Creative Initiative Research Articles

Scientific Olympiad as Means of Students’ Youth Development

The article reveals the problem’s urgency of the students’ youth development in the conditions of the Olympiad movement. It analyzes the scientific views on the essence and significance of Olympiads on subjects. It defines the research key concepts and presents the scientists’ positions on the concept essence of “Olympiad”. The article specifies the objective and tasks of the Olympiads. It stresses the importance of Olympiads in improving the training quality of qualified specialists. It suggests the author’s understanding of the Olympiad educational potential on pedagogy and psychology. It points out the need of interactive technologies for the development of communicative, research, design and other competences. The article gives a brief description of individual practice-oriented competitions providing development of creative initiative activities, students’ mobility and their intellectual abilities.

Ecodomy: Taking risks and overstepping boundaries in the Book of Ruth

This chapter examined the concept of ‘Ecodomy’ – life in its fullness – as it unfolds in the Book of Ruth. The book is dated to the post-exilic period in the history of Israel, and is read as narrative critique against the Moabite paragraph in Deuteronomy 23:3–5, and against the way that this text is interpreted and implemented in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Naomi, Ruth and Boaz, the protagonists in the narrative, become paradigmatic of the situation in post-exilic Israel. Their stories, dealing with loss and the actions they take in order to heal the brokenness become indicative for the post-exilic community. As the narrative plot develops, the chapter aims to indicate how ‘life in its emptiness’ is changed into ‘life in its fullness’ by the courage and creative initiative of individuals, even if it meant overstepping boundaries and challenging the social conventions of the time. Against the exclusivist policy of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Book of Ruth argues that foreigners may be included in the community of YHWH and that their solidarity with Israel is to the benefit of all the people. The point that the chapter wishes to make, is that life in its fullness cannot be taken for granted, but requires effort.

PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS IMPLEMENTATION PERSONALLY ORIENTED APPROACH WHILE PREPARING TEACHERS FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

The pedagogical aspects of the implementation of the personality oriented approach in training future technology teachers are considered. The theoretical analysis of scientific studies in the area of professional training of the future teacher, the technology teacher in particular, is carried out. The dictionary interpretation of the personality oriented approach is analyzed. The study of the substantiation of this method in scientific works has been carried out. The main positions for understanding of the essence of personality oriented education are outlined, namely ensuring the disclosure of the individuality of each student, his abilities, inclinations, interests, value orientations and subjective experience; Realization of the educational process taking into account personal abilities of students; Creation of conditions for self-development, self-expression and self-improvement of future specialists; Deeper, holistic understanding of the student's personality in the educational process. The features of personality oriented education are determined. The emphasis is made on the principle of natural conformity as the basic principle of personality oriented education. There have been determined the basic tasks and the initial provisions of the construction of the personality oriented system of education, which envisages the creation of a suitable educational environment, democratization of the teacher-student relations, as well as the activation of each student in order to develop his personal and professional abilities and qualities, strengthening his subjective functions. The criteria of effective organization of personality oriented education are outlined. The approaches of personality oriented education, namely individual, social-psychological, age, activity, system-psychological, multilevel, differentiated and subjective-personal, are defined. There have been highlighted the main methodical components of the personality oriented training, observance of which ensures the effectiveness of the approach. There have also been highlighted the most significant conditions of its implementation in training future technology teachers. It is determined that the effectiveness of personality oriented education depends to a large extent on the readiness of future teachers to implement it and to develop their creativity, creative initiative, and establish the need to search for them. The most significant conditions for the implementation of the person-centered approach in training future technology teachers are singled out. The methodical principles of the realization of the personality oriented approach in the process of professional training of future technology teachers are specified.

ДЕЛОВАЯ ИГРА КАК СРЕДСТВО АКТИВИЗАЦИИ ПОЗНАВАТЕЛЬНОЙ АКТИВНОСТИ И СПОСОБ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЙ СТУДЕНТОВ

Today interactive methods are increasingly used along with traditional teaching methods in higher education. The use of interactive technologies contributes to the active involvement of students in the learning process, promotes the awakening of their cognitive and creative initiative, forms their teamwork skills, ensures the formation of critical thinking, analysis and self-analysis skills, and promotes the development of students' communicative competencies, including those related to future professional activities. Practical exercises in the format of business or role playing games contribute to the effective solution of these tasks. The game is a special kind of interaction, during which a certain fragment of real life is simulated, with the subsequent freedom of activity for the participants of the game. Creating and running a role-playing game is a complex process that requires a preparatory stage, including the writing of a game scenario, a clear distribution of roles between participants, the actual running of the game itself and the stage of reflection, analysis of the achieved results, and the mutual and self-evaluation of the players' activities. The authors share their experience of a business game in form of a job interview on the subjects on "Ethics in business communication", on "Business Russian language", and "Russian language and culture of speech." The article describes the technology for preparing and running a business game, and gives detailed recommendations on how to use it. Thus, the authors of the article with their own pedagogical experience confirm the fact that the business game is a demanded method of interactive learning, which allows activating cognitive activity of students, and contributes to the formation of business communication skills and the personality of a future specialist.

HUMAN CAPITAL - THE MAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE UKRAINE: PROBLEMS THE WAY ITS IMPLEMENTATION

Human capital is the main competitive advantage of Ukraine, but there are a number of negative factors that limit the effectiveness of its use. First of all, this is a low level of staffing with fixed assets (5-6 times lower than in developed European countries). This results in a low technological level of production and, consequently, a 4-5 times lower level of labor productivity in comparison with developed countries, limiting the opportunities of Ukrainian citizens, especially of high qualifications, to realize their abilities and skills. As a result, the outflow of highly skilled professionals to other countries with a higher technological level of production and higher wages. Among 52 countries with the highest level of education, Ukraine has one of the lowest GDP per capita ($ 7,500). At the existing level of education in our country, GDP per capita should be about 30.0 thousand dollars. This inconsistency, to a large extent, can be attributed to inefficient government and high levels of corruption. All this negatively affects the efficiency of the use of human capital and productivity of work of citizens, which they can count on, taking into account their educational level. Important in the consideration of human capital is its moral component, which, unlike other components (education, knowledge, experience, health, etc.) determines the vector of its use: for good or for evil. The efficiency of the use of human capital depends on the state of the institutional environment. The existing institutional environment in Ukraine encourages redistribution rather than material wealth production, reduces the possibility of fair competition, limits the direction of high-productivity use of human capital. Ukraine has enormous intellectual potential. This is our main competitive advantage, it is an opportunity to take a worthy place among the leading countries of the world. Today, there is such a chance, but it will take some time and it can be lost if society continues to cultivate the readiness of people for dishonest acts for the sake of careers, power and money, instead of focusing on the realization of their creative abilities, energy and initiative to ensure the successful modernization of your country.

Culture at the Bottom of Startups: Reflections on Social Expectations

This article aims to define the culture at the bottom of the development of “startup” initiatives (or the startup movement). These are initiatives for improving an organization in three different ways: asking creative groups to collaborate with larger organizations for solving specific problems; inviting creative groups (hubs) into larger institutions for searching new ideas; and setting up collective spaces for the sake of public relations. I aim to define if the promotion of startup initiatives could be adequate for faith-based institutions such as the Catholic Church. Startup hubs are growing faster in our world, due to the common perception of social discomfort in regard to the political, economic or social systems. Not every creative initiative is a startup, as these initiatives aim to improve the system from within, thanks to mutual collaboration. Therefore they require common ground and respect for the principles of the larger body. Most startup hubs refer today to technological development, but some of them aim to enhance collective expectations. Our thesis is that some startup hubs could also be set up for changing personal behaviors. Startup hubs with the scope of changing personal lifestyles could also modify cultural interactions, becoming very attractive for faith-based institutions and also for the Catholic Church.

ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РОЗВИТКУ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ МАЙСТЕРНОСТІ ВЧИТЕЛЯ ЗАСОБАМИ ТЕАТРАЛЬНОГО МИСТЕЦТВА У ПРАКТИЦІ РОБОТИ СУЧАСНИХ ВІТЧИЗНЯНИХ ШКІЛ

The article analyzes the problem of professional skills of teachers by means of performing arts; revealed the educational value dramatization, play in the educational process; considered artistic and creative activity of teachers in the practice of modern national schools; focuses on the incompetence of teachers in the field theory theater pedagogy, creative initiative of the teacher and his emotional and sensory development, creativity, class work. Particular attention is drawn to the shape of the lesson, organizational and creative activity of the teacher and student in the study of literature, circle work, including a school theatrical circle; highlights trends in the development of professional skills of teachers by means of theater, as well as the specifics of theater pedagogy; conditioned kinds of theatrical activity, psychological features of formation of the creative person of the teacher of his psychophysics and psychotechnique.

BUILDING OF PERSONNEL POLICY AS AN INSURANCE OF EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC SAFETY ON ENTERPRISES

The article deals with the problems and principles of ensuring the personnel policy of Ukrainian enterprises. The essence of the personnel policy, the main directions in the work with the personnel, its influence on ensuring the economic security of the enterprise is researched. In the external environment are considered. The personnel policy provision is based on organizational integration, functionality, responsibility of all employees at the enterprise and adaptation to continuous training. The experience of personnel policy of leading foreign and Ukrainian companies is analyzed. It is determined that foreign companies accumulate in their personnel policy those principles and elements that are adequate for a particular country and the type of company's activity. It is determined that in foreign companies work with personnel is based on a clear system of explanation to the company's employees of indicators and strategies of the company and competence development, opportunities for growth of employees; program and reward system that promote flexibility and balance between work and personal life through the use of part- time employment, flexible work schedules and redistribution of official duties. It was analyzed that main goal of personnel policy of Ukrainian enterprises is implementation of programs for raising staff; retraining and involvement of young specialists; objective data on education; rational use of personnel; creation of favorable conditions for creative initiative and individual work and improvement of material incentives; fixing clear criteria; the transition from the old system of involvement through a practical assessment of the skills of candidates for positions; availability of academic degree; possession of foreign languages; the presence of rewards or punishment.

국가의 시장규제에 대한 헌법적 정당성 : 대형마트 및 기업형 슈퍼마켓(SSM)의 영업제한 판결과 관련하여

What makes our Constitution special is that it has the economy chapter. This chapter consists of 8 articles, from article 119 to article 127. The first clause of article 119 of this economy chapter starts as follows: “(1)The economic order of the Republic of Korea shall be based on a respect for the freedom and creative initiative of enterprises and individuals in economic affairs.” The second clause states, “(2)The State may regulate and coordinate economic affairs in order to maintain the balanced growth and stability of the national economy, to ensure proper distribution of income, to prevent the domination of the market and the abuse of economic power and to democratize the economy through harmony among the economic agents.”BR There is a controversy over the interpretation of this article, especially about the relationship between the first clause and the second clause. The first theory understands these two clauses in the “principle and exception” perspective, while the second theory understands these two clauses as an “ultimate economic goal” through combining with each other.BR This study will discuss why the second theory is valid. First, it goes back to the Founding Constitution of 1948 to see the fundamental legislative intent under this article, based on the commentary book of the Constitution written by Yu, Jin Oh. Then, this paper will refute the first theory and support the second theory logically considering the structure of the Constitution. Lastly, it will reach a conclusion after exploring the cases of other countries to draw some implications.

SPECIFICS OF SELECTION OF THE CONTENT OF 5-7 YEAR OLD CHILDREN’S EMOIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION (by the example of the program «Emotional Masterpieces»)

The paper considers the problem of emotional development of preschool children in the content of preschool education. Based on the analysis of modern approaches to definition of the content of preschool education, the author highlights the priorities. They are focused on personal development, self-realization and self-development of the child in the activities, formation of individual perception of the world, education of emotional and value-based attitude towards the environment, formation of the child’s individual position. Designing and constructing the content of the «Emotional masterpieces» program that describes the emotional development of 5-7 year old children in preschool educational institution, the author used 4 statements presented by N.S. Ezhkova in her monograph. The author describes 3 stages of children’s mastering the artistic improvisation as the means characterizing and fixing the emotional development of senior preschool children: 1) cognitive and imitative stage (improvisation and imitation of the artistic and aesthetic etalon); 2) initiative and imitative stage (improvisation with elements of creative initiative); 3) efficiently personal stage (improvisation as a personal story).

State science and technology policy in the Soviet Union during the pre-war period

The article attempts to identify the features of the state science and technology policy of the Soviet Republic in the pre-war period. The main purpose of the science and technology policy is strengthening of defense capability of the country. Attention is given to the main areas of activity of the Soviet government: involvement of pre-revolutionary professionals and scientists in solving the most important scientific and technical problems, preservation and development of scientific and technical potential, training of new scientific and engineering manpower, creating links between science and production, providing scientists and engineering workers with special scientific technical literature, opening new research institutes, design bureaus and universities in accordance with the development of new industries of the national economy: aviation, chemical, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering. The role of technical and scientific societies and inventions in the acceleration of scientific technical progress is revealed. The main contradictions of accomplishing engineering tasks in conditions of the formation of the totalitarian system when the creative initiative of scientists and specialists was dictated by the authorities are shown. The strengthening of the role of Peoples Commissariat of Internal Affairs in technical modernization of the country is also discussed in the paper.

Творческая инициатива как фактор формирования профессиональных (музыкально-исполнительских) компетенций обучающихся в вузе

Творческая инициатива как фактор формирования профессиональных (музыкально-исполнительских) компетенций обучающихся в вузе

COMPETITION AS A FORM OF ORGANIZING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF THE KRASNOYARSK REGION POPULATION IN THE 1960-1980S

In the article the author deals with the socialist completion as demonstration of huge enthusiasm and creative initiative of the Krasnoyarsk region population in the 1960s. There were more than twenty shock Komsomol construction sites, which became an effective form of youth participating in the economy development. The aim of the work is to find out in what way socialist completion influences on developing different personal features, like abilities, knowledge, erudition, skills, experience, needs, call of duty, responsibility, etc. The methods of historical approach and objectivism are used in the article. The results of work are to considerate problems concerning with organization of the socialist competition in the Krasnoyarsk region. New materials and some documents of local archives are introduced during the research. The study of the socialist competition in the Krasnoyarsk region enables to make a conclusion that the socialist competition is a form of organizing cultural activities of the Krasnoyarsk region population in the 1960s.

Virtual education - an innovative means of self-education of future teachers

Objective requirements for modern teachers are: mastery of ICTs, creative initiative, and a desire for self-education. As experience shows, the activity of students - future teachers depends not only on their professional and methodological preparedness, but also on their competence in the field of information and computer technologies. For the study we allocated an area of self-education activity - the study of innovative means of self-education of the future teacher.A distinctive feature of the modern student, in comparison with their peers from the beginning of the XXI century, is the possession of a computer, Internet technologies as a means of communication and information retrieval.

“Now let me share this with you”: Exploring Poetry as a Method for Postcolonial Geography Research

Abstract: In this article we attempt to “seize back the creative initiative” to uncover whether poetry might be a useful postcolonial research method. In exploring the possibilities and limitations of poetry as a means of re‐representing and interpreting data collected through in‐depth qualitative interviews, our conclusions are ambivalent: we are attracted to poetry but troubled by it too. For instance, poetry does hold promise through its ability to imaginatively project thoughts and ideas, opening up space so new perspectives can emerge. However, as academics we are always complicit in the knowledge creation process (albeit to varying degrees), and so the representative qualities of poetry are never unproblematic or straightforward. Thus although poetry does have potential as a method for postcolonial geography research, we are making a cautious and careful appeal for its use. We use the case of ecotourism research conducted in Boabeng‐Fiema Monkey Sanctuary in Ghana to explore these ideas.

Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws and Their Impact on Digital Resources in Jordan

There are many obstacles and problems hindering digital resources in libraries according to librarians and administrators. These problems affect global economy, in general, and Jordanian economy, in particular. Piracy effectively destroys the creative initiative of Jordanian inventors and scientists. The international copyright laws, including Jordanian legislation provide Intellectual property rights holders with a great deal of protection. This research demonstrates at the importance of intellectual property and copyright lows in Jordan and deals with the international conventions on intellectual property and signed by Jordan. Finally, the research proposes a number of recommendations on how Jordan can combat problems and improves the enforcement of IPR legislations in the country.

Tradition and modernization: European perspectives of culture in the Balkans

Layers of historic heritage and modern tendencies interlace in the culture of the present-day Balkans. Eurointegration of the Balkans faces numerous challenges. On one side, the so-called Eurooptimism is awakening, while on the other, fears of losing cultural and national identities are growing ever stronger amongst Balkan peoples. Is it possible to integrate the societies of the Balkans into the European Union, and retain the particularities of the cultural tradition of the peoples of this region? The answer to this question demands a complex and multidisciplinary analysis, especially when the contemporary Serbian society is concerned. Organized conservative forces are standing in the way of modernization, resisting any modern invention and creative initiative coming from the so-called Other Serbia. The issue is subjected to cultural-sociological analysis in this paper, supported, particularly regarding the situation in Serbia, by the findings of a several-years empirical study conducted within a research project organized by the Center for Sociological Research of the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis.

Night Gallery: An Innovative Multimedia Strategy for Delivering a General Microbiology Lecture

In delivering a core science course to pre-health-related majors, we sought ways to engage students, make material relevant to life-long learning, and present it in a memorable way. Our goals were to present scientific content fused with history, ethics, public policy, and art in such a way that the students would be provided a unique lecture experience. As co-instructors of Molecular Biosciences General Microbiology (MBIOS 302) at Washington State University, we took creative initiative and presented a Halloween lecture based on Rod Serling's early 1970s television series Night Gallery. In the original television series, Mr. Serling introduced three dramatic stories, with three corresponding paintings. We modeled this structure during a 75-minute lecture that included three stories about microbiological research gone astray. The 1970s television show was reproduced in the classroom. Phil Mixter impersonated the late Rod Serling, using dialogue and three paintings to introduce the stories with moral imperatives. John Dahl delivered the lecture content using a PowerPoint presentation combined with video clips. Each of the three stories delivered information regarding the microbiology of an infectious organism, the epidemiology of persons infected with this organism, the social and political ramifications of these disease-related events, and some ethical perspectives. We hypothesized that students would be more engaged compared to other lecture formats and more effectively retain presented material. Using students' responses from online end-of-course evaluations, students reported this material as most memorable compared to other lecture material presented in a traditional lecture format within the same course. Students claimed that it was unlike any classroom experience during their previous years at WSU. Students noted that this format made them consider the subject material in a context outside of the classroom. Some students reported negative outcomes, failing to take notes on the information presented. While the assessment data was anecdotal and most limited in scope, we conclude that this approach enhanced the relevancy of lecture material, piqued interest, and fostered retention. Background: Night Gallery As many people may remember, Night Gallery was a television series created and hosted by Rod Serling, following his success with The Twilight Zone. The setting for the show was a shadowy art museum in which each week Mr. Serling revealed three disturbing paintings that, accompanied by his dour prose, would introduce a trilogy of frightful stories. Guest writers and directors included H.P. Lovecraft and Steven Spielberg (Skelton & Benson, 1999). It was hoped that Rod Serling might be able to visit our classroom to host a Washington State University version of Night Gallery. However, since Serling died in 1975 from complications of open heart surgery, it became challenging (although not impossible) to arrange for his visit to Pullman, Washington. In tribute to Serling's unique storytelling, we re-created the Night Gallery setting, used an impersonator to convey his presence, and found the environment most conducive to memorable education. Educational Goals Our goals in using this lecture format were to alter both the typical content and the delivery style of our lectures. We teach from a microbiology textbook that, like many newer editions, continues to swell in scientific content while, at the same time, atrophying in topics of history, ethics, and public policy (Mathews, 1992, 1994). While not diminishing microbiology context, we wished to deliver a lecture infused with all of the above elements. Whereas our Night Gallery lecture was not simply a lecture on the history of microbiology the science (Eichman, 1996), it was a lecture demonstrating how microbiology influences history (Turco & Byrd, 2001). To accomplish our second goal of experimenting with delivery methods, we intentionally invoked different learning styles by complementing the lecture with a live theatrical performance, original works of art, and depictions of certain historical events in film. …

Jawaharlal Nehru and administrative reconstruction in India: A Mere limitation of the past or a creative initiative?

When India won Independence in 1947 it inherited the previous colonial administration almost in its entirety. What had informed the British Raj administration was colonialism, whereas the governing...

An evaluative case study of the dilemmas experienced in designing a self‐assessment strategy for Community Nursing students

The Dearing Report’s (1997) radical proposals challenged lecturers in higher education to develop innovative assessment strategies. This paper explores the dilemmas experienced by one teaching team in designing and implementing a student self‐assessment strategy within a community nursing degree programme. The paper reviews the impact on students’ sense of autonomy and critical thinking skills. In addition, it considers, in depth, the risks associated with developing and implementing a strategy involving self‐assessment. Drawing on a range of sources it examines the drivers for the initiative, the response from the range of stakeholders involved and the impact on the student experience. The academic team found that developing such a creative initiative is time consuming, provokes anxiety and requires extensive negotiation and collaboration between academic and practice colleagues. However, the adoption of a self‐assessment initiative has a significant effect on students’ critical thinking skills and warrants the effort.