There is No “House of Tomorrow”

„Domu jutra” nie ma. Będzie dopiero jutro, choć być może jego zarys istnieje już dziś w postaci kiełków.There is no “house of tomorrow”. The “house of tomorrow” will be here only tomorrow, although, perhaps, its outline can be seen already today in the form of sprouts

Importance of springs researches for identification of hydrogeological conditions based on the example of Olszowy Potok and Turbacz catchments (Gorce)

W wyniku kartowania krenologicznego w zlewniach Olszowego Potoku i Turbacza udokumentowano przestrzenną dywersyfikację właściwości fizycznych i chemicznych wód podziemnych oraz ich składu chemicznego, które są efektem zróżnicowania głębokości krążenia wód podziemnych, odmiennej litologii skał podłoża, rzędnej wypływu, a także sezonu poboru próbek. Wyodrębniono trzy typy hydrochemiczne wód podziemnych, które prawdopodobnie można wiązać z występowaniem różnych reżimów hydrogeologicznych.The spatial diversification of the chemical and physical properties of groundwater and their chemical composition was documented in the studied catchments as a result of spring investigation. This is due to the depth of groundwater circulation, different bedrock lithology, spring elevation, and a season of sampling. Three types of groundwater were distinguished which probably are associated with the occurence of different hydrogeological regimes

Religious education teachers’ perspectives on character education

This article presents the findings of a qualitative interview study undertaken with RE teachers (n=30), working in English schools with secondary status. Despite recent policy interest in character education, there is a lacuna of information about the extent RE contributes to character education. The present study focuses on teachers’ perspectives on virtue literacy, a theme identified across participants in response to open-ended prompts about RE, religion and character. The participants in the sample hold different worldviews and work across a range of schools, providing a variety of informative perspectives. There were clear differences between the responses of participants’ from faith and non-faith schools regarding the contribution of RE to pupils’ virtue literacy. These findings mark a distinctive contribution to our understanding of the differences between RE in faith and non-faith schools

Mapping the moral assumptions of multi-faith religious education

When Religious Education (RE) in England and Wales transitioned from Christian confessionalism to a multi-faith approach in the latter half of the twentieth century, the subject’s moral aims were reasserted. In this article, we explore the moral assumptions of this transformation and map some of their connections to other theological and ethical ideas. Inspired by Deleuze and Guattari’s metaphor of a rhizome, we make two novel contributions to scholarship in this regard. First, through some salient examples we show the connections between the moral aims of multi-faith RE and the assumptions of Kantian moral religion. The second contribution, building on this analysis, identifies three moral justifications of multi-faith RE: universalist (founded on assumptions of moral universals across religions), vicarious (the support of a religious worldview by using other religions’ moral teachings) and instrumentalist (a moral justification based on the supposed extrinsic benefits of studying religions). We then go onto consider how these assumptions may differ from the moral commitments of the religions they appropriate, suggesting they disrupt and recombine theocentric concepts into pedagogic ones.John Templeton Foundatio

Occurrence of thermal waters in the area of Warsaw agglomeration with a preliminary assessment of the possibility of their management

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych w głębokich otworach wiertniczych w rejonie aglomeracji warszawskiej, wskazujących na występowanie wód termalnych. Scharakteryzowano ich podstawowe parametry fizykochemiczne, takie jak typ chemiczny, mineralizacja i temperatura. Na podstawie analizy przedstawionych informacji wytypowano potencjalne zbiorniki wód termalnych do ich eksploatacji oraz dokonano wstępnej oceny możliwości ich wykorzystania.The article presents the results of studies conducted in deep boreholes indicating the presence of thermal waters in the area of the Warsaw agglomeration. Basic groundwater parameters such as chemical type, mineralization and temperature were characterized. The potential reservoirs of thermal waters were selected, based on the analysis of gathered the information and the preliminary assessment of their possible usage was made

The sulphide waters in the area of Tarnobrzeg and the possibility of their development

The long-term exploitation of sulphur deposits in the Tarnobrzeg region along with intense groundwater drainage caused a change of hydrodynamic and hydrogeochemical conditions. After the finishing of mining activities, the area has been reclamed, causing a return to near-natural conditions. Therefore, the geological and hydrogeological conditions are currently close to natural. This area is prospective for extraction of mineralized sulphide waters and their use in balneotherapy

Relationships between religion, risk behaviors and prosociality among secondary school students in Peru and El Salvador

© 2018, © 2018 Journal of Moral Education Ltd. How young people spend time out of school is important for their character development. In this article we explore the relationships between adolescents’ leisure time and other aspects of their lives, with a particular focus on religion. Using a data set generated by secondary school students in Peru and El Salvador (n = 6085) for a public health project, YOURLIFE, we conducted multiple logistic regression analyses of the relationships between religious identification, salience and practice; five indicators of adolescent risk behaviors; and, four indicators of prosocial attitudes and behaviors. In addition to not participating in risk behaviors such as sex, smoking, drinking alcohol and taking illicit drugs, these analyses show significant relationships between religion and prosocial activities and attitudes. These data are considered in the context of the wider debate over the role of religion in adolescent character development in Latin America and elsewhere.Templeton World Charity Foundation Grant Number 015

Relationships between religion, risk behaviors and prosociality among secondary school students in Peru and El Salvador

© 2018, © 2018 Journal of Moral Education Ltd. How young people spend time out of school is important for their character development. In this article we explore the relationships between adolescents’ leisure time and other aspects of their lives, with a particular focus on religion. Using a data set generated by secondary school students in Peru and El Salvador (n = 6085) for a public health project, YOURLIFE, we conducted multiple logistic regression analyses of the relationships between religious identification, salience and practice; five indicators of adolescent risk behaviors; and, four indicators of prosocial attitudes and behaviors. In addition to not participating in risk behaviors such as sex, smoking, drinking alcohol and taking illicit drugs, these analyses show significant relationships between religion and prosocial activities and attitudes. These data are considered in the context of the wider debate over the role of religion in adolescent character development in Latin America and elsewhere.Templeton World Charity Foundation Grant Number 015

Adolescents' application of the virtues across five cultural contexts.

Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Across samples, adolescents provide evidence of developmental growth in the ability to apply virtue concepts as assessed by responses to dilemma-based situations. Within these trends, participants found it easier to identify action choices that reflect the virtue concepts as compared to justifications for possible actions. Additionally, participants were better able to identify appropriate applications of the virtues as compared to inappropriate ones. Gender differences favoring females were noted across samples. Overall, similarities across settings were more striking than differences suggesting that there is value in viewing the virtues as a normative component of character development across the adolescent years. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).Templeton World Charity Foundation Grant Number 015