TRAINING THROUGH COOPERATION – CELESTIN FREINET AND HIS PEDAGOGY

The article presents the key points of pedagogical system of Celestin Freinet – Pédagogie cooperée (Collaborative/Cooperative Pedagogy): Class organization (“class-cooperative”), new organizations of place, time, teaching and learning process, work in a motiva...

ABOUT READING, WRITING AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION OF PRESENT AND FUTURE (1.- 4. SCHOOL YEAR)

Some of the approved conceptions of formation of reading and writing skills in primary school are reconsidered. The expectation is to encourage functional literacy from the very first years of a child in school.

APPRAISAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKER

Social work is a complex of assisting activities and in this connection, the basic professional competencies include: knowledge, communicative and organizational skills. The aim of the study was to establish the level of acquired professional skills in a rea...

DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE CULTURE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

The main focus of this article is the importance of developing a communicative culture in preschool children. The role of the teacher as a mediator is also considered in this context. The article presents characteristics of conflict situations in the kindergart...

DEVELOPMENT OF NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE THROUGH PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

The current article considers the theory of multiple intelligences, designed by Howard Gardner. Special attention is paid to the naturalist intelligence, its essence, features and development. Different options about the development of naturalist intelligence...

THE ROLE OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN MEETING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AT MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS

Legislative developments endorsing inclusive education have led to an increased role of school support staff. The paper explores the policies and practices related to the deployment of teaching assistants as a means of facilitating the inclusion of pupils wit...

ON INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE, PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE (REFLECTIONS ON A LOST PAGE)

The article examines the problem of educational and corrective possibilities of inter-religious education. Present global initiatives and developments in inter-religious dialogue. Construct ideas about school practices and the development of specific skills f...

FORMATION OF METASUBJECT UNIVERSAL SKILLS IN STUDENTS

The focus of our attention is the idea of making meta-subject universal skills in central and leading division of the completely educational process. In this regard, we present our views on their formation in training school.

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED COMMUNITY

The presented article focuses on the climate prevalent among teachers. It indicates the consequences of destructive relations among teachers as having a negative influence on the qualitative development of school. The focus has been placed on the primary import...

ABOUT SOME INCONGRUITIES IN OUR SCHOOL PEDAGOGY

This article contains some critical remarks and incongruities made by some Bulgarian authors working in the field of school pedagogy. These incongruities refer to the approaches, definitions, interpretations, classifications and the usage of trivial phrases de...

FORMING A NATURAL WAY OF LIFE IN 3–4 YEAR OLDS

The author shares ideas for the formation of a natural way of life in 3-4 years, by approved technologies in pedagogical interaction “learning by experience” and technological models including: proper goal setting, a justification of the priorities, program se...

PLAMEN RADEV – “GENERAL DIDACTICS”

The new monograph “General Didactics” by prof. DSc. Plamen Radev is presented. The work is dedicated to the fundamental problems of education and science as the basis of its subject research.

NEW RESEARCH FOR BULGARIAN JUVENILE LITERATURE

DORENA CAROLI’S MONOGRAPH “PER UNA STORIA DELL’ASILO NIDO IN EUROPA TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO”

Dorena Caroli’s monograph “Per una storia dell’asilo nido in Europa tra Otto e Novecento” is the first study, based on a rich bibliography in several languages, investigating the birth and development of day nurseries in several European countries (France, Eng...

NEW THEORETICAL STUDY OF PLAY