Pedagogical Almanac

11–36

Authors: Mariya Aleksieva; Diana Popova; Milen Filipov

The article presents the results of a national survey of the communication Bulgarian state educational institutions conduct with their communities. Bulgarian state educational institutions face a number of communication problems with their internal and external publics. This has a negative effect on the ability of a public educational institution to become the center of its community

42–48

Authors: Vanya Kilyovska

The study traces the latest changes in the Bulgarian educational system related to the development of intercultural competence in pre-school education. It outlines the basic aspects of pre-school intercultural education and the process of integration of children with different language, cultural, and ethnic background and religious affiliation.

62–68

Authors: Rositza Dimkova; Pedro Sequeira

Important trait of handball game is a collective character in the performance of gaming action. Like all other sports, handball evolving is also, based on achievements of science. The pursuit of innovations that are implemented in the game comes during competitions of greater significance. Presented article contributes to contemporary elucidation of the important problem of training and promoting physical activity in children, through certain methods and principles. Based on the basic concepts needed for good health, a theoretical analysis is carried to implement the possibilities of correct approaches for targeting educational interactions by means of sports activities. We defend the idea that it is necessary to delineate qualified media professional-sports educators who possess sufficient competence necessary for successful implementation for training minihandball game. The main objective of the training process is regular control of certain elements to achieve high sports results in the handball. To realize the goals and objectives of this process, we discuss in adequate manner very important methods and principles in minihandball game.

77–83

Authors: Krisztina Kovács; Alice Dombi

The study commences with the introduction of the major Hungarian and international tendencies of the integrated education of children with special educational needs, then it presents the results of an exploratorydevelopmental empiric research. The research investigates the attitude of the educators who participate in the mentor training at the University of Szeged. The study solely focuses on the education of children who have some kind of psychic disorder or mental disability. It does not discuss the question of educating ethnic, religious and cultural minorities. The methods applied in the examination of the attitude of the mentor students were based on the method of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The main methods were the observation, questionnairеs, written reports based on specified aspects, mind map and documentation of project tasks. The results of the research demonstrate the typical characteristics of the attitude of the mentor students, the mentoring roles and competences in terms of the integration.

93–101

Authors: Petya Marcheva-Yoshovska

Children’s visual system is immature and plastic and undergoes intensive development during childhood. The child receives 80,0% of the information about the world around through its sight. This age is the most important period for the development of the visual system that gradually builds up and reaches visual adult acuity at the age of seven. This report presents the results of a research of parents’ awareness about children’s eye health that involves 62 parents of children from Pleven. The opinions of respondents have been analyzed in terms of the problems of children ocular prophylaxis and imperative need for examination by a specialist – an ophthalmologist.

110–113

Authors: Editorial board

Authors in this issue (in Bulgarian)

118–120

Authors: Editorial board

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