European Journal of Contemporary Education

1113-1129

Authors: Ainash Aipova, Nelli Pfeifer, Yelena Burdina, Zhanar Usina

This study is devoted to the topical issue of developing professionally important qualities of multicultural personalities for future teachers using the ethnic component in pedagogical education. The object under study is the process of developing professionally important qualities of the multicultural personality of a future teacher in a pedagogical vocational school. The purpose of this research is to determine how the ethnic component in the content of pedagogical training affects the formation of the considered personal qualities. Having examined the representation of the ethnic component in the curriculum for the qualification 4S01140605 "Foreign language teacher", the grounds for its inclusion in the content of teacher training, and the principles of its formation, the authors experimentally test its impact on the development of the considered qualities of the multicultural personality of a future teacher-patriotism, tolerance, and intercultural and regional competence. Proceeding from the experimental findings, the authors design a special course for the development of the examined qualities.

1150-1165

Authors: Paul Arjanto, Ibrahim Bafadal, Adi Atmoko, Asep Sunandar

This study delves into the increasingly recognized role of moral leadership in education, a pivotal force driving societal change and innovation. It explores the impact and intricacies of moral leadership, using bibliometric analysis to examine trends and developments in this field. The research highlights the shift towards ethical principles and commitment in educational leadership, emphasizing the profound effects of moral leadership in creating nurturing, innovative, and growth-oriented environments. Despite these positive impacts, challenges exist, including leaders who may compromise ethical foundations for power. The study employs bibliometric analysis to assess scholarly articles on moral leadership, utilizing the Scopus database to create a dataset of 258 articles published between 1912 and 2021. This method facilitates the examination of patterns, relationships, and structures across the literature. Analysis reveals a significant rise in publications on moral leadership, particularly since the 2000s, indicating growing academic interest and diversification in research outcomes. Key findings include the identification of trends and collaborations in moral leadership research, with the United States leading in contributions. The research spans various dimensions, from ethical challenges in crises to its role in governance, healthcare, and education. The study also uncovers five thematic clusters in moral leadership literature, ranging from paternalistic leadership to the role of moral leadership in business ethics. Implications of this study are far-reaching, extending beyond academia to practical applications in education, business, sports, and governance. It underscores the importance of moral leadership in shaping educational curriculums, influencing policy-making, and fostering ethical organizational climates.

1175-1184

Authors: Gaini K. Dlimbetova, Saulet U. Abenova, Sara Sh. Sadykova, Aigul I. Primbetova

The concept of a "green school" or environmental school, where students develop ecological literacy and culture, is currently gaining importance considering globalization and the growing environmental crisis. The effectiveness of integrating environmental education in European and Kazakhstan schools and colleges is being examined, highlighting the need to consider psychological aspects in the educational process. Three testing methodologies were employed during the research. Many educational institutions worldwide strive to become "green schools," but they encounter obstacles, including the need for integrating environmental education and psychology. To assess the effectiveness of implementing psychological methods in environmental education, pre- and post-testing were conducted. In the control group, students' average score on the scale of engagement in environmental activities increased from 62 to 68 points (+9.68 %), while in the experimental group, it rose from 62 to 76 points (+22.58 %). Similarly, the level of environmental awareness in the control group increased from 59 to 64 points (+8.47 %), and in the experimental group, it increased from 59 to 73 points (+23.73 %). This article underscores the importance of integrating environmental education and psychology in the development of a continuous educational process in a "green school" and "green college".

1198-1211

Authors: Minh-Quang Duong, Thi-Phuong Le, Thi-Ngoc-Dung Bach, Minh-Tram Le

Several factors have contributed to a downward trend in postgraduate education enrollment in Vietnamese higher education. Understanding postgraduate students' university choice criteria is crucial for developing effective marketing strategies in higher education settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate postgraduate students' perceptions of their university choices and to evaluate the correlations between their marketing and communication, social support, and economic factors and their university choices. A survey consisting of 401 questionnaires and 05 semi-structured interviews was conducted at some of the most prestigious multidisciplinary universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.The findings reveal that postgraduate students generally show a high degree of agreement in their university choice decisions. Additionally, differences in demographic characteristics, such as family income and father's education, were found to influence their preferences. Furthermore, the study suggests that marketing and communication, social support, and economic factors have varying and significant impacts, both positive and negative, on their decisions.The results of this study hold theoretical and practical implications for Vietnamese higher education. Recommendations for university administrators and other stakeholders are also discussed.

1223-1230

Authors: Farida Gabidullina, Natalya Nikiforova, Irina Afanasyeva, Andrey Zharov

In today’s world, in the context of developing digitalization, difficult epidemiological conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent quarantine restrictions, the educational process has been predominantly distant or independent for students. In this light, there arises the need to research and apply innovative methods for the assessment of learning success in distance learning. The purpose of the article was to develop a system for evaluating the success of students' educational activities in an online learning environment. The paper reviews the current state of online learning under quarantine restrictions due to COVID-19 and the features of this learning process for all its participants. The study proposes a system for the assessment of learning outcomes, the core idea of which is the presence of two primary parts of assessment: compulsory (aimed largely at the assessment of knowledge and skills) and elective (providing for the expression of creativity and the development of a personal development trajectory). The results of a pedagogical experiment support the research hypothesis that the establishment of an assessment system based on students’ conscious construction of their total number of points for the academic discipline considerably raises the level of motivation and the quality of learning.

1244-1262

Authors: Irina G. Gerasimova, Irina S. Oblova

As the world faces unprecedented diverse change, the future viability of any company depends essentially on whether and to what extent its employees can build the innovation of tomorrow as well as tackle problems in the workplace. To transform ideas into value-creating and beneficial reality, would-be engineering specialists are to have access to the educational opportunities that enhance their innovative potential. English proficiency for specialists in the field of Engineering and Technology today is not only social, but also an economic necessity for successful innovation. The ESP approach is believed both to increase the relevance of what the students are learning and to enable them to use English they know to learn even more English, since their interest in their field will motivate them. As fluency in ESP is considered to be equally important as major related abilities therefore teaching methods and approaches are to be adjusted to educational goals, current resources and emerging trends that should be timely noticed. The research focuses on describing the model of teaching an ESP course based on the edutainment technology which ensures advance in English as well as innovative potential development. The study comprises a theoretical basis, a methodology including instructional design and measurement methods evaluating effectiveness of the entire model. Students are trained by being involved into solving a variety of tasks many of which require conceptualization, up-to-date technologies and strategic insights such as role-plays and simulation of managing potential workplace issues. The results indicate that the edutainment model of teaching ESP course allows for alterations in engineering students’ personality characteristics, thereby enabling their innovative potential development. The findings of the study would provide foreign language teachers with a tool of qualifying students in two directions: their innovative potential is strengthened through acquiring soft skills; English proficiency is improved.

1273-1282

Authors: Anastasia N. Gulevataya, Ekaterina G. Milyaeva, Regina V. Penner, Elena G. Sosnovskhih

The article presents the problem of finding a balance between offline and online life in the context of digitalization. The study reports the quantitative results of a pedagogical experiment conducted to test the methodology of digital asceticism. The experiment involved 9th grade students of a secondary school in Chelyabinsk, Russia. In the study we used the textbook designed in the form of a philosophical diary. The diary "Digital Ascetics" is based on the methods of philosophical practice, which include an appeal to the principles of Stoicism, philosophical reflection and keeping a handwritten diary. The journal consists of sections relevant to today's situation: digital footprint, cyberbullying, critical thinking, self-care. The daily tasks are freewriting, slow reading, reflection on philosophical quotations, philosophical questioning, self-reflection. The hypothesis of the study was that philosophical practice can help a high school student find a balance between online and offline life. It can reduce the negative effects of communication and virtualization mediated by technological devices and prevent digital addiction. The results of the experiment showed that the use of a philosophical diary is useful for developing skills in interacting with devices, working with information, digital hygiene and security. Digital asceticism as a pedagogical approach can become a basis for effective and creative educational and extracurricular activities of students. The materials of the study can be used as recommendations for the organization of educational and pedagogical work focused on the formation of digital literacy skills.

1296-1306

Authors: Ruzhdi Kadrija, Agon Kokaj

Our study examined the effects of educational reform on improving academic performance in primary and lower secondary schools in Kosovo. We focused on the Critical Thinking training program, which aims to implement educational reform and improve students' academic results. This program has significantly reformed our education system by improving various aspects of teaching, and we collected and analyzed the opinions of students and teachers to evaluate its effectiveness. We began by discussing the theoretical basis of educational reform and its implementation in schools through a progressive approach and active teaching methods. This contemporary teaching philosophy considers the student an active subject engaged in acquiring knowledge and positive school experiences. When the student is engaged in acquiring knowledge and learning experiences, he participates in learning discussions and debates, contributing directly to the treatment of learning topics. This mastery of learning is a high form of learning by engaging the thinking process in school learning. To conduct comprehensive research, we collected and analyzed the opinions of 255 students from schools that apply interactive teaching methods and 262 that still use traditional teaching practices. We also obtained the opinions of 121 trained teachers who work according to contemporary teaching methodology, and 113 teachers who have not yet been trained in teaching approaches and strategies according to this program.

1334-1347

Authors: Esen Spahi Kovaç, Shemsi Morina, Erdoğan Tezci, Serdan Kervan

The present study aimed to adapt the Parent Involvement Scale developed by Şaban (2011) to Kosovo culture to measure parental involvement in schools in Kosovo. The original scale is graded on a 4-point scale where 4 = Always, 3 = Mostly, 2 = Rarely, and 1 = Never. There are 48 items on the scale. There are six factors in the scale. These factors and the number of items in each comprise 10 Parenting items, 11 Communicating items, 9 Learning at Home items, 5 Volunteering items, 9 Decision Making items, and 4 Cooperating with Society items. For the validity and reliability of the scale, a sample of parents of Turkish and Albanian ethnic students was collected. Multi Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Brown, 2006) was implemented for the participants in the sample. In the multi-group analysis, the model was analyzed in each group. Then the equal form (unconstrained model) was analyzed. Equality of factor loading and equality of structural covariances and measurement errors were tested subsequently. The Convergent and discriminant convergent validity of the scale was also examined. In terms of reliability, Cronbach's Alpha, item-total correlations, and item discriminations of the scale were examined. In the study, the factor structures of the scale, which has 6-factor structures consisting of 38 items, were found to have very high fit indices for the data obtained from the Turkish and Albanian samples in the Kosovo Turkish and Albanian samples. It can be said that the 6-factor structure of the scale developed in the Turkish sample produced acceptable results in Kosovo, Turkish and Albanian samples. As a result, it can be argued that the structures of the scales are preserved as in the original and are applicable in determining parental involvement.

1365-1373

Authors: Michal Marko, Štefan Adamčák, Stanislav Azor, Pavol Bartík

Introduction: Developing the musculoskeletal complaints in music students are common because of practice over an instrument. Little is known about the effectiveness of interventions; therefore, more research is necessary to better understand and manage the issues; therefore, the present study was aimed at evaluating the impact of 6-week intervention program on posture in music students. Materials and Methods: 6-week intervention program was carried out six weeks, aiming for 30 female music students: (i) Experimental group (n = 15) (58.50 kg, 168.50 cm, 20.40 years); (ii) Control group (n = 15) (60.20 kg, 170.20 cm, 20.80 kg), attending the bachelor's degree in Performing Arts. Standardized measure to evaluate the posture was carried out; in particular, pre- (31-10, Week 1) and post-testing (9-12, Week 6). Evaluating the impact of 6-week intervention program was by Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test (rejection of normality of data distribution), Pearson's r (normality of data distribution). Results. Significant differences (.01, .05) between the experimental and control group were in: (i) Pre-testing – (i-i) Head and neck; (i-ii) Curvature of spine; (ii) Post-testing – (ii-i) Head and neck; (ii-ii) Abdomen and pelvis; (ii-iii) Curvature of spine; (ii-iiii) Shoulders and scapulas. 6-week intervention program, targeting the posture in music students is important because of its impact on musculoskeletal health. Discussions: 6-week intervention program in music students was effective at improving their postures; and therefore, implementing intervention program (at least 6 weeks) in music students and guidance on prevention of musculoskeletal complaints may influence, in a positive way, their quality of life and career.

1388-1400

Authors: Adriana Poliaková, Vladimíra Zemančíková, Eva Tóblová, Mária Pisoňová

The authors present partial research results monitoring the educational needs of class teachers at the secondary level (ISCED 2; ISCED 3) of education in Slovakia. Research aims to develop tools to improve the readiness of future lower secondary and upper secondary school teachers for their complex work as class teachers. The research sub-objective is to find out whether there are differences in the educational needs of the class teachers in the area of collaboration with the student’s family. Since nostandardised research instrument had been developed that specified the needs of class teachers in the past, we applied a questionnaire of our own design, “Educational Needs of Class Teachers”, to the data collection. The method of statistical inference was the Mann-Whitney U-test. The sample consisted of lower and upper secondary teachers performing the specialised activity of class teachers (n = 266). Conclusions: Teachers with longer experience as class teachers subjectively perceive a lower educational need in selected collaboration indicators with the student's family than teachers with shorter experience as class teachers. Both lower secondary school teachers and vocational school teachers perceive a higher educational need in selected collaboration indicators with the family compared to grammar school teachers.

1410-1421

Authors: Murat Smagulov, Tansholpan Zholmukhan, Kairat Kurmanbayev, Rashid Mukhitdinov

This study focuses on the spiritual and cultural aspects of education and upbringing in specialized Kazakh Islamic Madrasah colleges before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors used mixed methods research approach for studying trends, including the analysis of documents and interviews with teachers and experts in the field of Islamic education, as well as students of Islamic educational institutions. The results show that Islamic spiritual and cultural education in the Republic of Kazakhstan has a traditional methodology and is difficult to radically change. A survey of students and teachers reveals several problems that they face in online learning and the impacts of distance learning on the quality of education and upbringing. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the need for further research on Islamic education in Central Asia, especially in Kazakhstan, with due regard to the regional and global events of recent years that have adjusted the methodology of education and upbringing.

1438-1446

Authors: Assel Temerbayeva, Ainagul Kabbasova, Mayra Zharkumbaeva, Zhannat Raimbekova

The article describes the results of an empirical study of the effectiveness of historicaleducation in the process of forming the civic identity of modernuniversity students. According to the constructivist approach, civic identity is a cognitive values-basedphenomenon that is formed in the process of personal development and expressed in the subjective significance of nationality. Within the framework of the study, such qualitative methods as a casestudy are used. The authors of the article developtools for data collection. The method of content analysis was selected for data analysis. At the ascertaining stage, the research results reveal that university students have some knowledge about the history of their countrybut partial awareness of intangible objects of cultural heritage. The conducted experiment emphasizes the importance of using intangible resources of cultural heritage in the educational process and the need to create new educational programs. The study also reveals the main reasons to form the civic identity of university students. This is done through an analysis of the experience of predecessors in the field of forming the civic identity of university students and a comparison of various pedagogical approaches, as well as the definition and update of the role of individual elements in the education system that are of particular importance for this process andon whose basis a comprehensive conclusion can be drawn.

1463-1471

Authors: Liduvina Valencia-Márquez, Milka E. Escalera-Chávez, Arturo García-Santillán, Violetta S. Molchanova

This work focused on determining if there is a difference in the level of financial skills that college students have in programs in the economic-administrative area: Public Accounting, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, Actuary, Markets and International Business, as well as Engineering: in Business, Industrial, Mechanical and Mechatronic Management. All this according to gender and the type of educational institution in where, they are enrolled. To obtain the data, we build the hybrid instrument from the scales proposed by: Mandell and Kline (2009); Lusardi and Mitchell (2008, 2011); CFI Official Global Provider of the Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)™ Certification Program (2015); Technological of Costa Rica (TEC) (2016–2017) and LearningExpress (2017). The test was applied virtually to university students, where the participation of 309 students was achieved, from seven municipalities in the state of Veracruz: Acayucan, Alvarado, Banderilla, Boca del Río, Martínez de la Torre, San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz Puerto, enrolled in 10 Higher Education Institutions, three are public institutions and seven are private. For data analysis, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test to detect the existence of differences by gender was used. The results indicate that the level of financial ability of the respondents does not differ in relation to gender and educational institution.

1488-1495

Authors: Аndrii E. Lebid, Vitalii V. Stepanov

Currently, the European education system is changing drastically. That depends on the institutional infrastructure shifts and access to education itself. Ukraine possesses such features as well, which confirms its constant belonging to European educational traditions. The scientific questions and problems actualized in this manuscript, to some extent, fill the existing gaps in the system of knowledge about the actual issues of formation and development of higher education in the Russian Empire. The purpose of this manuscript is to comprehend the history of formation and development of higher education in the Russian Empire. We have analyzed the biographies of foreign professors invited to the imperial Russian universities. Their teaching and research activities implemented the university idea into the system of higher education of the Russian Empire in accordance with the values and ideals of the European educational space. It is them who marked further ways of the university education development. At the stage of founding Russian universities, foreign professors (usually, German ones) performed a significant role. They unfolded new institutions, created textbooks and curricula, founded scientific schools, conducted fundamental research in separate branches, which was a good example for future academic generations. Such an activity is needed to adapt and revise the European university idea in the new culture context. Therefore, this problem has a specific topicality.

1502-1507

Authors: Aleksandr A. Cherkasov

This paper examines the evolution of the system of higher education in the Russian Empire in 1830–1916. It gives consideration to the classification and typology of such educational institutions. The study’s findings revealed that in the first third of the 19th century the Russian higher education sector mainly relied on two types of educational institution – classical universities and lyceums. By 1830, Russia had 11 institutions of higher learning. In the mid-19th century, classical universities continued to lead the way. There was a decline in the number of lyceums. It is in this period that The Main Pedagogical Institute emerged. By 1869, there had emerged the first veterinary institutes in Russia and its first private institution of higher learning, with the number of educational institutions in the sector reaching 13. By 1890, Russia now had 25 institutions of higher learning, with these including universities, lyceums, and veterinary institutes. This period saw the emergence there of higher vocational education institutions, institutes of history and philology, the country’s first institute of Oriental languages, and its first female institution of higher learning, with the number of private educational institutions there increasing fourfold. By 1910, the number institutions of higher learning in Russia had increased by 10. This was the result of the opening of a classical university, a veterinary institute, four higher vocational education institutions, an institute of foreign languages, a private educational institution, and two female schools. Six years later, on the eve of the February Revolution, the country saw the establishment of another 20 institutions of higher learning, with 16 of these being a private educational institution, three – a higher vocational education institution, and one – a folk high school. Thus, during the period under review the Ministry of Public Education had under its purview an entire network of educational institutions of varying types, with the combined number of these reaching 55 in 1916.

1514-1525

Authors: Artyom Yu. Peretyatko, Vladimir A. Svechnikov

This article is based on a text that represents the reminiscences of I.S. Ul'yanov, a 19th-century Cossack general. While childhood and schooling are described in the reminiscences of other Cossack generals of that time (specifically, A.K. Denisov and I.I. Krasnov), what makes I.S. Ul'yanov’s particularly unique is that he came from a common and poor family. The article attempts to reconstruct, based on his reminiscences, both the real education received by I.S. Ul'yanov and his pedagogical views with regard to that education. A conclusion drawn in the article is that I.S. Ul'yanov’s education was extremely limited – he received very little education in his family home, where there were very few books; he was not placed in a school; instead, he was enrolled in a program of study with the local administration, where his mentor taught him very little. Nor did I.S. Ul'yanov receive any serious military education or training. In fact, he characterizes himself as having been an “underdeveloped” child prior to joining service. Yet it appears paradoxical that he idealizes traditional Cossack education as a whole, claiming that it was facilitative of the development in Cossack children of useful moral and physical qualities. We are dealing here with an idealization of a past and a consideration of a system as a timeless exemplar. One has witnessed this done by contemporary Russian pedagogue-scholars. There appears to be a need to weigh the notion found in the literature that Cossack pedagogy was once a fairly effective system against concrete facts, including those communicated by I.S. Ul'yanov.

1532-1536

Authors: Oleg E. Chuikov, Ruslan M. Allalyev, Ilya V. Tyurin, Oksana N. Golovchenko

The work examines the organization of librarianship in the Soviet Russia in the early 1920s. There were used as materials the specialized literature on the organization of librarianship in the Soviet Russia during the early 1920s. For the most part, this literature was published in Moscow through the People's commissariat for education. The research methodology is presented by the traditional historical methods. One of them, the chronological method allowed authors to analyze the organization of librarianship, taking into account the historical situation. Using the method of objectivity and relying on facts, the authors were able to consider the organization of librarianship in its real state, in conjunction with the post-revolutionary situation. In turn, the civilizational approach made it possible to study the organization of librarianship in Soviet Russia in the early 1920s, in view of the accumulated experience in the pre-revolutionary period. In conclusion, the authors state that in the early 1920s, librarianship in the USSR was formed taking into account the accumulated pre-revolutionary experience and international traditions. The Bolsheviks used the well-established American system of organizing librarianship and made only some additions and changes to it, bearing in mind the specifics of the proletarian state. The Bolsheviks also did not prohibit the decimal classification of books proposed by the Brussels International Bibliographic Institute. Nevertheless, there were special features in the training of personnel for libraries in Soviet Russia. Thus, the staff of librarians was trained on the principle of workshops for beginners, and hobby group activities for people who already had work experience.

1546-1560

Authors: Mario T. Iliev, Fabio Huether, Ignat Ignatov, Plamen S. Gramatikov

In the modern world, water filtration is performed to improve its quality. The most commonly used minerals are zeolite and shungite, as well as filters with nano-sized pores. Due to processes in boundary environments, the resulting waters before and after filtration possess specific properties. Studies after filtration show the structuring of clusters of water molecules. The most stable clusters comprise of two, four, and six water molecules. Hexagonal structures with six water molecules form the basis for the symmetry in the formation of snowflakes. Oleg Mosin (1966–2016) at Moscow State University of Applied Biotechnology conducted research on the modeling of water clusters before and after filtration. Since 2020, the author's team has been studying structuring water clusters using patented Swiss systems called EVOdrop. A program for training students by Mario Iliev is being developed. The students participate in experiments involving the research of Non-equilibrium energy spectrum (NES), Differential non-equilibrium energy spectrum (DNES), pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The knowledge acquired after training is applicable in medical biophysics and nanotechnologies. The effects of water restructuring and changes in its physicochemical parameters are analyzed in applied medicine. The parameters of samples of EVOdrop water from the patented device were tested compared to control tap water samples. The device includes an ultra-nano membrane and rotation jet nozzle for water vortexing. The incoming water passes through a rotating turbine, driven by pressure, and rotates through the device. Specific outcomes of such treatment are based on magnetohydrodynamic forces. Investigations were conducted using Non-equilibrium Energy Spectrum (NES) and Differential Non-equilibrium Energy Spectrum (DNES) analysis of hydrogen bonds energy distribution, mathematical models of water molecules clustering, 1H NMR, hardness, and pH. Alterations of hydrogen bonds, energy distribution and chemical shifts were measured. They were subsequently interpreted as restructuring of water molecule clusters leading to beneficial health effects. In addition, reduced hardness and unchanged pH levels of treated tap water were also observed.