174 research outputs found
“Auto-Education” as Understood by Students of Pedagogy and their Individual Auto-Educational Goals
Th e main aim of the research was to determine the way of understanding the
notion of “auto-education” by students of pedagogy and recognizing the material
content of the formulated auto-educational goals. Th e main research tools which
were applied in the research included a diagnostic survey and an auditorium questionnaire.
Th e research results reveal that the notion of auto-education is present
in the students’ perception as four ideas: auto-education as self-education; selfeducation
and self-upbringing; self-upbringing and learning about oneself. In the
process of auto-education, the respondents formulated goals concerning gaining
knowledge, developing intellectual skills and specialist abilities, goals concerning
biological, bodily dimensions of human life; goals referring to the development of
one’s own spirituality, axiological inner life, searching for meaning in life and aims
concerning self-discovery
Learning and its Effectiveness in Students’ Self-reflection
The article presents research on students’ independent self-learning. The
applied method was an analysis of intentionally prepared documents. While
conducting the research, an attempt was made to recognise: the manner of the
understanding the notion of “learning” by the students; the manner of learning
which they apply as well as evaluation of their own effectiveness in this scope.
The participants in the research identify learning mainly as mnemonic acquisition
of new knowledge in the situations related to the process of studying. In the
majority of cases, they work unsystematically, applying ineffective techniques of
learning and express negative judgements on their own learning effectiveness
The Role of a Higher Education Institution in Enhancing Students’ Auto-educational Activity
Th e main objective of this article is to present the role of a higher education institution
in enhancing auto-educational activities from the perspective of students
of pedagogy at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Th e main research
tool that was applied in the research included the method of document analysis.
By means of both classic and modern methods of document analysis, the author
analysed and interpreted documents created intentionally – essays, i.e. respondents’
written opinions on issues of importance from the scientifi c point of view. Th e
research results revealed that students’ auto-educational activity regarding the
development of the intellectual (cognitive) sphere connected with acquiring social
competences, self-discovery, biological sphere (e.g. caring for one’s health, physical
condition, appearance) and spiritual sphere is only to a small degree determined
by a higher education institution
Decision Support Approach for Managers in the Application of the CSR Concept
In today\u27s globalized world we hear more and more about sustainable development, ethical corporate governance, ecological footprint and similar concepts that are inspiring us to behave and operate responsibly from individuals to large enterprises. Previous researches on the subject have highlighted the fact that most of the company executives are not aware of the elements of the CSR concept (Corporate Social Responsibility) and they identify CSR as environmental protection and charity. A directive of CSR is needed which enables companies to learn about the concept of CSR and its elements, so this information could help them in responsible decision making. During the research the CSR excellence management and assessment tool (CSR EMAT) was developed based on the logic of the EFQM Excellence Model. It serves as a guideline and evaluation system for companies and makes them comparable as a result of the evaluation process. Companies can be divided into different groups according to their CSR excellence as it is supported by the examples in the study.
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Decision Support Approach for Managers in the Application of the CSR Concept
In today\u27s globalized world we hear more and more about sustainable development, ethical corporate governance, ecological footprint and similar concepts that are inspiring us to behave and operate responsibly from individuals to large enterprises. Previous researches on the subject have highlighted the fact that most of the company executives are not aware of the elements of the CSR concept (Corporate Social Responsibility) and they identify CSR as environmental protection and charity. A directive of CSR is needed which enables companies to learn about the concept of CSR and its elements, so this information could help them in responsible decision making. During the research the CSR excellence management and assessment tool (CSR EMAT) was developed based on the logic of the EFQM Excellence Model. It serves as a guideline and evaluation system for companies and makes them comparable as a result of the evaluation process. Companies can be divided into different groups according to their CSR excellence as it is supported by the examples in the study.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.</p
Cultivating regional traditions in preschool and early school education
The article attempts to determine the degree of cultivating regional traditions in
education implemented by kindergarten teachers and primary school teachers (grades 1—3)
with reference to some of the conditions associated with education and work experience of the
respondents. The scaling method has been applied in the study. The Scale Sheet devised for the
purpose of personal research contained 16 questions and addressed 81 preschool and early school
education teachers. The respondents answered the questions by means of applying adjectives from
a five-degree adjectival scale, where the value of one indicated the lowest degree, whereas the
value of five — the highest one. The research findings have revealed that the interviewed teachers
cultivate regional traditions in their own professional work to high and moderate degrees.
Certain differences in the results have been observed, due to the variables such as education and
work experience
Warunki tworzone w uniwersytecie do autoedukacji studentów
The main purpose of this article was to analyse the conditions created at the
university to support auto‑education
in the perception of students of pedagogics of the
University of Silesia in Katowice. Document analysis method was used in the study. The
analysis and interpretation covered documents intentionally created — essays, i.e. written
students’ expressions regarding subjects which are significant from the scientific perspective.
The participants’ task was to express their opinion on the specific components
of university activity, i.e. methods and forms of education, curriculum content, relation
between the teacher and student, venue, time, financial and organisational conditions in
terms of their significance for the course and level of students’ auto‑education
Settlement-Territorial Identity
Belonging to groups is an integral part of our lives. We can interpret this to our narrower environment (family, friends, workplace), or in the extended space, to our cities and regions. These bonds only exist as long as the members consider the relationship valuable and important. Binding to a group is called identity. A research was carried out in 2017 in which we interviewed the decision makers of Central European cities about territorial identity. In this study we intend to interpret identity primarily on a territorial basis. Furthermore, we examine the elements of settlement identity, find good practices according to settlement affiliation and present the research results.
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Cele kształcenia w dydaktyce Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej i ich odbicie w niektórych programach nauczania dla szkoły ogólnokształcącej w latach 1920-1922
Przedmiotem rozważań prezentowanych w niniejszym artykule jest próba odpowiedzi na
następujące pytanie: czy i jakie cele kształcenia funkcjonujące na gruncie międzywojennej dydaktyki
jako dyscypliny znalazły swoje odzwierciedlenie w niektórych programach nauczania dla szkoły
ogólnokształcącej w latach 1920-1922? Za podstawę dla prowadzonych analiz przyjęto program
nauczania dla siedmioletniej szkoły powszechnej oraz program nauczania dla szkoły średniej
ogólnokształcącej (wydział humanistyczny i matematyczno-przyrodniczy) ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem
dwóch przedmiotów nauczania: języka polskiego i przyrody (przyrodoznawstwa). W odniesieniu
do sformułowanego wcześniej pytania badawczego treść niniejszego artykułu ujęto w trzy
integralnie powiązane ze sobą części. W części pierwszej przedstawiono - z konieczności w dużym
skrócie - cele kształcenia funkcjonujące na gruncie polskiej dydaktyki jako dyscypliny w okresie
Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej '. Część druga stanowi próbę ukazania problematyki odbicia celów kształcenia
formułowanych w obrębie międzywojennej dydaktyki jako dyscypliny w niektórych programach
nauczania dla szkoły ogólnokształcącej w latach 1920-1922. W części trzeciej, zatytułowanej
„Zakończenie” zawarto wnioski wynikające z badań
Image reconstruction and correction methods in neutron and X-ray tomography
Neutron and X-ray tomography are imaging techniques for getting information about the interior of objects in a non-destructive way. They reconstruct cross-sections from projection images of the object being investigated. Due to the properties of the image acquisition system, the projection images are distorted by several artifacts, and these reduce the quality of the reconstruction. In order to eliminate these harmful effects the projection images should be corrected before reconstruction. Taking projections is usually an expensive and time consuming procedure. One of our main goals has been to try to minimize the number of projections - for example, by exploiting more a priori information. A possible way of reducing the number of projections is by the application of discrete tomographic methods. In this case a special class of objects can be reconstructed, consisting of only a few homogenous materials that can be characterized by known discrete absorption values. To this end we have implemented two reconstruction methods. One is able to reconstruct objects consisting of cylinders and spheres made of homogeneous materials only. The other method is a general one in the sense that it can be used for reconstructing any shape. Simulations on phantoms and physical measurements were carried out and the results are presented here
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