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Contents, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2017, SPVK/EPMQ

TEACHER, WHO I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW

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Algis Mickūnas’ book “School, teachers, students” (2014) and Primary education pedagogy 2nd course students’ written essays on the topic “Teacher, who I would like to follow” encouraged the introductory article for this Journal edition. Writing about teachers met during the school years, about teachers met during the studies, i.e., during a pedagogical internship or describing their imaginative teacher, students revealed their teacher competence peculiarities. Generalising one can state, that teacher competence, described by the students, is not only education, attitudes, values and personal traits. According to students, teacher has to be modern and a person devoted to his work. This is a teacher, who notices not only a child, but also his environment; is a professional and trusts himself, and acknowledges, that he learns from students as well.

PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN THE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES: PARENTS OPINION

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The involvement of parents in the activities of pre-school educational institutions positively affects children's learning achievements, mental health, social relations with others, and helps teachers to solve educational problems more effectively. The purpose of this study is to reveal the possibilities of parental involvement in a pre-school educational institution. The study examines the causes of parental involvement in the educational institution, the reasons for the involvement of parents in the pre-school educational institution, and the ways of parents' assistance to educators in the process of education. Parental communication between forms and parental cooperation has been revealed. Standardised interview was applied for the research (for gathering empiric research data) and content analysis (empiric data analysis). Parents of the children attending pre-school education establishments participated in the research. The obtained results allowed making concrete conclusions about the possibilities of parental involvement in pre-school educational institutions.

STATE AND DEVELOPING OF DISCIPLINE AT LOVER SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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Discipline is essential in class. Without it the educational process is difficult if not impossible. In this manner students and teachers will not meet curricula goals. There are and there will always be some kind of conflicts between teachers and students, but they should not evolve to become a problem that threatens achieving curricula aims. Teachers (especially elderly teachers) often express pessimism about contemporary students. They say that today's students have less knowledge and that they misbehave more often than previous generations. A research was conducted among students which tried to determine the rate of discipline in schools in Celje to see if these statements are true. Questionnaires were distributed to students of one primary and one high school in Celje, Slovenia. Answers were collected from 234 students. On the one hand, it was found out that senior high school students have the worst level of discipline of all the grades involved in the study. They themselves assess their class atmosphere as less disciplined. They report that teachers use a lot of time to calm the class down. All this is probably a factor in lower average mark that the senior high school students report to have. On the other hand, it was found out that teachers do not react to the disturbance or they are trying to be repressive. These are not the correct ways of dealing with discipline issues.

MASTER’S DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME CAREER EDUCATION: MODERN POSITION TO CAREER MANAGEMENT

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Lithuanian economic success mostly depends not on how much of the youth graduate studies in higher education, but on that, if each of them in their activity and working world finds a place corresponding mostly to their demands and abilities. Therefore, effectively provided professional orientation, information, consultation and career projection and planning services become important both for education system and for labour market and their interaction. Namely, these services help to better use human resources, because favourable conditions are formed for people ability and interest compatibility with current learning and occupation possibilities. Professional consultation and orientation, career planning services have to be the most important element of learning and occupation policy at national, regional and local levels, also a constitutive part of labour market policy. Second stage (master’s degree) study programme in social sciences Career Education carried out in Siauliai university prepares career specialists, able to understand career process in a modern way and provide professional orientation, information, consultation and planning services. During the studies it is sought to form conditions for the person to acquire university master’s degree in social sciences (education) based on direction related scientific research, assuring educational culture continuation, conforming to the newest technology level, corresponding to lifelong learning and harmonious development attitudes.

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