Year XCVII, Issue 5, 2025<<Archive>>
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Rеsеаrch Insights
UNDER THE SURFACE: SOCIAL-PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TRAITS OF CULTURE OF POVERTY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN RELATIVE POVERTY
The article presents the results of the second stage of ongoing study, part of the research program under the project “Nowadays culture of poverty – dimensions and spread among young people”, within the SUMMIT project of Sofia University. The research aims to...
culture of poverty; case study, autonomy; defensive motivation; continuing education
COMPETENCE FOR SOCIAL PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE: WHAT DO STUDENTS TELL US?
The introduction of the competency-based approach in universities in Bulgaria is part of the higher education reform linked to the creation of competencе profiles. Involving students as partners in the process of defining the competencies to be mastered for th...
competence; competency based education; social pedagogy; student participation
“LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH” AS A STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF MODERNIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The article presents the results of a study of the problem of implementing the “learning through research” formula in the system of higher education. In particular, it is about clarifying its essence in the context of the transition to new educational standard...
learning through research; quality standards; strategic directions; professional development; research; competence
MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES
This study examines the special aspects of communication in physical education and its managerial implications in teacher-student interaction. Understanding different types of communication improves the quality and effectiveness of teaching physical education....
soft skills; motivation; team spirit; physical activity
APPLYING THE COMPETENCY APPROACH AND INTERSUBJECT CONNECTIONS IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR READING LESSON FOR THE LEGEND GENRE
The article presents an approved concept for the implementation of two extracurricular reading lessons with third- and fourth-grade students. The competence approach is applied, and the activities in the lesson integrate knowledge and information studied in th...
legend; Krali Marko; reading book for 4th Grade; bulgarian rulers; extracurricular reading
EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE „ORFF-SCHULWERK“ MUSIC PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH: APPLICATION OF A MODEL FOR EDUCATION OF STUDENTS – FUTURE TEACHERS
The purpose of the present work is to present educational contexts and the specifics of the “Orff-Schulwerk” music-pedagogical approach, which will serve as a basis for developing and testing a model for teaching students of pedagogical specialties regarding t...
musical abilities; educational approach; Orff-Schulwerk; competences
PARENTAL CONTROL AND USE OF THE INTERNET AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
The aim of this article is to determine the connection between parental control and the use of the Internet by students in the younger grades of elementary school. Descriptive statistics and methods of statistical inference were used in the research. The resea...
parental control; behavioral control; psychological control; internet use
STEAM COMPETENCES IN PRIMARY STAGE STUDENTS
STEAM education is being built as a new concept, as an innovative variant of competence-oriented education. Due to its integrative nature, it has the opportunity to unite the cognitive goals of certain educational subjects in primary school and outline their p...
STEAM learning; entry level; collaborative problem solving
THE INTEGRATION OF STEM EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL ESCAPE ROOMS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION – A PREREQUISITE FOR INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING LEARNING
In the contemporary educational context, the integration of STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and educational escape rooms offers unique opportunities to enrich the learning process in primary education. STEM education encourag...
STEM education; еducational escape room; primary education stage; gamification; innovative education; 21st-century skills
STUDY OF THE MULTIPLICATION OF NATURAL NUMBERS BY A SINGLE-DIGIT NUMBER – ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE IN MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS FOR FOURTH GRADE
The latest reform in primary mathematics education took place in 2017, when seven textbook sets for compulsory education were approved based on the mathematics curriculum for the fourth grade of primary school. The aim of this publication is to present the the...
primary mathematics education; division of natural numbers by a single-digit number