Year XXIII, Issue 2, 2015<<Archive>>
Еducаtion for Sustаinаblе Dеvеlopmеnt
EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS: REALITY OR UTOPIA?
What makes a school effective? In particular, what are the characteristics of effective schools as perceived by researchers? Research studies (e.g., Purkey and Smith, 1983; Heck, Larsen and Marcoulides, 1990; Scheurich and Skrla, 2003) on effective schools h...
effective schools, effectiveness, characteristics of effective schools, effective school studies
MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BULGARIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COHESION POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
This article aims to analyze the influence of the operational programs as a tool of EU cohesion policy for management of higher education institutions in the programming period 2007 – 2013. The funding structures of the universities, realized through EU operati...
operational programs, funding, management, universities, higher education
TRAINING OF SCIENTISTS IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
The article presents the experience of the Faculty of Pedagogy of University of Sofia in training PhD students in Educational Management. It is stressed on the necessity of such kind of scientific researchers and the factors ensuring the good quality of educat...
educational management, educational manager, PhD program
Rеsеаrch аnd Pаrаdigms
SYNERGISTIC EDUCATION – PHILOSOPHY, TEACHING CONCEPT, PRACTICE
In order for education to be efficiently and progressively developed, it is of vital importance that we should redefine its philosophical foundations. This is further emphasized in the current conditions of completely new characteristics of the Global Age in h...
synergetic philosophy of education – synergetic school pedagogy – genealogical approach – civilization – evaluation – class-and-lesson-based system – synergetic methodology – synergy teacher/students – synergetic textbooks
OBJECTS OF THE NARRATIVE PEDAGOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE IDEA FOR THE PEDAGOGICAL PHENOMENON
The article focuses on various narrative pedagogical texts. They concern the different components of the pedagogical phenomenon, namely: pedagogical subjects, goal, contents, principles, methods, results and organizational forms as well as the context into w...
pedagogical phenomenon, abstract model of the pedagogical phenomenon, specific model of the pedagogical phenomenon, dynamic model of the pedagogical phenomenon, components of the pedagogical phenomenon
Еducаtionаl Assеssmеnt
THE REGIONAL ASSESSMENT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING – 2014 ANALYSIS
The article discusses some of the results of Regional external assessment of students from vocational schools in professional field “Business Management and Administration”. The main objective of the evaluation was to implement and promote contemporary models...
economic knowledge, skills and competencies, assessment, vocational skills and competencies, quality of vocational education and training
ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN NATURAL SCIENCES IN RELATION TO THE COMPETENCE APPROACH IN PISA
The results of the Bulgarian students from the international evaluation survey PISA and the opportunities to build core competencies and develop scientific literacy depend largely on legal documentation that determines the educational content and the technolog...
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), scientific literacy, Bulgarian students, science education