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    SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AS A FACTOR AFFECTING STUDENTS’
    (2018)
    Liga Danilane
    ;
    Svetlana Usca
    ;
    Velta Lubkina
    ;
    I. Prudņikova
    The age period of adolescence is characterized as a period of anxiety with a rapid development of independence and abilities, as well as an increased risk of mental health problems and anti-social behaviour. Adolescents engage in many processes, which take place in the family, at school, during leisure time and adolescents’ gatherings. Traditional studies on adolescents’ well-being are aimed at behaviour analysis (i.e. smoking, alcohol use and unhealthy diet) related to negative effects on health. However, recent studies focus on the positive factors affecting students’ well-being, for instance, good relationships at school and in school environment. It is considered (Burkart, 2005; Rezgale, 2014) that well-being has several functions: 1) assessment (related to the physical aspect, exchange of experience between oneself and the world, positive atmosphere, when happiness and peace hormones are released); 2) motivational (identifies activities); 3) communicative (includes dialogues between persons). Well-being in adolescence is of great importance, as it is a period, when personality crystallisation takes place and an individual becomes a personality (Vijayan, Joseph, 2015). The aim of the research is to determine the existence and the types of interrelations between school environment and adolescents’ defined most worrisome problems.
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    THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN ASSISTING TEENAGERS WITH COMPLEX BALANCE PROBLEMS TO ACHIEVE SELF-MANAGED IMPROVEMENT
    (2018)
    Ilga Prudņikova
    ;
    Irena Zogla
    ;
    Velta Lubkina
    ;
    Svetlana Usca
    The decisive role of teacher education and qualifications (Kennedy et al. 2008) is central in optimizing education for the learners’ success. However, empirical investigations and review of the literature (Cochran-Smith & Zeichner, 2005) show that not only are the definitions of the related terms imprecise but also there are practical inconsistencies and unclear conceptions of teacher education (Harford, 2010, Collinson et al., 2009; Thurston et al, 2008; Latham & Vogt, 2007). Furthermore, the use of digital technologies popular amongst learners is restricted by teachers, who “even despite good digital readiness often are limited by inconsistent conceptualization of digital competencies” (Blayond et. al, 2017).This list of inconsistencies continues and incorporates teacher gaps in ability to assist adolescents with balance problems. The aim and objectives of this article are to initiate a discussion and approbate the findings of a state research program on adolsents’ balance difficulties and a tool created for adolescents to address these difficulties through self-managed telerehabilitation. The implementation process has identified the need for a program for the further development of teacher competency in the research area, along with the need to test the program and discuss the findings and their intepretation.