rodzicami lub jej całkowity brak; radzenie sobie z agresją przejawianą przez dzieci; utrudnioną lub wręcz znikomą możliwość nawiązania kontaktu z podopiecznymi z głębszymi niepełnosprawnościami; silne obciążenie psychiczne; posiadanie dużych zasobów cierpliwości i zaangażowania w wykonywaną pracę; częste wyczerpanie fizyczne. Natomiast za najistotniejsze czynniki determinujące wybór miejsca pracy respondenci uznali: wysokość zarobków; dobrą, przyjazną atmosferę w miejscu pracy; odległość od miejsca zamieszkania; doświadczoną, chętną do udzielania pomocy kadrę pedagogiczną; możliwość dalszego kształcenia i ciągłego rozwoju; dogodny dojazd do miejsca pracy.
Rozwój kompetencji osobowościowych jako istotny element rozwoju zawodowego nauczyciela
Authors: Szumiec Magdalena
Published: May 2021

Ponieważ nasze oczekiwania wobec nauczycieli są o wiele wyższe niż przed laty, ich rola wyraźnie się zmieniła. Zmiany te są wynikiem otaczającej rzeczywistości, która wymusza konieczność ciągłego doskonalenia własnych kompetencji. Nieustanny rozwój zawodowy w tym zawodzie jest szczególnie ważny dla poprawy skuteczności kształcenia, ponieważ od wysokich kompetencji nauczycieli zależą osiągnięcia uczniów. Nie ma jednak rozwoju zawodowego bez rozwoju osobistego. Okazuje się, że jest on niezwykle ważnym obszarem rozwoju profesjonalnego. W artykule zamieszczono przegląd wybranych koncepcji odnoszących się do rozwoju osobowego. Omówiono czynniki determinujące rozwój zawodowy nauczyciela i podkreślono znaczenie dojrzałej osobowości dla pomyślnego przebiegu tego procesu. W wyniku przeprowadzonych analiz teoretycznych zaprezentowano kilka konkluzji. Najważniejszą z nich jest stwierdzenie, że o nauczycielskim profesjonalizmie świadczą nie tylko argumenty poznawcze, lecz także osobowościowe, obejmujące świat wartości i uczuć. To one właśnie warunkują świadome, refleksyjne i odpowiedzialne odgrywanie przez nauczycieli roli zawodowej. Aby osiągnąć ten pożądany stan, konieczne jest wspieranie nauczycieli na drodze ich profesjonalnego rozwoju. Punktem wyjścia jest rozpoznanie fazy rozwoju, w jakiej znajduje się nauczyciel oraz stosowanie odpowiednich metod stymulacji. Jest to kluczowy element warunkujący przechodzenie przez kolejne etapy, prowadzący do usprawnienia procesu stawania się nauczycielem.
Szczęście w strukturze normatywności (część II - Szczęście)
Authors: Niemczuk Andrzej
Published: May 2021

Etyka przedkantowska była zbudowana na schemacie, według którego w działaniu praktycznym człowiek powinien robić to, co go uszczęśliwia. Spór dotyczył tylko natury szczęścia i natury człowieka. Kantowskie zakwestionowanie uzasadnienia powinności za pomocą odwołań do szczęścia oraz teoria błędu naturalistycznego spowodowały, że współczesne teorie normatywności (oprócz jedynie utylitaryzmu) opierają się na zasadzie separacji normatywności od szczęścia, co w konsekwencji prowadzi do wyrugowania problematyki szczęścia z filozofii praktycznej.

Punktem wyjścia artykułu jest argumentacja na rzecz następujących twierdzeń krytycznych: (a) bez odwołania do szczęścia normatywność nie może być zadowalająco ani wyjaśniona, ani uzasadniona; (b) utylitarystyczna koncepcja szczęścia nie nadaje się do uzasadnienia normatywności. Pierwszą część artykułu kończy zarys struktury normatywności wraz z propozycją odpowiedzi na pytanie: dlaczego powinienem respektować normatywność?

Druga część artykułu prezentuje taką koncepcję szczęścia, która normatywności nie wyklucza, lecz stanowi dla niej niezbędne uzasadnienie. Po zidentyfikowaniu desygnatu pojęcia szczęścia scharakteryzowany zostaje jego rdzeń w postaci eutymii, pojmowanej jako stabilne zadowolenie z faktu bycia podmiotem. Całość jest zakończona argumentacją pokazującą komplementarność szczęścia i normatywności.
Love as a criterion for valuating experiences of Montessori class graduates
Authors: Bednarczuk Beata
Published: May 2021

Montessori claimed that love is a key concept that cannot be defined, but nevertheless treated it as central to life and education and therefore wrote a lot about its nature. Studies conducted by the Italian researcher facilitated finding the source of love, which is the child Consequently, the didactic system she developed is focused on the child Feelings and emotions are a kind of ability to reflect, an element of a wider system of information processing. Attributing emotional value to specific events is a specific process of creating meanings For research purposes, the knowledge was obtained that allowed to determine a profile of 24 feelings for school experiences as well as general and ideal feelings of Montessori class graduates, expressed as valuations. It was established whether the school as well as general and ideal experiences have a positive, negative or ambivalent value for the respondents
Review of Deep Mediatization, by Andreas Hepp, Routledge, London–New York 2020, pp. 248. ISBN: 978-351-06490-3
Authors: Nowak-Teter Ewa
Published: May 2021

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Autism Spectrum Disorders. What Intervention Methodologies Should We Select?
Authors: Antunes Alves Ana Paula
Published: May 2021

Rozumienie tego, że rozwój dziecka to sieć interakcji między rodziną, rówieśnikami, opiekunami i społeczeństwem, skłania do spojrzenia na nie poprzez pryzmat soczewek o różnych perspektywach. Takie podejście implikuje wybór zarówno instrumentów, które są wykorzystywane do obserwacji czy interwencji, jak i sposobu interpretacji zachowań dziecka, które nie wpisując się w ścieżkę rozwojową uznawaną za typową, nie traci cech bycia aktorem działającym w oparciu o własną wolę, ale i organizatorem własnych działań bazującym na zmianach i ich dynamice. Opierając się na teorii rozwoju ekologicznego, przeprowadzono badania, aby zrozumieć perspektywy różnych podmiotów (ekspertów, specjalistów, rodziców) w zakresie interwencji edukacyjnej związanej z określonymi programami dla uczniów ze spektrum autyzmu. Korzystając z jakościowej metodologii studium przypadku, odnotowano różne opinie, które pojawiły się w narracjach dzieci z zaburzeniami ze spektrum autyzmu.
Teksty narracyjne – analiza strukturalno-funkcjonalna
Authors: Garbula Joanna Maria
Published: May 2021

Istnieje związek między językiem, myślą a rzeczywistością. Język jest głównym czynnikiem wpływającym na kształt naszych spostrzeżeń, sądów, wiedzy i zwyczajów, a narracja umożliwia ludziom opowiedzenie o sensie konstruowanej przez siebie rzeczywistości. W narracji liczy się nie tylko treść, ale i konstrukcja, która stała się podstawą rozważań w niniejszym artykule. Artykuł rozpoczyna się od ustaleń terminologicznych (tekst narracyjny, narracja, narratologia, swoistość narracyjnej struktury), rozpatrywanych z punktu widzenia różnych nauk, a także od przedstawienia założeń dotyczących analizy strukturalno-funkcjonalnej tekstów narracyjnych w świetle teorii de Saussure’a, Rosner, Barthes’a i Todorova. W opracowaniu położono nacisk na analizę struktur narracyjnych zaproponowaną przez Proppa, twórcę ogólnych wzorców budowania opowieści. Jest ona przydatna do badań nad różnymi systemami kultury, w tym kultury masowej. Ponadto stanowi podstawę do analiz narracji filmowych czy też różnego typu narracji ustnych i pisanych. Morfologię Proppa wykorzystano również w badaniach wybranych tekstów narracyjnych w szkole.
Problematyka praw obywatelskich w świetle poglądów Roberta von Mohla
Authors: Lesiński Paweł
Published: May 2021

The main object of the presented article is to prove that, according to Robert von Mohl’s views on the idea of civil rights, he should be classified as the exponent of moderate early German liberalism. The first section of the study drafts a background for its next two parts. It presents the socio-political circumstances of the German states from the beginning of the 19th century to the developments of the Springtime of the Peoples. The analysis of the German scholar views on the citizenship’s idea in the context of the Rechtsstaat and basic rights notion is undertaken in the second part of the article. In the third part, it is proved, that von Mohl was a thinker who chose the path of the “golden mean”. Regarding the citizen’s position in state, on the one hand, he proposed a substantial catalogue of civil rights. On the other hand, he didn’t support the idea of universal political rights.
OPTIMIZING A QUADRUPED ROBOT: A COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS
Authors:   Department of Robotics,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, PASTOR ROBERT , BOBOVSKY ZDENKO ,   Department of Robotics,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, OSCADAL PETR ,   Department of Robotics,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, MESICEK JAKUB ,   Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Metrology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, PAGAC MAREK ,   Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Metrology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, PRADA ERIK ,   Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Slovak Republic, MIKOVA LUBICA ,   Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Slovak Republic, BABJAK JAN ,   Department of Robotics,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, Czech Republic
Published: May 2021

Robots that have been optimized in simulation often underperform in the real world in comparison to their simulated counterparts. This difference in performance is often called a reality-gap. In this paper, we use two methods, genetic algorithm and topology optimization, to optimize a quadruped robot. We look at the original and optimized robots’ performance in simulation and reality and compare the results. Both methods show improvement in the robot’s efficiency, however the topology optimization behaves in a more predictable manner and shows similar results in simulation and in real laboratory testing. Modifying robot morphology with a genetic algorithm, although less predictable, has a potential for more improvement in efficiency.
AZURE KINECT BODY TRACKING UNDER REVIEW FOR THE SPECIFIC CASE OF UPPER LIMB EXERCISES
Authors:   Institute for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, IVORRA EUGENIO , ORTEGA MARIO , ALCANIZ MARIANO
Published: May 2021

A tool for human pose estimation and quantification using consumer-level equipment is a long-pursued objective. Many studies have employed the Microsoft Kinect v2 depth camera but with recent release of the new Kinect Azure a revision is required. This work researches the specific case of estimating the range of motion in five upper limb exercises using four different pose estimation methods. These exercises were recorded with the Kinect Azure camera and assessed with the OptiTrack motion tracking system as baseline. The statistical analysis consisted of evaluation of intra-rater reliability with intra-class correlation, the Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland–Altman statistical procedure. The modified version of the OpenPose algorithm with the post-processing algorithm PoseFix had excellent reliability with most intra-class correlations being over 0.75. The Azure body tracking algorithm had intermediate results. The results obtained justify clinicians employing these methods, as quick and low-cost simple tools, to assess upper limb angles.
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF TOOL ELECTRODE WEAR ON SURFACE QUALITY IN DIE-SINKING EDM TECHNOLOGY
Authors:   Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Technologies Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Kosice with a seat in Presov, Presov, Slovakia, STRAKA LUBOSLAV , KUCHTA PATRIK ,   Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Technologies Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Kosice with a seat in Presov, Presov, Slovakia
Published: May 2021

During the electro-erosive process, metal particles are gradually removed not only from the machined material but also from the tool electrode. Here, the removal of material from the tool electrode is generally considered to be an undesirable consequence of the electro-erosive process. The extent of this wear can be relatively accurately quantified using several indicators. Of these, the percentage of loss of the working part of the tool electrode has the highest informative value. The resulting quality of the eroded area after die-sinking EDM also depends on the magnitude of the given parameter. Therefore, based on experimental measurements, the paper aimed to describe the performed analysis of the influence of the wear of the shaped tool electrode on the quality of the machined surface after die-sinking EDM in terms of surface roughness parameters. The wear of the shape tool electrode in terms of volume loss was measured by the indirect method through weight loss. Experimental results showed that when machining tool steel with a finishing operation, a much lower wear rate of the shape tool electrode was recorded compared to the roughing operation. At the same time, it was found that when the shape tool electrode wear exceeds the level of about 8%, there is a significant deterioration of all qualitative indicators of the machined surface.
INFLUENCE OF RUNNER CROSS-SECTION ON AIR ENTRAPMENT IN PRESSURE DIE CASTS VOLUME
Authors:   Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with seat in Presov, GASPAR STEFAN , MAJERNIK JAN ,   Institute of Technology and Business in Ceske Budejovice, CORANIC TOMAS ,   Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with seat in Presov, PASKO JAN ,   Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with seat in Presov
Published: May 2021

Technology of metal die casting is characterized by production of casts complicated as to shape yet with positive mechanical properties and with high repeatability of production. However, casts are porous to a certain extent which eventually reduces their mechanical properties. One of the significant methods of porosity reduction of casts rests in correct design of a gating system. The submitted paper studies the influence of cross-section area of a runner on air entrapped in the cast volume. Seven alternatives of runners with the identical structural organization and variable cross-section area were compared. In case of a gating system design there was an assumption made that the runner with the largest cross section would deliver the lowest possible velocity to the melt before reaching the runner which would result in the lowest possible values of air entrapment. The air entrapment in the cast volume is evaluated behind the cores which were evaluated as critical points with regards to further processing. The results reached during examination of the melt flowing through runners proved the aforementioned assumption, yet the values of air entrapment in die casts volume did not show remarkable differences. In its final part, the paper clarifies the reached results and recommendations which should be taken into consideration when designing the gating system structure.
COMPARISON SELECTED NUMERICAL METHODS FOR THE CALCULATION INVERSE KINEMATICS OF NON-STANDARD MODULAR ROBOTIC ARM CONSISTING OF UNIQUE ROTATIONAL MODULES
Authors:   Department of Manufacturing Machinery and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia, ONDOCKO STEFAN , SVETLIK JOZEF ,   Department of Manufacturing Machinery and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia, STEJSKAL TOMAS ,   Department of Manufacturing Machinery and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia, SASALA MICHAL ,   Department of Manufacturing Machinery and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia, HRIVNIAK LUKAS ,   Department of Manufacturing Machinery and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
Published: May 2021

The paper compares the most commonly used numerical methods of solving a set of nonlinear equations, especially in terms of computational speed. The methods are applied to a set of nonlinear equations that describe the forward kinematics of a non-standard robotic arm. This arm is an open-loop kinematics chain, composed of special rotary modules. A non-standard feature of the modules is the unlimited rotation around their own axis. This robotic arm consists of six such modules and, thus, has six degrees of freedom. Computations of this nonlinear set of equations are also called inverse kinematics. All computations were performed in Matlab. The same initial conditions, the computation input parameters, and the same structure of the program was used with each method. By applying the below mentioned known methods to the same set, we sought to choose a suitable computation method for the given type of mechanism.