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Social Adaptation of Children in a Mixed Age Group in Montessori Preschool Educational Institution
2018
The article explores the opportunities of children's social adaptation in a mixed age group in one Montessori preschool educational institution in Riga, Latvia. To find answers to the set research questions, the researcher carried out the observation of eight children, interviewed two teachers working in the preschool and surveyed the parents whose children were observed. The findings indicated several problems concerning social adaptation in the mixed age group at the Montessori preschool.
Research on Socialization Problems among Hearing-Impaired Children at Special Primary School Establishment
2011
Abstract The article researches the issue of family and the educational institution influence on socialization of children with special needs. Note that hearing plays a very important role in the language learning process, but reading for hearing impaired children is a kind of “compensatory mechanism”. Interrelation of Latvia's state institutions and NGOs with families and schools with children with special needs are researched within the article as well as identified and analyzed the LR legislation, relating to the mentioned social problems. The research analyzes the data obtained from surveys of parents having the hearing impaired child. Facts obtained from the documents on the life and e…
Analysis of Word Problems in Primary Education Mathematics Textbooks in Spain
2021
A textbook constitutes the hegemonic material of the educational institution. It acts as a mediator between the official curriculum and the educational practice. Given its potential influence in the classroom, this study analyzes the treatment of word problems included in the mathematics textbooks published by the publishing houses with the greatest diffusion in Spain at every primary education grade. Three variables were analyzed: their semantic structure, their degree of challenge, and their situational context. The results indicate that most of the problems included in textbooks are characterized by low complexity and variability regarding their semantic structure. They are also characte…
LAS COMPETENCIAS DEL PROFESORADO EN TIC: ESTRUCTURA BÁSICA (THE COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS IN ICT: BASIC STRUCTURE)
2013
The ICT competences of teachers are a key variable for ICT integration in school. This paper presents a framework of indicators of competence in relation to two dimensions from a MIMIC model: the first one concerns technological competences and the second one has to do with pedagogical competences. The model includes the definition of a specific relationship between these dimensions and also the effects of a set of relevant factors: personal (gender, age and frequency of computer use) and contextual (type of educational institution, educational stage and access to computer classroom). The information was collected through a questionnaire answered by a sample of 868 teachers of elementary an…
Análisis de la construcción de entornos virtuales en los “Centros Educativos Inteligentes”
2013
El propósito de este artículo es plantear una metaevaluación de los primeros resultados obtenidos en un proyecto de investigación sobre la iniciativa ministerial Escuela 2. 0. en la que han participado 12 universidades. Nuestra aportación se centra en el análisis de cuatro estudios de casos, todos ellos Centros Educativos Inteligentes de la Comunidad Valenciana. Con los datos e información recabada se inicia el tratamiento de la muestra con una metodología mixta para analizar cómo estos centros se van transformando progresivamente en entornos virtuales de enseñanza y aprendizaje en colaboración. Transformación en la que la micropolítica de estas organizaciones es tanto o más relevante que l…
Work Experience Constructed by Polytechnics, Students, and Working Life: Spaces for Connectivity and Transformation
2008
This chapter discusses the role of the connective model of work experience (Griffiths & Guile, 2004; Guile & Griffiths, 2001) in the context of higher education and identifies some of the limits and challenges that may be encountered in seeking to implement connectivity in practice. The question considered here is that of organising placements through cooperation between working life and the polytechnics1 in Finland. The process of introducing connective links appears to be somewhat contradictory but nevertheless negotiable, with plenty of room for improvement. As one teacher in social and health care put it: “Our students, when they go on a placement and they have been given the task, like…
La responsabilidad social de las universidades a través de la memoria cinematográfica
2013
[ES] Este artículo rescata una interesante película británica filmada en 1983 por Lewis Gilbert, "Educando a Rita", referencia fiel a la memoria de los inicios de la Open University, a su espíritu de innovación educativa, pionera en la educación universitaria a distancia en Europa. La cinta explora temas relevantes relativos a la educación superior y susceptibles de análisis en al menos cuatro dimensiones: la cultura de la institución universitaria, la profesionalidad docente, la metodología de enseñanza y el papel del alumnado en los estudios superiores. Las dimensiones consideradas requieren de un elemento posibilitador, de reflexión curricular: la orientación de los planes de estudio. El…
In Search of a Quality Culture: The Awkward Truths of an Indeterminate Maxim
2014
Abstract The paper explores the evolutions and realities of institutional “Quality Culture” (QC) and unpicks blurred definitions of QC that are to determine whether it has a valid voice in the modern quality assurance vernacular. The authors question whether QC is a practical and achievable goal, or if it is little less than a theoretical conceptual buzz-term that ignores the realities of existing impregnable structures or individual malaise barring real progress towards a process of quality enhancement. It queries whether a QC is equally achievable in the private sector and public sectors. Taking a tertiary educational institution and a cultural institution (opera company) as examples, the…
Działalność placówek kulturalno-oświatowych w kontekście glokalnych zmian społecznych
2018
Zagadnienie glokalizacji znajduje swoje zastosowanie na wielu płaszczyznach życia społecznego - jego aktualnej sytuacji, aktywizacji - nacechowane jest elementami, bez których działanie środowiskowe, wzmocnienie i rozwój społeczny w realizacji różnorodnych i ustalonych celów napotykałyby na wiele rozmaitych problemów. W artykule dokonano analizy placówek kulturalno-oświatowych - jako instytucji w działaniu oraz pracy kulturalno-oświatowej i animacyjnej w transformującym się społeczeństwie. Pokazane zostały również aktywności i wizerunek placówek kultury w środowisku, a także ich oddziaływanie na organizację czasu wolnego w społecznościach lokalnych
Kouluvalintapolitiikka perusopetuksessa: suomalaiskaupunkien koulumarkkinat kansainvälisessä valossa
2006
Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan kouluvalintapolitiikan käyttöä lasten sijoittamisessa oppivelvollisuuskouluihin. Kyse on ylikansallisesta toimintapolitiikasta, jonka mukaan vanhemmat voivat hakea lapselle koulupaikkaa haluamaansa kouluun ja koulut voivat (osittain) valita oppilaansa. Kouluvalintapolitiikkaa on toteutettu Suomen yhtenäiskoulujärjestelmässä 1990-luvun puolivälistä alkaen. Kouluvalintapolitiikan tapahtumapaikka käsitteellistetään koulumarkkinoiksi. Käsitteen koulumarkkinat päällekkäisiä merkityksiä eritellään ideologiseksi malliksi (koulumarkkinat, hallinnolliseksi malliksi (kvasimarkkinat), alueelliseksi malliksi (paikalliset koulumarkkinat ja empiiriseksi tutkimuskohteeksi (elet…