The Seminar as a Site of Critical Pedagogy: Progressing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across EUt+

A concern for inclusivity has become a strategic planning of higher education institutions throughout Europe. The purpose of this A key mechanism through which this concern for inclusivity can be realised is through an approach to processes of curriculum design and teaching practice that are informed by the core commitments of critical pedagogy. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the extent to which seminars organised around the themes of inclusivity successfully enacted a critical pedagogical approach in each of our respective contexts. Our paper reflects on our experiences organising and engaging in these seminars with the view to offering ‘lessons learned’ for future seminars within EUt+

CONTEMPORARY STATE OF EDUCATION IN STANDARDIZATION – AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

This report aims to present the experience and good training practices on the subject "Standardization in Libraries" in the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia, Bulgaria. The practice of enhancing the information competence and knowledge of students with regard to the current standards is revealed. The report also defines the main objectives of reinforced correlation between the subject and the changing economic reality of the information society, which could be used to predict the nature of its development in the context of the new global environment. The methods applied in this research are general scientific. Primary data are collected with a questionnaire survey and being analyzed with one-factor dispersion analysis (ANOVA), descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The monitor and logical method are also used, but this research mainly relies on theoretical methods: formalization, aggregation and abstraction. The results of approbation of new approaches in educating and the form of the examination are synthesized. Finally, some proposals for expanding the cooperation between the institutions and the lecturers are made and for more effective education for standardization in the University environment