Academic Education System Research Articles

Competence-Based Trainings for Psychological Treatments - A Transtheoretical Perspective.

Although in most countries psychotherapy trainings focus on one treatment orientation, such an approach is associated with systematic shortcomings. The priorities from teaching one theoretical framework should be moved to a more rigorous orientation in science and evidence-based practice, and to the needs of patients, even if strategies of different theoretical approaches need to be combined. We discuss whether competence-based trainings in psychological treatments offer a better framework to facilitate the progress of psychological treatments to a professional academic discipline with transtheoretical exchange, and we provide an example of a transtheoretical education in the basic competences of psychological treatments. A transtheoretical education program requires an umbrella model for case formulation and a transtheoretical definition of intervention goals. We provide an adaptation of the traditional model distinguishing vulnerability/resilience, exacerbation, and maintenance of clinical problems for case conceptualization. Dynamic network models offer a further perspective for developing modern, transtheoretical case formulations. Treatment methods should be better classified according to their transtheoretical goals, which offers opportunities to better compare or combine them. We report a case example of how to transform a general competence-based approach in the training of psychological treatments in the academic education system, which found exceptional acceptance from participating students. Thus, a rigorous competence-based approach to training early clinicians in applying psychological treatments helps to bridge the artificial divide between psychotherapeutic traditions. It also supports the evolution of psychological treatments into an academically robust and highly professional, integrative discipline.

"Mercury and Argus" by P. I. Sokolov: aesthetics of the painting, search for an artistic image, perception by contemporaries

Purpose of this article is analysis of painting by P. I. Sokolov (1753-1791) «Mercury and Argus» (1776) in context preferences of era. Objectives of study: analyze preparatory drawings and picture; study archival sources, artist reports; reveal process of painting; represent aesthetic ideals of epoch and perception of personality. Our focus will be on artistic process of creation historical picture in second half of XVIII century on example of work by P. I. Sokolov «Mercury and Argus». Research subject is role of sketches from nature, sketch composition in work of P. I. Sokolov on picture «Mercury and Argus». Author considers of visual technique, graphic-plastic composition, preparatory graphic, identifying process of working on picture based on academic education system. Citing quotes from letters, reports and writings of second half of XVIII century author analyses what was typical for art of period under study, what tasks artist set for himself, what conditions were necessary for expressiveness of visual image and idea of picture as well as her positive evaluation by her contemporaries. During study were applied: formal, formal-stylistic, art criticism analysis. Author comes to conclusion that work on historical painting in second half of XVIII century included a large systematic creative process dictated by academic education system at Imperial Academy of Arts. Analysis showed that execution of sketches and drawings from nature became basis for subsequent search for better image. Historical painting of second half of XVIII century reflected aesthetic views and ideals of era, being an artistic embodiment of ideas of theoretical treatises aimed at improving visual image. Novelty of research lies in considering painting not only as part of artistic heritage, but also as a reflection of academic education system at Imperial Academy of Arts in second half of XVIII century and aesthetics of educational classicism.

A systems thinking approach to capture the complexity of effective routes to teaching

AbstractSTEM teacher shortage remains a serious problem in secondary education in many European countries, despite many interventions and many research studies over the last decades. The observation that past interventions and research outcomes have not significantly contributed to reduce teacher shortage implies that places to effectively intervene in the teacher education system have not been found yet. In this article, a systems thinking approach is presented to evaluate the fundamental and structural problems of an academic teacher education system regarding STEM student entry. A thorough understanding of the systemic structure of a teacher education system is essential to identify leverage points for STEM teacher recruitment. Based on systems thinking principles and theoretical frameworks, a stepwise research framework was defined, which was tested in the Dutch academic teacher education system. First, potential factors of concern were identified based on the collection of many data such as existing public information, reports and long‐term student entry data. These potential factors of concern were subsequently investigated by student surveys and structured interviews with stakeholders from science faculties and teacher training institutes. Synthesis of the results led to the identification of three leverage points for increasing STEM student entry in teacher training, which were all found at the organizational and structural level of the academic teacher education system. The systems thinking research framework presented in this article provides a valuable framework to address persistent problems in education and enables the identification of novel and potentially more effective interventions.

About Creativity in History Teaching and Learning

Abstract A high-performing academic education system supports the development of skills such as curiosity and creativity in students’ activities and learning experiences. However, the academic curriculum gives quite a lot of importance to the accumulation of knowledge and the learning of specific skills, which can encourage an education that is less oriented towards the development of creativity and curiosity, especially in the discipline of History. Our study has as target group the 3rd year students of the Pedagogy of Primary and Preschool Education, whom we monitored during two academic years. The purpose of the research is to analyze the effect of the didactic strategy on students’ creative thinking and to show that creativity is a fundamental element for the development of their historical thinking as students and future practitioners. In our approach, we started from the following premises and hypotheses: 1) creativity is present in all learning contexts, although it is not always specified as such; 2) students need to be creative in a constantly changing world that requires us to permanently adapt; 3) outside of those disciplines that explicitly emphasize creativity (fine arts, music etc.) creativity is rarely present in the discussions regarding teaching and learning; 4) if at History we apply a series of strategies to stimulate creative thinking that includes interactive methods, diverse teaching aids and mixed organizational forms which involve cooperation, then students’ creativity, curiosity and interest in this subject will be stimulated. Therefore, we proposed the following objectives: (O1) The implementation of didactic strategies that stimulate students’ creativity; (O2) The analysis of the results - how does the didactic strategy affect creative thinking in the history discipline? (O3) The analysis and evaluation of the effect that the didactic strategy may have on creativity at History. The expected results are, in the case of students, an increase in creativity through the application of certain didactic strategies, motivation for learning and positive attitudes towards history, with the belief that when they become teachers they will apply similar strategies in the classroom.

The Integration of OpenCV and Unity for the Development of Interactive Educational Game

In recent years, online and interactive educational games have become increasingly popular as a tool to improve and accelerate the learning experience for students. Computer vision libraries in python such as OpenCV provide a wide range of tools for image processing, object detection, and face recognition that can be used to create interactive and engaging games. This paper explores the use of OpenCV in Unity 3D for the development of interactive online educational games. Specifically, we discuss how OpenCV can be used to create interactive games that respond to user actions in real-time, such as tracking the movement of a user’s hand or face to control in-game actions. It focuses on an unconventional approach to interactive game development using OpenCV combined with a computer network based protocol namely User Datagram Protocol (UDP) as communication channel to transfer real-time data to Unity Game Engine from Python Server. Though being the conventional approach for object and face tracking based games Augmented Reality (AR) requires specialized hardware and high camera quality for accurate tracking of object position and orientation. Given the lack of technical infrastructure and computational resources in majority government schools under the Indian academic education system this approach is not feasible for large scale implementation. This research paper aims to contribute to the development of innovative and effective approaches for interactive and online educational games suitable for large scale implementation in the form of a Vlab (Virtual Lab).

Distance learning as an unavoidable component of higher education during the pandemic

During the short period of time, the situation has changed dramatically and demanded significant correlations of our requirements and priorities in many areas, including the system of traditional higher academic education, which in turn revealed new opportunities, prospects, challenges, and even threats. The usual system of organizing the educational process (tests/exams) which is typical for full-time education is changing now. The initial euphoria from the widespread introduction of distance learning methods is replaced by anxiety and apprehension, taking into account the duration of the changing process of digital learning, as the only alternative platform that allows continuing the implementation of higher education as it is. However, studying the consequences of online learning, most researchers consider the problem: what impact digitalization of education has on a new contingent of students who are more adapted to global digitalization and do not feel stressed implementing new online resources. We could hardly say the same about the teaching staff of universities, where frequently the state of professional and emotional burnout due to the introduced distance learning forms is diagnosed. The purpose of this research consists of determining the correlation between the ratio of e-learning in the total academic load during the coronavirus pandemic and burnout at work among teachers implementing e-learning experience to achieve the best possible results, leveling the consequences of lockdowns, thereby preserving, and possibly expanding the boundaries of students professional competencies.

The Development of a Comprehensive Mental Health Service for Medical Trainees.

Mental distress in medical learners and its consequent harmful effects on personal and professional functioning, a well-documented concern, draws attention to the need for solutions. The authors review the development of a comprehensive mental health service within a large and complex academic medical education system, created with special attention to offering equitable, accessible, and responsive care to all trainees. From the inception of the service in January 2017, the authors placed particular emphasis on eliminating obstacles to learners’ willingness and ability to access care, including concerns related to cost, session limits, privacy, and flexibility with modality of service delivery. Development of outreach initiatives included psychoeducational programming, consultation services, and cultivation of liaison relationships with faculty and staff. Significant utilization of clinical services occurred in the first year of the program and increased further over the course of 4 academic years (2017–2021); with a 2.2 times increase in trainees served and a 2.4 times increase in visits annually. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 821 medical learners received services (for a total 5,656 visits); 30% of all medical students and 25% of house staff and fellows sought treatment in that year. In 2021, 38% of graduating medical school students and 27% of graduating residents and fellows had used mental health services at some point in their training. Extensive use of services combined with very high patient satisfaction ratings by medical learners within this system demonstrate the perceived value of these services and willingness to pursue mental health care when offered a resource that is cognizant of, and responsive to, their unique needs. The authors reflect on potential factors promoting utilization of services—institutional financial support, outreach efforts, and design of services to increase accessibility and reduce barriers to seeking treatment—and propose future areas for investigation.

Сreative work of Cosroe Dusi: style issues (1808–1859)

The creative heritage of the Venetian Cosroe Dusi accumulated all the leading artistic styles of the second quarter –middle of the 19th century. Working in Italy, Munich and St Petersburg, the painter created intimate and formal portraits. His historical canvases have absorbed the features of classicism and romanticism with special interest in medieval history. The few landscapes of Cosroe Dusi are close to the romantic concept of spiritualized nature. In sketches from nature and drawings, the influence of the academic art education system is obvious. He also created a number of monumental works in St Isaacʼs Cathedral, and his technique and iconographic solutions indicate an interest in the Russian national tradition. Academic training, classicism, romanticism, historicism are mixed in Dusi’s heritage in complex stylistic dialogue.

Inclusion of Doctoral Students with Disabilities within Higher Education

Abstract The history of educating doctoral students with disabilities at Polish universities, at least in institutional terms, is not very long. From the very beginning, universities educated individuals with disabilities and it was possible as long as these people could cope on their own or with the help of their family and friendly academic staff. This study presents the situation of doctoral students with disabilities in the higher education system, indicates the results of research, as well as “good practices” and recommendations for the academic education system for the in-depth inclusion of people with disabilities in higher education.

Collecting and Integrating National Laws and Regulations on Construction in Coastal Areas

Instructions for designing coastal structures in order to create coordination and uniformity in the criteria for designing, constructing, supervising and executing coastal structures and projects subject to that instruction, as well as observing the principles, methods and technologies appropriate to the applied equipment and compatible with the conditions and requirements. So present study aimed to collecting and integrating national laws and regulations on construction in coastal areas was performed. Descriptive and analytical method is a suitable method for the present study. The study method in the research is library method and is a tool for collecting information from valid domestic and foreign sources.Also, the publication has been tried to be compiled in such a way that due to the limited access to the texts of standards and regulations and in order to expand the culture of technical knowledge and transfer it to the design and implementation factors of projects, the content of applicable instructions and technical criteria to be available to users as much as possible. Compilation of comprehensive instructions for designing coastal structures with all its positive features seems necessary to design specific instructions for Iran in accordance with environmental conditions. However, in the current situation where other guidelines are used as a basis, it is necessary for the academic education system to move in this direction and identify the shortcomings and deficiencies of this foreign guideline and rewrite it based on local characteristics.

Barriers of Critical Thinking in Medical Students' Curriculum from the Viewpoint of Medical Education Experts: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: The widespread developments of the twenty-first century have been accompanied by the presentation of intellectual patterns and theories and new achievements. These new achievements emphasize the skill of thinking at high levels, especially in the educational system of universities. This skill is essential for medical students; therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the qualitative barriers of critical thinking in medical students' curriculum.Methods: This is a qualitative study in which the content analysis method has been used. Participants of this study included 11 medical education experts and medical students (6 females and 5 males) who were selected through a semi-structured interview and purposeful sampling. The data analysis method was conventional content analysis. In the next part, by more investigation of the data, various obtained concepts will be presented in the form of themes, categories, and subcategories.Results: We obtained two themes (socio-cultural conditions and traditional and unchanging system of education), eight categories and 14 subcategories. Also, these categories were resistance to critical society, intellectual tension, personality characteristics, lack of understanding of society's need for criticism, the rule of traditional teaching pattern, lack of critical thinking skills, ineffective evaluation, and difficulty of critical thinking training.Conclusion: Given the results and the main emphasis of curriculum planners on incorporating high-level critical thinking and revision skills into the curriculum, the country's academic education system requires a change in the thinking style, research, deepening critical thinking, and a change in teachers' attitudes toward curriculum designing (goals, content, teaching and evaluation methods); also, it is suggested that the authorities should pay attention to the need to develop and utilize critical thinking skills in the learners’ education.

Творческие экспедиции в системе современного академического художественного образования

Творческие экспедиции в системе современного академического художественного образования

Kano 모형과 Timko의 고객만족계수를 활용한 항공서비스학과 교육서비스 품질에 관한 연구

Korea’s population is forecast to begin to drop from 2020 and it is the main concern of colleges to think about their future related to the number of students. The purpose of this research to find out how to improve the education service quality of airline service management of a college in Chung-nam province. Online survey carried out to the students of 225 majoring airline service management. 29 elements for evaluating service qualities are analyzed by Kano and Timko’s customer satisfaction coefficient. Education service quality includes academic administration, education system, physical evidence, and fairness. After conducting service quality check by Kano model, the One-dimensional quality factor is 26, and the Indifferent quality factor is 3. And Timko’s customer satisfaction coefficient is connected highly with fair treatment by the professor (Better index .851) opposed with the fair score on the exam (Worse index .819). Final results of this research provide theoretical implications and practical implications for college staff or professors who are in charge of recruiting students or maintaining college students.

Ocenianie w szkole wyższej w świetle tekstów prawno-administracyjnych

<p>Celem artykułu była odpowiedź na pytanie o miejsce oceny dydaktycznej w systemie edukacji akademickiej (z uwzględnieniem różnych typów dyskursu akademickiego: dydaktycznego i prawno-administracyjnego) oraz o przyczyny trudności związanych z włączeniem nowych praktyk oceniania do dydaktyki akademickiej. Szczegółowa analiza leksykalno-semantyczna i tekstowa dotyczyła trzech terminów specjalistycznych: <em>oceny</em> (wiedzy, umiejętności, kompetencji), <em>weryfikacji</em> (efektów uczenia się), <em>walidacji</em> (kwalifikacji).</p>

The model of training foreign higher education students at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

The problems of developing a model of training of foreign higher education applicants at the VN Kharkiv National University. Karazin. Coordination of educational, scientific, methodological and educational work in order to ensure a high level of training of foreigners is carried out by the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education. The scientific novelty of the research is that according to the tasks of teaching foreigners receiving higher education in Ukrainian HEIs, the scientific and methodological and cultural bases of designing the intercultural academic educational system have been determined, the process of modeling of educational and vocational training of educational migrants has been systematized, and characteristically characterized. , axiological, socio-cultural, adaptation), which form the basis of professional training of specialists of higher qualification, educational process, academic hell tion of the terms of study at a foreign university, cultural literacy. The stages of realization of tasks of vocational training of educational migrants (preparatory, university), levels of university model corresponding to modern educational levels (bachelor's, master's, training of doctors of philosophy) are determined. The functions of the educational language, which plays the role of educational discipline, the basis of professional, cultural personal development and continuous education of future specialists throughout life, are defined, the process of formation of communicative competence of different categories of educational migrants according to standardized requirements to the level of Ukrainian language by the Ukrainian language is described. The educational process at the university is characterized as an important factor in the adaptation of foreigners to the conditions of non-native educational and socio-cultural environment, describes the main forms and means of non-auditory cultural and educational work.

The modern paradigm of non-academic education in the context of unlimited professional education

The relevance of the research. Consideration of continuous professional education as a social institution determines the relevance of the integration approach, which involves the use of a complex of measures for the integration and interdisciplinary of modern scientific knowledge, the search for new contexts of education as a productive direction for the development of scientific research, where non-academic education acts as an activity paradigm requiring theoretical analysis and scientific justification. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the peculiarities of non-academic education as a modern paradigm that allows the formation of a creative specialist to be able of professional and personal self-development, for the theoretical justification of changing the educational field. Analysis of recent research and publications. The concept of continuing education as a modern educational paradigm was considered in works: V. Byashenko [1], V. Voronkova [3], T. Desiatova [4], О. Kyvliuk [8], L. Lukyanova [9], V. Orlov [10] and others. Research methodology. The systematic, informational, synergetic methods and approaches are used for analyzing the modern paradigm of non-academic education in the scientific research. Presenting main material. The making of non-academic education is considered as a socio-cultural phenomenon, which reflects the growing need of an individual in obtaining various educational services. This educational system has such features as: organization, system, professional orientation, continuity, topicality in existing knowledge acquired by a person outside the academic educational system. The main principles of non-academic education according to the research of native and foreign scientists and Ukrainian state programs are: orientation of training to meet the actual needs of its subjects; communication with practice, which manifests itself in the pursuit of life skills and preparation for active participation in society; availability of mobile flexible programs, individual educational strategies aimed at expressing, accepting and respecting individual peculiarities. Conclusions. The modern paradigm of non-academic education acts as an activity form of the development of a personality and a specialist, based on the principles of creating a productive and not reproductive system of transmitting and receiving knowledge, taking into account the whole variety of subjective and objective challenges of our time

CURRENT PROBLEMS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

In the article the necessity of the definition of non-academic education as an unusual phenomenon of the modern educational world is considered. Requests for lifelong learning are becoming more and more relevant and reflect not only the need but also the reflection of the country’s stability, because education is a mainstay of the social, professional and social sectors. A specialist can meet the fast-moving demands of the labor-market only when he is able to continuously study and optimally use the accumulated educational capital. In the education system, there should be opportunities for unforeseen education, which must meet the newest needs of the economy. Life-long learning becomes a necessary and increasingly important element of contemporary educational systems, where non-academic education is increasingly playing a role, in most cases, through self-education of citizens. Non-academic education is determined by the organization of systematic studies of the nature of modern knowledge as a specific type of philosophical reflection, which can be defined by the categories of activities in education. It implies improving the quality of the professional training of those who are studying on the basis of the widespread use of information and communication technologies, the formation of their skills and skills in electronic simulation. Formed effective stereotypes of thinking and behaviour require an understanding of the essence of education and bringing it to an appropriate effective template that is adapted to the educational field. The development of non-academic knowledge, unlike academic, takes place at the personal level and forms the need for the personality to be realized in public life, raising the level of mass consciousness, transforming abstract knowledge into practical. It relates to those curricula that are outside the academic formal education system. That is, non-academic education is independent of state programs of education, helping a person in a short time to translate a dream into a professional plane.

Academic burnout as an educational complication and promotion barrier among undergraduate students: A cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND:Academic burnout is a worldwide problem that troubles students at all academic levels. Despite the significant effects of this problem on students’ mental health and academic achievements, yet, it has not been adequately studied in Iranian system of academic education. Therefore, we aimed to explore the incidence of academic burnout status and its associated factors among the students at Guilan University of Medical Sciences.SUBJECTS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted over a number of 303 students at Guilan University of Medical Sciences during 2016. Study samples were selected through the stratified random sampling method, and a set of data including sociodemographic information, educational status, study habits, and burnout inventory status was collected for each sample. Items of burnout inventory status were based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including t-test and linear regression.RESULTS:The students in our study reported a mean of 2.53 ± 0.7 for academic burnout score. Along with related factors of academic burnout, marital status (P = 0.029), grade point average (P = 0.002), being interested in field of study (P = 0.000), and study time (P = 0.000) were significantly associated with academic burnout of students. Furthermore, the incidence of academic burnout did not differ between male and female students.CONCLUSIONS:Regarding the considerable prevalence of academic burnout among students of medical sciences, it is needed that policymakers implement more effective educational programs considering the associated factors of academic burnout.

Academic architectural school. The problem of stylistic selfidentification

The article explores the long journey traversed by an academic architectural school from the moment of the establishment of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in the middle of the 18th century, to the end of the 20th century. The author focuses on the degree of distinctiveness of the classical fundamentals of the school, as well as to what extent traditions of the academic educational system were followed. An overview of the school’s activities during the first century of its existence makes it possible to define the principles underlying this system: a focus on classic examples, the use of an architectural order as a basis for all compositional decisions, the preference for regularly composed (“beautiful”) planes, high graphic skills, and the interaction of artists of different specialties to form a synthesis of the arts. The article presents some stages of the school’s historical evolution: the period of classicism in the first century of the existence of the Academy of Arts; the period between the reforms that took place in 1859 and 1893; the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, a period of highest perfection in structure and methodology; and from the post-revolutionary period to the present, a time of confrontation between traditionalism and innovative trends.

On the Barriers to the Revival of Russian Education

The purpose of this article is to further contribute to the discussion of the current state of Russian education and the most pressing problems that are facing it. We focus on both positive and negative trends in the development of general K–11 and higher pedagogical education. We analyze and summarize aspects of the process to restore the Russian system of academic and character-building education to a leading position within the global educational space.