bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Una aproximación a un modelo de conocimiento del formador de profesores de matemáticas
Authors: Contreras Luis Carlos
Published: November 2021

Este artículo es una revisión teórica acerca del conocimiento del formador de profesores de matemáticas. Décadas de estudio acerca del conocimiento del profesor han producido abundante información teórica y empírica acerca del mismo y algunos grupos que han contribuido a su desarrollo se plantean ahora avanzar hacia modelos de conocimiento de los formadores, convirtiendo este ámbito en prioritario. Se tiende a elaborar estos modelos desde la perspectiva teórica subyacente de un determinado modelo de conocimiento del profesor, admitiendo que ambos conocimientos (el del formador y el del profesor) son sustancialmente diferentes aunque de intersección no vacía. En este artículo, el modelo de conocimiento del profesor que inspira el trabajo es el del conocimiento especializado del profesor de matemáticas (MTSK); de ahí que este sea el punto de partida de la reflexión que se presenta. El propio contenido de la formación y la consideración de los diferentes perfiles de quienes han de desarrollarla servirán de base para la propuesta de dominios del conocimiento que se presenta.
Muhasebe Meslek Mensuplarının Etik Dışı Davranış Sergilemelerinin Nedenleri: Literatür İncelemesi / Reasons of Unethical Behaviors of Accounting Professionals: Literature Review
Authors: BARAN Emre , DERYA BASKAN Tuba
Published: November 2021

Bu çalışma, muhasebe meslek mensuplarının mesleki faaliyetlerini gerçekleştirirken etik dışı davranış sergilemelerinin nedenlerini, ulusal ve uluslar arası literatürde yer alan çalışmaların sonuçlarını değerlendirerek ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, 2005-2020 yılları arasında etik dışı davranışın nedenlerine doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak yer veren 26 ulusal makale, 24 uluslar arası makale ve 9 ulusal lisansüstü tez olmak üzere toplam 59 bilimsel çalışmadan elde edilen veriler belirli bir sınıflandırmaya tabi tutularak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, muhasebe meslek mensuplarını etik dışı davranış sergilemeye yönlendiren en önemli faktörün müşteri-yönetim baskısı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, ulusal ve uluslar arası problemler incelendiğinde Türkiye’de denetim sürecinin etkin olmayışı ve eğitim yetersizliğinin önemli bir sorun olduğu göze çarpmaktadır.
Restoration of fertility of gray forest soil for management of intensive and organic agriculture
Authors: Tkachenko M.A. , Kondratiuk I.M. , Pavlichenko A.I.
Published: November 2021

The scientific substantiation of the authors on the essence of reproduction of fertility of acid gray forest soils, its types and forms of manifestation, factors of increase and regulation under conditions of intensive and organic agriculture is presented. An in-depth analysis of the amount of humus in loamy soils, a set of agrotechnological measures and patterns aimed at preventing the degradation of acidic gray forest soils and protection of their fertility in the agrocenosis with different technologies for growing crops. The optimal parameters of humus content and reserves and ways to achieve at a consistently high level of basic nutrients in gray forest soils with organic and intensive use are determined. Based on many years of research, the main issues are considered and the effectiveness of action and aftereffects of periodic chemical reclamation in combination with organic and mineral fertilizers is proved, and the effectiveness of one and a half dose of ameliorant for long-term intensive mineral load in agrocenosis is substantiated. The comparative productivity of agrocenosis for III and IV rotation on gray forest soil for organic farming is given.
Agrobiological foundations for growing woody energy crops on drained organogenic soils
Authors: Sliusar I.T. , Solyanyk E.P. , Serbenyuk V.A.
Published: November 2021

The purpose of the work was to identify the most effective agrobiological measures of plantation cultivation of wood energy crops – various types of willow on drained organogenic soils of Forest-steppe and Polesie, to develop technologies for their cultivation and to carry out energy, economic and environmental assessments of their cultivation on land extracted from intensive cultivation. Research methods – field with a complex of biometric, agrochemical and laboratory studies, mathematical and statistical.The results of studies conducted on medium-deep drained old-time carbonate peatland are presented. Data on agroecological assessment of soil and climatic conditions of agricultural lands were obtained to create energy plantations in the area of excess moisture, agrochemical and water-physical properties and features of the water-air regime of organogenic soils were investigated. As a result of the analysis, the data found that they fully meet the requirements of growing high-performance energy crops.It has been established that the most effective way of basic soil processing is to plant willows in ploughed furrows with an area of food of 0,9 x0,7 m and harvest every two to three years. The most productive on average in five years was willow three-song – 27,1-28,0 t per hectare and willow rod – 23,2 and 31,7 t per hectare of dry mass in Forest Steppe and Polissya, 28,2 and 21,2 t per hectare, respectively. According to economic indicators, the highest conditional net profit (21,1 thousand UAH per hectare) and the level of profitability (305%) provided willow rod on the scheme of planting 0,9 x 0,7 m and cleaning in the form of chips every three years.
Hirnyk Drinking water quality of decentralized water supply in rural settlements of the Forest-steppe zone
Authors: Shkarivska L.I. , Davydiuk A.V. , Klymenko I.I.
Published: November 2021

The purpose of the article was, on the basis of monitoring studies, to establish the peculiarities of the state of natural waters in the agrolandscapes of the Forest-steppe zone under various agrotechnogenic loads. The study used the method of agroecological monitoring and laboratory (methods of chemical, physico-chemical analysis using modern methods of atomic absorption spectrophotometry, flame photometry in accordance with the requirements of the quality management system, DSTU 3973-2000). The study of the state of natural water in 2015–2020 was conducted by the staff of the Department of Agroecology and analytical research of the NSC “Institute of Agriculture of NAAS” in the agro-landscapes of the Right Bank Forest-Steppe in Kyiv region: in Kyiv-Sviatoshynskyi district - v. Gatne, v. Kruglik,v. Kryukivshchyna, v. Vita Poshtova, in Vasylkiv district -v. Dzvinkove, in the Tarashchansky district - the v. Rizhky, in the Left-Bank Forest-Steppe - in the Poltava region, Shishatsky district, v. Manachynivka. The results of water analysis at stationary points of the Right-Bank and Left-Bank Forest-Steppe indicate that none of them was distinguished by the stability of physicochemical and chemical indicators, the quality of drinking water in rural settlements directly depends on the ecological state of agricultural landscapes and individual farms. The state of drinking water in the system of decentralized water supply of rural settlements in most cases did not correspond to the standards in force in Ukraine, which indicates a high anthropogenic load on agricultural landscapes, an insufficient level of ecological culture and the need for monitoring. The issue of monitoring natural waters and reducing the risks of their pollution is important from the point of view of improving the quality of drinking water in rural areas.
TWO SPECIES OF GENUS CAREX SECT. SPIROSTACHYAE (CYPERACEAE) NEW TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors: Milanović Đorđije , Maslo Semir , Šarić Šemso
Published: November 2021

UDK: 582.542.11(497.6)

During systematic field research of genus Carex in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period of 2014-2018. two species from sect. Spirostachyae Drejer ex L. H. Bailey have been recorded for the first time in the flora of the country: Carex extensa Gooden. and Carex punctata Gaudin. While C. punctata is a quite common species growing in damp and wet habitat types over serpentine substrates in Central Bosnia, C. extensa is recorded as very rare along the Adriatic Sea coast on Klek Peninsula (southern Bosnia and Herzegovina), and recognized as critically endangered (CR) in the country.
INDICATION OF THE STATE OF PEATLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors: Barudanovıć Senka , Mašić Ermin , Macanović Armin , Hatibović Ena
Published: November 2021

UDK: 582.323: 574.4(497.6)(234.422)          551.438.22(497.6)(234.422)

Peatland ecosystems in Bosnia and Herzegovina represent a relict remain of the vegetation, flora and fauna from the glaciation periods. Peatlands are widespread on the North, where they occupy large areas of northern Europe, Asia and Canada. Occurrence of this type of ecosystems in Bosnia and Herzegovina contains an indication of nature conservation in general and represents an extraordinary natural value. The status of peatland ecosystems in the Balkans should be carefully monitored especially today, at the time of the already recognizable effects of climate change. The preserved structure and functionality of these ecosystems might indicate satisfactory degree of resilience to climate change, but adverse state warns on the need to take appropriate actions. Multiply drivers as overexploitation of natural resources, water, air and soil pollution and spread of invasive alien species, also have a negative effect on peatland ecosystems. In order to assess the conditions of peatland ecosystems in Bosnia and Herzegovina, researches were carried out on Vranica and Zvijezda mountain in central Bosnia. Researches was conducted including the following communities: Sphagno-Piceetum montanum Stef 1964, Sphagnetum recurvo-subsecundi Grgić et al. 1991, Menyanthi-Sphagnetum Grgić et al. 1991 Scirpetum silvatici Ht et H-ić, Calthaetum rostratae Lakušić et al. 1991, Abieti-Piceetum illyricum Fuk. 1960 Stef. 62 s.l ect. To investigate existing conditions state of the peatland ecosystems, floristic elements and life forms were determined for every plant species. A comparison of previous and today’s state of these communities was conducted, associated with analysis of Ellenberg’s indices for temperature, light, soil reaction etc. According to Lakušić et al., 1991., these type of ecosystems in Bosnia and Herzegovina was satisfactory. However, today's finding shows severe changes. The loss of peatland habitats was recorded in the entire area of research. The main identified drivers are deforestation, habitat conversion and drainage of watercourses. In order to protect this type of ecosystems and important indicator species it is necessary to implement different conservation and restoration activities.
Goethe’s Faust – a mirror of modernity?
Authors:   Universität Leipzig, Germany, Goltz Johann
Published: November 2021

How do we perceive Goethe today? According to one widespread opinion in Germany, his work is the product of a long-gone era and has no relevance to our times. The paper disputes this claim, offering some observations on “Faust”, Part 2, Act 5. The intrinsic connection between “words and actions”in Goethe‘s works not only determines the dramatical and narrative structures of this world-famous play, but, due to its appealing nature, has been imposing itself forcefully and consistently, long after the end of the author‘s long earthly journey. With its feeling and its ethics, “Faust” continues to motivate generations of Europeans.
Varia: Атонският превод на Йерусалимския типик. Сравнителен анализ на някои указания в месецословната част на преписите Slav. 13 и ЦИАИ 201 (Oбщите указания, указанията за уставните четения, паримиите, за химнографския материал и някои изменяеми части на св. Литургия)
Authors:   ", Stoimenov Nikolay ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

This article is dedicated to the two known versions of the first Bulgarian translation of the Jerusalem Typikon CIAI 201 and Slav. 13. The focus is on the general instructions, the instructions regarding the readings, the parоemias, and also on the instructions regarding the hymnography material, as well as the changeable parts of the Divine Liturgy in the Menologion part of the Typikon. The comparison and analysis of the two sources demonstrate certain editorial work on all levels of the process of transcribing the manuscripts under examination; in some cases, they allow us to determine the initial text of this translation of the Jerusalem Typikon.
For prof. PhD Georgi Bizhkov – with gratitude and respect
Authors:   ", Todorova-Koleva Marieta ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

According to the International Basketball Federation – FIBA and specifically the department dealing with the development of 3x3 basketball (FIBA 3x3), organizing a single 3x3 basketball event has real benefits for the country and the cities where it is organized, at sports, financial, promotional and social levels. In addition to creating economic impact through gathering visitors and distributing commercial rights, the media coverage of 3x3 events makes them valuable marketing tools for the region. For this reason, our study also aims to identify which of our neighboring countries are making the most of the benefits of 3x3 basketball events.
University teacher competency assessment indicators
Authors:   Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan State Institute of Culturе, Russia, Bogoudinova Roza , Abdulhakova Aislu , Svetlana Svetlana
Published: November 2021

The article discusses the urgent problems of the educational process in higher education caused by crisis phenomena in pedagogy as the main way of personality development.One of the ways to overcome the crisis is the formation of the worldview of the teacher, substantiates the content of his intellectual, cognitive, communication, research competencies.
What can one receive from philosophy and pedagogy? (Reflections on the courage of the spirit and eminence of the soul)
Authors:   University of Szeged (JGYPK), Hungary, Karikó Sandor
Published: November 2021

It is evident that the separate examination of the two concepts mentioned in the title offers one many approaches, thus scrutinising them together would widen further the possibilities. The scope of analysis must necessarily be narrowed; in the followings, I shall touch upon some bits and pieces of these two categories: one of the characteristics of philosophy and pedagogy, one of their decisive particularities in accordance with my own views. I think that both philosophy and pedagogy bear such a final content, positive inner “voice”, one could say “buzzword” that can be an orientation point in the whole of the pedagogical and educational work. (Furthermore, it can also be related to politics, science and everyday interactio). Critical reflexivity and the virtue of goodness shall be discussed.
Varia: Art creates peace in times of war. Alexander Bozhinov’s Murals at Svishtov Academy of Economics
Authors:   Dimitar A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Bulgaria, Vezirov Ventsislav
Published: November 2021

The article presents, analyzes and systematizes the nature and problems related to Alexander Bozhinov’s murals at D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov. The relations between Alexander Bozhinov and his uncle – the donor Dimitar Tsenovich – are considered in order to clarify the creative process and the aesthetics of these works. The historical context and the artistic views of the artists are elucidated on by drawing a comparison between Nikolai Pavlov and Alexander Bozhinov; the murals are compared to what was achieved in the Bulgarian fine arts by that time – 1941. The idea is that the work of art created in times of war saves the spirit of the people after the war.
Additional Comments on Cultural Stereotypes. The Bulgarians Through the Eyes of the Japanese
Authors:   ", Vassileva Magdalena ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The present article is a sequel to “Cultural Stereotypes. The Image of The Japanese” published in “Proglas”, Vol. 27, No 1, 2018. The aim of the research this time is to present the image of the Bulgarians through the eyes of the Japanese. To do this, we tackled the following tasks: 1) To outline the image of the Bulgarians reflected in Japanese media; 2) To present the image of the Bulgarians that Japanese students have prior to visiting Veliko Tarnovo University (VTU); 3) To find out how this image changes after the visit and after the direct contact between Bulgarian and Japanese students. The author comments on the cultural (national) stereotypes concerning Bulgarians with regard to their content, their assessment and the reasons for their formation.
On the Verbal System in Metropolitan Gregory Tsamblak's Works and the Middle Bulgarian Translation of John Chrysostom's Homiletic Corpus "On the Seraphim"
Authors:   Thracian University of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Ilieva Teodora
Published: November 2021

The object of investigation in the present paper is the comparative study of the temporal system in translated and original works of Tarnovo and non-Tarnovo origin from the 14th century, published in the last decade. The study focuses on the parallel between the verbal system of the largely unresearched pre-Euthymian homiletic manuscript of six homilies “On the Seraphim”, translated by Dionysius Divni, and six works of the representative of Tarnovo Literary School – Metropolitan Gregory Tsamblak, which are genealogically connected with it. The following aspects have been studied contrastively: the paradigm of the verb tenses – Present tense, Past Imperfect, Past Aorist, Past Perfect, Plusquamperfectum, Future Simple, descriptive future-tense forms, Past Future tense; the unchanging infinitive; the verboids – present active participle, aorist active participle, passive participles; passive voice; conditional and imperative mood. Their similarities (conformity to Middle Bulgarian tendencies and Athonite influences) and differences (the degree of archaisation, individual style) have been inspected.
An Aristocrat of the Spirit. Touches to the Creative Portrait of Prof. Dsc. Andrey Pantev
Authors:   University of Library Science and Information Technology, Sofia, Bulgaria, Avreyski Nikola
Published: November 2021

In the article an attempt for a creative and civic portrait of the most popular Bulgarian historian and one of our most respected intellectuals – Prof. DSc. Andrey Pantev (hist.), is made. The stages of his construction as a scientist are characterized. The unusual breadth of his research interests, extending to the new and modern Bulgarian, Balkan, European and world history, is outlined. His unusual style of restoring the past stands out. It is understood in his specific creative laboratory. On this basis, his elegant difference among colleagues from the professional guild is shown. Special attention is paid to his civic position before and after the beginning of the democratic renewal of the country, as well as his fascinating and artistic stay in the public space and his bright presence in the development of the new Bulgarian parliamentarism. Professor Andrey Pantev is shown as a gifted modern historian, an original scientist with his contributions in other fields of science, a prominent public figure and one of the greatest intellectuals of modern Bulgaria, as a true aristocrat of the spirit of European and world greatness.
Linguistic views regarding reflection on speech behavior
Authors:   St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria, Mangocheva Donka
Published: November 2021

The article systematizes fundamental linguistic views regarding the nature of reflection and its role in the speech processes, as well as its potential scope when speech behaviour is its object. The understanding of the said issues is traced along the following theoretical lines: consciousness and focus of the reflexive processes; awareness of the speech as a technology and a product; reflection as a conscious action oriented towards the speech behaviour, and as a transition from spontaneous to controlled speech.
The Cities of Arran and Shirvan in the State of Hulaguids
Authors:   National Pedagogical University “M. P. Dragomirov”, Kyiv, Ukraine, Macai Olena
Published: November 2021

The article reveals the peculiarities of the development of the cities of Northern Azerbaijan during the Ilkhanat. Attention is paid to the period of the conquest of the region and the beginning of the restoration of its economic potential. The paper examines the main directions of development of the cities of Arran and Shirvan, their ethnic composition. The study analyzes the activities of the Ilkhans Hulagu and Gazan, as far-sighted managers, thanks to whose activities old trade and cultural centers began to revive and to be established.
Formation of the 11th Regiment of the Bulgarian Army (December 1885–March 1886)
Authors:   ", Donchev Anton ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The formation of new regiments in the Bulgarian army in the period 1885–1886 was a complex and very interesting process. The first war in which the Principality of Bulgaria took part after its liberation from Ottoman rule, brought many new changes and challenges to its armed forces which were less than ten years old.
Ethnic Interactions in the Writings of Bulgarian Authors from Bessarabia and Tavria
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko Transnistria State University and Grigoriy Tsamblak Taraclia State University, Razeeva Elena
Published: November 2021

The article examines the ethnic interactions of immigrant Bulgarians, which are present in the literary reflection of Bulgarian authors from the diaspora - mostly Misho Hadzhiiski (Tavria), Nikolay Kurtev and Anna Maleshkova (Bessarabia). Сontent analysis of the artistic and the journalistic writing of Bulgarian migrants has enabled us to determine their significant neighbors, the distance between them, as well as some peculiarities of the relations among them. Tavrian and Bessarabian Bulgarians’ implicit or explicit appraisals of “others” are presented too, and their conscious experience of the ethnic contacts in the “empty foreign land” is justified in the article.
The problem of the spontaneity of children’s creativity in the context of the pedagogical views of the abstract expressionist Mark Rothko
Authors:   ", Nikolova Galina ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The research is studies the spontaneity and expressiveness of children’s art and is based on the views of Mark Rothko. The pedagogical methods of the abstract expressionist, aimed at preserving the immediacy of the pictorial expression, are relevant and applicable today. The study offers a methodology for the development of color perception and color abilities of the preschool child, which fits into the context of Rothko’s pedagogical views.
The “Decline” of Bronze Age wanax: The Phrygian vanak-, the Priest-King, the ‘Wanax to Basileus Model’ and the Power Relations in Phrygian Society
Authors:   ", Yordanov Stefan ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The article discusses the nature of the Phrygian ruler’s institution in order to elucidate its place in the potestary-political system of the Phrygian society. On the basis of the assumption that the inscription on the Midas Monument’s rock-cut façade was consecrated not to the king Midas, but to the goddess Mida, an attempt has been made to stress the necessity of further analysis of the questions concerning the meaning of the titles lavagt-, vanak- and others, the origins of the supreme titles in Phrygian titulature, the presence of the priest-king in the Phrygian potestary-political system, the validity of the so-called ‘Wanax to Basileus Model’ in view of the Phrygian example, etc.
All-Russian Public Committee (Arpc) for Perpetuating the Memory of P. A. Kropotkin (APC): Achievements and Mistakes (Dedicated to the Committe’s 100TH Anniversary)
Authors: Saytanov Sergey
Published: November 2021

The All-Russian Public Committee (ARPC) for perpetuating the memory of P. A. Kropotkin, the most famous Russian theorist of anarchism, was established in 1921 after his death on 8 February. It reflected many disagreements in Russia’s anarchist movement, as well as contradictions between scientific and political activities within the Committee itself. These unsolved problems led to its conflict with the Soviet Union and the latter’s annihilation. The ARPC’s failure to resolve these contradictions was not its main mistake. However, it had significant scientific, publishing and museum achievements which enabled Peter Kropotkin’s creative heritage to be preserved, at least to some extent.
The perception of time and space in Georgi Rupchev’s book of poetry Change of the night guard
Authors:   Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Lateva Trayana
Published: November 2021

The present paper focuses on the second book of poetry by the Bulgarian poet Georgi Rupchev – Change of the Night Guard (1986), and more specifically – on the perception of time and space which construct Rupchev’s poetic world. The text attempts to distinguish between the various manifestations of time and space in order to differentiate a common model of their poetic usage. The analysis also touches on their nature (how specific or abstract they are), their role in the poems, their connection with other themes and motifs in the poet’s work as well as their importance for the composition of the book.
How literature tells the story. Observations on contemporary Bulgarian Bessarabic prose
Authors:   ", Nalbantova Elena ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

This article discusses fiction novels that have been written in Bulgarian since the 1960s by Bessarabian Bulgarians, focusing on topics related to the life of Bulgarian expats in Bessarabia. The Bulgarian Bessarabian literature from this period is defined as contemporary. This article reconstructs the historical context as interpreted in two different ways: as events that found their way into the narratives, and as circumstances, which enforced both the selection of topics and their interpretation, and at the same time the literary canon that shaped the texts. The article concludes that the depiction of historical events in the novels of P.Trufkin, P. Burlak-Valkanov, Iv. Valkov, Il. Valkov, I. Nenov, A. Maleshkova and N. Kurtev conforms to extraliterary factors: ideology, geopolitical interests of neighboring countries, civilizational pessimism.
Varia: The old bulgarian translation of the pseudo-chrysostomian Homily on the beheading of St. John the Baptist (BHG 859)
Authors:   Institute on Balkan Stuies, Bulgarian academy of sciences, Bulgaria, Davidkova Hristina
Published: November 2021

The article proposes an analysis of three copies of the Pseudo-Chrysostomian Homily on the Beheading of St.John the Baptist. The textological, lexical and grammatical characteristics of Slavonic copies under examination,when compared with the Greek text, support the opinion that the homily was translated during the Old-Bulgarian period, in eastern Bulgaria, in the 10th century. The observations on the translation methods testify to its high quality and that the free choice of correlates established at some places often makes the text more accessible to the Slavic audience.
Varia: An attempt to systematize one type of stable verb-noun phrases in the bulgarian language
Authors:   ", Vasileva Rada ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

In this article we examine stable verb-noun phrases of the ‘give an answer’ and ‘enter negotiations’ type. We start with the idea that the noun in the phrase does not act as an argument and that the valence properties are distributed between the constituents of the phrase. The article also describes the specific properties which incorporate the constructions in a separate group and proposes a classification model.
Psychological and pedagogical bases of visualization of educational information for younger schoolchildren
Authors:   uzhno-Ural'skiy Gosudarstvennyy Gumanitarno - Pedagogicheskiy Universitet, Russian Federation, Avdina Anastasia , Lavrinova Anastasia
Published: November 2021

The question of the significance of the process of visualization of educational material by younger students is considered in the article. The concept of “visualization” is described. Types of visualization are characterized. The analysis of the visual perception of primary school students done. Methodical recommendations for the use of visualization with the aim of qualitative and informed perception of information by primary school students have been made.
Four Less-Known Cases of Personal Union Projects in Southeast Europe
Authors:   University of Niš, Serbia, Aleksić Vladimir
Published: November 2021

The paper discussed four episodes from the medieval Serbian past when personal unions’ concept formed the basis for resolving complex regional diplomatic relations. The first two dates in King Milutin’s (1282–1321) and Stephen Dečanski`s (1321–1331) reigns. In both instances, the unification proposals came from Bulgaria. Furthermore, Sigismund von Luxembourg (1387–1437) acquired in 1394 the right to receive the Bosnian royal crown. With the decline of Hungarian influence in Bosnia, the prospects of realizing this bold plan lost momentum. The last case examines the prevailing circumstances that led to establishing a short-lived personal union between Bosnia and the Serbian Despotate 1458/1459.
Fantastic Literature - a Medium of Modernity: Svetoslav Minkov
Authors:   ", Burneva Nikolina ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The article introduces the reader to the context of the momentous transformations of the aesthetic and worldview paradigms at the end of ‘the long 19th century’ and the arrival of modernity in Bulgarian culture which had – until then – been traditional and folklore-based. In this context, the author traces the early work of Svetoslav Minkov – a distinguished author of fantastic literature and cofounder of Bulgarian diabolical literature. The article focuses on comparative reading of several short stories by Gustav Meyrink and Svetoslav Minkov in order to highlight the arguments supporting the discussion of this literary movement in a broad, European context.
Ways to solve the problems of social adaptation of adolescents - children of the children’s house
Authors:   Municipal Budgetary Institution of Culture “Chelyabinsk Theater of Contemporary Dance”, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Sukhonina Natalia
Published: November 2021

The article examines the main characteristics of a socially adapted personality capable of self-determination in society. The following is a brief analysis of the main problems of social adaptation of orphans, which are present in all age groups of children living in state orphanages. The ways of improving the processes of their socialization, introducing new pedagogical approaches and technologies are proposed; highlights the main forms and methods of pedagogical and social work with pupils, the formation of innovative programs for the successful socialization and adaptation of orphans to independent life. The need for an integrated approach to solving this problem of all social institutions, state and public structures and active interaction in the educational space of similar institutions in Russia and other countries is revealed.
Comparative analysis of motor skills for boxers with different competitive level of the competition success in the Republic of North Macedonia
Authors:   “St. Cyril and Methodius” University – Skopje, North Macedonia, Kalach Ruzdiya , Georgiev Georgi , Gontarev Seryozha
Published: November 2021

This research was conducted on a selected sample of 87 male respondents, boxers at the age of 18 to 33 years with the aim to determine if there are some differences in motor skills between boxers with different levels of competitive success. The sample is divided into three sub-samples according to the competitive success as follows: I category of 20 boxers who achieved the best sport results in the boxing from the Republic of North Macedonia, participating in the World, European and other international tournaments, II category of 25 of boxers who participated in international tournaments, domestic tournaments, Republican league and state championships and III category of 42 boxers who participated in international tournaments, domestic tournaments, Republican league and state championships but had not achieved significant sport results. For assessment of the motor skills a system of 21 motor tests was applied. The differences in the general motor tests between the boxers with different levels of competitive success are determined by the covariance analysis with the partition of weight and height. Based on the results it can be concluded that the significant basic motor skills which differentiate the boxers with different levels of competitive success is the coordination – agility, the strength of the muscles of the arms and the shoulder area, the speed of the frequency of upper extremities, the explosive strength of upper and lower extremities and the placement precision. The results from this research can help the coaches to properly plan and program the work with the boxers during the training process.
Debatable aspects of Edward Said’s theory of orientalism
Authors:   ", Petkov Pavel ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

In recent decades Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism has been dominating the imagological research of representations of the East. Although his theoretical model has long been almost unanimously accepted, it should not be applied uncritically – both because of the enormous diversity of the texts dealing with the Orient and because of the presence of a few debatable elements in the theoretical structure itself. This article examines some of these elements, focusing on the absence of certain orientalist research traditions from Said’s model and on his assertion that everything that people can know has in fact been constructed in their own mind.
Interference in the context of literary languages (Based on the history of the Bulgarian literary language up to the end of the 14th century)
Authors:   ", Obretenova Milena ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The article examines the interaction and alternation of different manifestations of interference depending on the type of language policy of the state, as well as their role in the process of forming and developing literary languages. The author concludes that this is a mandatory step for the objective study of the histories of national literary languages and a potential contribution to the theory of literary languages.
Experience of Canada, The United Kingdom, Finland and Spain for formation of media literacy among the students
Authors:   ", Dimitrova Zlatina ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The theoretical research focuses on the educational experience for the formation of media literacy among school-age children in different countries around the world. The article presents various options for the formation of media literacy, based on three educational models. According to the first model, media education is represented in the form of a compulsory subject in schools, which is studied by students in different grades. According to the second educational model, media habits are acquired within the interdisciplinary (integrated) approach – the use of the media in traditional school subjects, including native and foreign languages, literature, social sciences. The third model offers practical and informal integration of media education as a supplement and replacement of specific subjects or the intersection between them. The article examines in detail the media training opportunities offered in Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and Spain, as their experience in media education is applied in a number of other countries around the world. Special attention is paid to the first steps in the introduction of media literacy training among students in Bulgaria, which is carried out only in the last 5-6 years.
Postbiological Evolution in Dietmar Dath's "The Abolition of Spicies"
Authors:   https://journals.uni-vt.bg/proglas/eng/vol28/iss1/4, Ognjanovic Branka
Published: November 2021

The paper gives an insight into the postbiological evolution and the posthuman world in the novel “The Abolition of Species” („Die Abschaffung der Arten“, 2008) by Dietmar Dath. The term postbiological evolution refers to a human-driven evolution that in the novel leads to a world inhabited by human descendants in the form of machines and animals. It analyzes the development of the opposed civilizations of robots (the so-called Keramikaner) and human-animal hybrids (the so-called Gente). The posthuman world they inhabit is a world in which Man is no longer at the center of world history and only lives on thanks to technogenic and genetic modifications. The aim of the paper is to explore the depiction of the altered relationship of the modern humans to their biological and technological environment by analyzing the influence of the theories of postbiological life and posthumanism on the novel.
Constructivism and behaviorism in teaching children with intellectual disabilities
Authors:   ", Zlatkova-Doncheva Katerina ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

Current study examines the constructivism and behaviorism concepts applicable in the education of children with intellectual disabilities. The paper is focused on the possibilities of both approaches in overcoming some of the challenges in teaching children with intellectual disabilities and outlining the different techniques to support the efforts of the educator for the effective education and development of researched group of children. The results outline that dividing the content units into smaller parts, connecting the information to the real life situation, using models and illustrations, moving from the known to the unknown, and encouraging active participation of students are most effective approaches in education children with intellectual disabilities. Constructivist and behaviorist concepts of learning and teaching do not differ methodologically and substantively in the education of children with intellectual disabilities to their peers and differences are related only to duration of individual approaches
The Representation of the Mentality Image of the Bulgarians during 15th–17th Centuries in Bulgarian Historiography
Authors:   Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sukarev Vidin
Published: November 2021

The study is an overview and analysis of the opinions of Bulgarian historians about the Bulgarian mentality during the first three centuries of the Ottoman rule. The topic is very debatable and only four authors stand out with contributions, but these are some of the most famous representatives of our national historiography in the twentieth century – Peter Mutafchiev, Hristo Gandev, Dimitar Angelov, Nikolay Genchev. Their research and opinions are presented along with other issues related to the topic of the study. The studies of the so-called “People's Psychology” for the period are untenable. The main approach in such research should be focused on cultural processes.
Distance learning – a possible form for the development of gifted and talented sudents
Authors:   ", Misheva Tanya ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

Distance / e-learning has real potential to stimulate the development of gifted and talented students. Even if it is not planned, organized and conducted in a format that allows them to manage learning that is relatively independent of the main flow ( main stream students), to enable students to individual control during work, methods for learning and organization of free time. The article raises the question of how distance learning, introduced in an emergency situation, has affected gifted and talented students. The answers are sought through the analysis of a survey conducted with teachers, gifted students and their parents. The different points of view lead to the conclusion that when developing a long – term strategy for working with talented students at school, the opinions and reactions of all participants in the learning process should be thoroughly studied.
Determining the influence of interactive games on some mental qualities in 9-10-year-old students
Authors:   ", Petkova Miroslava ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The effectiveness of mental training depends largely on the conviction and active participation of both parties – student and educator. Hence the need to form a positive attitude towards mental training in general. For this purpose it is necessary for the pedagogue to have appropriate mental literacy and readiness to apply the various means and methods of mental preparation. The aim of the study is to identify and compare the changes that occurred in the mental preparedness of 9-10-year-old students from Gorna Oryahovitsa and Veliko Tarnovo after applying two different game models in physical education and sports.
Social and Political Influence of War Veterans in Croatia
Authors:   Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria, Asenov Yulian
Published: November 2021

This article examines the social and political influence of veterans of the Croatian War of Independence in present-day Croatia. In 1997, the unique Ministry of Veterans was established in the young country. The Law on Croatian Veterans was passed which provides ex-militaries with a number of privileges, but causes dissatisfaction among a large part of society. The veterans founded a number of associations, and their ever-increasing number made them an indispensable factor in Croatian political life
19th-Century Slovenian Ethnographic Map of the Bulgarian Lands
Authors:   Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Yordanov Dragomir
Published: November 2021

This article aims to examine and call more attention to an old, unduly disregarded ethnographic map from 1874, drafted by the Slovenian intellectual Maks Pleteršnik. The „Ethnographic Map of the Bulgarian Land“ outlines the territories across European Turkey populated by ethnic Bulgarians at the time. It is the first known ethnographic map authored by a non-Bulgarian to deal exclusively with the Bulgarian people, which makes it a document of particular importance. This article retraces the map‘s history in brief, elucidates the historical situation and the reasons for its drafting, and attempts to determine the sources used in its composition. The map is then subjected to an extensive analysis, with the goal of explicating its specific peculiarities as well as its shortcomings and virtues/ contributions. The book „Slovanstvo,“ wherein the map was first published as an appendix, is also given its due consideration. This article fills in a certain gap in research and hopefully will be of use not only to the scientific community, but a much wider readership as well.
Сomparison of some personal characteristics of students from the UNWE, practicing basketball in educational groups and representative team
Authors:   University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Stavrev Spas
Published: November 2021

Along with acquiring of knowledge in the universities for a certain type of activities, the availability of qualities of each individual is of importance too – motor, psychic and personal. They are in the base for the successful sport career and professional realization. The significance of personal qualities has been established, both for sport and professional career of human being. For the labour activity, they are professionally significant. Such are the volitional qualities and the personal anxiety. We have directed to compare the level of development with students, dealing with basketball, in educational groups of the discipline „Physical education“ and in the representative basketball team at the UNWE, in the beginning of the educational year. As regards the variability with both indices (volitional qualities and personal anxiety), the coefficients of variation define the groups of students as comparatively homogeneous. The average values for both indices define the students as individuals of “strong will”. Statistically, reliable differences with comparison of the results have not been established and with both signs investigated. For establishing the influence of basketball game on these personal characteristics on both aggregates, it is recommended to repeat the study in the end of the educational year.
Construction of online practice tests to check the acquisition of idiomatic expressions with colours
Authors:   University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Bulgaria, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Ivanova Vanya , Petkova Gergana
Published: November 2021

Idioms are metaphorical expressions that cannot be translated literally. They are widely used in English because they make everyday speech more interesting and entertaining for native speakers. It is assumed that there are about twenty-five thousand idiomatic expressions in English and one of the most common thematic areas for idioms is colour. Idiomatic expressions are a fun way to enhance the vocabulary and cultural knowledge of learners of English. However, mastering these expressions cause difficulties for students not only because their meaning is not deductible from the meanings of the words comprising it, but also due to the different meaning of colours in the cultures around the world. For instance, purple is usually connected with aristocracy, affluence, and piousness across the globe but in Thailand and Brazil it is the colour of bereavement. In this article we have described an approach to check the acquisition of idiomatic expressions and facilitate their long-term retention by using online practice tests. These tests are designed by the teacher and taken by students on their personal computers or mobile phones at their own convenience. Furthermore, specifically developed criteria for test construction are listed together with typical test questions based on them. Examples of test items are presented to illustrate the process of test creation. Finally, an appendix of a selection of the most widely used idiomatic expressions with colours is compiled.
Didactic dimensions of intercultural literature
Authors:   University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Hubenova Mina
Published: November 2021

Intercultural literary studies in the field of literary scholarship represent a research perspective with a specific theoretical and methodological profile, which is based on two prerequisites: 1) cultural differences can be important in the study and perception of literature, and 2) literature and its reception can reveal these relative differences. In this way culture is interpreted as a category of differentiation, but also as a productive source of exchange, contact, dissemination and integration. Intercultural literary research focuses on specific issues concerning the creation and perception of the literary text, as well as the didactic and methodological aspects of acquiring intercultural competence through it. Literary texts lead, on one hand, to enrichment, curiosity and excitement in students, and, on the other, to the diversification of methodological techniques in foreign language teaching. Literary texts can motivate students and foster their personal development through new methods that not only encourage them to speak, but also inform them about the culturally specific point of view, through the content of the text.