Yearbook of the Faculty of Education

45-55

Authors: Angelina Nicheva Kalinova

STEM is the acronym of the first letters in English of science, technology, engineering, and maths. This is a training concept that is related to inspiring young people to develop in the field of science and technology. This concept implies a holistic approach in education - learning all the subjects studied to contribute to inspiring students and to educating personal qualities for successful realization in the field of science and technology. From a didactic point of view, this concept implies unity between content and organization of learning, between teaching and learning. The implementation of STEM training in elementary school corresponds to one of the applications of this concept, namely that development itself is an irreversible process characterized by favorable sensory periods. The sooner STEM training takes place, the better. In economically developed countries there are real practices of introducing STEM training even for the youngest children of 3+ years. The object of the present study is the technology and entrepreneurship education as an element of STEM training in elementary school, and the subject - the personal development of students in technology and entrepreneurship education as an element of STEM training in elementary school. The aim of the paper is to present our approaches to technology and entrepreneurship education as an element of STEM training to support the personal development of pupils of primary school age. In the course of the research we carry out the following tasks: 1. Clarifying the essence of STEM training. 2. Developing approaches to technology and entrepreneurship education to help students' personal development. 3. Matching the results of technology and entrepreneurship training to labor market requirements.

63-74

Authors: Nely Ilieva Boiadjieva

Supervision is viewed within the process of art-therapy and counseling in social work practice as an applied field of social pedagogy. The consulting and counseling within the helping professions in the social sphere is viewed as an important issue in the university training of specialists working with individuals, families and groups with different problems. The specifics of the consulting and counseling in the social sphere have been defined. On the basis of the analysis and the study of one’s own teaching experience as well as the empirical study of the feedback from students` opinions conclusions have been made about the problems of the methodology of the preparation for the helping professions. Attitudes towards professional counseling, self-estimation of the level of education and expectations for realization in the social sphere have been viewed as indirect orientations. In the end some generalization are made about the practice of supervision in arttherapy and counseling in social practice and teaching.

117-130

Authors: Rumyana Ilcheva Neminska

The article presents part of an ongoing study to examine the level of application of research training in an academic setting. This paper focuses on the empirical data and the results from a survey of university professors from the Faculty of Education at Trakia University. It deals with the problem in two areas: scientific-theoretical and reflexive-empirical. The scientific and theoretical part reflects on the relation between the quality of training and research training. The reflexive-empirical part outlines the results and summaries of the study. The survey used to conduct the survey examines areas such as reflection and self-reflection in teaching.

141-147

Authors: Ivelina Ventsislavova Angelova

The paper reviews some problems of adaptation of foreign students to the educational system at the Higher education institutions, in particular the English speaking students at Medical Faculties/ Universities in Bulgaria. A very important condition for successful adaptation is quality pedagogical communication which is also the focus of this article. The author points out the problems of foreign students at the adaptation stage and draws attention to the importance of the teacher's attitude and behavior. The paper considers that the development of skills and habits for intercultural communication in the process of pedagogical communication is closely related to the adaptation and socialization of foreign students in the conditions of the new socio-cultural environment. The paper analyzes the pedagogical communication technique, which should include strictly defined components.