The aim of the current study is to investigate the role of emotional closeness towards nature in ... more The aim of the current study is to investigate the role of emotional closeness towards nature in a sample of children from Iraq aged (4-9) years, passion towards nature develops through experiences with nature during childhood and that contact with nature, which can vary from green spaces in cities to landscapes have a really positive impact on many aspects of children's lives from social interaction with each other to cooperation and play freely. The theoretical part, describes the basics in which children’s affinity towards nature is developed by national curriculum, both in Iraq and Romania. The results showed that in nature, children become expressive and eager to play with each other freely and break free of parental restrictions. Our results support the idea that closeness and experiences in nature are one possible way to stimulate pro-environmental intentions in children. This extends to previous studies showing that growing up near nature and spending time in nature are ...
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Education Facing Contemporary World Issues (Edu World 2022), 3-4 June, 2022, University of Pitești, Pitești, Romania
The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in pri... more The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in primary school. We have enhanced the role of adults in planning, which means projecting and preparing space, time and resources. Also, we have underlined the aspect of including parents in all aspects, starting from the planning phase and also to be actively present in the practicing part. In the second part of the article, we have included research, about the role of adults in outdoor learning activities in primary school. In this matter, we are going to present the results of a focus group, both with parents and teachers from a primary school in Arad County. The preliminary results show the fact that parents expect better communication from teachers in order to get better prepared and involved in the outdoor activities of their children.
The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in pri... more The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in primary school. We have enhanced the role of adults in planning, which means projecting and preparing space, time and resources. Also, we have underlined the aspect of including parents in all aspects, starting from the planning phase and also to be actively present in the practicing part. In the second part of the article, we have included research, about the role of adults in outdoor learning activities in primary school. In this matter, we are going to present the results of a focus group, both with parents and teachers from a primary school in Arad County. The preliminary results show the fact that parents expect better communication from teachers in order to get better prepared and involved in the outdoor activities of their children.
ANUSANDHAN – NDIM's Journal of Business and Management Research
Time is one of the most important aspects, when it comes to education, because in most of the sit... more Time is one of the most important aspects, when it comes to education, because in most of the situations, teachers find it difficult to adjust it to the multiple chores that have to be done. This has also become a problem, because children have got so busy regarding their schedule, that it has become almost impossible to engage in other activities than those that are educational: learning, homework and extra studying. There is no time left for socializing, playing or just hanging around and discovering the world. The present brief study, presents an introduction of the theoretical frame regarding the management of time in educational organizations, and a research about how core procurement cycle teachers from Arad County Romania, manage time during outdoor educational activities. There were 30 teachers in the study, and the preliminary results show that most of them find it difficult to manage time dedicated to learning during school hours, indoor and outdoor, and they tend to give ...
The terms of bullying and cyberbullying have been more and more present in the educational system... more The terms of bullying and cyberbullying have been more and more present in the educational systems all over the world. The changing social life and the increase of technological resources, has brought to different forms of aggressiveness within children and teenagers. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly assaults, harasses, harasses or intimidates another person. Bullying can be physical, verbal or in the form of more subtle actions. It involves an imbalance of power between two people, most often children or teenagers. Cyberbullying means bullying through the use of digital technologies. It can happen on social networks, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is a repeated behavior in order to scare, anger or humiliate those targeted. Face-to-face bullying and online bullying can occur simultaneously. Cyberbullying leaves recordings that can prove useful and provide the evidence needed to end the aggression. Sc...
Intercultural education is an education of interpersonal relationships, which involves members of... more Intercultural education is an education of interpersonal relationships, which involves members of different cultures, whose fundamental objective is to increase the effectiveness of intercultural relations, to increase the degree of openness, tolerance, acceptance of others. The integration of intercultural education in the school space is a complex and not at all easy process, which requires specific skills and approaches from teachers. Pupils, from the earliest ages, namely, primary schools, should be able to appreciate the richness of a diverse range of cultures and be helped in practical ways to recognize and challenge stereotypes. Wherever prejudice and discrimination exist, they must be addressed. The following article, presents brief research on the opinions and experience of Preschool and primary school students from Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, regarding the values of intercultural education teaching and practice within primary schools, in the Romanian school curriculu...
According to Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (SDG 4.2), Equal Access to Quality Pre-primary Educ... more According to Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (SDG 4.2), Equal Access to Quality Pre-primary Education, governments throughout the world are working to ensure that all children have access to high-quality early childhood development, care, and pre-primary education by 2030. In order to organize available evidence into a coherent framework, the current scoping review represents an exploratory synthesis addressing the broad question of what qualitative and inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care strategies are currently being established globally to achieve SDG4 targets. The goal of this scoping review in this respect, was to map the available research and offer an overview of micro-, meso-, and macro-level perspectives on evidence-based interventions and strategies, for the promotion of SDG4 globally. A layered model of early childhood education that is both inclusive and egalitarian education emerged, starting with the micro level: child, family and community, mezo level: nurse...
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management, 2020
Outdoor learning has gained lots of interest on both theoretical and practical basis among teache... more Outdoor learning has gained lots of interest on both theoretical and practical basis among teachers from Romania. It is used more and more in all areas of education, especially in the formal educational institutions. Also, it has been proven in several research areas that outdoor education with its belonging activities can develop several competencies, in a more efficient way than any other educational strategies or methods. Also, the 21st Century education, has a wide preoccupation towards the development of more than only key competencies that are given by the European Union, such as transversal competencies and life skills. There have been introduced in the national school curricula, school subjects within the area of new education types, and there has been a stronger emphasis on counselling and personal development subjects in primary schools, elementary schools and also high schools, during which pupils can develop certain skills and competencies that can help them further on, ...
In the formal and non-formal educational systems in Romania, outdoor education has been a subject... more In the formal and non-formal educational systems in Romania, outdoor education has been a subject of great interest in the last few years. However, its use, was highly debated, because of the lack of knowledge on the topic, lack of information on the benefits, and mostly the fear of confronting the challenges that come with its implementation. This last challenge, comes into account because of the lack of a specific frame regarding this topic in the scholar national curriculum. The present article, presents the main challenges that can come with the implementation of outdoor education and its activities in the frame of the formal educational system, at the level of core procurement cycle. In the study, there is an analysis on the main elements of outdoor education that are present in the scholar curriculum at this level. Also, it presents the results of a brief research on the beliefs of primary school teachers from Arad County, on the most important challenges that they face when ...
Nowadays, most of the time teaching and learning a foreign language is limited to mastering some ... more Nowadays, most of the time teaching and learning a foreign language is limited to mastering some grammar rules. Both teachers and students prefer this approach to a foreign language because it involves only the application of "rules", of pre-established "schemes" without the need for creativity and skill in communication. Vocabulary intensifies our ability to function in a complex world, helping us to express ourselves clearly and concisely. Without assimilating enough vocabulary, students cannot have relevant communication, cannot express their ideas and cannot understand each other. On the other way, literature unites the past with the present and makes us aware of our value. It not only provides information but also provides a closer look at things. It reflects the state of a society, its values, strengths and weaknesses. literature is an authentic material that exposes the student to everyday vocabulary. The reader comes into contact with the thoughts, feelin...
Bullying in cyber-space is also known as cyberbullying which is usually described as an intention... more Bullying in cyber-space is also known as cyberbullying which is usually described as an intentional aggressive action that is performed by a group or an individual, using electronic forms of communication, repeatedly and over time against another individual who cannot easily defend himself or herself in cyberspace. Cyberbullying has exponentially increased in recent years, as the accessibility and use of electronic devices such as computers, laptops, tablets and smart-phones by young individuals has expanded. The project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying, ID 2016-3-TR01-KA205-036619 under Erasmus+, was developed by our team with the purpose to deeper understand the dynamics of cyberbullying in online environments among youth, to develop educational resources for professionals involved in youth activities in order to prevent these type behaviors, to develop youth skills to protect themselves from cyberbullying and to disseminate findings among educational professionals. Present ...
One of the main priorities of current educational systems is a strong connection between educatio... more One of the main priorities of current educational systems is a strong connection between education provided by schools and the requirements of a successful integration in the social life and work field. This article offers the teachers’ perspective on the various ways in which outdoor learning can be useful in creating teaching-learning situations that prepare pupils to be active citizens and to have smoother integration in the social life and this way, on the labor market. The findings of a brief study among teachers from Arad County is presented. The method that was used is the survey based on a questionnaire. The main instrument that used was the questionnaire, which was based on a number of 12 variables. The quantitative data obtained was processed in the SPSS statistical program. The preliminary results show that even if teachers have some knowledge on the benefits of outdoor education regarding future involvement of pupils in social life, they tend to rarely use it in their ed...
The competence to communicate in both the mother tongue and a foreign language is one of the key ... more The competence to communicate in both the mother tongue and a foreign language is one of the key competences approved by the Council of the European Union. Communication competence sums up linguistic competence with socio-cultural, generic and encyclopedic competence, in the sense of using it in the appropriate social framework. This competence has the following components: linguistic, grammatical, socio-linguistic, pragmatic, discursive and strategic. Communication competence refers to the ability to receive and send a message in different contexts using the correct language standards and the appropriate choice of communication situation.Language education activities offer, through the multitude of means of achievement, a very wide variety of situations through which children have the opportunity to form or develop their communication skills. Modern education emphasizes interdisciplinarity and interactive methods, and this contributes to the fulfillment of the original goal, that o...
The Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind and that it has opened n... more The Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind and that it has opened new horizons for human evolution. No matter how good and indispensable the web has become, it has inevitably emerged ways in which it can harm those whom it is meant to serve. Our research team has developed the project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying, aiming to deeper understand the dynamics of cyberbullying in online environments among youth. Our focus was in analysing the cultural differences between Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and Spanish youth perception about online freedom of speech, in 507 high school students. Results show that there are statistically differences in the opinion of Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and Spanish youth regarding the “voice” that should be heard on social media. Conclusions and implications are discussed.
The aim of the current study is to investigate the role of emotional closeness towards nature in ... more The aim of the current study is to investigate the role of emotional closeness towards nature in a sample of children from Iraq aged (4-9) years, passion towards nature develops through experiences with nature during childhood and that contact with nature, which can vary from green spaces in cities to landscapes have a really positive impact on many aspects of children's lives from social interaction with each other to cooperation and play freely. The theoretical part, describes the basics in which children’s affinity towards nature is developed by national curriculum, both in Iraq and Romania. The results showed that in nature, children become expressive and eager to play with each other freely and break free of parental restrictions. Our results support the idea that closeness and experiences in nature are one possible way to stimulate pro-environmental intentions in children. This extends to previous studies showing that growing up near nature and spending time in nature are ...
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Education Facing Contemporary World Issues (Edu World 2022), 3-4 June, 2022, University of Pitești, Pitești, Romania
The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in pri... more The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in primary school. We have enhanced the role of adults in planning, which means projecting and preparing space, time and resources. Also, we have underlined the aspect of including parents in all aspects, starting from the planning phase and also to be actively present in the practicing part. In the second part of the article, we have included research, about the role of adults in outdoor learning activities in primary school. In this matter, we are going to present the results of a focus group, both with parents and teachers from a primary school in Arad County. The preliminary results show the fact that parents expect better communication from teachers in order to get better prepared and involved in the outdoor activities of their children.
The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in pri... more The present brief study is based on the issue of planning and practicing outdoor education in primary school. We have enhanced the role of adults in planning, which means projecting and preparing space, time and resources. Also, we have underlined the aspect of including parents in all aspects, starting from the planning phase and also to be actively present in the practicing part. In the second part of the article, we have included research, about the role of adults in outdoor learning activities in primary school. In this matter, we are going to present the results of a focus group, both with parents and teachers from a primary school in Arad County. The preliminary results show the fact that parents expect better communication from teachers in order to get better prepared and involved in the outdoor activities of their children.
ANUSANDHAN – NDIM's Journal of Business and Management Research
Time is one of the most important aspects, when it comes to education, because in most of the sit... more Time is one of the most important aspects, when it comes to education, because in most of the situations, teachers find it difficult to adjust it to the multiple chores that have to be done. This has also become a problem, because children have got so busy regarding their schedule, that it has become almost impossible to engage in other activities than those that are educational: learning, homework and extra studying. There is no time left for socializing, playing or just hanging around and discovering the world. The present brief study, presents an introduction of the theoretical frame regarding the management of time in educational organizations, and a research about how core procurement cycle teachers from Arad County Romania, manage time during outdoor educational activities. There were 30 teachers in the study, and the preliminary results show that most of them find it difficult to manage time dedicated to learning during school hours, indoor and outdoor, and they tend to give ...
The terms of bullying and cyberbullying have been more and more present in the educational system... more The terms of bullying and cyberbullying have been more and more present in the educational systems all over the world. The changing social life and the increase of technological resources, has brought to different forms of aggressiveness within children and teenagers. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly assaults, harasses, harasses or intimidates another person. Bullying can be physical, verbal or in the form of more subtle actions. It involves an imbalance of power between two people, most often children or teenagers. Cyberbullying means bullying through the use of digital technologies. It can happen on social networks, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is a repeated behavior in order to scare, anger or humiliate those targeted. Face-to-face bullying and online bullying can occur simultaneously. Cyberbullying leaves recordings that can prove useful and provide the evidence needed to end the aggression. Sc...
Intercultural education is an education of interpersonal relationships, which involves members of... more Intercultural education is an education of interpersonal relationships, which involves members of different cultures, whose fundamental objective is to increase the effectiveness of intercultural relations, to increase the degree of openness, tolerance, acceptance of others. The integration of intercultural education in the school space is a complex and not at all easy process, which requires specific skills and approaches from teachers. Pupils, from the earliest ages, namely, primary schools, should be able to appreciate the richness of a diverse range of cultures and be helped in practical ways to recognize and challenge stereotypes. Wherever prejudice and discrimination exist, they must be addressed. The following article, presents brief research on the opinions and experience of Preschool and primary school students from Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, regarding the values of intercultural education teaching and practice within primary schools, in the Romanian school curriculu...
According to Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (SDG 4.2), Equal Access to Quality Pre-primary Educ... more According to Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (SDG 4.2), Equal Access to Quality Pre-primary Education, governments throughout the world are working to ensure that all children have access to high-quality early childhood development, care, and pre-primary education by 2030. In order to organize available evidence into a coherent framework, the current scoping review represents an exploratory synthesis addressing the broad question of what qualitative and inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care strategies are currently being established globally to achieve SDG4 targets. The goal of this scoping review in this respect, was to map the available research and offer an overview of micro-, meso-, and macro-level perspectives on evidence-based interventions and strategies, for the promotion of SDG4 globally. A layered model of early childhood education that is both inclusive and egalitarian education emerged, starting with the micro level: child, family and community, mezo level: nurse...
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management, 2020
Outdoor learning has gained lots of interest on both theoretical and practical basis among teache... more Outdoor learning has gained lots of interest on both theoretical and practical basis among teachers from Romania. It is used more and more in all areas of education, especially in the formal educational institutions. Also, it has been proven in several research areas that outdoor education with its belonging activities can develop several competencies, in a more efficient way than any other educational strategies or methods. Also, the 21st Century education, has a wide preoccupation towards the development of more than only key competencies that are given by the European Union, such as transversal competencies and life skills. There have been introduced in the national school curricula, school subjects within the area of new education types, and there has been a stronger emphasis on counselling and personal development subjects in primary schools, elementary schools and also high schools, during which pupils can develop certain skills and competencies that can help them further on, ...
In the formal and non-formal educational systems in Romania, outdoor education has been a subject... more In the formal and non-formal educational systems in Romania, outdoor education has been a subject of great interest in the last few years. However, its use, was highly debated, because of the lack of knowledge on the topic, lack of information on the benefits, and mostly the fear of confronting the challenges that come with its implementation. This last challenge, comes into account because of the lack of a specific frame regarding this topic in the scholar national curriculum. The present article, presents the main challenges that can come with the implementation of outdoor education and its activities in the frame of the formal educational system, at the level of core procurement cycle. In the study, there is an analysis on the main elements of outdoor education that are present in the scholar curriculum at this level. Also, it presents the results of a brief research on the beliefs of primary school teachers from Arad County, on the most important challenges that they face when ...
Nowadays, most of the time teaching and learning a foreign language is limited to mastering some ... more Nowadays, most of the time teaching and learning a foreign language is limited to mastering some grammar rules. Both teachers and students prefer this approach to a foreign language because it involves only the application of "rules", of pre-established "schemes" without the need for creativity and skill in communication. Vocabulary intensifies our ability to function in a complex world, helping us to express ourselves clearly and concisely. Without assimilating enough vocabulary, students cannot have relevant communication, cannot express their ideas and cannot understand each other. On the other way, literature unites the past with the present and makes us aware of our value. It not only provides information but also provides a closer look at things. It reflects the state of a society, its values, strengths and weaknesses. literature is an authentic material that exposes the student to everyday vocabulary. The reader comes into contact with the thoughts, feelin...
Bullying in cyber-space is also known as cyberbullying which is usually described as an intention... more Bullying in cyber-space is also known as cyberbullying which is usually described as an intentional aggressive action that is performed by a group or an individual, using electronic forms of communication, repeatedly and over time against another individual who cannot easily defend himself or herself in cyberspace. Cyberbullying has exponentially increased in recent years, as the accessibility and use of electronic devices such as computers, laptops, tablets and smart-phones by young individuals has expanded. The project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying, ID 2016-3-TR01-KA205-036619 under Erasmus+, was developed by our team with the purpose to deeper understand the dynamics of cyberbullying in online environments among youth, to develop educational resources for professionals involved in youth activities in order to prevent these type behaviors, to develop youth skills to protect themselves from cyberbullying and to disseminate findings among educational professionals. Present ...
One of the main priorities of current educational systems is a strong connection between educatio... more One of the main priorities of current educational systems is a strong connection between education provided by schools and the requirements of a successful integration in the social life and work field. This article offers the teachers’ perspective on the various ways in which outdoor learning can be useful in creating teaching-learning situations that prepare pupils to be active citizens and to have smoother integration in the social life and this way, on the labor market. The findings of a brief study among teachers from Arad County is presented. The method that was used is the survey based on a questionnaire. The main instrument that used was the questionnaire, which was based on a number of 12 variables. The quantitative data obtained was processed in the SPSS statistical program. The preliminary results show that even if teachers have some knowledge on the benefits of outdoor education regarding future involvement of pupils in social life, they tend to rarely use it in their ed...
The competence to communicate in both the mother tongue and a foreign language is one of the key ... more The competence to communicate in both the mother tongue and a foreign language is one of the key competences approved by the Council of the European Union. Communication competence sums up linguistic competence with socio-cultural, generic and encyclopedic competence, in the sense of using it in the appropriate social framework. This competence has the following components: linguistic, grammatical, socio-linguistic, pragmatic, discursive and strategic. Communication competence refers to the ability to receive and send a message in different contexts using the correct language standards and the appropriate choice of communication situation.Language education activities offer, through the multitude of means of achievement, a very wide variety of situations through which children have the opportunity to form or develop their communication skills. Modern education emphasizes interdisciplinarity and interactive methods, and this contributes to the fulfillment of the original goal, that o...
The Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind and that it has opened n... more The Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind and that it has opened new horizons for human evolution. No matter how good and indispensable the web has become, it has inevitably emerged ways in which it can harm those whom it is meant to serve. Our research team has developed the project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying, aiming to deeper understand the dynamics of cyberbullying in online environments among youth. Our focus was in analysing the cultural differences between Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and Spanish youth perception about online freedom of speech, in 507 high school students. Results show that there are statistically differences in the opinion of Romanian, Belgian, Turkish and Spanish youth regarding the “voice” that should be heard on social media. Conclusions and implications are discussed.
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