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This paper examines the key values determined for instruction in the ancient India educational system and how the great cultural achievements of Indian culture were passed down through the generations within the educational system. Getting to know: (1) the values in ancient Indian culture and (2) the structure of the ancient Indian education system reveals the fundamental premises of Indian culture and the method of their transfer. The researchers attempted to answer three questions using the comparative method of juxtaposition: (1) on the limitations of egalitarian policies, (2) the current status of the Indian education system with regard to educational opportunities for underprivileged groups, and (3) existing affirmative actions for students from different social groups. In addition, the contemporary educational system characteristics shaped by the global/post-colonial educational policy are put in a comparative relationship, according to the status of the educational system in India and the value transfer system of the Indian educational tradition.

The aim of this study is to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the Croatian Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ-Cro) as part of the Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) validation. We assessed the reliability and applicability of the APSQ-Cro among Croatian athletes. The international sports community is increasingly focused on mental health issues in athletes, highlighting the need for early detection tools like the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) and SMHAT-1. We included 869 Croatian competing athletes across 54 sports who received a link to access the WEB-based questionnaire. The Croatian Olympic Board helped in distributing the questionnaires, aiming to reach as many and as diverse a group of registered competing athletes in Croatia as possible. Results showed a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.75 for the entire questionnaire, indicating acceptable reliability. An exploratory strategy of factor analysis was used to determine the underlying structure of the APSQ-Cro. For this purpose, the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test and Bartlett’s test for sphericity were performed to ensure the suitability of the data. The KMO test ensured sampling adequacy, with a measure of 0.77 indicating suitability for factor analysis, while Bartlett’s test confirmed significant correlations among variables (χ2 = 2779.155, df = 45, p < 0.001), validating the dataset’s appropriateness for data reduction techniques. The factor analysis, together with the Cattell scree test and varimax rotation, resulted in a two-factor structure for the APSQ-Cro. Factor 1 included items related to internal psychological struggles, while Factor 2 included items related to external pressures from the athletic environment. These two factors explained 53% of the variability, with Cronbach’s alphas of 0.75 and 0.88 for the respective factors. The APSQ-Cro is a valid and reliable tool for assessing distress in Croatian athletes. Croatian athletes’ sporting experience will be improved with the broad adoption of the APSQ-Cro, which can help detect early signs of psychological distress and subsequently improve mental health outcomes.

The present study is as an attempt to understand how socio-demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, family socioeconomic status) and school level supports (i.e., school climate, professional guidance at school) influence occupational and educational expectations among rural youth (i.e., aspirations for a meaningful career, future family values, and future employment goals). The findings showed a relationship among the demographic characteristics, school level supports, career aspirations and future family and employment expectations of rural youth. The results of regression analysis indicate that school climate does influence aspirations towards a meaningful career, future family orientation and future employment goals. In addition, aspirations towards a meaningful career are also influenced by gender and professional guidance at school.

Razumijevanje rodoslovlja i društvene uvjetovanosti promjena obrazovnih sustava može se tražiti u antičkim izvorima: Sparti i Ateni. Interpretacijom su uspoređeni obrazovni sustavi antičkih polisa, a neka njihova obilježja su na razini jukstapozicije uspoređena s obrazovnim politikama Europske unije. Usporedbom je potvrđena hipoteza o postojanju zajedničkih prioritetnih odgojno-obrazovnih tema u društvima istog rodoslovlja na različitom stupnju povijesnog i tehnološkog razvoja. Stereotipna interpretacija vidi Spartu kao zajednicu hrabrih patriota vojnika u kojoj je obrazovanje bilo apsolutno politički institucionalizirano, dok se Atena percipira kao demokratska zajednica humanistički obrazovanih slobodnih građana bez izravne stroge političke kontrole obrazovanja. Na razini jukstapozicije, antički obrazovni sustavi uspoređeni su sa suvremenom europskom obrazovnom politikom s obzirom na: (1) svrhu obrazovanja; (2) dostupnost obrazovanja; (3) strukturiranost kurikuluma i vrijednosne pokazatelje; (4) prepoznavanje talenta i (5) praćenje kvalitete obrazovanja. U zaključku rada navode se ograničenja studije te se naglašava temeljna srodnost tema koje su se istakle analizom.

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The main goal of this study is to evaluate primary teacher education programs in Croatia. Prior to evaluation of the primary teacher education programs, expected primary teacher education competencies were defined. The expected teacher competencies were determined according to the goals stated in the Croatian national curriculum. In addition, international guidelines for information literacy development among primary education teachers were used. An extensive literature review on information literacy curriculum in teacher education higher education was conducted as a part of this study. The evaluation of primary teacher education programs is conducted according to the content analysis methodology. Since current primary teacher education programs do not state learning outcomes, future teacher competences are evaluated according to the state course goals. The content analysis indicates that the majority of the current primary teacher education programs include goals that could be linked to information literacy standards. Future teachers are most frequently taught how to evaluate information, but lack instruction on fair use of information. The discussion includes recommendations to raise information literacy among teacher educators and to align course syllabi with the common theoretical frameworks.

As there has recently been an onslaught of video cases being developed and implemented with preservice teachers, it is important to evaluate how we should use these cases. This research investigates the features elementary preservice teachers consider valuable when using video cases in mathematics education. The researchers used hierarchical cluster analysis to create a dendrogram that displayed statistically significant features. The study revealed two primary clusters--(a) cross-subject lessons emphasizing adaptations and techniques to reach a variety of learners and (b) problem-based lessons with students in groups supported by lesson analysis--as well as (c) a small third cluster of collection and distribution of materials. Ultimately, such findings can be used to guide the design and incorporation of tools for using mathematics-based video cases. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)

Family math night can easily be implemented into mathematics methodology courses providing an opportunity for field-based learning. Preservice teachers were asked to develop and implement an inquiry-based activity at a family math night event held at a local school with personnel, elementary children and their parents in attendance. This action research examines what preservice teachers discovered about how children learn mathematics during their interactions with parents and children. Preservice teachers' individual reflections focusing on children's learning were qualitatively analyzed and clustered. In addition, data from teacher educator's observation notes was used to triangulate findings. Four themes were identified in relation to children's needs for promoting learning in mathematics: (1) activity adjustment (2) engagement through guiding and questioning (3) motivational issues and (4) the use of manipulatives and visuals. The event appeared to offer preservice teachers insight into the elements of activities needed to guide children's learning in mathematics.

The article summarises the socio-political, cultural, economic and educational background to the Western Balkans region and outlines the wider qualitative research study that provided the data on early and pre-school educational opportunities in the seven countries involved; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244), the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The authors examine international research and literature on early education that identifies it as an important means of enabling subsequent educational and social inclusion and attainment. They proceed to discuss and illustrate from the research data five inter-linked factors showing that provision of early education in the Western Balkans is inadequate and exclusive and that children who are already at greatest socio-economic and cultural disadvantage and at potential risk in elementary and secondary education are least likely to participate in, or benefit from, it. Some recent more encouraging developments are noted but the article concludes that substantially more investment and positive actions are needed in raising awareness of the importance of early education and in developing policies and provision for it that will benefit children currently at greatest disadvantage.

Video cases have frequently been developed to model educational instances from an authentic elementary classroom setting for preservice teachers in mathematics and science. Preservice teachers' predilections regarding mathematics and science video cases should influence how cases are integrated within the university classroom. Using Personal Construct Theory, constructs were identified, used to create repertory grids, rated and then analyzed using hierarchical cluster analysis. Three primary clusters were discovered along with a minor fourth cluster. When designing or using a video case with preservice teachers, these findings can help determine the content for integration.

At the threshold of emerging parallel immersive environments and metaverse worlds, the use of social media to build interpersonal relationships is a common phenomenon. This study aimed to diagnose, describe, and compare the use of social media to build and sustain interpersonal contacts and to refer to the level of interpersonal competences among students of pedagogical courses in two selected universities in Poland and Portugal. The studies were quantitative and employed the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire by D. Buhrmester, W. Furman, M.T. Wittenberg and H. T. Reis, as well as the author's own questionnaire. The analyses show that social media play a major role in building interpersonal relationships for Polish and Portuguese students in areas such as establishing new contacts, maintaining offline relationships, mutual learning and self-presentation. Non-face-to-face relations may interfere with establishing contact face to face. The analyses also show that the level of interpersonal competences among the respondents in terms of the skills and readiness to provide emotional support to others is differentiated by the way and scope of social media usage in the area under consideration. It can be assumed that in the group of respondents, the more they are willing and able to provide emotional support to others, the more effective and balanced way they use social media in building interpersonal relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to analyze and compare teaching practices in an inclusive setting. The study focuses on teachers' self-evaluated teaching practices with students with seven or more predominantly inattentive symptoms associated with ADHD, depending on their beliefs about the values of inclusive education and some demographic factors. The results are situated in the context of current literature on inclusive education practices, teacher attitudes towards students with predominantly inattentive symptoms associated with ADHD and teaching practices/classroom strategies for work with them. The questionnaire was administered to 660 teachers from 13 Croatian counties. The participating teachers were asked to complete a standardized questionnaire, including a demographic questionnaire and two scales: Teaching practices self-evaluation scale - TPSE (Vlah & Grbić, 2017) and Teachers' beliefs about the values of inclusive education scale - TBIES (Skočić Mihić, Gabrić & Bošković, 2016). In an attempt to answer the research question on the relation between teachers' self-reported teaching practices used in work with students with some inattentive symptoms associated with ADHD, place of residence, and school size, classroom versus subject teaching, teacher education level, work experience and beliefs about the values of inclusive education, we used both a correlation and a hierarchical regression analysis. The results indicated a correlation between teachers' self-evaluated teaching practices described by three indices (student praise and supportive communication; adjustments to assessment for students; and comprehensive approach to inclusion of students with special needs), teacher education level, and classroom/subject teaching, which also related to teachers' value of inclusive education. Next, we explored the relationships among the investigated variables in more detail using a hierarchical regression analysis in which different indices of teachers' self-evaluated teaching practices served as the criterion. In the proposed model inclusive beliefs were revealed as significant predictors of teaching practices. These results extend previous research. Implications for teacher education are discussed and suggestions are made for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose. The paper discusses the trend of publishing papers based on graduate theses in open access scientific journals. The contribution of the repository of scientific papers to institutional visibility is explained, as well as the role of the library in designing and maintaining the repository. The study focuses on the analysis of the number of scientific research papers that originated from the graduate theses of the students of the three faculties of humanities and social sciences, and the frequency of access and download of the graduate thesis, and scientific papers and their citations. Furthermore, it is explored how long it takes to turn a thesis into an article, and what are the predominant categorizations of these articles. Approach/methodology/design. A bibliometric approach is used, with the content analysis research method that included the following indicators: citations, representation of scientific papers by scientific fields, categorization of papers, authorship, date of publication, and the number of reviews and downloads. The starting point for the research were all graduate theses stored in the Dabar repository at three comparable faculties of humanities and social sciences in Split, Rijeka, and Osijek in the period from 2013 to 2020, a total of 2791 papers. After connecting the diploma theses with the resulting scientific papers published on the Hrčak portal, the differences in citations and visibility of papers in the two systems were tested. Findings. The research has shown that approximately 6% of diploma theses from the field of social sciences and 2% of papers from the humanities are transformed into scientific papers published in journals available on the Hrčak portal. Most scientific papers are published up to two years after the graduate thesis is stored in the repository. The publication of papers in the journals available on the Hrčak portal significantly improves their visibility. The importance of open access to graduate theses in the Dabar repository was also confirmed. The limitations of the research relate primarily to the initial selection of graduate theses only in the field of social sciences and humanities. Practical implications. On a practical level, the paper can serve students and mentors who intend to turn graduate theses into articles, librarians in providing support to students, and editors of overlay journals as an analysis of the current situation and a starting point for selecting papers. Social implications. The paper provides an insight into the number and type of student papers that affect the visibility of the faculties and indirectly of the universities. Originality/value. For the first time, an analysis of student papers that originated from the graduate thesis themes and research was conducted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the operationalization of education policies on children's rights. Children's rights primarily derive from fundamental human rights that foster the fulfillment of the biological, social, psychological, intellectual and spiritual needs of all. Adoption of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child has brought a change in the understanding of the children's rights, whereupon the active role of the child as the holder of her/his own rights has become recognized as well as the philosophy of inclusion, which provides equal opportunities for all children and ensures the growth and development in accordance with the individual abilities of every child. The aim of this paper is to examine how children and childhood are presented in the documents on children's rights, with an emphasis on the active role of the child and protective attitude towards the child. The paper also seeks to examine in what way and to what extent the fundamental inclusive principles are represented in the documents on children's rights. The results of a qualitative descriptive analysis of documents indicate that although relevant literature promotes the role of the child as an active participant and a holder of her/his own rights, the aforementioned concept needs to be further developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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