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The C’hole cultural knowledge of postgraduate students in Education and Cultural Diversity of Unit 071 of the National Pedagogical University (UPN) of Chiapas, Mexico is analyzed. The results support our analysis obtained through qualitative ethnographic research and semi – structures interviews. A significant potential is recognized in indigenous knowledge, related to: the cornfield and the cycle of the moon. Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into the etymological bases of formal education as factors of change and socio – environmental cohesion are discussed.

In today’s multicultural societies, schools play a vital role in nurturing multicultural values and fostering students’ positive interethnic relations. This paper contributes to discussions about the ways of building positive school climate, interethnic relations and multicultural practices by exploring the potential of practicing mindfulness in schools. Mindfulness is defined as the process of paying attention in the present moment and non-judgmentally that can, when practiced regularly, become a state and finally, an individual’s trait. In the last two decades the effects of the mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on students’ cognitive and socioemotional outcomes, as well as on school climate and interethnic relationships have been studied. Although the results are not unambiguous and depend on the research design, duration and comprehensiveness of the intervention and characteristics of students, one can conclude that MBIs can have a positive impact on students’ cognitive and socioemotional functioning. Studies indicate positive effects of the MBIs on school climate, prejudice reduction, and willingness to engage in social contact with the youth of other ethnic backgrounds. Despite the potential of mindfulness, one should not overlook that we need to adopt a whole-school approach and to advocate for structural system changes to ensure positive interethnic relations in society.

Students are perceived as a group that manifests certain specific cultural particularities, among which there are the values, beliefs and principles of conduct. Since the instructional-educational activities carried out with them must take into account those aspects that they value and which represent benchmarks in the cognitive, affective and behavioral spheres, we decided to find out which axiological benchmarks the students we work with refer to. They assimilate the cultural values promoted by the university and, at the same time, they are active participants in the act of creating new values. We were interested in identifying the most common values among master's students who are enrolled in the courses of the psychopedagogical module and also to what extent these are found in their attitudes and opinions in specific training situations. In order to achieve the proposed goal, we started from the hypothesis that students refer to both classical and recent values. In order to test the research hypothesis, we used qualitative research methods, which allowed us to inventory the dominant values of the students' axiological register, but also to find out some reasons and arguments they base their opinions on.

Our paper presents analyses on the ways of critical and creative learning for students, starting from the premise that, in the learning achieved at this level, there are major changes, determined by the more diverse and demanding social contexts, which requires selection and personalized decision-making skills. Besides the actual learning modalities, there are presented interferences with other demarches specific for academic activities, the risks of criticism, as well as the possible difficulties. Therefore, the value of the study and, at the same time, the hypothesis aimed is to reveal certain concrete aspects of how much and how, some of our students use such paths, based on their usefulness.

Students’ satisfaction with academic life, which implies their overall experience at university and the quality of adaptation to academic environment, is conditioned by subjective experience. Subjective constructions of students represent the attitude of students towards the expected outcomes, motivation, commitment and effort invested in reaching the set goals. Starting from the hypothesis of the connection between students’ subjective constructions and their satisfaction with academic life, empirical research was conducted which involved the students of the University of Novi Sad. The hypothesis was confirmed, given that the research results indicate that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between the satisfaction with academic life and optimism (Pearson coefficient .421**, p=.00), while there is a statistically significant negative correlation between their satisfaction with academic life and pessimism (Pearson coefficient -.291**, p=.00). In addition, statistically significant differences were found in relation to certain sociodemographic characteristics of the students. The research and understanding of the factors that affect students’ satisfaction with academic life, as well as their attitudes towards the expected outcomes and the future, can contribute to the development of strategies for providing assistance and support to students in organizing life and work in the academic environment.

Our article focuses on the complex issue of creating the emotional well-being needed by the students in academic learning. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, this challenge has become an aspect that is better acknowledged by both the trainers and the learners, and, following the applied empirical research, we managed to find out to what extent the well-being of our students conditions the activity of teaching-learning-assessment and, above all, how we can contribute to its establishment. Social connection is a central factor, which has an impact on well-being, and the pandemic situation, evaluated through the eyes of the students included in the research sample, some time after it ended, confirmed that the most important factor for their well-being was the relationship with those close to them, with their colleagues and with the teachers they felt connected to. An essential role in this situation is attributed to affective regulation, possible to achieve through external facilitation, but, above all, through self-determination. However, whether they have a positive hedonic tone or are negatively felt, emotions, as reactions to change, have an adaptive role and are absolutely necessary for everyone.

This article discusses the policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of education, the legal and regulatory foundations of education, the possibilities of education in creating an environment of cooperation in society, the main tasks related to creating an environment of cooperation among students and young people, the principles and functions of cooperative education, directions and mechanisms of its implementation. The article serves as a resource for specialists, professors, and young researchers involved in educational policy.