Abstract Professional integration, especially in a period of economic crisis, is an extremely complex process. The level of complexity is supported by the fact that  the persons seeking employment have a low level of education, they lack not only professional experience, but also the ability to identify opportunities on the labor market. In this situation […]

Abstract The purpose of this document is to provide knowledge, skills and competencies that foreign students at the Technical University of Gabrovo have to acquire in Mathematics Education in the first preparatory year. The paper will describe the curriculum for Mathematics. This one-year training should unify the knowledge acquired by foreign students in their native […]

Abstract There are few studies on didactogenicity at the global level (Cukier, 2004; Davitz&Ball, 1978; Nelsen et al., 1997; Hyman&Snook, 1999) and even fewer at the level of our country (Sava, 2001; Sava in Boncu&Ceobanu, 2013). Our paper aims at rendering the concept of didactogenicity more visible in relation to the Romanian educational system, as […]

Abstract Preparing the child for adult life and socio-professional integration involves the complementary achievement of the desiderata of intellectual, socio-moral, technological, psycho-physical education and, in close connection with these, aesthetic education. The major objectives of aesthetic education at the pre-school age imply both the creation of the premises for building aesthetic attitude and the identification […]

Abstract Mathematical reasoning and scientific rigorous thought gives the student the possibility to understand other disciplines and look into problems related to nature, life and society, contributes to building and developing the ability to work in an organized and at a sustained pace, enhancing insight and spirit of investigation. At the object of Mathematics, the […]

Abstract The aim of our study consists in developing a unitary model of pedagogical competencies of pre-service mother tongue teachers. There are presented the results of the exploratory research that consisted in the administration of a semi-structured interview to 58 language teachers’ trainers from pre-university and university education. The aim of the research is to […]

Abstract In the context of the developing world, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The absence of strategic approaches for adopting FOSS is one possible explanation for the many challenges faced by developing countries. In particular, there is evidence that this problem pervades the education sector even though […]

Abstract The knowledge based society means well educated citizens who are able to know what to do with the knowledge they‘ve got, make quick and good decisions, solve problems, face challenges and unexpected events in their lives, master their emotions, continuously adapt themselves and know how to learn, citizens who are tolerant, autonomous, creative, flexible, […]

Abstract The teacher should stimulate the student to think, make efforts of abstract inner personal reflection, undertake mental actions of research and truth discovery, elaborate new knowledge, thus overcoming the threshold of concrete-sensorial, intuitive actions in solving Arithmetic problems. This article aims at highlighting the relevance of using the graphic method in stimulating the students’ […]

Abstract Caring is fundamental for all human activities, including professional ones. The concept that describes most accurately the care offered in the public domain is ethical care. Despite the differences between the practices of the two domains, medicine and teaching, there are also similarities from the perspective of the act of caring. Both are cognitive, […]