This present article, presented in the form of a scholarly essay, explores the role of non-formal education in bridging a significant gap within formal education, specifically concerning the introduction to various spiritual teachings and the potential for their practical application. It delves into the interplay between personal development, spiritual growth, and religious devotion. The article endeavors to systematically outline the reasons behind the limitations and deficiencies within formal education when it comes to nurturing an individual's spiritual development. It highlights the wealth of diverse content that non-formal education offers in the realm of spiritual doctrines and practices. Moreover, the article scrutinizes the challenges and complexities faced by individuals seeking to engage in spiritual disciplines when establishing criteria for evaluating the authenticity of the provided training, as well as the competence and ethical standards of their instructors. It pays special attention to the role of communities as the nurturing environment for learning, juxtaposing the favorable aspects with the potential pitfalls that may surface within the dynamics of group processes.
{"title":"The Difficult Paths of Spirituality in Education: Between Secular Institutionalism and Informal Practices for Personal Selfimprovement","authors":"Konstantin Teodosiev","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.8","url":null,"abstract":"This present article, presented in the form of a scholarly essay, explores the role of non-formal education in bridging a significant gap within formal education, specifically concerning the introduction to various spiritual teachings and the potential for their practical application. It delves into the interplay between personal development, spiritual growth, and religious devotion. The article endeavors to systematically outline the reasons behind the limitations and deficiencies within formal education when it comes to nurturing an individual's spiritual development. It highlights the wealth of diverse content that non-formal education offers in the realm of spiritual doctrines and practices. Moreover, the article scrutinizes the challenges and complexities faced by individuals seeking to engage in spiritual disciplines when establishing criteria for evaluating the authenticity of the provided training, as well as the competence and ethical standards of their instructors. It pays special attention to the role of communities as the nurturing environment for learning, juxtaposing the favorable aspects with the potential pitfalls that may surface within the dynamics of group processes.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The high-quality e-course design is key to the success of distance instruction. Building on a brief overview of the scientific literature, the main elements in the design of an e-course are theoretically substantiated. The structure of a universal template for a quality distance instruction course has been discussed. The research results suggest that the teachers questioned have no experience with designing an e-course. Their attitude towards the utility of the template is hesitant. The percentage of those who wished to be trained to work with the template is high, which is in an inverse relationship with the assessment of utility, that is, the fewer teachers need additional training to work with the template, the more positively this impacts their opinion on the template’s utility. The template is particularly beneficial for the start of the teacher’s professional development, which considerably eases their workload and helps them make pedagogically sound decisions.
{"title":"A Template for a Distance Learning E-course at a Bulgarian University – the Experience of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnov","authors":"Stoyanka Georgieva-Lazarova, L. Lazarov","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.2","url":null,"abstract":"The high-quality e-course design is key to the success of distance instruction. Building on a brief overview of the scientific literature, the main elements in the design of an e-course are theoretically substantiated. The structure of a universal template for a quality distance instruction course has been discussed. The research results suggest that the teachers questioned have no experience with designing an e-course. Their attitude towards the utility of the template is hesitant. The percentage of those who wished to be trained to work with the template is high, which is in an inverse relationship with the assessment of utility, that is, the fewer teachers need additional training to work with the template, the more positively this impacts their opinion on the template’s utility. The template is particularly beneficial for the start of the teacher’s professional development, which considerably eases their workload and helps them make pedagogically sound decisions.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted through a survey among 123 students studying to become teachers at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridskiˮ. The purpose of the study is to identify the professional values of this target group. The results testify to prevailing postmodern and constructivist professional values, but also fluctuations in the value orientation regarding the active role of the teacher and the student in the learning-teaching process. Responsibility, respect, empathy, professionalism, adaptability, motivation and patience were identified as general professional values.
{"title":"Professional Values of Teachers in Training","authors":"Maria Petkova","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.5","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted through a survey among 123 students studying to become teachers at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridskiˮ. The purpose of the study is to identify the professional values of this target group. The results testify to prevailing postmodern and constructivist professional values, but also fluctuations in the value orientation regarding the active role of the teacher and the student in the learning-teaching process. Responsibility, respect, empathy, professionalism, adaptability, motivation and patience were identified as general professional values.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The present study offers a constructivism-informed answer to the question what to do in post-Covid environment when school-goers share an almost universal assumption that studying does not necessarily mean being at school. To pursue this goal, the survey method is used in exploring students’ changed perceptions of learning. These perceptions arguably stem from the past 2 years of lockdowns when blended learning became the only form of reaching both on-ground and online students attending the same classes. The focus is on a technology specifically designed to improve computer-mediated communication and enhance its role in student motivation and the evaluation of both the quality of educational results and the process of their achievement in blended learning environment. The survey, conducted with high school students, gives grounds to optimize electronic courses and encourages a re-conceptualization of the application of blended learning during on-ground classes in the light of students’ perceptions for streamlining the educational process in terms of both time and resources.
{"title":"Digital Whiteboards as a Form of Effective Communication in Blended Learning environment","authors":"Milena Levunlieva","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.4","url":null,"abstract":"The present study offers a constructivism-informed answer to the question what to do in post-Covid environment when school-goers share an almost universal assumption that studying does not necessarily mean being at school. To pursue this goal, the survey method is used in exploring students’ changed perceptions of learning. These perceptions arguably stem from the past 2 years of lockdowns when blended learning became the only form of reaching both on-ground and online students attending the same classes. The focus is on a technology specifically designed to improve computer-mediated communication and enhance its role in student motivation and the evaluation of both the quality of educational results and the process of their achievement in blended learning environment. The survey, conducted with high school students, gives grounds to optimize electronic courses and encourages a re-conceptualization of the application of blended learning during on-ground classes in the light of students’ perceptions for streamlining the educational process in terms of both time and resources.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents the results of a survey aimed at tracking the attitudes of users of “youth center” type of institutions in Bulgaria, regarding the implementation of youth activities and trainings promoting the development of inclusive policies, cultures and practices. The research methodology is based on the conceptual framework of the “Inclusion Index – Development of Learning and Participation in Schools”. The survey covered 150 users of youth activities and training. Analysis of the research data shows that 'youth center' type institutions promote the development of inclusive policies, cultures and practices.
{"title":"Youth Activities and Training as an Incubator of Inclusive Policies, Cultures and Practices","authors":"V. Mareva, Yavor Georgiev","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.9","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the results of a survey aimed at tracking the attitudes of users of “youth center” type of institutions in Bulgaria, regarding the implementation of youth activities and trainings promoting the development of inclusive policies, cultures and practices. The research methodology is based on the conceptual framework of the “Inclusion Index – Development of Learning and Participation in Schools”. The survey covered 150 users of youth activities and training. Analysis of the research data shows that 'youth center' type institutions promote the development of inclusive policies, cultures and practices.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139260903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper aims to present the development of educational content such as animated scenarios for teaching the topic “Division of two-digit and threedigit numbers by one-digitˮ. Visually animated examples through which to present the division of two and three-digit numbers by one-digit ones in an electronic environment, simulating situations close to real life are discussed. The purpose of the publication is to present the development of animated scenarios for teaching the discussed topic in one with its teaching method. The environment chosen for the development of the animated examples is Scratch, due to its rich technical tools and its familiarity with the students.
{"title":"Visualization Problems in Mathematics for the Third Class through Animated Scenarios in an Electronic Learning Environment","authors":"Vilislav Radev, Hristo Hristov","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.6","url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims to present the development of educational content such as animated scenarios for teaching the topic “Division of two-digit and threedigit numbers by one-digitˮ. Visually animated examples through which to present the division of two and three-digit numbers by one-digit ones in an electronic environment, simulating situations close to real life are discussed. The purpose of the publication is to present the development of animated scenarios for teaching the discussed topic in one with its teaching method. The environment chosen for the development of the animated examples is Scratch, due to its rich technical tools and its familiarity with the students.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying and analyzing the conceptual frameworks and dynamics of the steadily growing research interest in the transformative potential of non-formal education. The main research question addresses the leading features of the identified conceptual and thematic interlink, correlation between non-formal education and transformative learning, as it has developed over the past 2 decades. The methodology of the study combines bibliometric analysis and literature review of a broad range of selected samples of articles, scientific reports and books (based on data available in Scopus) after 2000. The analysis of the data has clearly demonstrated that, during the period under review, the interrelationships between transformative learning and nonformal education has been in the focus of research increasing quantitative dimensions and an expanding holistic conceptual scope. The latter relates primarily to the field of lifelong learning by adults and young adults with a focus on education for sustainable development. These conclusions give ground to expectations that non-formal education will continue to set innovative directions for transformative learning and development.
{"title":"Transformative Learning and Non-Formal Education","authors":"Silvia Nikolaeva","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.7","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying and analyzing the conceptual frameworks and dynamics of the steadily growing research interest in the transformative potential of non-formal education. The main research question addresses the leading features of the identified conceptual and thematic interlink, correlation between non-formal education and transformative learning, as it has developed over the past 2 decades. The methodology of the study combines bibliometric analysis and literature review of a broad range of selected samples of articles, scientific reports and books (based on data available in Scopus) after 2000. The analysis of the data has clearly demonstrated that, during the period under review, the interrelationships between transformative learning and nonformal education has been in the focus of research increasing quantitative dimensions and an expanding holistic conceptual scope. The latter relates primarily to the field of lifelong learning by adults and young adults with a focus on education for sustainable development. These conclusions give ground to expectations that non-formal education will continue to set innovative directions for transformative learning and development.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139261406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrik Baka, Terézia Stredl, Kinga Horváth, Zsuzsanna Huszár, Melinda Nagy, Péter Tóth, András Németh
The focus of the present paper is to investigate the narrative identity of Hungarian teachers in Slovakia and to identify their identity factors. The first section of the study introduces the demographic and pedagogical characteristics of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. Following that, we explore the concept of narrative identity and the possibilities for its research, with a strong emphasis on the Grounded Theory methodology, on which this research is based. Next, we present the specific characteristics and focal points of our research, as well as the group of interviewees, consisting of teachers from various regions of southern Slovakia. Finally, we will analyze in detail the common findings from the in-depth interviews, which we will categorize according to the Grounded Theory methodology and interpret based on the concepts (key terms) within those categories. The four categories we identified are “dynastic patternsˮ, “professional foundationˮ, “critical horizonsˮ, and “national identity and cultureˮ.
{"title":"Exploring the Narrative Identity of Hungarian Teachers in Slovakia","authors":"Patrik Baka, Terézia Stredl, Kinga Horváth, Zsuzsanna Huszár, Melinda Nagy, Péter Tóth, András Németh","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-9.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-9.3","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of the present paper is to investigate the narrative identity of Hungarian teachers in Slovakia and to identify their identity factors. The first section of the study introduces the demographic and pedagogical characteristics of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. Following that, we explore the concept of narrative identity and the possibilities for its research, with a strong emphasis on the Grounded Theory methodology, on which this research is based. Next, we present the specific characteristics and focal points of our research, as well as the group of interviewees, consisting of teachers from various regions of southern Slovakia. Finally, we will analyze in detail the common findings from the in-depth interviews, which we will categorize according to the Grounded Theory methodology and interpret based on the concepts (key terms) within those categories. The four categories we identified are “dynastic patternsˮ, “professional foundationˮ, “critical horizonsˮ, and “national identity and cultureˮ.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139262418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The definition and structural-content description of basic competences of teachers in a normative document presenting the state requirements for the qualification “teacher” in 2021 is a challenge for higher schools in Bulgaria how to practically apply the competence approach in the training of future teachers. The present study is the first that aims to survey the opinion of students studying pedagogic disciplines in relation to the main competences of teachers such as: teaching, relationships with students, relationships with other pedagogical professionals, leadership, work with parents and family community, educational work, work in a multicultural and inclusive school environment. The results illustrate the importance of students' awareness of the teacher's basic professionalpedagogical competencies, including the implementation of reflection in relation to their content components.
{"title":"The Teacher`s Competence Profile – Training in a University Environment","authors":"Siyka Chavdarova-Kostova, Ekaterina Tomova","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-8.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-8.1","url":null,"abstract":"The definition and structural-content description of basic competences of teachers in a normative document presenting the state requirements for the qualification “teacher” in 2021 is a challenge for higher schools in Bulgaria how to practically apply the competence approach in the training of future teachers. The present study is the first that aims to survey the opinion of students studying pedagogic disciplines in relation to the main competences of teachers such as: teaching, relationships with students, relationships with other pedagogical professionals, leadership, work with parents and family community, educational work, work in a multicultural and inclusive school environment. The results illustrate the importance of students' awareness of the teacher's basic professionalpedagogical competencies, including the implementation of reflection in relation to their content components.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135944402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this article, an analysis of a topical problem for university didactics concerning the formation of critical thinking (CT) in students in the process of modernization of higher education has been made. A comparison is drawn between properties of both ordinary and critical thinking. Special attention is given to the relationship between CT and competence-based approach in learning Calculus. A model of CT formation in students has been presented and detailed consideration given to pedagogic and didactic conditions for CT formation.
{"title":"Relationship of Critical Thinking with Competencebased Approach in Learning Calculus","authors":"Diana Izvorska","doi":"10.53656/ped2023-8.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2023-8.6","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, an analysis of a topical problem for university didactics concerning the formation of critical thinking (CT) in students in the process of modernization of higher education has been made. A comparison is drawn between properties of both ordinary and critical thinking. Special attention is given to the relationship between CT and competence-based approach in learning Calculus. A model of CT formation in students has been presented and detailed consideration given to pedagogic and didactic conditions for CT formation.","PeriodicalId":44645,"journal":{"name":"Pedagogika-Pedagogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135944243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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