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Teacher Is the Creator of the Pedagogical Environment in the Institution of Preschool Groups in Secondary School
Authors: Buboviča Jana 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Everyone from first to the last days of life are included in one or several groups: family, preschool education, preschool group or school, work environment, in social institutions. Currently, Latvian school children going to nursery schools and pre-school groups to educational institutions (schools, learning institutions, etc.) which are registered in the register of educational institutions and licensed early childhood education programs. </em><em>Researching and analyzing the importance of pre-school education, it is important to recognize that early childhood education exercise a certain type of education and the extent to which, in accordance with the concepts and principles of the guidelines are designed curriculum, targeted programs for the acquisition of educational guidance and evaluation system. Educational institution as a complex system, changes in one component affects the other components in the quality and up to date further changes; System prosperity depends on the components of mutual unity: from the planning process, eligibility and conditionality for the development of a clear and purposeful strategy for raising educational institutions.</em><em> </em><em> </em></p><p><em>Educational process - it is all a child's life, organized and managed by an adult. This should ensure the child's teaching and learning, development, education, education as a whole, and where much attention is paid to children's brain development, linking it with the child's active participation. It also set a goal: to study the role of pre-school teacher teaching environment for pre-school institution group of high school.</em><em></em></p><p> </p>
Communication Skills Development of Musical Lessons for Children up to Three Years
Authors: Kušnere Sandija 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The paper will be made theoretical and empirical research. The aim of the paper – to explore the musical lessons communication skills development for children up to tree years. The theoretical part of the paper will be based on scientific research in Latvian, Russian and European literature. In theory will be studied music lessons and musical diversity component applications to improve the communication skills of children up to three years. The empirical part will be described in musical activities that have been developed based on scientific grounds to improve the communication skills of children up to three years.</em></p><em>The research results will be described in the children’s communication skills and the development of musical training process.</em><p> </p>
Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: Findings from TALIS 2013 Study
Authors: Geske Andrejs , Ozola Antra 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>This paper examines teachers’ satisfaction with their profession and work environment in relation to other environmental factors in schools. Latvian data from the OECD TALIS 2013 study are used in the data analysis. The aim of the study was to find out whether there is any relationship between teacher satisfaction with their work environment and profession and a varietyofvariablescharacterizingschoolsandstudents. The research question is: what are the most important factors associated with teachers' satisfaction with their job at school? Applied research methods are frequency analysis and measures of central tendency. The results of the research reveal that overall Latvian teachers are satisfied with their work environment, and teachers' job satisfaction is most influenced by positive and democratic school culture.</em></p><p class="bodyIRC"> </p>
The Impact of Intangible Factors on the Employees of Educational Institutions
Authors: Vanagas Ramūnas , Urmanavičienė Audronė 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The goal of this article is to explore the motivation and the factors for the motivation, to discuss the impact of intangible factors for the motivation of educational staff (teachers) for their work efficiency. In order to achieve these goals we have set the following tasks: to define the concept of motivation by analysing scientific literature; and to establish the determinant factors for the motivation of teachers. Motivation is a complex phenomenon, related to the promotion of behaviour, actions and efficient activities. Motivation of teachers is a part of the general strategy of a school, which is influenced by the headmaster, the administration of the school, the attitude of the staff and the created conditions for a teacher to work successfully and to apply innovative methods in their work and to feel responsible for the development of personality.<strong> </strong></em></p><p> </p>
Motivating Factors for Teachers: Case Study Analysis
Authors: Vanagas Ramūnas , Čižikienė Janina 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The article analyses the problem of teachers‘ motivation. The continuous change in the teaching process alters the comprehension and principles of teaching substance. Every education organization is unique, having its own culture. Therefore, only the employees‘ ability to work creatively and innovatively influences the successful work of a school. The requirements of education reform motivate the teachers‘ and leaders‘ creativity and initiatives. However, only by solving the means of motivation correctly the teachers will be purposefully involved into the processes of school activity. The applied methods of analysis were analysis of scientific literature and documents, expert interview, analysis and interpretation of the research results. The article presents an overview of scientific literature. In addition, the results of the research may be applied in improving the school activity, motivating teachers for more effective work by considering the satisfaction of employees‘ needs. The research revealed the essential factors influencing teachers‘ motivation in schools.</em></p><p> </p>
The Experimentally Justified Opportunity of Psychological Imitation by Primary School Children of Moderators' Merciful Behavior
Authors: Solovyova Tatiana , Guseva Victoria 
Published: May 2015

The article theoretically and empirically examines the possibility for psychological imitation of moderators’merciful behavior by schoolchildren. The conclusions have been drawn on the basis of the questionnaire analysis, field-proven reliability and internal consistency by means of SPSS Statistics. The authors have come to the following conclusions: firstly, primary school moderators do not always show an example of compassionate behavior to their disciples; secondly, moderators need to rethink their life position and the opportunity to correct it in order to reveal a perfect example of compassionate behavior for children; thirdly, the moderator should monitor his behavior in front of the children and manage negative emotions working with the pupils; finally, the moderators’ level of personal aggressiveness should be checked during his professional assessment test.
The Significance of Teacher`s Beliefs in the Learning Process
Authors: Ročāne Maija 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Nowadays the innovative learning methods and approaches have been implemented in the learning process. Thus opportunities for the discovery of students` talents and abilities are created. Unfortunately, the lack of teachers` beliefs creates barriers in the process of discovering students` talents and abilities. Teachers` beliefs are essential in the process of introduction of the learning method-debating in the lesson. Therefore, the change of teacher`s belief is important: from only talented students can debate to each student can debate. The lack of teacher`s beliefs in the learner's ability to become a successful learner questions the expected results. The interview carried out in Liepaja Secondary School No.15 showed that the teachers' opinion is that the pedagogical belief can be changed. The experience, feedback, teacher training, as well as success stories were mentioned as teachers` beliefs influencing factors. Teacher training programs were emphasized as an essential component for strengthening teachers` beliefs, acquiring new knowledge and developing the ability to accept personal responsibility for student growth. Most of the interviewed teachers admitted that their pedagogical beliefs have been changed by the achievements of their students as well.</em><em> </em></p><p> </p>
Pedagogical Providing of Beginning of Intellectual Culture of the Juniors Taking into Account Their Intellectual and Psychological Sex
Authors: Solovyova Tatiana , Shiryaykina Olesya 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The </em><em>article </em><em>is </em><em>devoted </em><em>pedagogical </em><em>support </em><em>formation </em><em>of </em><em>cognitive-</em><em>evaluative, </em><em>instrumental, </em><em>motivational </em><em>and </em><em>volitional, </em><em>emotional </em><em>and </em><em>creative </em><em>components </em><em>of </em><em>the </em><em>intellectual </em><em>culture </em><em>among </em><em>the </em><em>juniors </em><em>in </em><em>educational </em><em>process, </em><em>taking </em><em>into </em><em>account </em><em>whether </em><em>they </em><em>are </em><em>masculine </em><em>or </em><em>feminine </em><em>intellectual </em><em>and </em><em>psychological </em><em>sex.</em></p><p> </p>
Joint Singing as a Means of Cultural Transmission in Estonia
Authors: Raudsepp Inge , Sepp Anu , Roukonen Inkeri 
Published: May 2015

<p class="IATED-Affiliation">The phenomenon of joint singing, originating from the traditional old folk song and subsequent choral singing, has developed in Estonia into a significant cultural metaphor– Song Celebrations. Recent decades have brought about rapid changes in Estonian socio-cultural reality: the process of globalisation has raised the question of how to maintain national identity and cultural traditions considering these rapid processes.</p><p class="IATED-Affiliation">The aim of this article is to analyse phenomena of joint singing and Song Celebrations through historical, cultural and educational lens. The subject and corresponding literature were analysed using hermeneutic approach by M. Heidegger, W. Dilthey and H.-G. Gadamer, reflected through the focus of culture and cultural transmission by L.Rauhala, R.McShea, M.J. Taylor and C. A. Thoth. The drifts of the content and developmental tendencies of joint singing and Song Celebrations between 1962−2011 were investigated by means of comparative analysis.</p><p class="IATED-Affiliation">The phenomenon of joint singing that has developed into the Song Celebrations tradition continues to be one the main means of cultural transmission in Estonia.</p><p class="IATED-Affiliation"> </p>
The Development of the Professional Self-Determination of Senior Secondary School Students in the Process of Specialized Education
Authors: Chehlovs Mihails , Chehlova Zoja 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>New models of education are being developed both in the European educational systems and in Latvia. Specialized education is one of them. Specialized education is a democratic and humanistic model of education due to the fact that in this model learners are offered a free choice concerning their specialization; besides, within the framework of this model the character of the relationships between the teacher and learners changes on the basis of the dialogue and cooperation. The research object: specialized education. The research subject: the development of professional self-determination among senior secondary school students. The aim of the research: to analyse the possibilities of specialized education in the development of professional self-determination, to determine the criteria and indicators for the development of professional self-determination. Research methodology: there were used approaches: the humanitarian approach and the personal-practical approach; research methods: the analysis, the experiment, a survey, a conversation and mathematical statistics.<strong> </strong></em></p><p> </p>
What Research Shows about Mathematics Teachers' Learning Needs: Experience from Latvia
Authors: France Ilze , Namsone Dace , Cakane Liga 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The implementation of new skills (competencies) according to education regulation documents in 2006 – 2008 demanded a change in the Mathematics and Science teaching practice in Latvia. Work on the new education reform started this year (2015). The aim of the research is to look for the answers to the following questions – do the changes in learning approach occur and are teachers’ skills sufficient for organizing a different teaching process? What are the learning needs expressed by teachers and concluded by experts? The range of cognitive activity, collaboration and focusing on students’ learning are the criteria set for lesson observations. The research shows a tendency that changes envisioned in education policy resolutions fail to be reflected in school practice. In many cases, the demonstrated teachers’ instructional skills were insufficient. The research shows the clear need to improve the instructional skills - to develop higher order cognitive skills (HOCS) oriented learning activities, to organize students’ collaboration etc. </em><em>The research proves the existence of the need to improve teachers’ reflection skills and points to the deep contradiction between teachers’ performance in the classroom and their own understanding about it. </em><em> </em></p><p> </p>
The Effectiveness of Project –Based Learning in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language
Authors: Supe Olga , Kaupuzs Aivars 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>In the last years the project – based learning has become a popular teaching method in Latvia. Project work is a student-centred teaching approach; it motivates students to use language in real life situations and involves a great number of students’ feelings, talents, skills and knowledge in the education process. It is a way to express students’ own decisions, experience, almost dreams. This approach can be used for both: small kids (beginners’ level) and for adolescents (upper-intermediate level).The goal of this research is to analyse the effectiveness of project –based learning in the acquisition of English as a foreign language This investigation is based upon Legutke, Thomas, Fried-Booth, Haines, researches. </em></p><p> </p>
Phraseologisms and Their Significance in the Child's Language Enrichment
Authors: Kuzina Viktorija 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>This article reflects on the richness of Latvian phraseologisms, their usage for enriching of the child's language; it provides an analyses of RPIVA students' survey and results of tests and tasks done by the learners of Forms 4,7 and 9 of Pumpuri Secondary School, which are connected with the assessment of students' knowledge of phraseologisms.</em></p><p><em>Each nation possesses its own amount of phraseologisms or phraseology. Without knowledge of the phraseologisms it is difficult to understand precisely the respective language. Therefore, while learning a language, a peculiar attention should be paid to its phraseology. Phraseologisms most often are encountered in conversational language, folklore and in peculiar language used by fiction characters. They make the language more vital, expressive, inspirational and the narration – appears more emotional, dexterious and witty. </em></p><p><em>Researches reveal that modern learners get scarce insight into phraseologisms and their usage. Thus, both – pupils and students' knowledge of them is insufficient, hence, they are unable to use them adequately in Latvian. By teaching of phraseologisms and their usage both in verbal and written texts' acquisition, the pupils vocabulary is advanced and enriched properly.</em></p><p> </p>
The Importance of Creative Tasks in Physics Lessons
Authors: Brice Tamāra , Brice Inga 
Published: May 2015

<p class="IATED-Affiliation">Pupils should be more involved in their own education, allowed to ask questions, to express their own views and to creatively think and create. The creative process is essential for motivation based on interest, pleasure and a challenge gained in the process. To develop these skills alongside the theory and exercises practical research tasks and other creative activities have been introduced in Physics to the pupils of 8<sup>th</sup> grade. As pupils from interest in the subject they will want to participate, and the next task will probably involve more children. In order to encourage students to think in physics lessons and work creatively, propose them to make their own musical instruments, allow to prepare their own ideas and initiatives such as the shadow theater in the form of fairy tales, choose the number comprehensible experiments.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
The development of Vocational Secondary School students’ reflection and self-assessment skills in the context of critical constructivism
Authors: Kroiče Irēna 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>As the demands of labor market have increased, Vocational Secondary School students have to acquire the knowledge and skills level, which could help them to become highly qualified professionals who are able to compete in the labor market. The author explores the causes of poor results and options to prevent possible learning difficulties.</em></p><p><em>A learning model, which is based on a critical constructivist didactic epistemology, has been proposed. This type of teaching encourages the learners to reflect on their learning aims, their personal meaning as well as existing experience; to evaluate, define and solve learning problems and if it is necessary to ask for support of the teacher; to evaluate learning results and to set new goals.</em></p><p><em>The results</em><em> of the research in Rezekne Technical School confirm that the development of reflection and self-assessment skills contributes to the quality of learning and helps to identify as well as to overcome learning difficulties.</em></p><p> </p>
Reflections on Educational Work in the Area of Italian Mental Health
Authors: Gambacorti-Passerini Maria Benedetta 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The paper specifically reflects on educational work in the area of mental health, on the basis of an empirical research designed to explore the interaction between medical and pedagogical interventions in two Italian mental health contexts.</em></p><p><em>The study design was qualitative (Denzin &amp; Lincoln, 2000); specifically a phenomenological-hermeneutical method (Van Manen, 1990) and a case-study strategy (Nagy &amp; Leavy, 2011; Yin, 1994) were adopted. </em></p><p><em>An analysis of educational work in healthcare contexts was carried out, with a focus on the particular knowledge, professional role and professional practices that identify educators in this field.</em></p><p><em>The case study pointed up critical and specific characteristics of educational action in the mental health services, which is aimed at striking a balance between the dimensions of caring for, and developing the skills of, people with mental illness.</em></p><p> </p>
Myths in Contemporary Upbringing in a Famaly
Authors: Medne Dace 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Family discourse has been topical in all periods of anthropogenesis; also nowadays it hasn’t lost its topicality because family is declared as one of the principal values also in this period. Family structure (number of parents and children) is emphasised mainly in contemporary public discourse about a family. Concurrently it is discussed unconnectedly in the public discourse on different kinds of children behavioural difficulties. In this discourse, an important family function – upbringing is disregarded. Aim of upbringing is improvement of attitudes by cooperation of all participants of upbringing in the upbringing environment. Children perspective idea is the leading one in the postmodernism leading pedagogical paradigm that has become the ruling one in the theory and practice. Irrespective of the declared humane principal approaches and principal values myths manifest in the public discourses and in the upbringing area in a family that are made legitimate. Myths develop actively in places where there is lack of information and knowledge and where it is necessary to maintain a sense of safety and emotional balance. So innovative processes of contemporary society activate also the issues on place of myths on the upbringing process.</em></p><p><em>Aim of the article is to analyse theoretically the subjective and objective provisions for creation of myths, their importance in the upbringing process in a family, outlining the risks in upbringing.</em></p><p> </p>
Feminist Identity: The Feministic Identity Development Scale, psychometrical and adaption in environment of Latvia
Authors: Dombrovskis Aivis 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The feminism is becoming more popular in Latvia now, but it’s impossible to find some psichological instrument which is adapted in latvian language and which is useabled for measuring the charecteristic’s of feminist identity. In this article are displayed the Feministic Identity Development Scale (FIAS- in latvian) </em><em>(the origional inquiry :Feministic Identity Development Scale (FIDS), Bargad &amp; Hyde, 1991), thous diferent versions of their adaption and also versions of their modifications; Cronbach’s Alpha from 0.5 to 0.8, and their version in latvian language.</em></p><p><em>The adaptation of FIAS took part in three stages, the sample of the research consists only from women. The first sample consists form 330 women in age from 18 to 27 (M=18,75; SD=1,06) years old. The second and third sample consist form 501 women from 18 to 27 (M=20,33; SD=1,94) years old. The sample of Test- retest: 30 respondents. </em></p><p><em>In the course of the instrument adaptation in the psychometrical analysis was appointed: the summary of FIAS factorial modification version, the factorial validity, the analysis of the affirmatory factors, the convergential and divergential validity of FIAS.The results gained in the course of inguiry the factorial modification version of FIAS- are acknowledged to be acceptable and instruments of the inguiry of the identity crisis – approved to be useful for futher usage in investigation and can be practically used for psychological researches in Latvia.</em></p><p> </p>
Assistance to Children Exposed to Domestic Violance: Situation in Lithuania
Authors: Indrašienė Valdonė , Merfeldaitė Odeta , Sadauskas Justinas 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The purpose of the study is to assess the organisation of assistance for children after domestic violence experience in Lithuania</em><em>. The methods of scientific literature, analysis of strategic document and legal acts, synthesis and generalisation were used. The main findings:</em></p><em>Children in Lithuanian mostly experience physical aggression, but in recent year’s case of psychological violence are becoming more and more frequent. Increase of psychological violence against children allows to believe that specialists of Child‘s Rights Protection divisions as well as other specialists more actively and successfully identify the children that experience psychological violence and manifestations of such violence and apply corresponding measures. The legal framework for prevention of violence against the child is and the child‘s health care has been created. In cases of violence against children support to the victim and his/her family is provided and coordinated systematically by specialists of various fields and institutions, according to the needs of the victim. The complex support required by the children after experienced violence and their families (psychological, social, legal and psychiatric) is basically provided by non-governmental organizations the most of which are located in the major cities. In more remote places for the suffered children and their families it is really confusing to get support, especially the lasting one</em><p> </p>