TRANSFORMATION IN THE MANAGEMENT MODELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BULGARIA – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

The article explores the trends and challenges facing higher education institutions in Bulgaria arising from digitalization, internationalization, dynamic regulatory framework and students' attitudes towards the educational process. The possibilities for modif...

WHY STUDENTS DON'T STUDY AND EMPLOYERS DON'T PAY HIGH SALARIES?

The article examines the behavior of students and employers as a bimatrix game. With the tools of game theory, it is generally proven that the optimal strategy for employers is to pay low wages, and for students – not to study or to study too little. These two...

DISTANCE LEARNING IN “IVAN VAZOV” SECONDARY SCHOOL IN STARA ZAGORA DURING THE 2019/20 ACADEMIC YEAR

The results of a survey are presented in order to support the management of the leadership of “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School in Stara Zagora to create conditions for distance learning. The results are analyzed from surveys to determine the degree of satisfactio...

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LECTURE ATTENDANCE AND EXAM RESULTS: DIGITAL LEARNING IN MS TEAMS

This research aims to investigate the relationship between lecture attendance and the achieved grades on the final exams for a sample of 485 students from the professional field of Economics at a Bulgarian university. The observed average lecture attendance is...

KIVA: THE FINLAND ALTERNATIVE AGAINST SCHOOLAGGRESSION IN OUR COUNTRY

The writing of this article was provoked by another case of aggression against a teacher in a Bulgarian school. For the purposes of the analysis, a “case study” method was used to “dissect” the school situation that took place. The latter facilitates the deriv...

BULGARIAN PARENTS’ATTITUDES TO LITERACY ACTIVITIES THROUGH DIGITAL DEVICES AND RELEVANT SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This study aims to establish correlations between the use of digital devices for literacy activities and the demographic and socio-cultural characteristics of parents, children and the family during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria. Thе study inc...

MORAL IMAGINATION AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE CAN ALSO BE DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY

„CRISES AS CATHARSIS – POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF THE EXTREME SITUATIONS IN HISTORY“ Scientific Conference organized by Regional Historical Museum – Pleven, and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Faculty of History