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Contemporary meanings and experiences of television in the digital age
Authors: Urresti Xabier Landabidea , Loos Eugène
Published: April 2015

Television was an everyday reality for millions of people at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and arguably remains one of the most important features of media-related leisure. It provides a fertile conceptual and empirical starting point for the exploration of the everyday leisure experiences of media audiences. In this article, contemporary meanings and experiences of television are examined on three dimensions, namely the practices of (watching) television, television and the understanding of everydayness, and the experience of television itself. The emerging meanings and experiences of TV in the digital age are contrasted with the continuities and momentum of more traditional forms of watching and understanding television. Differences were found among the four different age groups (younger adults, middle-aged adults, older adults and elderly) studied, as were important similarities among people belonging to the same age group. The notion and experience of television are being transformed in the digital age, and televisual leisure opportunities appear inserted both in a transforming media ecosystem and in the everyday life of people. The article argues that it is in the contested, negotiated and complex domains of leisure experience and generational belonging that we should continue to explore the notion(s) of television by using new epistemological approaches. This will help us to understand not only its contemporary but also its future status.
UHF digital TV broadcasting and WRC-2015
Authors: Sadhu Sharad
Published: April 2015

Broadcasters deliver their products and services over the radio waves reaching millions of viewers and listeners. Until recently, frequency spectrum for broadcasting services, more so for UHF TV broadcasting, was easily available. But now mobile communication services, among many others, have laid claims on the UHF frequency bands. Preparations are underway globally to find appropriate solutions since the two services cannot share the same spectrum in a compatible manner. The World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 will take up the possible allocation of the UHF TV band for mobile communication. Expectations are that the decisions of the conference will have an adverse impact on TV broadcasting in the UHF frequency bands.
Did it work? Evaluating the cost and benefits of the transition to digital TV in Australia
Authors: Given Jock
Published: April 2015

Digital TV switchover in Australia was completed on 10 December 2013. This article evaluates the country’s transition to digital TV, focusing especially on the financial costs and revenues for central government. It begins by setting digital switchover in Australia into international context, summarizing the goals and the process and identifying similarities and differences with the roll-outs in other countries. It then analyses in detail the spending programmes the federal government implemented to support the transition and the revenue raised by selling vacated spectrum, providing the first public assessment of the net impact for government. This analysis finds that the whole policy so far has resulted in a net cost to government of A$333 million in 2014–2015 prices. This is a striking conclusion, given the substantial net benefit that was so confidently anticipated during early digital TV policy development in the 1990s, but it needs qualification and explanation. Finally, the article draws some lessons for future ex ante analyses of spectrum clearance and other communications infrastructure projects.
O Sofrimento da Criança na Vivência da Disputa de Guarda no Contexto da Justiça
Authors: Santos Marcia Regina Ribeiro dos
Published: April 2015

A partir de uma revisão de literatura, este artigo visa refletir e destacar a importância da expressão e identificação do sofrimento da criança no contexto judicial de disputa de guarda, apoiando‑se no princípio do melhor interesse da criança. Para os profissionais da equipa psicossocial que realizam a avaliação da criança nos casos de disputa de guarda, destacar esse sofrimento permitirá intervir, de modo a torná‑lo visível para os pais que estão envolvidos no conflito entre eles. Os profissionais avaliadores poderão orientar os pais, esclarecendo‑os sobre os riscos emocionais vivenciados pela criança, destacando o impacto no seu processo de desenvolvimento e bem‑estar.Além disso, os pareceres técnicos enviados aos magistrados pontuarão a expressão da criança a fim de que possa ser considerada em sua tomada de decisão, independentemente dos pontos de vista dos pais e dos advogados que buscam enfatizar o conflito.
Escala de Satisfação de Professores de Educação Física: Procedimentos de Construção e Validação
Authors: Moreira J. António , Ferreira António Gomes , Ferreira Joaquim Armando
Published: April 2015

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo que descreve os procedimentos da construção de uma escala de satisfação de professores da área da educação física, designada de Escala de Satisfação de Professores de Educação Física (ESPEF), e as suas qualidades psicométricas. Depois de considerações sobre o construto e sua operacionalização, realizou‑se a análise dos procedimentos da sua construção e procedeu‑se à análise de validade de construto (análise fatorial) e à análise da consistência interna através do cálculo do coeficiente alfa de Cronbach. Para além de bons  indicadores de validade, globalmente, as medidas aplicadas caracterizam‑se por uma fidelidade boa e estruturas fatoriais interpretáveis.
Envelhecer no concelho de Oeiras: Estudo numa população institucionalizada
Authors: Carrilho Luísa , Gameiro Cátia , Ribeiro André
Published: April 2015

Com o aumento da esperança de vida e a diminuição do número de nascimentos é notório o envelhecimento da população portuguesa, que por isso, apresenta uma maior vulnerabilidade à violência. Este artigo constitui a síntese de um estudo exploratório-descritivo realizado em 30 lares de idosos de diferentes freguesias do concelho de Oeiras que teve como objetivos o despiste de quadros de depressão, dependência funcional e tipos de violência. A amostra incluiu 136 idosos, maioritariamente do sexo feminino e com idade superior a 80 anos, a quem foi efetuado um exame breve do estado mental e que não apresentaram défice cognitivo. Os resultados evidenciaram a presença de sintomatologia depressiva (65.4%) e significativa dependência funcional (58.8%). Embora a maioria dos idosos (86.0%) tenha referido gostar de residir na instituição 33.1% descreveram queixas de violência, relatando sobretudo situações de violência financeira (22.8%). Os autores consideram estes dados alarmantes, com enfoque na violência, sublinhando a necessidade de uma resposta multidisciplinar, no sentido de possibilitar a esta população um envelhecimento com segurança e bem-estar bio-psico-social.
Surface modified Mg-doped ZnO QDs for biological imaging
Authors: Manaia Eloísa Berbel , Kiatkoski Kaminski Renata Cristina , Caetano Bruno Leonardo , Briois Valérie , Chiavacci Leila Aparecida , Bourgaux Claudie
Published: April 2015

Nanocrystals of ZnO are currently attracting great interest as potential labels for biological applications, such as theranostic devices, due to their luminescent properties and low toxicity in vivo. It has been reported that doping with Mg
DSCAM Promotes Refinement in the Mouse Retina through Cell Death and Restriction of Exploring Dendrites
Authors: Li Shuai , Sukeena Joshua M. , Simmons Aaron B. , Hansen Ethan J. , Nuhn Renee E. , Samuels Ivy S. , Fuerst Peter G.
Published: April 2015

In this study we develop and use a gain-of-function mouse allele of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam) to complement loss-of-function models. We assay the role ofDscamin promoting cell death, spacing, and laminar targeting of neurons in the developing mouse retina. We find that ectopic or overexpression ofDscamis sufficient to drive cell death. Gain-of-function studies indicate thatDscamis not sufficient to increase spatial organization, prevent cell-to-cell pairing, or promote active avoidance in the mouse retina, despite the similarity of theDscamloss-of-function phenotype in the mouse retina to phenotypes observed inDrosophilaDscam1 mutants. Both gain- and loss-of-function studies support a role forDscamin targeting neurites; DSCAM is necessary for precise dendrite lamination, and is sufficient to retarget neurites of outer retinal cells after ectopic expression. We further demonstrate that DSCAM guides dendrite targeting in type 2 dopaminergic amacrine cells, by restricting the stratum in which exploring retinal dendrites stabilize, in aDscamdosage-dependent manner. Based on these results we propose a single model to account for the numerousDscamgain- and loss-of-function phenotypes reported in the mouse retina whereby DSCAM eliminates inappropriately placed cells and connections.
Imaging Auditory Representations of Song and Syllables in Populations of Sensorimotor Neurons Essential to Vocal Communication
Authors: Peh Wendy Y.X. , Roberts Todd F. , Mooney Richard
Published: April 2015

Vocal communication depends on the coordinated activity of sensorimotor neurons important to vocal perception and production. How vocalizations are represented by spatiotemporal activity patterns in these neuronal populations remains poorly understood. Here we combined intracellular recordings and two-photon calcium imaging in anesthetized adult zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) to examine how learned birdsong and its component syllables are represented in identified projection neurons (PNs) within HVC, a sensorimotor region important for song perception and production. These experiments show that neighboring HVC PNs can respond at markedly different times to song playback and that different syllables activate spatially intermingled PNs within a local (∼100 μm) region of HVC. Moreover, noise correlations were stronger between PNs that responded most strongly to the same syllable and were spatially graded within and between classes of PNs. These findings support a model in which syllabic and temporal features of song are represented by spatially intermingled PNs functionally organized into cell- and syllable-type networks within local spatial scales in HVC.
Neuronal Pentraxin 1 Negatively Regulates Excitatory Synapse Density and Synaptic Plasticity
Authors: Figueiro-Silva Joana , Gruart Agnès , Clayton Kevin Bernard , Podlesniy Petar , Abad Maria Alba , Gasull Xavier , Delgado-García José María , Trullas Ramon
Published: April 2015

In mature neurons, the number of synapses is determined by a neuronal activity-dependent dynamic equilibrium between positive and negative regulatory factors. We hypothesized that neuronal pentraxin (NP1), a proapoptotic protein induced by low neuronal activity, could be a negative regulator of synapse density because it is found in dystrophic neurites in Alzheimer's disease-affected brains. Here, we report that knockdown of NP1 increases the number of excitatory synapses and neuronal excitability in cultured rat cortical neurons and enhances excitatory drive and long-term potentiation in the hippocampus of behaving mice. Moreover, we found that NP1 regulates the surface expression of the Kv7.2 subunit of the Kv7 family of potassium channels that control neuronal excitability. Furthermore, pharmacological activation of Kv7 channels prevents, whereas inhibition mimics, the increase in synaptic proteins evoked by the knockdown of NP1. These results indicate that NP1 negatively regulates excitatory synapse number by modulating neuronal excitability and show that NP1 restricts excitatory synaptic plasticity.
Emergence of Rich-Club Topology and Coordinated Dynamics in Development of Hippocampal Functional NetworksIn Vitro
Authors: Schroeter Manuel S. , Charlesworth Paul , Kitzbichler Manfred G. , Paulsen Ole , Bullmore Edward T.
Published: April 2015

Recent studies demonstrated that the anatomical network of the human brain shows a “rich-club” organization. This complex topological feature implies that highly connected regions, hubs of the large-scale brain network, are more densely interconnected with each other than expected by chance. Rich-club nodes were traversed by a majority of short paths between peripheral regions, underlining their potential importance for efficient global exchange of information between functionally specialized areas of the brain. Network hubs have also been described at the microscale of brain connectivity (so-called “hub neurons”). Their role in shaping synchronous dynamics and forming microcircuit wiring during development, however, is not yet fully understood. The present study aimed to investigate the role of hubs during network development, using multi-electrode arrays and functional connectivity analysis during spontaneous multi-unit activity (MUA) of dissociated primary mouse hippocampal neurons. Over the first 4 weeksin vitro, functional connectivity significantly increased in strength, density, and size, with mature networks demonstrating a robust modular and small-world topology. As expected by a “rich-get-richer” growth rule of network evolution, MUA graphs were found to form rich-clubs at an early stage in development (14 DIV). Later on, rich-club nodes were a consistent topological feature of MUA graphs, demonstrating high nodal strength, efficiency, and centrality. Rich-club nodes were also found to be crucial for MUA dynamics. They often served as broker of spontaneous activity flow, confirming that hub nodes and rich-clubs may play an important role in coordinating functional dynamics at the microcircuit level.
Idiosyncratic Brain Activation Patterns Are Associated with Poor Social Comprehension in Autism
Authors: Byrge Lisa , Dubois Julien , Tyszka J. Michael , Adolphs Ralph , Kennedy Daniel P.
Published: April 2015

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) features profound social deficits but neuroimaging studies have failed to find any consistent neural signature. Here we connect these two facts by showing that idiosyncratic patterns of brain activation are associated with social comprehension deficits. Human participants with ASD (N= 17) and controls (N= 20) freely watched a television situation comedy (sitcom) depicting seminaturalistic social interactions (“The Office”, NBC Universal) in the scanner. Intersubject correlations in the pattern of evoked brain activation were reduced in the ASD group—but this effect was driven entirely by five ASD subjects whose idiosyncratic responses were also internally unreliable. The idiosyncrasy of these five ASD subjects was not explained by detailed neuropsychological profile, eye movements, or data quality; however, they were specifically impaired in understanding the social motivations of characters in the sitcom. Brain activation patterns in the remaining ASD subjects were indistinguishable from those of control subjects using multiple multivariate approaches. Our findings link neurofunctional abnormalities evoked by seminaturalistic stimuli with a specific impairment in social comprehension, and highlight the need to conceive of ASD as a heterogeneous classification.
Hypothyroidism and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: are we missing something here?
Authors: Al-Sofiani Mohammed , Nikolla Dhimitri , Metta V V S Ramesh
Published: April 2015

We report the case of a 42-year-old female with a history of hypothyroidism and asthma presenting with progressive dyspnea and orthopnea after 2 days of an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Based on the clinical and radiological findings, the patient was admitted as a case of cardiogenic pulmonary edema secondary to possible viral myocarditis. However, a normal brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level with a normal ejection fraction (EF) on echocardiogram changed our working diagnosis from cardiogenic to non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Further questioning revealed a history of nocturnal snoring, frequent awakening, and daytime fatigue, suggesting a possible sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). In conclusion, we believe that SAS was the missing link between our patient's hypothyroidism and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Learning points

Always keep an open mind and look for a pathology that would explain the whole clinical scenario.

The involvement of the respiratory system in hypothyroidism can range from SAS, pulmonary hypertension, hypoventilation, and severe respiratory failure.

Hypothyroidism and SAS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Patients should be instructed to take levothyroxine on an empty stomach 30–60 min before food to avoid erratic absorption of the hormone.
Role of the Tourism Sector in Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region: Social, Educational and Economic Aspects
Authors: Kondur Oksana , Kopchak Yuriy , Kopchak Liliya
Published: April 2015

Natural resources in the Carpathian region, favorable natural and geographicalconditions give preference to the development of recreational industry over other types ofindustrial activity that provides: employment of people in recreational region, development ofUkraine and the recognition of its economy internationally, positive impact on the formation ofindividual. This necessitates a systematic study of a wide range of organizational problems,recreational planning and creation of new management models for tourist activities.Modern development of the tourism industry is associated with such socio-economic factors: thegrowth of social welfare and the effective demand for tourist services; increasing demand forvacation and recreation; urbanization and globalization; communicational and humanitarianfactors; transformation of traditions, cultures and social consciousness; changes in the structure ofspiritual values; increased leisure time etc .
Goal as a Form of Representing the Conceptual Approaches to the Process of Teaching Native Language to Primary School Pupils in the Mountain Areas
Authors: Kotyk Tetiana
Published: April 2015

The essence of the goal of language teaching, historical legacy of Pedagogy in the field ofestablishing the content of primary education and conceptual grounds for defining the goal andcontent of language teaching for primary school pupils with the emphasis on the Carpathianslocation have been developed.
Extracurricular Musical Creative Activity of Primary School Pupils Attending Mountain Schools in the Carpathian Region
Authors: Lypa Iryna
Published: April 2015

The essence of the declared idea of general music education for pupils based onUkrainian national culture lies in the relation to music art as to an integral part of the spiritual lifeof people, appealing to folk music in the light of its connections with spiritual, material andpractical world of a human being. To implement such an idea, it is necessary to put ethnoregionalmaterial widely into music educational practice at comprehensive secondary school. It is both animportant component of ethnic and cultural environment of the child and the background formusical creative development. However, due to the music program for grades 1- 4 it is expected touse only 10% of ethnoregional material at the lesson 4. Therefore, the problem of organizingextracurricular musical creative activity for pupils based on ethnic culture of an appropriate regionin Ukraine, especially a Carpathian one, is a burning question.
Prerequisites for Calendar Ritualism Integration to the Process of Spiritual Development of Students of Modern School of Mountain Regions
Authors: Lappo Violetta
Published: April 2015

The profit of involving calendar holidays in the process of school children bringing up isproved in the article. The author confirms that there are many good customs and rituals with deepbringing up content. Ethnic Hutsul traditions had symbolic meaning and contributed their moralbringing up. The number of examples about children's upbringing in Hutsul families is given here,which helps in training them to religious and secular traditions. It is also said about holiday rituals,where small Hutsul children were involved. A lot of Hutsul customs and rituals have already beenforgotten. But the author appeals to their renascence. The author is sure of it because customs andrituals form upbringing tradition, which proved its effectiveness during many centuries. Partly, itis important to meet children to new traditions of modern mountain schools of Hutsulshchyna(Hutsulland) to form true valuable orientation. Only this is the basis of the personality spiritualworld. The author proposes to reveal the celebrations of ancient traditions such holidays as:Christmas, Easter, Trinity. During these holidays Hutsul people tried to do a lot of charity things,helping sick people, visiting ill, and making mention of the departed. That's why it is importantthat the modern pupils of mountain schools not only new, but followed public calendar traditions.It has to be not only following certain ritual actions, but it has to be the ability to the spiritualperception of Hutsul cultural heritage.
Media Environment as Factor of Realization of Creative Potential of Future Teachers` in the Mountain Schools of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Authors: Lebedieva Alla
Published: April 2015

The article shows up “media environment” as a factor of future teachers` creativepotential realization in the mountainous schools of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The problem ofusing media environment as a factor of future teachers` creative potential in the mountainousschools of the Ukrainian Carpathians and the ways of its optimization is the main point of thisresearch. Highlights ways to modernize social and professional orientation training of students inthe creative process of nature is situates in information education and educational environment ofhigh school. We consider the causal link use media environment as a factor of future teachers`creative potential and complexity of the teacher in the mountainous schools of the UkrainianCarpathians. The basic function of the media environment are extensity, instrumental,communicative, interactive, multimedia. Reveals some aspects of training students to creativelyactive teaching process we describe subjects with objective possibilities in the formation ofprofessional skills of future teachers` and which directly affect the realization of creative potential –“Ukrainian folk art”, “Basic recitation and rhetoric”, “The basis of pedagogical creativity”. Thenecessity of creating a full-fledged media environment in higher education is important conditionof successful education as an important factor that allows the efficiency of the creative potential offuture teachers` in the mountainous schools of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Economic-Utilitarian and Spiritual-Existential Bases of Fostering Environmental Awareness in Mountain Dwellers
Authors: Moskalets Viktor
Published: April 2015

The article high lights the psychology economic-utilitarian motivation in mountaindwellers to care for nature as a basic resource in their recreation and relaxation activities – the mainmeans of promoting the social and economic growth of mountain areas. Such motivation providesa psychological foundation for the spiritual-existential bases of ecological culture in mountainareas as well as in all natural climatic regions having recreation, relaxation, and health carepotentials
Training of Future Elementary School Teachers to Usage of the Communicative Strategies in Multi Ethnic Environment in Mountain Region Schools
Authors: Oliyar Mariya
Published: April 2015

The article characterizes the main aspects of language-related policy in Ukraine. Itexplores the leading role of elementary school teacher in the consolidation of statehood ofUkrainian language in the mountain region of Ukrainian Carpathians. It analyzes the latestresearch and publications on the problem of training of future elementary school teachers in use ofcommunication strategies in a poly-ethnic environment of school in the mountain region. Thearticle also defines the most important tendencies that influence a professional-communicativeactivity of the teacher in a mountain region. It explores the specifics of professional activity of theelementary school teacher in the mountain region schools of Ukrainian Carpathians. It alsocharacterizes the problems encountered by a teacher at his work. The article describes thepeculiarities of training of future teachers in communicative-strategic activity in the mountainschool region. It also defines the trends of professional training of students planning to work in themountain region environment, that are not outlined in the existing curricula and study programs.Finally, the article uncovers the concept of ethic-pedagogic approach to the linguistic education ofchildren in mountain region schools, as well as formulates the conclusions and defines theguidelines for further research.
Cognitive-Style Approach to Psychological Support of the Gifted Pupils Mountain Schools of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Authors: Paliy Anatoliy
Published: April 2015

The differential-cognitological point of view, giftedness is “a systemic quality of apersonality that develops throughout life and determines their abilities to achieve exceptionallyhigh results in one or more activities compared to those of other people”. Herewith, it is thefundamental concept of general aptitude, under which “the level of general abilities developmentthat determines the range of activities in which a person can achieve great success” is understood.Within the structure of general aptitude intellectual giftedness is singled out as the level ofdevelopment, as well as the type of organization of individual mental experience, which ensure anopportunity of creative intellectual activity, i. e. an activity, related to the creation of subjectivelyand objectively new ideas, to the use of innovative approaches to solving problems and opennessto controversial aspects of the situation and so on. In order to identify talented children and adultsthe value of intellectual quotient (IQ) is still most commonly used. Psychometric approach (themeasurement of psychic phenomena with the help of standardized IQ tests) to the diagnosis ofintellectual giftedness, which is dominant in psychological diagnostics today, by definition, cannot“measure” the phenomena of an individual psyche, since the modern level of psychological sciencedoes not allow to proceed to psychological diagnosis, let alone prediction of a certain person`sbehavior, on the basis of individual results in performing a psychological test (psychometric test ofintelligence, personality questionnaire, projective methods etc).In our opinion, many problems in psychological and pedagogical support of gifted childrencould be avoided by making use of cognitive-style approach to diagnosis of intellectual giftedness,creative abilities, propensities and peculiar mental traits of a separate individuality. Objectivity ofsuch an approach is corroborated by the results of individual cognitive styles (hereinafter CS)diagnostics, carried out by means of experimental techniques. In contrast to standardized tests,such techniques allow to perform diagnostic tests individually and reveal the peculiarities of thearrangement and functioning of an individual mind.Obviously, nowadays we are faced with the need for providing theoretical, methodological andempirical grounds for the development of a conceptual model that would consider giftedness as anintegral psychological system, all aspects of which could be understood in the context of agedynamics and mental experience of an individual. CS approach to interpreting and diagnosis ofgiftedness provides a reliable theoretical basis for working out a systematic methodology ofpsychological diagnostics of the general aptitude, as it meets the basic principles of humanizationof the educational environment in Ukraine. CS approach is child-centered, therefore, it brings infocus individual uniqueness and originality of each child.
Preserving the Traditions of Easter Eggs in the Education of Children of the Highlands
Authors: Poyasyk Oksana
Published: April 2015

Nowadays the problem of spiritual revival of society is acute. Welfare in generaldepends on the spirituality of each of us. Spiritual and cultural level determines the strength of thenation. One of the most important tasks of spiritual education is to cultivate the sense of belongingto the people, traditions, art and history. It begins not only with mother's lullaby, parental word,granny’s tales, folk songs, proverbs, riddles, but with the subjects of folk art, which providewisdom of ancestors and human values. Folk art provides an excellent basis for the development ofculture. It all passes, generations are dying, everything is turned into ashes; only the spirit of thenation remains embodied in the works of folk art.
Formation of Responsible Attitude to Health of Pre-School Children in Mountainous Terrain
Authors: Semenova Natalia , Semenov Oleksandr
Published: April 2015

The article discloses the aspects of work of pre-school educational establishments interms of formation of children’s responsible attitude to their own health. The author characterizesthe principles underlying the educational process. Guidelines that specify the content of teachers’activity in mountainous terrain are given in the paper.As the result of the growth of children’s chronic diseases the author emphasizes the need to usenational education experience for teaching and upbringing healthy personality of a preschooler ina mountain environment. Since clean air and aesthetic landscapes encourage active relaxation andrecreation. The researcher presents the system of knowledge and skills for a healthy lifestyle whichare essential for a child of preschool age. The article emphasizes the readiness of pre-schoolteachers and parents to use folk pedagogical means of healing, developing children's valeologicalknowledge and skills.
Developing Communicative Competence of Future Teachers on the Basis of Ethnic and Cultural Values Intrinsic to Highlanders of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Authors: Stakhiv Maria
Published: April 2015

The article presents challenges and methods of teacher training activities aimed todevelop communicative competence and prepare teachers for work in mountain area schools in theUkrainian Carpathians. Research shows that specifics of social and cultural environment should betaken into account in the process of teaching native language and developing communicativecompetence of future teachers. Sociocultural approach defines language teaching strategies in thelight of national culture, traditions of ethnic regions and the Ukrainian Carpathians in particular.Teacher training programs should include studies on material, cultural and spiritual values ofhighlanders. Such topics can be incorporated in the main native language course. Study andanalysis of fiction pieces, especially those that reflect the socio-cultural peculiarities of linguisticcommunity of the Ukrainian Carpathians can be of great value in achieving the goal. Small classesin mountain schools also place a demand upon educators to constantly upgrade approaches, formsand methods of teaching.The article offers an integral teacher training system aimed at developing communicativecompetence and preparing teachers to work in the mountain areas schools. A special place in thissystem is given to folk pedagogy, which accumulates the national and regional spiritual values.The author presents the components of communicative and socio-cultural competence of futureteachers. The suggested algorithm for training primary school teachers insures reaching anappropriate level of socio-cultural, historical, linguistic and communicative competenciesnecessary for language teaching at primary schools in mountain regions of the UkrainianCarpathians.
Educational Authentic Video Resources as an Essential Method of Studying English Pronunciation and Intonation in the Conditions of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Authors: Sydoriv Sergiy
Published: April 2015

The paper deals with the issues of teaching and learning the English language for youngpupils at mountainous areas of Ukrainian Carpathians. During the first two decades of the thirdmillennium the decline of educational and social services financing is seen in Ukraine. The resultsof this is very noticeable in the mountains schooling: closure of schools, lack of school buses, poorsupply of equipment and studying materials, extra-long winter holidays because of lowtemperature in classrooms. The demographic factor is also important: many parents are forced tomigrate abroad in order to support their children in the Eastern Carpathian villages. At the sametime there is a growth in the use of ICT. The internet coverage leaves much to be desired but thesituation is expected to be gradually improved. The schools are still use outdated computing andvideo equipment, although some enthusiastic teachers and students are willing to use ownportable video devices in order to study English and learn to communicate effectively at schooland home. The article emphasizes some important aspects of using authentic video resources toteach pronunciation and intonation.
Training Teachers for the Organization of the Educational Work in the Mountainous Environment
Authors: Zavgorodnia Tetiana
Published: April 2015

In the article, taking into account requirements to the teacher of higher educationalestablishment, contradictions which must be untied in the process of their professionalpreparation, the special accent is done on the ways of forming of the valued orientations, ideals offuture teacher.The basis of necessity of reformation the preparation of specialists of the different industries,selection of the basic requirements to the teacher of modern HEE some ways of upgrading openup them psychologo-pedagogical preparation.Problems of forming for the junior schoolboys culture of the health, which level depends on theecological cultureare examined in the article. The important constituent of culture of the health ofthe child is the level of her knowledge about an environment, formed of responsible attitudetoward it, ability of it to keep and rationally use it in the everyday life.
Mountain School of the Ukrainian Carpathians: Problems and Prospects of Development
Authors: Chervinska Inna
Published: April 2015

The article describes the features of mountain schools in the Carpathian region. Theauthor reveals their educational, methodical financial, legal and personnel provision of. Theattention is focused the specificity organization of educational process and the influence sociocultural environment on personality development.The researcher analyzes the existing problems in the of mountain schools, points to perspectiveways of their successful development
Conceptual Approaches to the Education of Life-Meaningful Values of Teenagers and Early Adolescence in Ukraine
Authors: Zhurba Katherinа
Published: April 2015

The article presents the conceptual approaches to the upbringing in the education of lifemeaningful values of teenagers and early adolescence in Ukraine. The definition of life-meaningfulvalues has been given up. The major problems and contradictions in the upbringing of theUkrainian children were paid attention to. The dependence of the result of upbringing, from thedesire and the participation of all actors: children, parents, teachers is pointed out. Conceptualapproaches to education of life values meaning are analyzed on the methodological, theoreticaland practical levels. The aspects of the previous researches have been underlined. In this context, asystematic approach determines the integrity of the educational process in primary and highschool. Synergetic approach combines the organization and self-organization of the growingpersonality. Humanistic approach recognizes each child's highest value at school, family, andsociety. Personal-centered approach provides individual attention to him, to free choice of that orother life-meaningful values. Activity approach provides practice and deed activity of children andshows how the value of the meaning of life affects the behavior of the individual. The theoreticallevel of substantiation of the concept of education of children of teenagers and early youth givesability to define key points and concepts. Practical level implies the corresponding experimentalactivity, the determination of propriate pedagogical conditions, the selection of content, forms andmethods of education of teenagers and early adolescence. Conceptual approaches offer theopportunity to develop a modern system of education of the values of the meaning of life ofteenagers and early adolescence in Ukraine. Implementation of conceptual approaches aimed atqualitative changes in the education of life-meaningful values among of teenagers and earlyadolescence
The Development and Formation of the Institution of a School Counselor in American High Schools in the Process of Career Development of Students
Authors: Hurman Tetyana
Published: April 2015

The article focuses on the development and formation of the institution of a schoolcounselor during the process of career development of students. The transformation of terms“vocational guidance” and “career counseling” is being investigated. The preparation of schoolcounselors in higher education establishments of the USA is in the focus. The article analyzes someprograms, national standards and some models. They outline accurately the duties and functionsof school counselors. It is characterized the main principles of the activity of school counselors. Themain directions of their work, the distribution of their time are shown, which prove the necessityand effectiveness of their activity
Types of Open-Air Museum (Skansen) in Ukrainian Carpathians
Authors: Chervinskyi Andrii
Published: April 2015

The problems of preservation of wooden architecture of Ukraine are discussed. Themuseums under opened air are organized for better preservation of the wooden architecture. TheUkrainian Museums under opened air are described and their use for tourism purposes isanalyzed.
Cultorological Approach to Training of the Future Managers of Tourism in Precarpathia
Authors: Chorna Marianna
Published: April 2015

The article deals with the «culturological approach» to the professional training of futuremanagers of tourism in Precarpathia. As the Precarpathian region attracts thousands of touristsyear-round the demand of training qualified specialists in the sphere of tourism and hospitality isconstantly growing.Nowadays the question of a successful and perspectives career in tourism results in training anew standard professional, a specialist of many-sided knowledge,with the ability to fulfil tasksconcerning thinking over, making and realizing management decisions. In order to develop touristCarpathian region, the Precarpathian National University named after V.Stefanyk educates futureexperts in such specialities as "Tourism" and "Hospitality Industry".Involving youth in social cultural values and ideals, education contributes to maintaining socialorder and by providing realization of new technologies, scientific rethinking of existing knowledgeeducation promotes social changes, society development, i.e. education operates as an agent ofmoral regulation facilitating social integration.Different interpretations of the concept «culture» were studied. The conclusion that culture is amultiaspect and multifunctional notion was made.Cultorological approach in education provides effectiveness of the process of putting culture asa social phenomenon into action. The fact of culturological direction extending of the wholeeducational process in the university interrelating to its components (common-cultural,professional and functional) is of great importance. Cultorological approach introduction to theprocess of training of the future tourism experts that is aimed at the developing of civil societyvalues and an independent creative personality is a premise of modernization of higher educationin Ukraine
Michael Gorbovy as an Organizer of the Scouting Movement in Gutsulschina (the Beginning of the XX Century)
Authors: Didukh Iryna
Published: April 2015

The Ukrainian scouting movement on western Ukrainian territories reached the highestlevel during the interwar period. Despite the relative integrity it had its own features in Galicia,Volyn', on Bukovyna, Transcarpathia. As living conditions turned out to be peaceful, old plastcentres started to form in schools. "Plast" in Galicia was an example of inheritance and incentive tothe development on other western Ukrainian territories and in emigration.The figure of famous Hutsul plastun Michael Gorbovy (1896 – 1941) is very interesting andmultidimensional. Indeed, it is a symbolic name in the history of Ukrainian scout organization. Hewas a member of many national public organizations. With his name economic and cooperativeactivities of "Plast" in Gutsulschina are connected. He was the organizer of craft departments of"Plast". The unicity of this disjoint person is expressed in his great love for Ukraine andresponsibility for its future. Gorbovy considered physical, moral and national-patriotic educationof children and youth as his main task. He strived to spread the idea of Ukrainian scouting amongwide groups of people. For this work on 22th of May, 1924 he was awarded with a plast title of ascoutmaster. Michael Gorbovy formed national consciousness, high spirituality, love of God andUkraine among youth for the "great aim" which is to build an independent Ukrainian nation.Experts qualify current spiritual and moral state of the Ukrainian society as "crisis". School isnot able to fill the educational vacuum which has appeared after the elimination of the Pioneer andKomsomol organizations. No new alternative children's institutions have been suggested. In such adifficult situation the experience of the activity of the Ukrainian scouting movement may be useful.Creative and practical achievements of "Plast" leaders as key figures and main carriers of the plast'seducational methods are especially important. These include a figure of the leader of the UkrainianScouting movement in Gutsulschina, Michael Gorbovy
Mountains Unite
Authors: Dovbenko Svitlana
Published: April 2015

Schools in the Ukrainian Carpathian mountain region work in specific conditions. Theyhave original traditions, a special nature of learning and work. Indeed, because of a remotelocation mountain village school becomes the center for a cultural and spiritual life. Of course, it isrelated to a present social and economic situation in the country and a slow progress of society.Therefore, we need to look at mountain school with a broader angle, help it in comprehensivedevelopment of an individual and ensure an availability of quality education for children living inmountainous areas. Here we should talk about learning as well as laying the foundations for a lifesuccess. The international research project Mountain School. Status. Problems. Prospects forDevelopment. Is established to help solve these problems. Precarpathian National University is anactive member of the project
Modern Teenager (Highlander) and Sex
Authors: Fedyk Oksana
Published: April 2015

The age at which you can start or be sexually active - a very interesting question, whichconcerned not only parents, but also psychologists. Usually, you can not answer the question ofwhen and to whom to start having sex. However, there are certain statistics that the average age ofsexual debut in adolescents - is 15 years for girls and 14 for boys. Now we are talking aboutEuropean society, about what is happening in Ukraine, particularly in mountainous areas.The fact that the willingness in principle to sexual intercourse is associated with physiologicalaspects. There is a notion in sexology - sexual constitution.There are several factors play a role, of course, one of which is constitutional, but not always,psychological maturity and sexual constitution, rather, because of the need for sexual constitutionin holding intercourse can match.That is, some teens may be physiologically ready for sexual intercourse at 12-13 years, but thequestion arises: Are they psychologically? And probably we can not give a definite answer to thisquestion, because curiosity taboo in society, which in the majority rejects teen sex, pushing theminto early sexual relations. Nevertheless, probably still age readiness and psychological andphysiological - is 18-19 years if we are talking about teen sex
Retaining Health Activities Elementary School Teacher in Working Conditions in the Mountainous Region
Authors: Khallo Oleksandra
Published: April 2015

This article describes how to create retaining health educational environment as a factorof performance intended life goals and objectives, its purpose and self-improvement. The notioneducative and retaining health environment is analyzed. Active position illustrated subjective,based on an understanding of their health in a residence in the mountain environment .
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH DENGAN MENGINTEGRASIKAN NILAI DAN KARAKTER RELIGIUS MELALUI TEKNIK KLARIFIKASI NILAI
Authors: Arif Muhamad
Published: April 2015

Abstract: This research was conducted in order to find the teaching of history model that is integrated with the character of religious values ​​through values ​​clarification techniques. Given the results of the study are expected in the form of a draft model of learning, the study was conducted using the method of literature study. There are three points of major concern in this research. First, study the history of the learning materials that will be used as the basis for the development of the model at the same goal of learning, namely the material "Declaration of Independence and the Establishment of the Republic of Indonesia". Secondly, the study of the concept of didactic and methodical which allows to integrate historical material with the value and character of religion. In this case the researchers choose values ​​clarification techniques. Third, the study of religious values ​​that will be integrated in the teaching of history. In this case the value and character of the struggle, discipline in time, independent, strong stance, deliberation to reach consensus, and the unity and integrity. The process of analysis and synthesis of these components produce a learning model by integrating historical and religious character values ​​through values ​​clarification techniques. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1120
إدماج تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصال في التعليم : توصيات ومقترحات
Authors: Thahir Fatimah Ahmad
Published: April 2015

Abstract: This research aims to uncover the benefits of the introduction of information and communication technology in education. The researcher analyzes documents from formal and non-formal institutions in facilitating the use of information and communication technology to meet the needs of today's students. In order to maximize the benefits of having ICT in education, universities have to have more interactions with the world community through communication with pople in the community and their leaders. The universities should also take advantages of available possibilities to ensure the comprehensive and sustainable development, which we desperately need them at this critical juncture for our just cause. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1122
New records of three species of Pompilocalus Roig-Alsina (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in Brazil and Chile
Authors: Da Silva Larissa Emanoela , Santos Eduardo Fernando dos , Ferreira Elisângela Novais Lopes , Noll Fernando Barbosa
Published: April 2015

Pompilocalus includes 55 species, which occur in the southern South America and its range extends up to Ecuador along the Andes. This paper presents new records for three species of Pompilocalus: P. guayamallen Roig-Alsina, P. parvulus Roig-Alsina, and P. tupi Roig-Alsina. These records represent new limits of the distribution range of those species.