Suchergebnisse

New models of education are being developed both in the European educational systems and in Latvia. Specialized education is one of them. Specialized education is a democratic and humanistic model of education due to the fact that in this model learners are offered a free choice concerning their specialization; besides, within the framework of this model the character of the relationships between the teacher and learners changes on the basis of the dialogue and cooperation. The research object: specialized education. The research subject: the development of professional self-determination among senior secondary school students. The aim of the research: to analyse the possibilities of specialized education in the development of professional self-determination, to determine the criteria and indicators for the development of professional self-determination. Research methodology: there were used approaches: the humanitarian approach and the personal-practical approach; research methods: the analysis, the experiment, a survey, a conversation and mathematical statistics.

Humanization is the key educational strategy in a democratic society. According to the principles of the Council of Europe, the mission of education is to help everyone to develop his/ her individual potential and become a citizen of the European Community, to understand interconnectedness with Europe and the rest of the world. In accordance with the concept of common European culture, young people have to be able to understand the contemporary world and adapt to constant changes, work actively and creatively, continue learning, explore problems, cooperate and perfect themselves (Ross,2006). Scholars agree that the humanization of education is a necessary precondition in order to educate an active personality. The object of research - the models of teacher's behaviour in the educational process. The subject of research – the humanization of the pedagogical interaction between the teacher and learners. The aim of the research – to determine conditions concerning the humanization of pedagogical interaction between the teacher and learners and to approbate them in practice in the classes of pedagogy. Research methodology – to use approaches: humanitarian, personal activity, cultural; methods: testing, questionnaire, interviewing, mathematical statistics.

Civic self-consciousness is a topical issue in present-day Latvia. After regaining of independence and joining the European Union, there appeared an opportunity to ensure real freedom and genuine democracy for all inhabitants in Latvia. Thus, new conditions were created for the development of civic self-consciousness in senior secondary school students. New guidelines are developed in the European system of education according to the new understanding of humanism. The key reference-point is the understanding that the main goal of education is to support the development of personality that will become an EU citizen and a professional. The study established that it is necessary to develop civic self-consciousness so that Latvian secondary school students could become European-type citizens and professionals.The research deals with the analysis of a new model of education, the basis for developing civic self-consciousness in senior secondary school students. The research has determined the structure of civic self-consciousness and demonstrated the interconnectedness of its structural components (tolerance, responsibility and intercultural identity). The aim of the research: to analyse the possibilities of a new model of education in developing the civic self-consciousness of senior secondary school students, to determine its essence, structure and characteristics. The research methods include analysis, survey, testing, conversation, an ascertaining experiment, mathematical statistics. The research results: there was determined the structure of civic self-consciousness as a precondition for the development of civic self-consciousness in senior secondary school students and conducted the analysis of ideas concerning new humanism in education and a new model of education (education – culture – individual).