A case of educational reform from the ground up: Involving ethnic minority parents in the life of the school in South East Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Frost
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
International Teacher

This article explores the challenge of education reform and presents an alternative to dominant approaches. In doing so, it draws on the work of three projects: first, the ‘Advancing Education Quality and Inclusion’ initiative; second, the APREME (Advancing the Participation and Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Education) project which followed it; and third, the International Teacher Leadership project with which these two projects had strong links. The article discusses the large-scale survey of parents and school principals across 10 countries in South East Europe and the follow-up case studies in five of these countries. The focus then shifts to the practical intervention which was based on the idea of non-positional teacher leadership. Reports of all three projects are analysed to support a particular view of education reform led by teachers’ own development initiatives.

scholarly journals SEEIIST: South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Damjanovic
Keyword(s):  
Brain Drain ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
East Europe ◽  
East European ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Set Up

The states in South East Europe are joining forces to set up a large-scale competitive research infrastructure – the South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST, https://seeiist.euh). Due to the recent history in South East Europe all scientific and economic activities have very much slowed down. As a consequence this region has suffered ever since from a strong brain drain of the young generation, affecting in particular the best.

scholarly journals The role of family social capital in young people’s transition from school to work in Bulgaria

Sociologija ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyka Kovacheva
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
School To Work ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
The Family ◽  
Post Communism ◽  
One Year

Large-scale surveys rate Bulgaria and the whole of South-East Europe as societies poor in both formal and informal social capital. At the same time studies show that families in the region remain closely knit and norms of reciprocity, empathy and support among members of extended families are valued highly. To throw light upon this contradiction the paper presents results from a qualitative research into family support for youth transitions from school to work in Bulgaria conducted in 2002-2003. It uses of data from in-depth interviews with 46 young people one year after graduation from school or university and 34 of their parents. The paper analyses in more detail three case studies representing different patterns of family support. The role of the family remains important under post-communism when it acts as a network for its members and with the access to other social networks external to the family.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Prevalence and Distribution of Unregistered Employment in Kosovo: Lessons from a 2017 Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardiana Gashi ◽  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Individual Household ◽  
National Representative Survey

Abstract Despite the growing recognition that unregistered employment remains a common problem both in South-East Europe and well beyond, there has been little evidence available on its prevalence and distribution. This paper contributes to filling the gap, by utilising data from a 2017 large scale national representative survey of 8,533 households in Kosovo. This reveals that 34.6% of all employees are engaged in unregistered employment (i.e., they have no employment contract). A Probit regression analysis reveals significant associations between unregistered employment and individual, household, employer and job-related characteristics. Unregistered employment is significantly more prevalent among men, younger people, single, widowed or divorced, those with fewer years in education, living in rural areas and in larger households. It is also significantly more prevalent among those working in construction and services, part-time employees, with shorter employment durations, lower wages, and those in elementary occupations and craft and related trades. The wider theoretical and policy implications are then discussed.

scholarly journals Independent predictors of secondary invasive pancreatic remnant tumors after initial resection of an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a nationwide large-scale survey in Japan

Surgery Today ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1672-1680
Author(s):  
Yutaka Takigawa ◽  
Minoru Kitago ◽  
Junichi Matsui
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Short Interval ◽  
Secondary Tumors ◽  
Remnant Pancreas ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
Initial Resection ◽  
Invasive Ipmn

Abstract Purpose There is no standardized surveillance protocol after intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) resection. We report the findings of a large-scale survey in Japan, investigating the independent predictors of secondary invasive tumors by analyzing the epidemiology of secondary tumors of the remnant pancreas after initial IPMN resection. Methods An institutional questionnaire about the remnant pancreas after pancreas resection was distributed at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pancreatic Surgery in Tokyo. We retrospectively analyzed the patient data including pathological diagnosis, postoperative outcomes, and evaluation methods. Results Redo pancreatectomy was performed for secondary disease in 213 (1.4%) of a total 15,777 patients. Eighty-eight of these 213 patients had undergone initial resection of IPMN. The types of secondary tumors after IPMN resection significantly depended on those of the primary tumors. Through short-interval and long-term follow-up, most of the secondary tumors were detected within 1–4 years. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the initial pathological diagnosis of invasive IPMN was an independent predictor of secondary invasive tumors in the remnant pancreas. Conclusion Primary invasive IPMN proved to be a significant predictor of secondary invasive IPMN. Both short-interval and long-term follow-up may help to determine the prognosis of patients after IPMN resection.

The Link Between Parental Engagement and Attitudes Towards Change among School Principals in South East Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljupco EFREMOV
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
East Europe ◽  
East European ◽  
South East Europe

The attitude that school principals have towards change is crucial for the improvement of education. The success of schools in achieving educational goals is related to the role of principals. This paper aims to rediscover the role of school principals by looking at the link between the attitude towards change and parental engagement. The objective of the study is to discover if there is a positive relationship between the organization of different activities for parental involvement in schools, and attitudes towards change among school principals. A model for improvement is proposed for the school principals in South East European countries. Based on the results, countries are divided into two groups, according to the confirmation of expectations. Albania, Montenegro and Serbia are part of the group where most of the expectations have been confirmed. The second group consists of countries in which expectations have not been confirmed: Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Moldova. The recommendations for improving are in the direction of changing the attitudes of school principals. This aim should be achieved through workshops with principals. The main topics of workshops should be parental engagement and change management. The expected results of workshops are higher awareness for parental engagement and a positive attitude towards change. 

scholarly journals Generation Z and Consumption

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 24-45
Author(s):  
Rasa Smaliukiene ◽  
Elena Kocai ◽  
Angele Tamuleviciute
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Social Tolerance ◽  
Hedonic Consumption ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Large Scale Survey

Using smart applications, members of Generation Z communicate in their networks on a wide‏ range of issues, which forms their social sensitivity and makes impact on their consumption. The article‏ focuses on Generation Z in Central and East Europe (CEE) where youth as a share of the total population is‏ the smallest in the world. This study investigates Generation Z in Lithuania, one of the CEE countries, and‏ presents the results of a large-scale survey of youth which analyses the expression of consumption and‏ its interconnection with characteristics formed by social media. There are three main characteristics that‏ explain consumption by Generation Z: cultural tolerance, social tolerance and tolerance to otherness on‏ the network. This threefold theoretical model was proved using the Structural Equation Model (SQM). On‏ the basis of this test we found out that social mindset is the strongest mediator between communication‏ environment and consumption by Generation Z. At the same time, communication environment‏ motivates for self-reward and hedonic consumption which does not compete and goes along with the‏ social mindset. We conclude that Gen Z is a new group in consumer society that is distinctive by its unique‏ characteristics.

Regional Approach to Large Scale Wind Integration in South East Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Majstrović ◽  
William L. Polen
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Wind Integration ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
South East Europe

scholarly journals The role of climatic and environmental factors in the Hunnic phenomenon in south-east Europe

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Hakenbeck
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Subsistence Strategies ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Roman Provinces ◽  
Clash Of Cultures

The causes of the Hunnic ‘phenomenon’ in south-east Europe and its impact on the populations of the late Roman provinces may be found in a complex web of climatic and environmental affordances, economic responses and resulting changes to social organisation. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that there was indeed an influx of people from regions north of the Black Sea or further east in the fourth century CE, but there is no indication of a large-scale migration from central Asia. It is possible that the climatic downturn and increased aridity in the 430s to 450s disrupted both the economic organisation of the incomers and that of the local Romanised population, requiring both to adopt new subsistence strategies. Such shared subsistence strategies may have engendered a sense of a shared identity. Rather than a clash of cultures, we see evidence of close integration and adaptive strategies to ancestral and newly encountered life-ways.

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