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Innovative Basis of Improvement of Professional Development System of Higher Education Institution Pedagogical Staff
Authors: Begimkulov Uzokboy , Shoymardonov Tuymurod , Adashboev Shavkiddin , Obidov Azamat , Eshmamatov Ismoil 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The article highlight’s innovative approaches of organizing pedagogical staff professional development in higher education system of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The essence of integrative model of distance professional development, continuous system of higher education pedagogical staff’s professional development is being described there.</em></p><p> </p>
Entrepreneurship as a Key Competence - Implications for the Education Process in Poland
Authors: Nowacka Urszula 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The ever escalating pace of civilizational changes in the social and economic fields, as well as in science and technology triggers a change of employers’ expectations with respect to employees’ competences. Thus, a need has arisen for enterprising and creative employees with the ability of critical and at the same time, creative thinking, with high interpersonal competence, who can obtain and effectively process information and based on that make decisions, and who are real team players, understanding the need for lifelong learning. Such competences have a significant impact on an independent, responsible and auspicious life. The changes led the European Parliament and the Council to adopt a key competence framework to which entrepreneurship and initiative have been, among other competences, classified.</em></p><p><em>The aim of the article is to define conditions related to creation of entrepreneurship as a key competence in the process of education in Poland, both among students of upper-secondary schools and tertiary education students. The article uses the findings of research conducted in Poland regarding evaluation of acquired key competences and identification of competences and qualifications sought by employers. </em></p><p> </p>
Multicultural Approach to Education
Authors: Koriakina Anzhelina 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The article discusses the definition of a multicultural approach to education. The views of foreign and Russian researchers on this problem are represented. Features of a </em><em>multicultural approach - dialogue of cultures in historical and contemporary context, </em><em>cultural pluralism, multi-ethnicity – are showed. It is concluded that in Russia the term </em>"multicultural approach to education" is used in the meaning "multi-ethnic".</p><p> </p>
Competence as a Career Opportunity's Guarantor
Authors: Garleja Rasma , Kangro Ilmārs 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The aim of the research is to investigate the essence of the notion ”competence” and the differences in the usage of the </em><em>career's terminology in semantic, methodological and pragmatic areas in academic theories of the second part of the 20 century; to work out evaluation criteria by comparing the succession of the </em><em>notions capacity. The research is based on the Latvian and international sources of scientific literature – books, magazines, sources in digital form, and etc. A </em><em>personality was </em><em>investigated holistically </em><em>( Džarviss (Jarvis, 2010); Devis (Dove, 1976); Kross (Cross, 1981) )</em><em>:</em></p><p><em>Body (genetic, physical, biological; reflection, self-capacity);</em></p><p><em>Mind (know-how – t</em><em>he cognitive skills </em><em>being based on knowledge and competence; readiness for life activities; an attitude as a means of creativity; a system of evolution; imagination, confidence, sense).</em></p><p> </p>
Student Creativity Boosting with Innovative Digital Activities to Enhance Study Course Quality
Authors: Rudzinska Ieva , Pop Anisoara , Dredetianu Mirela 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The article aims to introduce some digital activities for ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses and show the effect of their introduction on the quality of study process in an ESP course and on its results. With the help of ESP course quality evaluation model (Rudzinska, 2011) ESP course quality is evaluated along the following criteria: study course clarity, adequacy, cooperation, individual work, variety, and deep approach. Quantitative and qualitative research methods are used to investigate the improvement of study process quality due to the introduction of digital tools. The base of the research are the students of a Latvian higher education institution (HEI) (Institution A) and a Romanian HEI (Institution B), who from 2008/2009 to 2011/2012 studied ESP (Business English and Sports English) with the help of such digital tools as <a href="http://www.bighugelabs.com/">Bighugelabs</a>, Piclits, Glogster, Textivate, Freemind and Wikipedia article creation. In Institution B student satisfaction level with the use of digital tools was surveyed through a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire and oral interviews. In Institution A the students freely reflected on their learning experience with the help of the mentioned digital tools. The results in both HEIs show high student satisfaction with the introduction of digital tools: in Institution B slightly satisfied were 15%, moderately satisfied: 10%, very satisfied: 58%, and extremely satisfied: 15% of respondents. Qualitative analysis showed that ESP course quality due to the introduction of digital tools improved in relation to quality criteria, summarized in the mentioned quality evaluation model (clarity, adequacy, cooperation, individual work, variety, and deep approach), as well as in relation to other quality criteria: accessibility, availability, novelty, variety, creativity, an opportunity to be proud about the results of the work done; the weaknesses were due to lack of accessibility (Internet connection in my village is too slow), lack of creativity (I’m not very creative) and complicated techniques of digital tool application.</em></p><p> </p>
Promoting Awareness of the Body's Centre in Classical and Modern Dance Training
Authors: Vītola Sandra 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Based on dance theorist insights into the basic components that determine performance of movements in dance, the article analyses promotion of a sense of bodily centre in classical and modern dance training. The most significant condition for a dancer to be able to fit within the confines of the proposed tasks in dance is to govern own body, which is made easier through an understanding of the body’s centre of gravity. Promoting an awareness of muscle activity being fixated within the central point of the body develops an understanding of movements around this point among dancers, which leads to easier control over performed movements. </em></p><p><em>The article aims to analyse the awareness of the body’s centre among dancers and to justify its significance in classical and modern dance training. The article applies the theoretical research method – it characterises classical and modern dance and analyses the sense of body centre in dance. </em></p><p> </p>
Development of Adolescent Individual Attention Focus Abilities during Vocal Ensemble Sessions
Authors: Trubina Irena , Sile Maruta 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>In 21st Century, music playing as an activity for attention development is one of the direction in the fast developing field of research in music pedagogy. The issue of adolescent attention focus ability development is urgent both in psychology, as well as pedagogy and specifically in music pedagogy. With the use of digital tests (VTS - Vienna Test System), adolescent attention focus ability development was determined in dynamic during vocal ensemble sessions. Upon analysing the individual adolescent results, it was concluded that development of attention focus ability was observed for the majority of adolescents who actively took part in the vocal ensemble lessons performing the include attention focus ability development exercises that were created in line with the recommendations of psychology and pedagogy scholars.</em></p><p> </p>
Improvement of Music Teachers’ Competence via Productive Activity
Authors: Sile Maruta , Ratniece Inta 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Professional pedagogical performance is an important condition for a successful implementation of national education policy. Creative and understanding the evolving process of today – a competent music teacher is competitive both in the domestic employment market and abroad. Music as art is creative in its essence. However, in practice it is often found that reproductive activity often dominates the preparation of music teachers. Being the most creative of arts – music in the course of acquiring the art of playing music loses its inherent creativity. Primarily, the preparation of music teachers is focused on activities based on the quality of learning by heart and remembering. The matter of research is related to raising awareness of productive activity in the improvement of music teacher competency. The objective is to study opportunities for improvement of music teacher competences within productive activity.</em> <em>The research is developed by theoretical and empirical methods involving discussions and a questionnaire. In order to improve the professional competence of a music teacher via productive activity, a procedural – structural model titled “Improvement of Music Teacher’s Competence via Improvisation” was developed, the utility of which is evaluated on the basis of various specific criteria. An exercise system is also developed and approved. As a result of verifying the model, we assure the utility thereof in the improvement of the professional competence of music teachers. The developed improvisation exercises are useful for practical productive activities.</em></p>
Factors of Development of the Management of the Design Education in Latvia
Authors: Irbite Andra 
Published: May 2015

<p>The author proceeds with the discussion of significant problems in design industry and education in Europe and Latvia. This research is devoted to several important aspects in the development of design education in Latvia. Design education which is mainly based on the meaning of design as an aesthetic component of products, environment or communication, includes only a narrow range of specializations in the traditional fields of design. This concept affects the structure of design education and an beliefs of the areas in which designers will be able to work. Insufficiency of public awareness and understanding of the essence of design results in limited demand of design products and services. These factors determine the contribution of design sector to the economy and well-being of the society, as well as sensitivity of the labor force to market movements. In the research, by analyzing complex situation in the design branch and design education in Latvia, the author has developed proposals for the development of design education management.</p><p class="d-teksts"> </p>
Rhythmic Teaching of E.Jaques-Dalcroze (Eurhythmic)
Authors: Pētersone Ginta 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>This year Jaques-Dalcroze Institute Geneva is celebrating its 100th anniversary and also the 150 years of its founder, the Swiss educator Emile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865-1950). At the beginning the pedagogical teaching method using connection between music and movement was named rhythmic gymnastics. The aim was to improve students' sense of rhythm and music. These exercises have been developed by creating a new set of methods, which was named the rhythmic. To emphasize the importance of this new teaching technique E.Jaques-Dalcroze named it rhythmical musical education. To avoid the confusion with overall term for analysing rhythm in the music, the newly created education technique was called eurhythmic in English. In Latvian the term Eurythmie is better known as method of Rudolf Steiner, which is partly similar to rhythmic, but mainly based on cognitions of anthroposophy. In other European languages the teaching of E.Jaques-Dalcroze is called rhythmic. Rhythmic is based on a unity between music and movement. Assuming that the movement is the foundation to all live expressions, the rhythm of music becomes the synchroniser between music and movement, thus having an influence on both sensomotor, both cognitive and emotional level. Musical experience is becoming more personal and the analysis of music is not torn apart from life, because it is perceived by bodily movements and integrates hearing, visual, tactile, kinesthetic and vestibular senses. The aim of this article is to reflect the establishment of Jaques-Dalcroze rhythmic teaching, its basic principles, further development and implementation in Latvian education.</em></p><p> </p>
Perceptions of Prospective Teachers on Posters with Social Themes
Authors: Karaahmet Selma , Malbelegi Faruk 
Published: May 2015

<p class="IATED-Affiliation">We can’t know that can we change the world through the poster which is a product of graphic design but it is possible to make goodness for humankind by designing router and awareness posterssincethey can redirect and emphasize the ideas with mass media.The aim of this study, which is prepared with this opinion, is determine to prospective teachers’values ofperceptions from different classesand different departments.Teachers are so important to have ability to reach and teach all individuals in community. For this reason, in this study 80 prospective teachers will attendduring 2014-2015 school year in Education Faculties of OndokuzMayıs University and Marmara University. Four different social themed posters selected which contains different values like respect, peace, sensitivity and tolerance, to state how their opinion about social issues. These posters will show to participants and ask about their opinion. The results will evaluate with content analysis.</p><p> </p>
Ballet Art Reforms During the Enlightenment
Authors: Spalva Rita 
Published: May 2015

<p><strong>T<em>he article focuses on</em></strong><em> identifying the essence of the 18th century ballet reform within the context of contemporary ballet art. <strong>The chosen topic </strong>is explored through the monographs of Sergey Hudekov and Vera Krasovska, works of Jury Sloņimsky, Richard Kraus, Sarah Chapman Hilsendager, Brenda Dixon, B. and other dance researchers. In Latvia this topic has been addressed by R. Spalva in the monograph Classical Dance and Ballet in European Culture. <strong>The aim of the article </strong>is to analyse preconditions of 18th century ballet reforms, as well as to recognise the essence of reforms and their impact upon further development of ballet art. <strong>Research subject </strong>- ballet reforms of the Enlightenment era and contribution of Jean-Georges Noverre to their realisation. <strong>Research methods </strong>- scientific literature analysis, dance theory and history research. </em></p>
The Landscape Design of the Art Nouveau Style
Authors: Makhmudova Malika , Jumaniyazova Dilfuza , Abdullahodjaev Gayrat 
Published: May 2015

<p><em><span lang="EN-US">The article describes some of the features of the development of landscape design in the Art Nouveau style and its application in the modern world. In particular, it presents the main features of the style, its appearance and the main masters, such as Antonio Gaudi. The Art Nouveau style has been widely used in modern life, as well as landscape design, which is expressed through a particular interpretation of the basic rules and compositional techniques, colour solution of small garden, plant selection and combinations thereof, types of decorative paving, small architectural forms and garden equipment.</span></em></p><p> </p>
The Culture House of Rezekne City National Societies – a Sample of Stalin's Architecture in Latvia
Authors: Apele Diāna , Irbīte Andra 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The article analyzes the architecture of the Stalin’s era in the Soviet Union, as well as it identifies and analyzes building processes in Rezekne in the fifties, providing a historical evaluation of the credibility of the research. In the</em><em> </em><em>research there have been used theoretical research methods: the research of sector-related literature, internet resources and archival documents and qualitative research methods: expert interviews and witness accounts. Triangulation of methods ensures credibility of the research.</em><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>The goal of the study:</em></strong><em> to describe the architecture of the Stalin’s era in the Soviet Union, to explore and analyze the construction process in Rezekne in the fifties of the 20th century and to provide a historical evaluation of the Culture House of Rezekne National Societies (former cinema "Zvaigzne").</em></p><p> </p>
The concept of “child” in the Latvian models of education
Authors: Romenkova Valentīna 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>There are This article presents the results of the study of the concept of “child” in the Latvian model of education.</em> <em>A study of the concept of “child” is associated with the study of culturally - conditional model of raising children, having a single structure, but different</em></p><p><em> Model of education - a method of transmitting culture, in the broadest sense from one generation to the next, holds both universal and culturally -conditional features. Type of culture (individual or collective, open or closed, simple or complex), the inclusion of the child in life of the adult, the values of the people and their hierarchy, as well as an idea of how adults want to see the child when he grows up, defines the methods of education, as well as their evaluation of the culture-carriers themselves.</em></p><p><em>Vast material for the study of the concept of "child" is provided by the folk lullabies and folk songs, Latvian sayings, as well as the modern parents’ idea of a child.</em></p><p> </p>
Intercultural Competence Development in Comenius Project "Me and My Europe: Intercultural Challenges of Modern Pre-Primary Education" Participants at Pre-Primary Education
Authors: Līduma Anna 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>The paper maximizes on the reflections on the Comenius project “Me and My Europe: Intercultural Challenges of Modern Pre-Primary Education” (implementation period 2012-2014) procedures in 9 states (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Island, Turkey). The Lifelong Learning Programme documents, Latvia Ministry of Education and Science documents on preschool education, preschool guidelines by CiCe and findings on competences by the scientist Spona are at the theoretical basis. The content describes the acquisition of the intercultural competences in team workshops and Art Labs. The project served as a tool to promote intercultural competences (knowledge, skills, attitudes and self-experience) of the project participants (teachers, parents and young learners) and was attested by help of discussions, observations and a questionnaire.</em></p><p> </p>
Pre-School Children's Possibility of Enhancing Learning Motivation in the Process of Learning Violin
Authors: Isakova Jelena , Bernāts Guntars 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>Motivation has always been an essence of human actions derived from each individual’s goals, needs , interests, abilities, etc. Motivation formes from an early age, when a child starts to unerstand that something is necessary, important, and that he has to act to satisfy the need. Pre-school age group children are interested in surrounding world regarding new knowledge and skills which can be obtained and developed, therefore, by observating this age group, parent’s and/or teacher’s first steps in cognition and promotion of child’s learning motivation are taken.</em></p><p><em>Promoting children’s motivation to learn during educational process is one of the most pressing pedagogical issues, especially nowadays when child loses primary desire to learn and explore under the influence of tehnology and widely available information resources. Therefore the issue of promoting learning motivation in pre-school age was designated to reasearch, because this is the period when the foundation of the whole future</em><em> </em><em>life is laid – considering learning, defining objectives and achieving goals.</em></p><p><em>The objective of this research to explore pre-school children's possibility of enhancing learning motivation in the process of learning violin.</em></p><p> </p>
Acquisition of the Official Language for Children of Minorities at Latvian Preschool Educational Establishments: Evaluation of the Situation
Authors: Zariņa Sandra , Mičule Ilona , Silova Larisa , Drelinga Elga 
Published: May 2015

<p><em>In the 21<sup>st</sup> century the issue about children of minorities, who in preschool beside their mother tongue also acquire the official language at a high level, is a pending matter. However, there are not any normative documents designed in Latvia, which would determine implementation of compulsory bilingual education programmes in preschool, therefore, the possibility for children of minorities to develop the skills of the official language at an early age is undertaken by teachers. The aim of the research is to evaluate the possibilities for children of minorities to acquire the official language at preschool educational establishments for minorities of Latvia and where the language of instruction is Latvian. During the research from October till December in 2014 (1) observations were made in 13 preschool groups with children of different age: in six groups where the language of instruction is Latvian and in seven groups of minorities, (2) three expert interviews with specialists of bilingual education were carried out. Opinions expressed by the experts correspond with the information obtained from the observations and confirm the idea, that a successful development of the Latvian language for children of minorities at an early age is promoted by (1) the official language skills and professional competence of the teachers, (2) the use of material resources and implementation of variedmethods during the game activities and after class activities, (3) cooperation between the teacher of Latvian, the group teacher and parents, (4) the teacher’s individual support and emotionally enabling environment.In the discussion the issue is being raised about the necessary support for preschool teachers’ work with children of minorities in preschool educational establishments for minorities and where the language of instruction is Latvian.</em></p><p> </p>