Search results for "character education"

Transversal competences and character education in Latvia: needs analysis report

2018

The national report “Transversal competences and character education in Latvia: Needs analysis report” is a part of the transnational intellectual output 1 “Needs analysis report” elaborated within the Erasmus+ project “Supporting teachers for developing intra-personal competences and character education at school (ARETE CATALYST)”, 2017-1-LV01-KA201-035435. The research report is structured in four parts as follows: 1) A detailed description of transversal competences and character education in Latvia; 2) Case studies of best practices in Latvia; 3) Benchmarking of transversal competences and character education in UK and USA; 4) Developing pupils’ intrapersonal competencies and character …

Research-based reflections about character education: myths, challenges and international perspectives

2018

At present, youngsters’ character and virtue education issues are widely discussed in Latvia and in English-speaking academic environment. Given the existing criticism of these concepts, the research question was: what are the main misunderstandings about the nature of character and virtue education? After clarifying the neo-Aristotelian understanding of these concepts, recent research in the field of character education and virtues is presented for deconstructing some of the myths related to it, due to conceptual, historical, moral and political misunderstandings (Kristjánsson, 2013). Real problems (historical, methodological and practical) faced by character education programs in mainstre…

The Role of Folk Pedagogy in Child Raising and in Maintaining National Identity in the Latvian Villages of Siberia

2015

<p>A large number of Latvia’s inhabitants have left the country recently due to a variety of reasons. There have been several waves of emigration in Latvia’s history. Generations of Latvians live in different parts of the world. Many have become assimilated in their country of destination, but there are communities of Latvians that have maintained their national and cultural identity, as well as traditions for well over a century. The goal of this study is to identify the set of skills, situations and character education – known as folk pedagogy - that are central to the retention of the Latvian idenity in the Latvian villages of Augšbebi (Bobrovka) and Kurzemes Ozolaine (Kurļanddubov…

Ethical reconstruction of citizenship: A proposal between the intimate self and the public sphere

2019

ABSTRACTWhen, in societies today, civic commitment decreases, there is a call for the need to strengthen citizenship education, identified uniquely with its public dimension and, on the other hand,...

Human, Technologies and Quality of Education: Proceedings of Scientific Papers, 2020

2020

Soft Skills Development for Affective Teaching and Character Education

2019

In un mondo in continuo cambiamento, la capacità di essere creativi, intraprendenti, comprensivi e riflessivi è significativamente importante sia per continuare a progredire con successo sia per rispondere alle sfide nella vita di tutti i giorni. Nel contesto della crescita nazionale, lo sviluppo del potenziale individuale e delle pari opportunità può essere raggiunto solo attraverso programmi educativi efficaci che contribuiscano allo sviluppo delle soft skills fin dall'inizio degli anni scolastici. Lo sviluppo degli aspetti cognitivi e affettivi così come i valori dell'educazione del carattere sono assolutamente essenziali nell'apprendimento e senza dubbio gli insegnanti svolgono un ruolo…