bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
cocreación como medio de aprendizaje cooperativo
Authors: Torres Carceller Andrés
Published: May 2021

La cocreación se basa en gestionar la creatividad entre colectivos o personas diversas para que puedan formar parte activamente del proceso creativo, sin que tengan que ser especialistas ni tengan conocimientos sobre el tema. La clave está en saber encontrar los mecanismos que permitan complementar los diferentes conocimientos y habilidades que pueda aportar cada persona individualmente para crear algo colectivamente.

La idea de que la creación está por encima de la producción es elemental para que los futuros docentes interioricen prácticas de educación artística centradas no en lo meramente decorativo o conmemorativo, sino que potencien el pensamiento y la experimentación. Concibiendo la educación artística como un medio de investigación aplicada, creando las condiciones para maximizar a través de los procesos creativos la reflexión, para que el alumnado pueda afianzar sus capacidades y construir y optimizar aprendizajes significativos.
sonido. Un material escultórico
Authors: Bellido-Márquez María del Carmen , Travé-Mesa Antonio
Published: May 2021

A pesar de su invisibilidad, el sonido mantiene una pacífica disputa con el ocularcentrismo, teoría basada en la prioridad que el mundo de las artes plásticas ha otorgado al sentido de la vista frente al resto de los sentidos corporales. La aceptación e inclusión del sonido en las artes y en concreto en la escultura, nos ayuda a eliminar dicha hegemonía del “ojo” como órgano receptor, permitiéndonos percibir las emociones y experiencias artísticas a través de los oídos y del resto del cuerpo. El sonido como materia se apodera del entorno que habita, lo define y lo transforma espacialmente.
A Demand-Side Approach for Linking the Past to Future Urban–Rural Development
Authors: Lam Schuman , Li Heng , Yu Ann
Published: May 2021

Is economy-led urbanization the only answer to urban planning? By 2050, about 70% of the world population will live in urban areas, intensified by rapid urbanization in developing countries. A new urban development framework is critically relevant to investigating urban living’s emerging complexity for advancing human-social-economic-environmental sustainability. The multi-disciplinary study explores a roadmap for solving industrialization’s adverse effects to inform future resilient development in developing countries. The classical Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (MHN) and some scholars have stated that human physiological needs would be prioritized and fulfilled by developing countries, and psychological needs would be satisfied and desired by developed countries after fulfilling physiological needs level. Our study argued that transit-oriented-development (TOD) and ICT could simultaneously fulfill some essential physio-psychological needs with digital-ruralism. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was adopted to test the indicator-based MHN theory developed by literature, urban quality of life (Uqol) evaluation between the developing and developed countries, and backed by digital-ruralism success in developing China. The Uqol evaluation identifies the developing countries’ subjective well-being demand as the health, mobility, governance, environment, social, economy, human capital, technology-ICT, smart living, and lifestyle, which are used to transform the classical MHN model to the indicator-based MHN model. The SEM subsequently illustrates that the observed well-being indicators are positively correlated to the TOD and ICT, defined by the proposed urban-ruralism development framework. The study contributes to an innovative approach to reconnect the classical MHN theory to contemporary sustainable urban planning while narrowing the socioeconomic-environmental gap between the developed (urban) and developing (rural) domains, which encourages a paradigm shift for future resilient urban development in the developing countries.
Living and Planning on the Edge: Unravelling Conflict and Claim-Making in Peri-Urban Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Cermeño Helena
Published: May 2021

In Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city, high population growth rates, decades of rural-urban migration, and rampant land and real-estate speculation have contributed to the rapid urbanization of peri-urban land and the engulfing of pre-existing rural settlements. Lahore’s spatial transformation goes hand in hand with an increasingly complex urban governance framework. Historically shaped by colonial planning institutions and decades of political instability as power alternated between military and civilian regimes, Pakistan’s governance practices have contributed to increasing levels of urban segregation and inequality. This raises questions around the in- and exclusionary role of planning in fostering or constraining residents’ access to housing and services. Comparing three vignettes and drawing upon insights gained from extensive fieldwork, this article employs the concept of ‘access-assemblages’ to analyze how access to urban resources—i.e., land, housing, and services—is experienced, disputed, and negotiated in the rapidly urbanizing peri-urban fringe of Lahore. The cases represent different spatial and socio-political configurations brought about by a variety of actors involved in the planning and development of the city’s periphery as well as in contesting development: private developers, the army, the city development authorities, and the residents of affected villages. The analysis unpacks the planning rationalities and mechanisms that reinforce inequalities of access and exclusions. Unfolding practices that enable or hinder actors’ ability to access resources sheds light on the complex layers assembled in urban planning in Lahore and serves as a basis to rethink planning towards a more inclusive approach.
Rapidly Changing Cities: Working with Socio-Ecological Systems to Facilitate Transformation
Authors: Landman Karina
Published: May 2021

Cities across the world are changing rapidly. Driven by population growth, migration, economic decline in rural areas, political instabilities, and even more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic, urban systems and spaces are changing to accommodate moving people and new functions. In many cases, these trends contribute to increased levels of inequality, poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment, while the warnings about the impact of climate change continue to raise concerns. Though some have called this a new urban revolution, others have referred to, in a more apocalyptic turn, the end of cities. In response, many writers are encouraging smarter cities, whereas others are promoting a post-urban context and a return to small communities. High levels of uncertainty are characteristic, along with increased intensities of complexity, rapid fluctuation and unbounded experimentation. This raises many questions about the nature and implication of change in different cities situated in vastly contrasting contexts. This thematic issue of Urban Planning focuses on five narratives from cities across the world to illustrate various drivers of change and their implications for urban design and planning. The editorial introduces these narratives, as well as commentaries from leading academics/practitioners and highlights several divergent experiences and common threats. It argues that to deal with the rapid and often large-scale changes, planners need to view human settlements as socio-ecological systems and plan for change and uncertainty to facilitate the co-evolution of humans and nature.
WORK-BASED STUDIES IN HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF LATVIA AND EUROPE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Authors: Briža Ilze , Pipere Anita
Published: May 2021

Work-based learning has been developing rapidly in Latvia for the last three years. Since 2017, the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia has been implementing a project of the European Social Fund, which provides for a tripartite learning implementation agreement between the educational institution, the student, and the employer. The project targets vocational learners, but equivalent opportunities are also spoken of in higher vocational education. Such an approach would help the employer direct the future employees in the direction of acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills. The publication aims to give a short overview of the historical development of learning opportunities in the working environment in Latvia, the concepts used in research, as well as to look at the research methodology used in the studies of work-based environment in higher professional education in Latvia and Europe and the results of those studies. The first section of the article discusses historical problems of work-based learning, analyses the normative acts and relevant concepts to support further research. The second section analyses methodological approaches to the studies related to the organization of work-based learning. The results of this theoretical and methodological review will serve as a theoretical basis for empirical research related to the introduction of work-based studies in higher professional education in Latvia.
A COURSE IN HERMENEUTICS OF WORKS OF ART IN HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Authors: Bragina Natalia , Jermolajeva Jelena
Published: May 2021

The article stems from the problem that has developed in modern higher education programmes such as Humanities, History of Art and Musicology. Learners of these programmes are required to digest an increasingly large amount of information. Yet, the abundance in information, which is not always comparable in quality, obstructs the development of students’ analytical skills. It seems feasible to introduce an innovative course in Hermeneutics of Works of Art into the Humanities, History of Art and Musicology programmes, the course is based on a universal method of artwork analysis elaborated by one of the authors of the article. The article aims to outline the main principles of this course, which is meant to help learners to understand the formation of semantics in various forms of art and to identify the ways of emotional and intellectual impact of artworks. This objective can be achieved by drawing upon a limited number of artworks. The musicological method of analysis is taken as a basis since its technology has been elaborated most thoroughly. This method focuses on the analysis of the formal structure of the work because the form itself contains the most important information about the content. The article shows that the basic structures of European academic music, such as periods, two- and three-part forms, variations, and the sonata form, are universal and derive from the most ancient mythological prototypes. These structures can be easily found in all forms of art and have similar semantic connotations. The proposed method also includes the analysis of polyphony, motivational dramaturgy, and space-time relations in the text, as well as the psychoanalytic approach to content interpretation. The idea of the hermeneutic circle is used to harmonize a general analysis of an artwork and a detailed analysis of its separate elements. The approbation of the proposed study course has demonstrated good results in developing students’ abilities to analyse a work of art.
PROGRESSIVE WAY OF THINKING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION - PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS
Authors: Prauzner Tomasz
Published: May 2021

The article presents personal reflections related to the adaptation of education in terms of current social challenges. Selected teaching postulates will be presented in relation to the current experiences and needs of the education system in the period of pandemic restrictions. The questions included are intended to make the reader reflect and public debate on the innovative changes that await contemporary didactics. In addition, the article will present the elements of own research related to the observation of cognitive activity using QEEG electroencephalographic studies. The analysis of cognitive activity is a key element in the assessment of didactic effectiveness. Due to the wide scope of scientific research, only selected sources of the author's publications will be indicated, in which the topic has been presented in detail.
A METHODOLOGY TO STUDY PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION OF UKRAINE: THE REGIONAL DIMENSION
Authors: Zuziak Tetiana , Lavrinenko Oleksandr , Marushchak Oksana , Semenovska Larysa , Klochko Oksana
Published: May 2021

Aim of the research is to validate the methodological approaches, developed by the authors, for the further use in the studies on historical pedagogy that within the regional aspect examine the processes of emergence of pedagogical education in Ukraine. For highlighting the issues of methodology of the historical and pedagogical research within the regional dimension, contemporary scientific approaches were used, including the integrated, systematic, activity, and synergic ones. The principles of objectivity, evidence, comprehensiveness, substantive analysis, of historical and logical coherence, of continuity, and systematic one were chosen as the main methodological grounds for the research. The study is novel in that it allows to assert: the mentioned methods of research with regard to its key concepts provide an opportunity to compare and trace the evolution and dynamics of development of the pedagogical education of the region within the defined chronological frame, shaping it as a complex, controversial process, influenced by many factors. The results prove that a research on pedagogical history should be grounded in holistic, historical and chronological, systematic, paradigm, structural, functional, axiological, and cultural studies approaches, be science-based, historically accurate, congruous with nature and culture. Within the scope of these approaches and principles, appropriate research methods should be used, i.e. empirical, general-science and specialized ones.
FACTORS OF ATTRACTIVENESS OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Authors: Eivas Larysa , Zenkovych Yuliia , Kudrenko Daria
Published: May 2021

The article dwells upon the problem of revealing ways to increase the attractiveness of education in the field of fine and decorative arts for today’s youth. The specificity of "introducing" contemporary youth into the world of fine arts is studied, starting from the early stages (pre-school education) up to professional training. The factors affecting the decision of a person to choose a specialty in the field of art or education (artistic pedagogy) and the acquisition of corresponding professional qualifications are distinguished as follows: personal factor (abilities and talents of the individual), prestige as a motivational factor as well as information and organizational factors. The methodology of the study envisaged: systemic approach – in order to cover the problem consistently, systematically and holistically; an interdisciplinary approach to consider factors from the standpoint of pedagogy, psychology and sociology; historical approach – to estimate the state of formation of the system for future professional artist’s training as well as fine arts teacher’s training and decorative art tutor preparation. The scientific relevance of the research is the specification of the factors of attractiveness in terms of the choice of artistic or artistic-pedagogical specialty in the modern educational space. Generalization of the possibilities of vocational guidance of the educational system of teaching fine arts in its retrospective view (from the period of 1950-1991 to the beginning of the XXI century) is carried out. On the basis of the principal classification of the factors of choosing a profession and diagnosis results (questionnaires),certain recommendations are given in order to increase the attractiveness of education in the field of fine and decorative arts for both domestic and foreign students wishing to study in Ukraine.
RENEWED TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOLLOWING COVID-19
Authors: Vindača Olga , Ļubkina Velta
Published: May 2021

The world in general and the organizations in particular has been changed significantly because of Covid-19 pandemic. The higher education institutions haven’t been an exception. The new challenge has triggered a worldwide shift towards online learning and teaching. There is a question of whether the current situation will lead to the overall transformation of higher education institutions to online, digital or blended one. This paper presents the systematic review of official reports where the new trends concept is used in higher education context. The primary goal of this paper is to establish understanding of already listed trends and directions and to contribute to the discussion of a digital transformation of higher education institutions following Covid-19 pandemic for effective teaching and learning. The paper is based on the theoretical research, including literature and official reports review in the context of transformation of higher education following Covid-19. As primary results, the list of new trends in higher education has been made for effective learning and teaching. This study will help higher education institutions to rethink their strategies according to the necessities to respond to the challenges of such rapid digital transformation.
CHOPPED-POT SITUATION IN TEACHERS DEVELOPMENT VIA ACTION RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN CYBER ERA
Authors: Kropáč Jiří
Published: May 2021

Chopped-pot (chop pot) is a poker term and a critical opening metaphor for this article. Applied action research steps and these extensions are necessary for practice during a pandemical situation in unstable and challenging teaching at universities in Czechia. Forms of teaching, personal contact and process of monitoring students’ results have changed dynamically. Mass influence of pandemic situation stopped actions at schools and many institutions all over the world. In Czechia, there has been transferred all practical and cognitive (theoretical) subjects to cyberspace. Due to the lack of government information, public fear and low digital literacy level, students have been learning in virtual classes and individual consultations. Many of them have lost contact with their critical practice and opportunities to transfer their knowledge into the school environment. We tried to modify classical action research approaches to new conditions in cyberspace and use it for pre-service and teachers’ innovation from an innovative perspective. In the methodological part, there is research presented from a full semester of gradual teachers’ development. The constructed research tool was tested in virtual conditions and monitored activities and the progress of development in teachers’ self-reflection for their future daily practice. The mixed design of research tools and a combination of the postproduction process of data open scientific feedback for their subjective inquiries in the individual personal development of educational staff in Czechia via action research model.
TEXTUAL VS. SCHEMATIC TEACHING MATERIAL IN A LESSON OF RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN A CHINESE AUDIENCE
Authors: Budnik Ekaterina , Bankova Sofia , Shilenko Maria
Published: May 2021

The Russian language continues to maintain a leading position as a foreign language in China. Every day students have to work with much information in Russian. According to the confirmed data, the Chinese are representatives of cultures of the right-brain type of thinking. Today some works touch on the psychological and pedagogical aspects and linguo-methodological foundations of teaching Chinese students. The researchers believe it is possible to classify Chinese students as individuals with a significant dominance of the brain's right hemisphere. This is related to the specificity of the cognitive style of their educational activity, which manifests itself in the following features: in an inductive, concrete-nonlinear type of thinking, which allows one to perceive information holistically, at one time, in establishing connections not from word to word, but from image to word, with an important role of a visual image. Leading methodologists and psycholinguists recommend considering the dominance of the right hemisphere to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching Russian as a foreign language to Chinese. Nevertheless, the design of the educational material of the lesson is still formalized in a traditional, textual form. The article aims to experimentally answer the question: in what form, textual or schematic, Chinese students perceive and remember information better. The authors used an experimental method, which consisted in studying the development of educational material depending on the form of presentation: text or schematic. As a result of the experiment, it was revealed that Chinese students make much fewer mistakes when studying the material in a schematic form.
PROBLEMS OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: IDENTIFYING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONCEPTS
Authors: Sheremeteva Olga , Turkina Valentina
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this article is to investigate how the undergraduate students in the primary education programs understand mathematical information (concepts). Having an understanding of the mathematical content allows the teacher to design different approaches to teaching younger students with different learning styles and abilities. The analysis of theoretical studies published in Russian scientific literature has shown that one of the important criteria for understanding information in a particular field of knowledge is to identify logical connections between the concepts of this field. In this article the authors present the results of their study on how undergraduate students studying in the profiles of “Primary Education" and "Psychological and Pedagogical Education” form the links between the concepts used in everyday life versus the connections between mathematical concepts. The results show that other disciplines/ fields of study influence the formation of connections between mathematical concepts. In addition, some specific difficulties in establishing some of these connections were identified. Based on this research, the authors provide recommendations on specific strategies to improve the professional education for future teachers in the area of mathematical knowledge.
USING THE POTENTIAL OF A TOY BOOK IN THE PREPARATION OF BACHELOR STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Alekseeva Tatiana , Mikhailova Irina
Published: May 2021

The article outlines the problem of using the potential of toy books in preparing bachelor students for purposeful work on the formation of mathematical concepts in preschool children and suggests the idea of organizing the creative activity of students to design toy books with mathematical content.The article contains an overview of classifications of toy books, pedagogically characterized and methodically described examples-constructs of various types of toy books created by bachelor students. The pedagogical potential of these constructs allows us in this work to consider a toy book as a means of mathematical education for preschool children.The purpose of the study is a theoretical description and empirical understanding of the advantages of using the potential of a toy book with mathematical content in the educational activities of a university for the development of creative thinking of future preschool teachers. To achieve the goal, the following methods were used: theoretical analysis of literary sources, Internet resources, analysis of statistical data and a pedagogical experiment.The results of the study showed difficulties in mastering the method of designing a toy book with mathematical content, revealed the preferences of future educators-educators in choosing one or another type of toy book that dominates in its content a mathematical topic and methodological features of its implementation in the presented design form.The conducted research and analysis of the results allowed us to obtain data on the importance of including in the process of training future teachers-educators a creative technique - the design of toy books with mathematical content.
TEACHERS’ INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS IN THEIR LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Malureanu Flavia , Enachi-Vasluianu Luiza
Published: May 2021

The impact teachers have on their students is imprinted to a much extent in each person’s life. Every child, teenager or adult speaks of present or previous experiences related to teachers who left their marks on their development in life. Teachers are important people in children’s life providing them with education, discipline, motivation and role-models. The guiding role of teachers is not limited to school classroom and school disciplines, but it surpasses didactic activities and extends into personal life. Truth is that children feel differently the influence exerted by teachers due to their sensitivity, personalities, life experiences. The identification of the aspects that influence students to a greater or less extent is important as it helps to shape a profile of an authentic teacher as s/he is perceived by students. Such a perspective may help teachers become aware of their role in students’ lives and as a consequence they should make adjustments in order to become better partners for their students.The present paper intends to study teachers’ impact on students in their life lifelong development. The aspects taken into consideration, according to specific literature and experiences in classrooms, were: school performances, behavioural patterns, adjustment to school requirements, motivation for learning, professional choices for future careers, outlooks on life. The research methods were the investigation based on questionnaire, the conversation and the systematic observation. The participants in the research were 200 students from two school levels: high school (students 15-19 years old) and faculty (students 19-30 years old). The data collected were processed using the SPSS analysis. The results of the research could be used to increase teachers’ awareness on their impact on students in their lifelong development.
OPEN PRACTICE-ORIENTED TASKS AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION LITERACY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Sergeeva Larisa
Published: May 2021

The article deals with the actual problem of organizing the educational process aimed at developing information literacy in schoolchildren when studying mathematics at one of the most difficult stages of learning - at the stage of transition from primary to basic school. This paper describes some areas of information literacy development in primary school students; the analysis of the main groups of actions, with the help of which the ability of younger students to work with mathematical information can be formed; describes the results of the performance by younger students of a set of tasks aimed at the formation of information literacy based on the work of students with open practice-oriented tasks. The empirical experience of using the proposed methodology and the analysis of the results obtained made it possible to obtain data on the level of mastery of information literacy by younger students.
IMPROVING METHODIC COMPETENCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS ON SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING IN LATVIA
Authors: Sondore Anita , Beinaroviča Valentīna , Krastiņa Elfrīda , Daugulis Pēteris
Published: May 2021

From September 2020 schools in Latvia gradually started introducing mathematics curricula and approaches in accordance with the new standards of primary education. The changes aim to prepare a competent student who is ready for self-directed learning, who is able and willing to study and solve real problems of the changing world. A competent teacher is needed to manage this individualized learning process. The research aims to find out the typical mistakes and their causes in the results of the 9th grade students' mathematics exam in Latvia, to provide support to teachers for the improvement of methodic competence of self-directed learning. To clarify the situation about mathematics studies, researchers of Daugavpils University carried out an analysis of the results of the mathematics exam in the 9th grade in the years 2015-2019 (the exam did not take place in 2020). After assessing the quality of pupils' knowledge, we can judge for which mathematics topics teachers need methodic help in the self-directed learning process in primary school. In a survey of teachers in 2018 and 2020, we sought their views on the causes of 9th grade students' mathematics exam outcomes, problems in distance learning and suggestions for methodic assistance to teachers in implementing self-directed learning. In this article we give solutions in which directions the methodic competence of primary school mathematics teachers in studies and further education should be improved.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHERS SELF- ASSESSMENT TO TEACH 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Authors: Namsone Dace , Čakāne Līga , Eriņa Dace
Published: May 2021

The context of educational reforms taking place in many countries gives special relevance, as the curriculum enters the 21st century skills or so-called transversal skills. It is necessary to ascertain how successful the teaching of these skills is already so that the school management together with teachers develop evidence-based or data-driven professional development solutions. The aim of the research is to create a theoretical framework and corresponding self-assessment tools, how the teacher can assess for himself to what extent he has succeeded in achieving the competence to teach students in the 21st century skills required to achieve the goals set by the school in the context of the ongoing education reform in the country. For the self-assessment of teachers’ competencies, performance appraisal is used, comparing to what extent does teaching in a particular case correspond to good practice using performance level descriptors as tools - a set of teachers' learning progressions and tests. The developed set of teachers' professional learning progressions is based on data-based and field-tested analytical descriptions of performance levels from expert work. It includes 17 progressions developed within the framework of categories and criteria, the practical testing of which in school practice is planned in the authors' further research.
IMPROVING SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS USING PROGRAMMABLE TOY ROBOTS
Authors: Marzano Gilberto , Zorzi Simone , Tambato Valeria
Published: May 2021

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of lifelong disabilities that affect people’s ability to communicate and understand social cues. An individual with ASD has difficulties in recognizing body language, making eye contact, and understanding other people’s emotions. Rapid progress in technology offers increasing possibilities for innovation in treatment for individuals with ASD.In recent years, advances have enabled programmable toy robots (PTRs) to help individuals improve their social skills and communication abilities. Over the past decade, the use of PTRs with autistic children has received considerable attention, even though research on this topic is in its infancy.This article analyzes the recent progress in the use of PTRs in the ASD scope. It illustrates an exploratory research conducted on four adolescents with ASD aimed at defining an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of PTRs in their social communication.The exploratory research results are encouraging, although they demonstrated the complexity in determining the feasibility and validity of robots in the social communication of autistic people.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AS SUPPORT OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Authors: Spinarova Gabriela , Vachalova Veronika
Published: May 2021

At present, we increasingly encounter the concept of so-called digital literacy. Digital technologies are constantly evolving in this field and play an important role in human life. They are important not only in the labor market but also in education and human skills development. Digital technologies are thus one of the means by which we can develop the cognitive processes of visually impaired people. We can thus help them to improve a number of areas that are limited due to loss or reduction of visual perception. Especially, thinking, memory, and creating ideas are very important. This contribution was created within the solution of the project TAČR – Reduction of information deficit and development of the imagination of visually impaired people through 3D models with auditory elements in cooperation with the project PIGŽU – Support of information literacy of pupils and teachers. The first of the projects aims to reduce the information deficit caused by the loss or reduction of visual perception in visually impaired people using multisensory action. At the same time, it aims to develop their spatial imagination. The second project then focus on the creation of digital aids, which aims primarily at the development and support of computational thinking. In addition to mainstream primary school pupils, the project also focuses on pupils with special educational needs, including visually impaired individuals. The main output of the project is the creation of aids, including methodologies, using digital technologies. These are technologies such as Ozobot, Blue-Bot, or Bee-bot. The aim of the paper is to acquaint with the project, to provide at least basic information about digital technologies, and especially to describe the possibilities of personality development, skills, and abilities using these technologies in visually impaired students.
PROGRAM OF SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL PREVENTION OF ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL
Authors: Magauova Akmaral , Kertayeva Galiyabanu , Dukenbayeva Zhanel
Published: May 2021

This article discusses the problem of substantiating the need for social and pedagogical prevention of anxiety in adolescents in a general education school and the organization of the educational process, which takes into account the peculiarities of anxiety in adolescents. A theoretical analysis of the literature and the study of the experience of educational work in general education schools allow us to conclude that the educational process is not sufficiently focused on the prevention of anxiety among adolescents among the middle level.The aim of the research is to develop and approbate a program of social and pedagogical prevention of anxiety in adolescents in a comprehensive school. The structure of the study is based on the requirements of modern higher education, which is based on the professional competencies of the educational paradigm. The main results of the study allow us to determine the effectiveness of the developed program for the prevention of anxiety in adolescents. Based on the results of the analysis of the theory, the structure and methods of a social-pedagogical program for the prevention of anxiety will be revealed, using the example of the use of the methodology "Personal school of anxiety by J. Taylor" (1953). The question of the research is how to develop a program of social and pedagogical prevention of anxiety in adolescents, which will be systemic, holistic, personal and active in nature and will be effective.
THE INNOVATIVE FORMS IN THE ACTIVITY OF REGIONAL ART MUSEUM OF VINNYTSIA AS THE IMPORTANT REGIONAL CENTER OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION
Authors: Sidletska Tetiana , Kniazieva Tetiana
Published: May 2021

The article has revealed and founded the innovative forms in the activity of Regional Art Museum of Vinnytsia. The research methodology is based on the systemic, structural, functional and active approaches. It makes possible to analyze the development and functions of Regional Art Museum of Vinnytsia, to determine the main directions, types of work and innovative forms of the museum activity as well as to show the role and significance of such important regional cultural and educational establishment. It is admitted that due to the introduction of innovative forms and modern technologies the museum has transformed its activity and has remained relevant to the contemporary audiences
GENERATIVE CREATING OF SACRAL SPACE:LATVIAN ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY PLACES OF WORSHIP
Authors: Ozola Silvija
Published: May 2021

The Balts received God’s counsel and energy and regained health in energetically strong places but the Latvian worldview formed on the thousands of years was encoded in the Lielvārde belt, which is Latvian womenfolk costume’s element. Bishop (1199–1229) Albert founded the town of Riga for the Riga Bishopric centre on the right bank of the Daugava.It was the four-part Riga Old Town semicircledivided by two main streets as the cross.Soon after the Great Fire in 1214, the construction ofthe Riga Cathedralbegan tocreate sacral urban space in areasof the Old Town and the New Town of Riga (in nova civitate Rige).Now, eastwards of Lielvārde, landscape artist Shunmyō Masuno from Japan has visualized the Garden of Destiny, where people obtainsolace to the past, strength to the present and inspiration to follow dreams in the future. Through this set of relationships, architecture maintains the cosmological connection and dialogue with all the scales of the World. Research object: Latvian places for the worship of God.Research goal: analysis of Latvian urban sacral space. Research problem: common and different features of the sacral space of the Latvians and other nations have been little studied. Research novelty: detailed studies of generative design of sacral spaces and contemporary places of worship in Latvia. Research methods: analysis of archive documents, cartographic and urban planning materials, a study of published literature and inspection of sacral places in nature.
MEANS AND METHODS OF PREVENTION AND CORRECTION OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS BY MEANS OF ART EDUCATION AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Authors: Bolshakova Julia , Bolshakov Sergey , Prokofiev Vadim
Published: May 2021

The article deals with the tasks of using art education in the process of organizing training. The research is devoted to the disclosure the pedagogical potential of art education. The research reveals the directions of art education and cultural studies based on theoretical analysis. The study reveals the effect of art education and cultural studies in the correction of deviant and delinquent behavior of young people and adolescents. The article summarizes the available means and techniques of art education, such as music, art, dance, theater and many others. The study analyzes the principles of choosing specific art forms in the educational process. The study demonstrates that book therapy techniques can be used not only as a preventive program, but also as an early intervention program and a program for correcting deviations. The article reveals the sequence of methodological steps when using the techniques of book therapy. The study of the use of techniques of art education and cultural studies in the correction of deviant and delinquent behavior reveals the effectiveness of the use of various genres of fine art. The creation of a work of art contributes to the socialization of the student, reveals the creative potential, contributes to the process of emotional and social comfort of the student. The analysis of the practices of educational organizations shows the importance of professional experience in the field of art education, demonstrates the discovery of the most effective in the aesthetic sense techniques of artistic processing of material Educational organizations make extensive use of dance art techniques. Musical activity allows adolescents to achieve a certain level of cheerfulness. This is recorded by experimental studies in various countries using music therapy techniques in the educational process. Dance practices are also used by educational organizations. Dance and movement therapy suppresses aggression, replaces destructive forms of behavior with socially adequate forms of expression and the development of alternative action strategies.
DESIGN TRENDS IN CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION - AN EXAMPLE OF LATGALIAN ABC DESIGN
Authors: Širiņa Ieva , Strode Aina
Published: May 2021

Children's book illustrations have always been an area that allows artists to make the most of their creative potential. Modern design trends for children's books are changing both in the world and in Latvia. The most relevant of these are minimalism and color purity, simplicity and quality. Research also highlights the choice of illustration and font style in favor of retro style and handwriting. Picture books on the topics of kindness and love are popular in terms of content. Activity books are useful for interactive communication. The aim of the article is to develop the concept of graphic design of the ABC of Latgalian language by studying design trends in children's book illustration and the supply and demand of children's Latgalian literature in Latvia. Research methods: theoretical - research and analysis of literature and Internet resources, empirical - questionnaire, analysis of analogues.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE MODERN MUSICAL ART OF EASTERN EUROPE
Authors: Vereshchahina-Biliavska Olena , Mozgalova Nataliia , Baranovska Iryna , Moskvichova Yuliia , Cherkashyna Olesia
Published: May 2021

The peculiarities of the world model and the human model in the Eastern European music art of the postmodern era were revealed. The research is based on a hermeneutical analysis of the contemporary Russian and Ukrainian composers’ works. The research method builds on the systematic and historical approaches. It allows to consider the individual musical text as a subsystem of a higher order system. The sociocultural context was considered. The scientific novelty consists in revealing the specifics of the Eastern European artists’ worldview of the last third of the XX and beginning of the XXI centuries. It is the consequence of studying their creativity in an anthropological dimension. The anthropological essence of the music of contemporary Ukrainian and Russian composers lies in a certain inconsistent polarity. The polarity is represented by the ironic and fragmented worldview combined with the religious quest. The awareness of the chaos and apocalyptic culture is combined with the religious support in its various manifestations. Therefore, the character in modern music has a dual essence. He is both marginal and a personality with strong spiritual support. In the works of contemporary Russian and Ukrainian composers, two postmodern worldview poles are organically combined: a destructive worldview and a desire for harmony. This polarity is caused by the crisis mentality of the modern post-totalitarian society.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF LASER PROCESSING AND 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES IN TEXTILE FABRICS
Authors: Mežinska Silvija
Published: May 2021

Nowadays education and research promote interdisciplinary cooperation and development. An interdisciplinary approach creates change and new opportunities for design education in general, while innovation, the use of advanced materials and technologies transforms design technology studies. These changes affect the development of design technology as an integrated interdisciplinary direction, the creation of innovative solutions, products and services in research design activities. This process is facilitated by research grant projects involving students and researchers. The performed experimental research in Rezekne Academy of Technologies (RTA) engineering research centres shows the possibilities of laser processing and 3D printing in textile fabrics design, promotes innovative technological solutions in product design and ensures the development of scientifically based results. The aim of the research is to improve students' independent research activities in purposeful project activities by interacting with various engineering research centers. Research methods used: theoretical - literature and Internet resource research and analysis, empirical - action (case study) research. Eight students of engineering/design study programs and four lecturers – researchers - participants of grant projects - participate in the research. Research period 2017–2020. The research has a practical significance, because it substantiates the interdisciplinary experimental research activity process and results, determining of students' independent research activity improvement direction, promotes the transfer of research results into practice.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TEACHING STYLE OF SWIMMING COACHES AND THEIR ATHLETES’ MOTIVATION FOR SPORT
Authors: Razmaite Danguole , Grajauskas Lauras
Published: May 2021

The paper presents a research dealing with one of the most relevant problems in sports education science, the coach’s influence on young athletes’ motivation. The aim of the research is to investigate the correlations between manifestation of the teaching style applied by coaches and motivation of their athletes for sport. The research raises a hypothesis that the teaching styles applied by coaches may be related to the motivation for sport in the athletes being trained. The research is based on the provisions of reproductive and productive teaching methods as well as the self-determination theory. The research involved 14–18-year-old swimmers and their coaches. Two questionnaires have been employed: description of the teaching style (Curtner-Smith et al., 2001; Hein et al., 2012) and sport motivation scale (SMS–II; Pelletier et al., 2013). Referring to the responses in relation to manifestation of the teaching style, the coaches have been divided into three groups. The one factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to test the research hypothesis. The research hypothesis was proven only partly. It was found that application of different teaching styles may have had effect on young athletes’ external motivation only. It can be substantiated that the teaching style employed by swimming coaches and related both reproductive and reproductive teaching methods have no significant effect on young athletes’ intrinsic motivation for sport in the coaching practise.
ANALYSIS ON CLASSIFICATION OF FOOTBALL TECHNIQUE
Authors: Slaidiņš Kristaps , Fernāte Andra
Published: May 2021

Football is a situation sport where football players are characterized by a great variety and complexity of activities during the game, both in contact with the opponent and in the immediate vicinity of the opponent, while cooperating with other teammates. Sports scientists and coaches need to find out more about the set of techniques, its diversity and the amount of technique in top level football games in order to guide the optimal planning and implementation of the training process in the technical training of football players. Due to the diversity of techniques used by football players, there are different approaches to the classification of these techniques. However, it is very important to group all techniques according to their common features in order to adequately assess the structure of a football game, its development tendencies and issues. Research aim: to compare and analyse the essence of the classification of football technique and its development tendencies. Research methods: analysis of scientific articles (electronic scientific databases ScienceDirect, Google Scholar), search keywords – football, football technique, classification of football technique. Main results of the research:  two main approaches dominate in the classification of football technique: the technique approach and the game approach. Initially, football technique was mainly grouped by taking into account the player’s actions with or without the ball, the level of difficulty of the technique element, the role of the players and the player’s actions on the spot or in motion. As football develops, football technique is classified by taking into account the effectiveness of its application in specific tactical situations.