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THE DYNAMICS OF INDICATORS OF PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL CONDITION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, INFLUENCED BY TEAMBUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Semenova Nataliia , Rymar Olga , Khanikiants Olena , Malanchuk Halyna , Lapychak Ihor
Published: May 2021

Specialists say that the issue of understanding of influence mechanism of physical activity on psychological health of children and teenagers is not investigated thoroughly. This concerns primarilycollege students, fortheir age equals to that of high school pupils.Psycho-emotional processes in the students’ consciousness and behavior atthat ageare caused by the end of biological and physical development and adaptation to new conditions of studying and living. Our previous research allowed us to determine the condition and dynamics of psycho-emotional indicators during the first academic year against the background of low physical activity. The question of how particular physical activity influences the dynamics of these indicators among college students remains to be unanswered. The aim of the research is to determine the dynamics of indicators of psycho-emotional condition among 15–16 years old students from Medical College. Research methods and techniques like analysis and generalization of scientific literature, documentation, pedagogical observation, SAN and mathematical statistics were applied. The results of the research. Any reliable changes towards either more positive or negative side have not been detected among students from Experimental Group (EG), though indicators of well-being and mood of students from Control Group (CG) have considerably decreased (p≤0,05) during the pedagogical experiment. The reliable deterioration of the CG students’ well-beingfrom have been noticed in comparison with the EG students on the 2nd stage of the experiment. The conclusions. The data obtained from the pedagogical experiment have proved the positive effect of implementation of team-building techniques into physical education of college students on their psycho-emotional condition indicators.
THE SYNTHESIS OF PAINTING AND MUSIC: WASSILY KANDINSKY – ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Authors: Zavadska Galina , Bagele Ilona
Published: May 2021

The interaction between colors and sounds, music and painting has existed long since. Throughout the centuries these two kinds of art have been developing simultaneously and in close contact with each other, besides. Composers, especially those of the 20th century, find in the sphere of painting images for their musical compositions, without trying to depict definite plot lines or specific landscape sketches. The paper analyzes a specific composition by Alfred Schnittke – Wassily Kandinsky – The Yellow Sound. Research aim: to investigate the features of musical implementation of W. Kandinsky’s ideas by Alfred Schnittke on the basis of a comparative analysis of specific compositions of both authors. Research method: a comparative analysis
THE INFLUENCE OF BOXING EXERCISES ON THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND SPEED OF SENSORIMOTOR REACTIONS OF 15-17 YEARS OLD BOYS
Authors: Solovey Alla , Vovkanych Lyubomyr , Sorokolit Nataliya , Rymar Olga , Yaroshyk Marta , Novokshonov Ivan
Published: May 2021

The article is dedicated to studying of the influence of boxing trainings on thinking processes of the process of physical education and speed of sensorimotor of 15-17 years old boys. The goal of the research is optimization process of the physical education and improvement of the cognitive processes of 15-17 years old boys. The methods of the research are methodological literature analysis, psychophysiological reaction testing, applying computer complex, pedagogical experiment and mathematical statistics methods. It was proved that boxers have better ability to fast reacting (t=2.513 with p0.05), higher indicators of functional level of central nervous system (t=3.165 with p0.05), stability of reaction (t=2.248 with p0.05), better indicators of average reaction time with sound and visual interferences (t=3.104 with p0.05), better indicators of attention capacity (t=2.317) with p0.05). Attention diversification (t=2.793 with p0.05), that prove positive impact of boxing exercises on the thinking processes. There was implemented author program, applying no-contact special boxing exercises. There were 30 students, 15-17 years old, in the experiment. The indicators of the average time of the reaction (Wilcoxon criteria T.emp.=144 with p0.05) and stability of reaction (Wilcoxon criteria T.emp.=133 with p0.05) become better after the experiment. Other indicators like indicators of average reaction time with sound and visual interferences (Wilcoxon criteriaT.emp.=112 with p0.05), indicators of attention capacity (Wilcoxon criteriaT.emp.=61.5 with p0.05) and indicators of attention diversification (Wilcoxon criteriaT.emp.=7 with p0.05) become better as well. The conclusions are: the results of the research prove the effectiveness of the experimental program.
CHANGES TO STAFF TRAINING STRATEGIES IN A BUSINESS ORGANISATION IN TERMS OF LEARNING AND COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Anužienė Birutė , Zubrickienė Ilona , Tolutienė Gitana
Published: May 2021

This paper presents the findings of a study on attitudes of employees of business organisations towards changes in their development strategies in terms of learning and competence development. The study is based on the assumption that the lack of corporate staffs’ competences hinders innovation, impairs the quality of activities, while the engrained conventional approach towards staff training prevents from using workplace opportunities of self-study and competence development. The study identifies the following practical issue: conventional staff training, principles and methods of competence development that depend on direct and virtual learning are not always effective lately. An analysis of the research participants’ attitudes can help to answer the following problematic questions in more detail: are the acquisition of competences, trainings held, and employee learning considered identical phenomena? What is the efficiency of staff training and competence development activities or the learning tools applied? What does the application of the principles of staff training and competence development in an organisation mean in practice? The article, therefore, is aimed to analyse the changes in staff development strategies in terms of employee learning and competence development from the perspective of corporate staff.
THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION TO REDUCE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE NAIL HABITS
Authors: Upeniece Ilze , Beltiņa Monta
Published: May 2021

Onychophagia and onychotillomania are rarely seen in clinical practice and are considered undervalued. The study aims were to determine the prevalence of onychophagia and onychotillomania habit in the patient group with hand nail damage and control group, to determine which would be the target population to educate. Patients were interviewed about self-destructive habits. Excel and SPSS were used for data analysis. In the nail damage group, 28.6% of the respondents showed self-destructive habits and past habits – 31.4%. In the control group, the result was 22.9% and 31.4%. For 74.3% of patients the cause of nail damage was skin disease (including 61.54% of respondents with nail damage who have psoriasis), for 5.7% it was age-related nail changes, for 20% traumatic damage and for 57.14% of them it was a result of self-destructive habit. In the nail damage group both – present and past self-destructive habits are higher than in the control group, but it has no statistical significance (p=0.785). 1)The prevalence of onychophagia and onychotillomania does not differ between patients and control group. 2)General education of the population is necessary to actualize this problem, which can worsen nail changes.
CORPORATE IDENTITY DESIGN POLICY IN THE PROCESS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Authors: Apele Diāna , Bodža Ilze
Published: May 2021

The term corporate identity describes the essence of a company, a set of all the characteristics that make up the company. The company SIA “Nature Line” mentioned in the article, which started its operation as a start-up in the food production industry through the Rēzekne Business Incubator start-up programme, put forward as one of the company’s principal aims to promote the recognition of the company and its products to ensure broad opportunities for product export. One of the objectives for reaching the aim is to create a corporate identity design. A corporate identity design will help the company to start advertising and positioning itself to customers, thus promoting successful company operation. Considering the changing trends, technological opportunities, popularity of the start-up field, and rapid development of visual communication in the modern day, in the article the authors justify the relevance of the chosen topic. The research problem is the lack of understanding on the part of start-ups about the importance of designing a corporate identity for ensuring successful operation of the company as well as insufficient support. The research aim is to explore modern corporate identity development trends in the context of design policy and to analyse expert interviews in order to find out the opinion of experts about the importance of creating a corporate design for ensuring successful operation of a star-up company, about the trends in the graphic design of corporate identity, about the most important elements and their successful positioning. The research results are obtained using the theoretical research methods: the study of scientific and journalistic literature and internet resources, analysis and evaluation, which discover the essence of the problem, as well as expert interviews, which are empirical research methods.
DIGITAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FULL-TIME AND REMOTE MASS INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION WITH ELEMENTS OF MACHINE LEARNING
Authors: Chirtsov Aleksander , Mikushev Vladimir
Published: May 2021

The requirements to the digital support system for opened individualized learning are formulated in the conditions of accelerated transition to remote forms. A version of a digital support system for development, search and provision of students with electronic educational resources in physics focused on the formation of individual trajectories of students in the educational space is considered. The possibility of several options for such a construction is allowed: 1) independent choice of the student; 2) the appointment of the trajectory by the teacher, supervisor or employer; 3) automated construction of trajectories by the system, organized on the basis of machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.
FACTORS THAT IMPACT PARENTAL SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING CHILDERN’S DISTANCE LEARNING
Authors: Nikolaeva Elena , Dunaevskaya Elvira , Kalabina Inna
Published: May 2021

Distance learning unexpectedly arrived to Russian schools in March 2020, schools and teachers were not ready for this training type. The aim of present paper is to collect and evaluate parents’ view on family preparedness to distance education and on parents’ and children’ coping with school assignments during the lockdown. 304 parents were interviewed. The data provide evidence that the higher level of parental education is a factor in the efficient distance learning of their children. The higher level of parental education correlates with fewer children in the family, with the time spent by children on home assignments and the number of devices per family member. It was demonstrated that mothers lived through this period more easily than fathers. We found that the parents with a PhD degree provided the most effective support. It could be assumed, that studies at higher education institutions require time management. Having learned this skill, parents with higher education know how to self-organize and teach their children the same. Then, if our schools switch to remote teaching even partially, special guidelines with step-by-step explanations of the material shall be developed for parents. Furthermore, online counselling can be arranged for parents to present the course structure and the sequence of educational activities.
CHALLENGES OF ONLINE-EDUCATION: WHAT SOCIETY EXPECTS FROM TEACHERS
Authors: Zhukova Oksana , Ivanenko Lyudmila , Mandragelya Vladimir , Janužis Gintaras
Published: May 2021

The main idea of the article is to present some characteristics of social expectations of teachers’ work that appeared after March 2020 when the whole world found itself in online education. These expectations are rather unified and do not depend on the level of economic development of the country or the degree of involvement in providing educational services online in the pre-Covid period. The article also attempts to analyse the challenges that teachers face while providing educational services online by dividing them in 3 groups: challenges related to students; challenges related to teachers, and challenges related to external factors. As the basis for the research, the results of an anonymous survey of teachers and lecturers from 6 countries were used. The results of the study show that social expectations and social requirements set for teachers and the education system in general by the society in the context of forced and total online education are excessive For writing the article, both theoretical (analysis, observation, reflection, etc.) and empirical (survey, static processing) research methods were used.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON BORDER GUARDS TRAINING IN LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA AND FINLAND.
Authors: Spridzans Martins , Dzerviniks Janis
Published: May 2021

Due to Covid-19 the use of educational technologies, efficient and meaningful implementation of digital learning possibilities have become particularly important topics in order to develop border guards training. Issues related to training online, communication via several platforms, possibilities do develop interactive training content, need to use the potential of e-learning opportunities have become routine topics of discussion and ongoing research. Trainers of border guard training institutions have to tackle unexpected, unexplored, challenges and tasks related to border guards training due to Covid-19. Digital competence is particularly important to implement efficient online communication environment. To find out training and learning outcomes and define further necessities of e-learning development during emergency situations the authors of this research explore the scientific literature on the current research results, methodologies, approaches and best practices on developing e-learning systems in educational contexts during Covid-19. Survey results on attitudes, experiences and suggestions of border guards’ trainers in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland have been analysed to put forward suggestions for further border guard training development particularly in e-learning context during emergency situations.
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING FOR REMOTE ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTS AS THE MEAN OF INDENTIFICATION
Authors: Kozic Antoni , Lucun Andzej , Vingelis Mindaugas , Macerauskas Eugenijus , Narmontas Andrius
Published: May 2021

We are increasingly faced with automated solutions that create a dynamic and constantly evolving scientific and technical environment, with new challenges in finding more accurate and efficient solutions for identification. This article introduces a machine learning application that allows you to automatically recognize and identify learners in a distance learning experiment without being explicitly programmed. Experimental methods and components have been transferred to a distance learning laboratory environment. A conceptual model of an electronics laboratory has been developed for remote experiments using identification methods. This article focuses on machine learning using the LabVIEW package, which can access data and use it for self-study. The article presents the application of machine learning software LabVIEW National Instruments and NI ELVIS hardware simulators for electronic laboratory remote experiments and perspectives in the educational process.
DISTANCE LEARNING AND COVID-19 FROM STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS TO DEAL WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION?
Authors: Hačatrjana Liena
Published: May 2021

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,6 billion children worldwide were forced to discontinue face-to-face education and continue with distance learning (OECD, 2020). To many students as well as teachers this was their first experience with distance learning. Students' ability to adapt to distance learning varies and depends on different factors, including individual factors such as the ability to cope with new situations, solve problems and manage their own learning process. In order to successfully deal with the new circumstances in education, it is necessary to work at all levels - including the level of policy development, level of schools as organizations, and at the individual – the student – level. This article focus on the level of the students and look on the distance learning from the perspective of students’ skills, attitudes and ability to adapt to the situation. The aim of this article is to summarize what has been studied so far in different countries about COVID-19 related distance learning and students' difficulties and ability to cope with this situation; and to suggest practices to develop students' skills such as self-management and problem-solving skills to better adapt to new situations in the future.
RESEARCH OF POWER GENERATOR PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION INTO AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Authors: Matutis Vaidotas , Savulioniene Loreta , Sakalys Paulius , Kasperavicius Tomas
Published: May 2021

The aim of the research is to perform experimental research based on patented technology to improve the efficiency and applicability of the patented invention in the power supply circuits of autonomous robotic systems in order to improve electricity utilization and regeneration rates, ensuring longer autonomous operation of the robotic system. The article reviews the technologies of electricity generation and aspects of their practical application. Described research methodology and research stand. Presented the results and conclusions of the performed simulation tests of the prototype electrodynamic parameters. Proposals made for the integration of research results into the students practical educational process.
APPLICATION OF PERSON PROFILING METHODS IN PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
Authors: Madzuls Juris
Published: May 2021

The present study explores the specificity and implementation of person profiling methods applied in personal management. Conducting serious negotiations and signing contracts, selecting personnel and carrying out internal investigations – all these processes force today's managers to use law enforcement methods. The method of person profiling is becoming an indispensable tool in economy, in processes of transactions and managing personnel, selecting personnel and determining their motivation.The main aim of the paper is to clarify and scientifically substantiate the necessity for the introduction of profiling as a method in personal management, secondly to determine the content of the person profiling method as a component of personnel management. In order to increase a degree of reliability of the results obtained by the applied profiling methods, the author performed an analysis and evaluation of documents, scientific, personnel management and psychological literature. Based on the analysis, conclusions on the need to implement the profiling method and the possibilities of staff evaluation will be summarized.The study was conducted in the State Border Guard using scientific, pedagogical and psychological literature analysis and evaluation and document analysis research method. The author brought the forward conclusion that profiling methodology allows to receive information that shows not only the organization management problems in the personnel management system, but also allows to make immediate, appropriate and adequate solutions to the management style adjustment, which will undoubtedly lead to the increased efficiency of staff and the whole organization.
PUBLICATION ACTIVITY OF UKRAINIAN HEI ACADEMIC STAFF: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Vinnikova Nataliia , Kuzmenko Olga , Karpenko Anastasiya
Published: May 2021

In the Ukrainian education and science systems globalization and European integration processes have raised the issue of visibility for Ukrainian scientists. Having the articles in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals is becoming of particular significance for scientists' authority rise and universities` prestige. Despite the appropriate state of the educational policy, the publishing activity of the majority of Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions’ academic staff still remains insufficient, and to date, a very few empirical research has been carried out to determine reasons for that. The aim of this study was therefore, to investigate how such factors as corporate culture of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, academic career, research and language skills, personal development, financial support etc. contribute to and prevent successful publication activity of University`s academic staff. Two groups of academicians were interviewed. The results showed that it is necessary to create the conditions for the research culture development, develop the research competence, provide systemic monitoring of publication activity, and improve the mechanisms of financial rewards.
THE VOICE OF THE CHILD: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM IN LITHUANIAN FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
Authors: Eidukevičiūtė Julija , Motiečienė Roberta , Naujanienė Rasa
Published: May 2021

This paper explains the current practices of the child welfare system in the context of Lithuania. In Europe, research on child welfare has a long history; however, the child welfare situation in Lithuania has not been systematically studied, nor has it been provided with the research-based knowledge necessary for the development of the system. Based on qualitative research results, the paper sheds light on how the voice of the child is heard in Lithuanian child and family social work practice. The research participants in the present study were children and family social workers. The research results indicate that adult-centered family social work practices are dominant and the voice of the child is misleading in the intervention process.
THE STUDY ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN LITHUANIA
Authors: Ginavičienė Jurgita , Sprogytė Indrė
Published: May 2021

Electric cars are very important for the circular economy. If we are using the electric vehicle we can reduce emission savings and protect the environment. Electric vehicles can contribute to energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions unfortunately, despite everything, the development of the electric vehicle market in Lithuania remains relatively slow. Electric vehicles are more expensive than traditional vehicles, there is a lack of the necessary infrastructure, and consumers do not have enough information on the benefits of green cars. The main purpose of this article is to research electric vehicles market in Lithuania. The methods of research include scientific literature analysis, statistics data comparative analysis. Electrical vehicle market in Lithuania is growing. From 2017 until 2020 M1 class electric cars was purchased 35 %. At the same period the market of new electric car increased 50 %, used electric vehicle increased only 27 %.
EVALUATION OF EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING WEBSITE FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN STUDENTS TO LATVIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Sotikova Natālija , Cāne Renāte
Published: May 2021

Today experience marketing is attracting greater attention of researchers and practitioners, considering it an innovative approach to be used by companies and brands for development and retainment of their competitive advantage. This experience can develop online or as a result of offline activities. It is widely thought that many marketing instruments can be used in experiential marketing as long as they guarantee high engagement of consumers. The main instruments for sales promotion include mobile content and exclusive online content. Under the following topic, these can be special groups in social networks, mobile applications, websites of higher educational institutions etc. Unfortunately, there is a lack of research on consumer experience and its management in higher education, especially about education obtained abroad, as well as the usage of experiential marketing for attracting foreign students to Latvian higher educational institutions. These factors explain the importance and rationale of the chosen topic. The aim of the research is to evaluate the contents, availability and usage of foreign students’ interactive communication websites for attracting foreign students in Latvia in experiential marketing context. Method of research: content analysis of foreign students’ groups in social networks, websites and social network profiles of higher education institutions. In general, it can be concluded that the number of interactive online groups for foreign students in Latvia was insignificant, mainly the groups were inactive, the members of these groups provided negative comments or reacted openly to different publications. However, it is important to admit that personal publications received more “likes” and comments indicating the necessity of building a personal dialogue with students on websites.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Kuzmina Jekaterina
Published: May 2021

Since the beginning of the XXI century, there have been clear modifications in the sector of higher education, when the institutions have moved near to the economic sector. These changes were primary introduced as the consecutive response to the transformation processes within the society, which should be embedded in the following construct: there was a clear move towards a more competitive and market-based system. Due to the changes in the operating environment financial sustainability and its management for the higher education institutions became one of the core elements. The main objective of the current paper is to discuss the practical application of the methodology for the management of higher education institutions based on the example of Latvian private higher education institutions. The author would like to argue that the paper contributes to the fundamental discussion of financial sustainability in the field of higher education institution management. Moreover, it has got practical implications for the management of the organizations not only in Latvia but also in other countries when efficiency and effectiveness are primary issues.
STRATEGIC INTERNAL COMMUNICATION: ANALYSIS OF THE PRACTICE OF REGIONAL HIGER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF LATVIA
Authors: Zaumane Ieva
Published: May 2021

In the organization's strategic management, internal communication is one of the main components enabling the strategic management process to be carried out. Its role is important in both the planning and implementation of the strategy. Still, in practice, the internal communication’s potential remains untapped, resulting in the pursuit of organizations' strategic objectives. In developing the doctoral thesis, the author has an interest in investigating not only businesses, but also higher education institutions (HEIs), as they are similar organizations to other sectoral institutions, and their processes must be similar. The purpose of this study is to analyse who currently manages the internal communication function of four Latvian regional universities and to what extent the internal communication can be considered strategic. The study reviews international literature on the strategic management of organizations and the strategic management of internal communication. It uses a combined research strategy involving questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with respondents indicating that their university has developed an internal communication strategy.The results show that the internal communication management practices of universities differ since some universities do not clearly define the purpose of internal communication, strategies, and plans, as well as those which merely indicate the existence of internal communication management practices. In all four universities, specialists carry out internal communication in the field of marketing, communication, or human resources management who demonstrate that private business practices are being applied – implementing internal communication in fragmented ways without acknowledging it as a management’s function. The research participants have indicated that internal communication should be managed by the administrative vice-rector. Since the analysed articles show that the employee responsible for the internal communication function should be part of the decision-making process, more in-depth research should be continued which would allow making conclusions whether the administrative vice-rector at the university should take on the strategic management function of internal communication.
EVALUATION OF (SELF-)DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURALITY EXPERIENCES IN INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Authors: Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė Ieva , Bilbokaitė Renata
Published: May 2021

Political, economic, social and cultural changes of the country influence the change of the educational content. Striving to develop dynamic modern Lithuanian’s and person’s modern nationality, the educational content should relate to “pupils’ experiences and sociocultural needs. The article presents that the development of interculturality of pupils is one of the approaches when striving to understand cultural diversity of the present-day world.The results of previous research (Bilbokaitė, 2017, 2016) have revealed the lack of programmes, clear guidelines for intercultural education in the context of the different learning environments. The article describes importance of informal education, that arises from the learner’s involvement in activities that are not undertaken with a learning purpose in mind.The research aim is to reveal pupil’s (of the 10th-12th Forms) opinion about the (self-)development of interculturality in informal learning environments. Quantitative research was used (sample of 727 Lithuanian comprehensive school pupils) to investigate practical application of development of interculturality in educational environment from pupil’s perspective. The research results analysed employing content analysis reveal the importance of learning from the experience as a fundamental and natural means in different environments - home, social networks, school, city, streets. Safe personal environment creates the opportunity to be self, to learn about values, variety of cultures, tolerance, acceptance of others. Pupils’ opinions concerning the lack of possibilities for development of interculturality in school (during formal education) are presented.
FORMING OF SOFT COMPETENCIES EDUCATIONAL PROCESS MANAGEMENT CHANGES (DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Authors: Ji Fenlai , Kalashnyk Nadiia , Chernovol-Tkachenko Raisa , Li Sinje , Liu Zhijian
Published: May 2021

The impetus and innovative idea for research was the rapid transformational changes in society. These changes were expressed in the experimental search activities of the development in education and other social and humanitarian sciences, which are now taking place in the world in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic and the maximum distanceization of processes, including educational ones. The authors concluded that these changes concern: teaching methods, organization and management of educational processes. In practical teaching, the authors noticed the peculiarities of soft competencies formation in distance learning. Unlike knowledge, soft competencies are formed in social interaction. It is completely different in content and forms of construction in online education than in the offline one. These changes in educational transformations and management of educational processes take place due to fundamental transformations under the influence of: scientific and technological progress, global security challenges, wide access to information, significant part of life virtualization, restructuring of the axis of the teaching paradigm, etc.The main idea of the article is focused on changes of soft competencies formation as they are understood in distance learning; also it was emphasized the changes, necessary for successful teachers' work management in this area. Research methods: general scientific (analysis, synthesis, collection of information, expert opinions, forecasting and modeling), special scientific (analysis of changes in law, recommended practices, observation, authors' own practice and fixation in changes in the educational results of their students).
BANKS AND FINTECH: IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON COMPETENCES MANAGEMENT IN LATVIA
Authors: Nātriņš Andris , Sarnovics Andris , Miķelsone Elīna
Published: May 2021

Purpose: To explore information and communication technologies (ICT) impact on competences management in the financial sector in Latvia.Methodology: Focus group discussion with leading financial sector experts in the Latvia.Findings: There is a mismatch between academically provided competences and what is expected by the financial sector representatives within Latvia.Originality/value: Empirical research on what kind of competences are important in the financial sector at present and in the future. Contribute to the current literature by researching on how resulting competencies from the focus group compare to the academically provided competences for potential financial sector employees. By exploring received responses to the questions from this research, it can help policymakers, financial sector and academical representatives to stay agile to the arising changes of supplied and demanded competencies in the financial sector.
RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE LATVIAN VERSION OF THE EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE
Authors: Kristiņa-Everte Iluta , Paiča Inese , Mārtinsone Kristīne
Published: May 2021

The aim of this study was to carry out the adaption of the Latvian version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ-27)(SEK-27, Berking Znoj, 2008) for adults witch evaluates nine dimensions of emotion regulation skills. The questionnaire was completed by 376 adults (82% women and 18% men), aged 18 – 69 years (M = 31.2, SD = 12.99). The calculations for the adapted questionnaire were made for the Cronbach’s alpha, test-retest reliability and determination of the convergent and factorial validity. The five-factor solution proposed by the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was tested and compared with the theoretically postulated nine-factor solution using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The nine-factor model results in the Latvian version questionnaire explain 72% of varienace, but five-factors – 59.76%. The results for EFA and CFA were both higher in the nine-factor model. The internal consistency coefficients (Cronbach’s alpha) of the scales varied from 0.64 to 0.82, test-retest correlations ranged between 0.82 – 0.94. Similar results of the factor analysis were found in other research studies. Findings from this study showed significant evidence for the reliability and validity of the ERSQ-27 and it would be advisable to continue using it in scientific research.
The Evolution of Approaches to Schizophrenia Diagnostics: from Kraepelin to ICD-11
Authors: Shmukler Alexander B.
Published: May 2021

This article presents the evolution of views on schizophrenia diagnostics over the course of 150 years, beginning from the pre-Kraepelin period and ending with concepts developed in recent decades. Consideration is given to the merits and demerits of contemporary official classifications (DSM-5 and ICD-11) as well as to alternative approaches, particularly in relation to scientific research, and their prospects for development. Special attention is paid to the Research Domain Criteria Project (RDoC) of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Another promising area discussed in this paper relates to network analysis as a method for the investigation of psychotic disorders, particularly schizophrenia.
Gender Identity Disorders: Current Medical and Social Paradigm and the ICD-11 Innovations
Authors: Dyachenko Anton V. , Perekhov Alexey Y. , Soldatkin Victor A. , Bukhanovskaya Olga A.
Published: May 2021

Introduction. This article presents a review of current concepts of gender identity under normal and pathological conditions.
Aim. To analyse the impact of the medical and social paradigm shift for clinical practice.
Results and discussion. The modern academic literature devoted to gender identity disorders is characterized by a variety of terminology, a shift in emphasis from clinical judgement to a socially beneficial normocentric approach and a relatively few advanced, evidence-based research. There is also a lack of evidence for the gender theory underlying the new approach, which raises serious doubts about the validity of the medical and social paradigm revision. In the same time, the position of Russian psychiatrists remains to be more clinically oriented.
Conclusion. Patients who declare the desire to reassign their gender have to be assessed by psychiatrists for differential diagnosis to exclude a mental disorder. In such cases, the destigmatization of mental disorders is more critical than the depathologization of gender identity disorders.
Conditions for the Growth of Developers’ Activity on the Example of Poland and France
Authors: Antczak-Stępniak Agata
Published: May 2021

Theoretical background: Developers’ activity shows strong spatial diversification. These differences can be observed both between individual countries and within them - between cities. This means that developers’ activity is affected by a number of diverse factors of a national and local nature, which is also confirmed by the literature on the subject. This is a particularly important conclusion for developers operating at an international level. They have to make decisions in which country, and then in which city, development projects will bring the best results.

Purpose of the article: The aim of this article is to identify nationwide barriers to the growth of developers’ activity, especially those that are evident in periods of recession, as well as solutions that should be taken to facilitate the functioning of such entities in Poland.

Research methods: To achieve this aim, the desk research method and comparative analysis were used. A country which, apart from Poland, has been analyzed is France, which is also struggling with a housing deficit.

Main findings: The conducted research showed that the main nationwide barriers to the growth of developers’ activity are insufficient purchasing power of the population resulting from the lower wealth of the Polish society, different regulations regarding the protection of buyers of developer dwellings, a smaller level of government support for both the demand and supply side of developers’ activity. Especially, the last one barrier should be taken under consideration. In the near future, due to the cyclical nature of the real estate market, a drop in demand for dwellings should be expected. Therefore, aid instruments for developers should be introduced to avoid a wave of bankruptcy. They could consist of training enabling retraining of activities into commercial or increasing the involvement of these entities in the implementation of housing for rent for people with lower incomes.
Profilaktyka depresji i zachowań suicydalnych dzieci i młodzieży wobec wyzwań codzienności
Authors: Przybysz-Zaremba Małgorzata
Published: May 2021

Depresja i zachowania suicydalne dzieci i młodzieży współcześnie stają się problemem codziennym. Liczne statystyki i badania wskazują, że problem ten zaczyna przybierać wymiar globalny. Złożoność i wielowymiarowość czynników jako uwarunkowań depresji i zachowań suicydalnych wymaga dokładnego przeanalizowania oraz projektowania i realizowania właściwej i skutecznej profilaktyki. Na podstawie schematu opracowanego przez Srikalę Bharatha i Tejasa S. Golhara w niniejszym artykule omówiono działania interwencji profilaktycznych odnoszące się do czterech poziomów: promocji zdrowia psychicznego, profilaktyki uniwersalnej, profilaktyki selektywnej oraz profilaktyki wskazującej. Każdy z tych poziomów strategii profilaktycznych został zaopatrzony w propozycje działań, zmian i udoskonaleń. Jest to ważny materiał, mogący posłużyć do opracowania przez różne podmioty strategii profilaktyczno-interwencyjno-pomocowych w zakresie depresji i zachowań suicydalnych dzieci i młodzieży. W zakończeniu przedstawiono autorskie wnioski dla praktyki pedagogicznej.
The Interconnection of the Processes of Teaching and Supporting Development With Elements of Artistic Therapy in the Awareness of Teachers Striving for Further Education
Authors: Pituła Beata , Sacher Wiesława A.
Published: May 2021

Opracowanie zawiera rozważania i opis badań (w strategii jakościowej) triady pojęć zawartych w tytule, uwzględniono również zmagania nauczycieli z obecnymi trudnościami, mającymi swoje źródło nie tylko w systemie oświatowym, lecz także w przygotowaniu zawodowym nauczycieli. Badania przeprowadzono metodą obserwacji niejawnej w toku zajęć seminaryjnych ze studentkami pracującymi w przedszkolu/szkole. Procedura badań jakościowych pozwoliła na podjęcie próby odpowiedzi na pytania, czy nauczyciele mają świadomość potrzeby łączenia procesów nauczania, wspierania rozwoju oraz terapii (środkami artystycznymi) oraz czy stosowanie tego w praktyce jest związane ze zmaganiem się z trudnościami wewnętrznymi, zewnętrznymi i systemowymi. Wynikiem przeprowadzonej obserwacji są szczegółowe notatki dotyczące podejmowanej przez studentki problematyki kumulacji procesów nauczania, terapii i wspierania rozwoju uczniów. Analiza notatek umożliwiła ustalenie problemów, z jakimi zmagają się badane oraz identyfikację źródeł tych problemów.
Poczucie kontroli a gotowość szkolna dzieci przedszkolnych
Authors: Kwiatkowska Grażyna E.
Published: May 2021

Celem przeprowadzonych badań było określenie związku między poczuciem umiejscowienia kontroli a gotowością szkolną, rozumianą jako zainteresowanie dziecka uczeniem się. Związek ten, jak wynika z dotychczasowej literatury przedmiotu, jest istotny z punktu widzenia specyfiki funkcjonowania psychofizycznego małego dziecka. Poczucie kontroli jest pojęciem psychologicznym oznaczającym wymiar osobowości, który warunkuje to, jak człowiek postrzega zależności występujące między jego zachowaniem a skutkami tego zachowania. Problem główny sformułowano następująco: Jaki jest rodzaj związku umiejscowienia poczucia kontroli z gotowością szkolną dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym? W celu jego weryfikacji zbadano 80 dzieci w wieku 6 lat oraz ich rodziców. Poczucie umiejscowienia kontroli zmierzono za pomocą kwestionariusza Skali Poczucia Kontroli u Dzieci Przedszkolnych (SPK-DP), natomiast gotowość szkolną za pomocą Rodzicielskiej Skali Gotowości Szkolnej (RSGS). Otrzymane wyniki jednoznacznie dowodzą, że dzieci, u których stwierdza się zewnętrzne poczucie kontroli, są wyżej oceniane pod względem wszystkich umiejętności składających się na gotowość szkolną. Dotyczy to zarówno zdolności w zakresie aktywności poznawczej, wiedzy z zakresu umiejętności społecznych, jak i zdolności matematycznych.
Koniektura „wewnętrznego języka” w filozofii Johanna Gottfrieda Herdera
Authors: Michalski Rafał Andrzej
Published: May 2021

Artykuł poświęcony jest omówieniu koncepcji niewerbalnej mowy „wewnętrznych słów”, która stanowi istotny element Herderowskiej teorii genezy języka, pomijany zazwyczaj przez badaczy tematu. Najważniejszym elementem zaprezentowanej interpretacji będzie rozróżnienie dwóch aspektów poznawczej funkcji umysłu ucieleśnionego w zmysłowości, którą Herder wprowadza w miejsce klasycznego pojęcia intelektu: Besonnenheit (identyfikującą uwagę), która koduje znaki ikoniczne w podstawie duszy (fundus animae) oraz Besinnung (refleksyjną uwagę), która przekształca znaki utrwalone przez Besonnenheit w wewnętrzne słowa. Identyfikująca uwaga kompensuje wrodzony człowiekowi deficyt instynktów, natomiast refleksyjna uwaga wprowadza do zmysłowości element autorefleksji i tworzy wewnętrzny dialog duszy samej z sobą, na podłożu którego powstają pierwsze procesy myślowe i język fonetyczny.
Buddyjska magia przed powstaniem wadźrajany
Authors: Szymański Marek
Published: May 2021

Pogląd, zgodnie z którym obrzędy magiczne są w obrębie buddyzmu elementem obcym, jest rażąco błędny, jeśli rozpatrywać go w perspektywie historycznej. Rozwój buddyjskiej magii sięga początków tej religii. Do praktyk magicznych powszechnie odwoływali się świeccy wyznawcy i mnisi reprezentujący indyjską śrawakajanę i mahajanę. Za rytuały magiczne można uznać szeroko rozpowszechnione praktyki buddyjskie, takie jak recytacja tekstów ochronnych, oddawanie czci Śakjamuniemu w miejscach szczególnie ważnych w jego życiu, kult stup, kult wizerunków buddów i bodhisattwów. Obrzędowym działaniom charakterystycznym dla praktyk magicznych przypisano nawet funkcję zbawczą, co świadczy o ich randze. Dążenie do rytualnego wpływania na przebieg zdarzeń osiągnęło kulminację w nurcie mahajany, który jest znany z tekstów zwanych „dharani-sutrami”. Dają one wyraz fascynacji magią jako narzędziem przekształcania otoczenia i samego siebie. Stanowią również świadectwo śmiałego czerpania z obcych tradycji liturgicznych. W wielu dharani-sutrach mamy do czynienia z przypisaniem rytuałom o proweniencji magicznej statusu głównego czynnika w procesie zbawczej transformacji umysłu. Wadźrajana rozwinęła się na gruncie podejścia znanego z dharani-sutr.
Wasyl Sezemann: Sokrates i problem samopoznania
Authors: Pietras Alicja , Bilyi Pylyp
Published: May 2021

Polskie tłumaczenie rosyjskiego artykułu Wasyla Sezemanna. Oryginał: В. Э. Сеземан, Сократ и проблема самопознания, w: Евразийский временник (Berlin 1925), księga 4, 224–267.
The Value of Opheleia in Xenophon’s Oeconomicus
Authors: Tymura Dorota
Published: May 2021

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie Sokratejskiej opheleia jako istotnej wartości etycznej w życiu człowieka - na podstawie tekstu Ekonomika. Można sądzić, że opheleia była jednym z najczęściej przez Sokratesa używanych pojęć etycznych, a jego szczególna pozycja  została uwypuklona w tekście Ekonomika. W dialogu Ksenofonta Sokrates traktuje pożytek jako wartość, która stanowi podstawę prawdziwej przyjaźni, dobrych relacji rodzinnych, w tym szczególnie małżeńskich, właściwych stosunków zawodowych, a więc wszystkich najważniejszych relacji międzyludzkich. Jest on równie ukazany jako prawdziwa wartość duchowa kształtująca zachowanie moralne człowieka zarówno względem samego siebie, jak i innych ludzi, zajmując tym samym czołowe miejsce w etyce Sokratejskiej. Jako taka wartość musi on być jednak oparty na wiedzy i właściwym moralnym postępowaniu, w szczególności w zgodzie z nakazami enkrateia. Dlatego można twierdzić, że opheleia, utożsamiana również z dobrem i pięknem, jest ściśle powiązana z najważniejszymi pojęciami filozofii Sokratesa, takimi jak wiedza, cnota, przyjaźń i moralne wychowanie, i odgrywa  w jego rozważaniach bardzo istotną rolę.