Development Of Self-awareness Research Articles

"Listen to the World". Musical Themes in Children's Literature as a Space for Knowledge Integration

The authors of this article analyse contemporary children’s books containing a musical theme. Selected books were examined to determine their educational potential in promoting children’s ability to integrate associative knowledge of music. The following research questions were formulated: can the content and form of the studied works initiate the integration of children’s knowledge? What types of literary editing approaches promote knowledge integration? The study demonstrated that the analysed books can inspire educators to promote identity-building and the development of self-awareness, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and socio-cultural identity in children. They can provide students with the necessary tools for discovering their identity and true potential, becoming independent thinkers, formulating and expressing personal beliefs, and – above all – integrating their knowledge.

The role of single parent in developing children’s self-awareness; A case study in the Islamic region, Aceh

This research aims to analyze the steps single parents take in fostering the self-awareness of 5-year-old children and describe their attitudes. Using a case study approach, this qualitative research involved two single parents and two children aged 5 years as research subjects. Based on interviews and observations, single parents foster children's self-awareness through several steps: recognizing one's own emotions and the emotions of others, managing one's emotions, motivating oneself, being a role model, and building social relationships. As a result, children's self-awareness manifests in self-confidence, independence in choosing activities, emotional control, understanding of rules, discipline, persistence, and pride in their work. The development of self-awareness in 5-year-old children is closely related to the steps implemented by single parents, with being a role model being the most effective method in fostering children's self-awareness.

THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS IN ADOLESCENT CHILDREN

If consciousness determines a person’s subjective acquaintance with the surrounding reality, then self-awareness is acquaintance with one’s personality, one’s inner world, in other words, first of all, it is an understanding of knowledge and impressions about oneself. Thanks to self-awareness, a person realizes himself as an individual reality, separate from nature and people. The main content of self-consciousness is reflected in our existence, in the area of our own “I”. The dynamics of the development of self-awareness in adolescence are so clearly noticeable that it is impossible not to mention its role in the formation of a teenager’s personality. The formation of a teenager’s self-awareness begins with his understanding of the moral qualities of his own behavior, character and abilities. As a teenager grows up, he begins to independently analyze and evaluate his personality. While maintaining the independence of their personality, adolescents, on the basis of reflection, form and develop “self-awareness”, “self-image”, “real and ideal self”.

Improving the cross-cultural consciousness and self-efficacy of college students through STEM education / Mejorar la concienciación transcultural y la autoeficacia de los estudiantes universitarios mediante la educación STEM

The research purpose is to analyse the importance of STEM education for college students and its influence on their intercultural self-awareness and self-efficacy. The study used analytical, statistical, psychodiagnostic research methods. The methodological framework was based on the understanding of STEM as an integrative educational approach within socio-cultural and cross-cultural contexts, as well as considering social-cognitive theory and Albert Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy. The research used the following methods: research methodology for measuring individual self-efficacy (Schwarzer, Yerusalem, Romek); test to measure the level of self-efficacy (Maddux, Scheer, revised by Boyarintseva and Krichevsky); Integrative Questionnaire of Intercultural Competence (Khukhlaev, Gritsenko, Makarchuk, etc.); and Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET). Both STEM education and foreign language teaching are important aspects which help to improve the students’ self-awareness and self-efficacy in intercultural communication, as well as increasing intercultural stability and cross-border interests and managing intercultural relations. The indicator of the interpersonal communication scale (Student’s t-test = 4.89898, p < .05) was statistically significantly different in the repeated test. The score increased more significantly in the control than in the experimental group. The practical significance of the results of the study lies in the possibility of their application for the development of intercultural self-awareness and increasing the self-efficacy of college students. Prospective research is planned to be directed to the study of racial and gender characteristics of the impact of STEM education on intercultural self-awareness and self-efficacy of students.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

The article deals with the problems of professional development of teachers working with students with intellectual disabilities. The main challenges faced by teachers are outlined, including insufficient training, limited access to specialized trainings and seminars, and lack of proper support from the administrations of educational institutions. It is analyzed that the problem of professional competence and professional growth of teachers is gaining a separate development within the framework of inclusive education. It has been determined that the formation of such competence of an inclusive classroom teacher requires systematic scientific and methodological work and is the basis for professional growth and improvement of the teacher’s skills. It has been found that the process of continuous self-improvement and self-education plays a key role in the formation of professional self-awareness, further growth, contributing to the formation of a unique creative personality. The author outlines the personality's abilities for professional achievement and psychological conditions for the teacher's independent work on this problem. It is experimentally proved that the psychological readiness of the teacher for inclusive education has a positive impact on the self-perception of students with special educational needs and on the psychological positive climate in the children's team. Ways to solve these problems and challenges and to establish the basis for further development of the professional development system for teachers working with students with intellectual disabilities are presented. Strategies for the development of professional self-awareness are proposed that require a special education teacher to study the ways of communication in the classroom, friendly and empathetic attitude towards children, psychological control in the interaction between teachers and students, implementation of ways to modify the content of education in accordance with the psychological characteristics and possibilities of implementing this content for children with special educational needs. It is noted that for teachers of inclusive education it is necessary to organize and carry out, on the basis of self-analysis, their personal qualities, systematic improvement and comprehension of their own results as well as scientific and practical achievements in professional growth. It is proposed to deepen the work on the development of professional self-awareness in higher education institutions.

Study on the Status quo of Mental Health Education for 12th Grade Students

The adolescent period is a critical stage for children's rapid physical and mental growth and self-awareness development, which is prone to various psychological and emotional problems. According to the Report on the Development of China's National Mental Health (2019-2020), the detection rate of depression among adolescents in 2020 was 24.6 percent, of which 7.4 percent were severely depressed. In addition, depression increases with grade level, with more than 10 percent of high school students suffering from severe depression. It is not difficult to see that the mental health of teenagers is not optimistic. In order to explore the influence of family and school education on the mental health of high school students, I will design a group of classified questionnaires for senior high school students. My expected goal was to conclude that students who received positive help from their families and teachers were psychologically healthier than those who did not.

Dynamics of the Efficiency of Providing Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Assistance to Victims with Spine Injuries

The degree of damage to spine is now a threat to health and optimal functioning of the human body in the post-traumatic period. Taking into account the peculiarities of the mechanism of psychogenic disorders in the conditions of the full-scale Russian invasion contributes to the specialist’s readiness for stress and conflict situations during the rehabilitation period of work with the victims. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the dynamics of the effectiveness of providing multidisciplinary rehabilitation care to victims with spinal cord injuries. Psychocorrection should contain a list of training exercises aimed at the development of self-awareness, improvement of psychological culture, improvement of reflective personality characteristics, self-actualization and will involve mastering the skills of voluntary psychophysical self-regulation of the state. Research methods. Among psychodiagnostic methods, the following were used: the questionnaire «Change in the quality of life due to the disease», the method of determining the intensity of the pain syndrome according to the visual analog pain scale (VAS) and the Minnesota Multi-Profile Personality Questionnaire (MMRI-2) to assess the psychological status of the individual. The characteristics of motor activity were determined according to the dynamics of Hauser’s gait index, which determines the mobility of the victim and his ability to move freely and the need for auxiliary means of support. Research results. In subjects with spinal cord injury during hospitalization and psychocorrection changes in the gait state according to the Hauser index (muscle strength) were improved from 3.18±0.13 points on average for the group to 4.9±0.63 after the injury. This indicates that after 10-12 months’ treatment all subjects moved without the help of other attendants, some of whom were completely independent, within and outside the home to overcome thresholds and low curbs. Motor activity and gait were improved; there was a noticeable decrease in the intensity of pain, anxiety and depression.

Developing Self-Awareness in Children during Early Ontogenesis

Basic elements of self-awareness emerge and progress differently in different children. These timing peculiarities remain understudied in preschoolers. A comprehensive review revealed no clear guidelines, procedures, or technologies for psychological and pedagogical support of self-awareness in preschoolers. The authors studied the development of each component of self-awareness and the links between them. The research relied on the approach developed by V. S. Mukhina. The methods included psychodiagnostic testing, expert assessment, psychological experiment, statistical analysis, and qualitative data processing. The key components of self-awareness development included the following stages: identification with one’s own name; awareness of one’s own gender identity; use of the pronoun "I", which is an essential self-awareness link in young children. The psychological and pedagogical support of self-awareness development requires target actions for each link, as well as conscious efforts and resources of the family and the educational institution. The process of support is a process of socialization that starts when the child joins an organized group of peers. It lays foundation for the subsequent structural links between different components of self-awareness, i.e., claim to recognition, further awareness of one’s gender, and temporal self-awareness.

Learning to teach with patients and caregivers: a focused ethnography

BackgroundLittle is known about what happens when patients and caregivers are involved in an academic setting as co-teachers and how healthcare professionals approach a new model of partnership-based teaching. This study aimed to explore the learning and behavioural patterns of a group of healthcare professionals who were learning to teach with patients and caregivers as co-teachers in a post-graduate course.MethodsA focused ethnographic study involving 11 health professionals was conducted. Data were collected through participatory observation during the course, individual semi-structured interviews, and a follow-up focus group. Taxonomic analysis was performed.ResultsThree categories were identified: ‘group’, ‘role of narration’ and ‘applying co-teaching with patients and caregivers ’. Specifically, heterogeneity, absence of hierarchies, and balanced relationships characterised the group dynamic and promoted partnership. Narration played a key role both in learning and in healthcare professionals’ relationship with patients and caregivers and promoted emotional skills and self-awareness. Project planning and lessons simulations were essential aspects of the implementation process.ConclusionsThis focused ethnography helped further understanding of the context of a specific project involving patients and caregivers as co-teachers in healthcare professional education. The development of emotional skills and self-awareness are the main learning patterns of co-teaching, and interprofessionalism and balanced relationships are the basis of the behavioural patterns. These patterns facilitated the involvement of patients and caregivers in health education.

Tactile localization promotes infant self-recognition in the mirror-mark test

Mirror self-recognition has been hailed by many as a milestone in the acquisition of self-awareness with respect to phylogenesis and human ontogenesis.1,2,3,4,5,6 Yet there has been considerable controversy over the extent to which species other than humans and their closest primate relatives are capable of mirror self-recognition, and to the mechanisms that give rise to this ability.1,7 One influential view is that mirror self-recognition in humans and their closest primate relatives is a cognitive advance that is a product of primate evolution, stemming from more recently evolved neural structures and networks that develop through experience-independent mechanisms during ontogenesis.1 In contrast, we show that the development of mirror self-recognition in human infants is a perception-action achievement, building on infants' ability to localize and reach to targets on the body. Infants who were given experience reaching to tactile targets on their bodies in the months prior to recognizing themselves in a mirror achieved mirror self-recognition earlier than infants in either a yoked age-matched control group or a longitudinal control group without such experience. Our results demonstrate that self-touch functions as an intermodal gateway through which infants learn how to localize and reach to stimuli on their bodies, including those that can only be seen in a mirror. These findings identify an overlooked role for the routine activity of self-touch in establishing a representation of the body and suggest that the development of human self-awareness is rooted in self-directed action.

A STUDY OF THE FAMILY EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT OF 0-3-YEAR-OLD INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

This article focuses on the study of the family education ecosystem for the development of mental health in infants and young children aged 0–3 years. Explained the ecosystem view and examined its family education ecology from the perspective of ecosystem view. Based on mature scales and through literature research, a family education ecosystem model suitable for the psychological health development of 0–3 year old infants and young children was constructed. A survey was conducted on 296 parents of infants and young children. Empirical analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between independent variables and dependent variables such as parental education level, family economic conditions, family structure status, parental education knowledge, parental education literacy, parental education concepts, parental education abilities, parent-child relationships, family lifestyle, system, culture, etc. Based on empirical analysis results, for the development of psychological health in infants and young children aged 0–3, it is possible to strengthen the construction of a family education ecosystem from three dimensions: micro system, meso system, and macro system; Construct a matching family education ecosystem for infants and young children aged 0–1 and 1–3, respectively, to improve targeting. From the perspective of the family visual microsystem, it is necessary to encourage children to express their emotions such as joy, anger, sadness and fun, and teach them appropriate emotional regulation techniques; promote children's development of self-awareness, understanding of their capabilities and abilities, and develop self-confidence and independence.

Historical-genetic analysis of ideas forming national self-consciousness of students

The problem of finding one's own authenticity is relevant not only for Ukraine, but also for all nations and countries. Preservation of the integrity of the state and its strengthening, the development of civil relations, and the development of civil society belong to the fundamental interests of our state. That is why the question of the formation of the value sphere of the individual, his national and cultural identity, non-national self-determination is vitally important. The basis of national consciousness is national self-consciousness, i.e. self-evaluation by each member of society as a part of his people, his nation, his ethnicity. Its own state, its own nation, is created and nurtured by its people. That is why the primary task of the process of personality education is the formation of national self-awareness as the basis for the formation of state-building youth.The article examines the main stages and factors affecting the formation of national self-awareness among student youth. The theoretical foundations of national self-awareness, its essence and the main factors of its formation are highlighted. A historical analysis of the process of the development of national consciousness in different periods was carried out: the pre-industrial era, industrialization and modernization, modernity. A genetic analysis of national ideas was carried out with an emphasis on the contribution of famous Ukrainian scientists, such as Yaroslav Hrytsak, Myroslav Marynovych, Oleksandr Palii, Oleksandr Zaitsev, Natalia Yakovenko, and Volodymyr Kulyk. The role of educational institutions in the formation of the national consciousness of students is considered. The modern challenges of globalization and the prospects for the development of national self-awareness in the conditions of an open society are revealed and analyzed.

Особливості практики фізкультурно-оздоровчих систем глибокого розслаблення

In the article proved that physical culture and health systems of deep relaxation have their own characteristics. The most important of them are: attention to breathing (emphasis is on breathing control, breathing is used to achieve deep relaxation and reduce stress levels); meditative aspect (the practice of deep relaxation is often combined with meditation techniques, which allows to reduce mental stress and increase the level of consciousness); conscious feeling of the body and attention to muscle relaxation (during practice, attention is paid to sensations in different parts of the body, one of the main aspects is muscle relaxation); focus on the energy system (some systems, such as yoga, affect the body's energy system), etc. The article provides that the inclusion of yoga in the school program can contribute to the creation of a more favorable environment for the learning and development of each child. The practice of yoga promotes the development of selfawareness and emotional intelligence. Students learn to respond more effectively to their own emotions and feel the connection between their body and mind. Incorporating yoga into the school curriculum can lead to improvements in the physical, mental and emotional health of students. Incorporating wellness practices and deep relaxation into the school curriculum can help students develop self-regulation skills, improve psychophysical health, and improve academic performance. These practices not only provide benefits for students' physical and emotional health, but also provide a foundation for a healthy lifestyle that they can continue after school.

ФОРМУВАННЯ ЕЛЕМЕНТІВ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ СВІДОМОСТІ МОЛОДШИХ ШКОЛЯРІВ У ПРОЦЕСІ НАВЧАННЯ ТА ВИХОВАННЯ (НА ОСНОВІ ЕТИЧНИХ ПОГЛЯДІВ ІВАНА ОГІЄНКА)

The article examines aspects of the formation of elements of national conscious-ness of younger schoolchildren in the process of learning the Ukrainian language (on the basis of the ethical views of Ivan Ohiienko); the ways and methods of fostering patriotism of elementary school students and improving the practical preparation of teachers for working with children are outlined; the issue of national-patriotic educa-tion is highlighted, the conditions for the formation of Ukrainian national conscious-ness are indicated; Ivan Ohiienko’s views on the issue of spiritual and moral educa-tion of younger schoolchildren are summarized; the main contradictions aff ecting the upbringing of children are revealed. The topic of the study is devoted to the problem of pedagogical support for the development of elements of national consciousness of elementary school students. In order to solve it, the model of conscious mastery of national values by younger school-children is substantiated. On the basis of this model, the structural components of the system of pedagogical support for the development of the national consciousness of the younger schoolboy’s personality, the conditions for its eff ective functioning, are deter-mined; a complex of factors infl uencing the positive attitude of younger schoolchildren to the values of Ukrainian culture, the hierarchy of motives for their self-formation by students is established; the main theoretical and methodical approaches to the design of the nationally and personally oriented educational process in primary grades are consid-ered; the dynamics of the development of national consciousness and self-awareness of younger schoolchildren in the process of education and upbringing are revealed

The role of youth organizations in solving social problems of the region

The subject of the study is the activities of youth organizations in solving social problems. The list of these key institutions includes youth public organizations, which are classified as socially oriented non-profit organizations. The relevance of this work is due to the fact that today the participation of young people in public organizations contributes to the formation and development of civil and social self-awareness, the development of special competencies and personal qualities among young people. But in addition to personal development, such associations are capable of working in solving major social problems. The directions of financing socially-oriented NPOs are analyzed. The regional features of the implementation of youth policy in the Irkutsk region are shown. The main conclusion of the study is that youth public organizations can prove themselves and show their ability to make an invaluable contribution to solving such problems. To assess the contribution of youth organizations in solving social problems, a questionnaire survey was conducted, revealing the motivational attitudes and priority areas of activity of youth participating in the activities of public organizations. Based on the results of the study, it was revealed that when interacting with the state, the non-profit sector can make an invaluable contribution to solving the social needs of residents of the region. Based on the results obtained, practical recommendations were proposed for improving the activities of youth public organizations in solving social problems.

Preparing adult educators for counselling older adult learners: lessons learned from a professional development programme in Hungary

ABSTRACT This qualitative study focuses on the professional development aspects of adult educators who teach languages to older learners by using one-to-one counselling. Open-ended questionnaires were used to explore participating adult educators’ reflective practice during and after the professional development programme. We used a grounded theory approach and network analysis in this research. The scaffolded reflective practice that adult educators experienced in the programme contributed to their development of learner self-awareness. Junior-and mid-career educators underscored the significance of peer- and instructor-supported feedback. In the case of older adult educators, instructional clarity and organisation were identified as particularly crucial in aiming to directly link theory to practical applicability of learner autonomy development. Deepening adult educators’ understanding about instructional approaches that enhance effective learning may also contribute to developing their own learning skills and competences. These findings may have implications for constructing professional development programmes targeted at adult learning professionals who deal with older adults’ learner autonomy development.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ИНТЕРАКТИВНО-ПРАКТИЧЕСКИХ МЕТОДОВ ОБУЧЕНИЯ В ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ МЧС РОССИИ

The importance of the introduction of interactive and practical methods of training employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia is substantiated, the justification of the spatio-temporal statistical analysis of activities on simulators carried out on the basis of taking into account 
 the frequency, difficulty and responsibility of individual actions is given. The analysis of innovative technologies for working with future officers, content elements, methods of using interactive and practical training tools, justification of psychological and pedagogical conditions for its implementation is presented. It is shown that the strongest motive for the development of a fire-technical specialty by cadets is an interest in the profession, contributing to the development of self-awareness. The introduction of information and didactic training systems based on computer technologies, in particular, simulators operating on the principle of controlled virtual simulation, is justified.

Cortical signatures of visual body representation develop in human infancy

Human infants cannot report their experiences, limiting what we can learn about their bodily awareness. However, visual cortical responses to the body, linked to visual awareness and selective attention in adults, can be easily measured in infants and provide a promising marker of bodily awareness in early life. We presented 4- and 8-month-old infants with a flickering (7.5 Hz) video of a hand being stroked and recorded steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs). In half of the trials, the infants also received tactile stroking synchronously with visual stroking. The 8-month-old, but not the 4-month-old infants, showed a significant enhancement of SSVEP responses when they received tactile stimulation concurrent with the visually observed stroking. Follow-up experiments showed that this enhancement did not occur when the visual hand was presented in an incompatible posture with the infant’s own body or when the visual stimulus was a body-irrelevant video. Our findings provide a novel insight into the development of bodily self-awareness in the first year of life.

ЕРЕКШЕ БАЛАЛАРДЫҢ ӨЗІН-ӨЗІ ТАНУ ЕРЕКШЕЛІКТЕРІН ҚАЛЫПТАСТЫРУДЫҢ ПСИХОЛОГИЯЛЫҚ-ПЕДАГОГИКАЛЫҚ ШАРТТАРЫ

Abstract. The possibilities of updating pedagogical practice play an important role in the realization of the individuality of a developing personality. Self-awareness - a sense of a person as a person begins to form at preschool age. In children with mental retardation, this process is slow and especially. Therefore, it is necessary to pay timely attention to the creation of a psychological and pedagogical environment suitable for the development of self-awareness. At the level of providing practical assistance to children with intellectual retardation, it is difficult to solve it, since the methods and specific techniques of personality-oriented diagnostics and correction have not been sufficiently developed. The emergence of the basic elements of self-awareness in children with mental retardation before school age has not been studied. Theoretically determine the basis of the problem of the origin of autism and the specifics of the mental development of autistic children, study and consider the cause of communication difficulties in children diagnosed with autism. A theoretical analysis is made of the problem of self-consciousness of preschool children with mental retardation, ways of working on the formation of self-consciousness and the services of specialists involved in this process, the relevance of the identified problems, and practical requirements. and a system of complex correctional and developmental work, the features of self-awareness, ways of developing the motor activity of children at home are considered. Keywords: Psyche; intelligence; autism; correction; schizophrenia; motivation; speech therapy; psychology; PMPK; ZPRR; ZRR; music therapy; exercise therapy; AFC; occupational therapy; neuropathology; etc.

FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS IN STUDENTS

the article is devoted to the problem of the development of national self-awareness in times of large-scale cultural and historical transformations. The concept of national self-awareness, the idea of it in the works of Western and Ukrainian scientists is studied. The article determined that the main components of national self-awareness are a caring and responsible attitude towards the environment, kindness, sincerity, justice, hard work, patriotism, interest in the history of the native land, interest in the traditions of the people, its culture, self-improvement, love for the native language, mutual assistance. The authors presented a questionnaire aimed at determining the importance of various components of national self-awareness among young people who are getting higher education in different regions of Ukraine. The results of the study are presented, which indicates that in the structure of national self-awareness, young people value the love of their native language, interest in the history of their native land and the traditions of the people, patriotism, justice, mutual assistance, caring and responsible attitude towards the environment. At the same time, they underestimate those components that are related to personal qualities, in particular: self-improvement, hard work, sincerity, kindness.