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Lernen Erwachsene Fremdsprachen anders? Motivation, Einstellungen, Angst als affektive Variablen im Zweitspracherwerb bei Erwachsenen und Kindern

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Czarnecka M.

Germanica Wratislaviensia

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2013

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vol. 137

181 - 192

EN

The objective of this paper is to answer the following question: To what extent may age have an effect on learners’ motivation, attitudes and anxiety? This paper demonstrates that – with respect to all three variables – the learning environment is crucial for language acquisition: in an informal learning context children are usually more highly motivated to acquire the language than adults. In both formal and informal learning contexts adults have generally higher anxiety levels than children; this tendency may be connected with the desire to maintain a particular linguistic and cultural identity.

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Adults with cystic fibrosis – medical challenges and a psychosocial adaptation in the context of risk of a premature death

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Zubrzycka R.

Człowiek - Niepełnosprawność - Społeczeństwo

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2020

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vol. 48(2)

83-96

EN

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting genetic disorder of Caucasians. It impairs the functions of many organs with its greatest effects on the lungs and digestion. Treatment of the disease involves a multi- component regimen, including airway clearance techniques, nebulized medications, antibiotics, pancreatic enzymes and increased caloric intake. Cystic fibrosis is a burden for patients and their families in the context of their daily life tasks. The article presents generic medical, psychosocial problems of adult patients with CF, which are still little known in Poland. The detailed issues are: medical characteristics of cystic fibrosis as a rare disease, organizational conditions of rehabilitation, specific psychosocial problems including: a depression, an anxiety and a reproductive health in cystic fibrosis in the context of a premature death.

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Mám základní vzdělání. Příčiny a důsledky předčasných odchodů ze studia a ze vzdělávání

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Hloušková L.

Studia paedagogica

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2014

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issue 2

11-38

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Early school leaving has a number of negative effects on a person’s life as well as on society, and the gravity of these effects has led to monitoring of and focused research interest on dropout rates as an important indicator of the quality of education systems. In the Czech Republic, the rate of early school leaving has been traditionally low, but dropout actors have had limited opportunities to present their points of view. The aim of this text is to introduce the views of dropouts from upper secondary education, examine the causes and effects of their early school leaving, and unravel the proverbial conundrum of causes and effects of early school leaving using a qualitative research method. The basic relationship between individual types of causes (poor choices, involuntary leaving, and disengagement) and the direct short-term to mid-term effects upon a person’s life result from the educational aspirations of the actors themselves.

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Pomiar zmęczenia – przegląd narzędzi

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Kulik A.

Polskie Forum Psychologiczne

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2013

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vol. 18

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issue 4

419-440

EN

Chronic fatigue is a common symptom but a small investigated. Scientific interests of this problem increased significantly during the last two decades. The same a large number of instruments have been developed to measure chronic fatigue. The aim of this article is to present a review of fatigue measures. These are divided in three groups: scales for healthy people, scales for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, scales for patients with other chronic diseases. Each scale is described in followed aspects: structure, way of answering, interpretation, utility, modification and psychometric properties.

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Current view of the traditional superstitions in general population of Podlaskie province. Preliminary study

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Krajewska-Kułak E., Kułak W., Radziejewski P., Rozwadowska E., Lankau A., Kowalewska B., Kondzior D., Szyszko-Perłowska A., Krajewska-Ferishah K., Ortman E., Moczydłowska A.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2011

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vol. 1

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issue 2

76-83

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Introduction: Superstition is a form of fear. It is also a sign of ignorance. People who succeed keep open minds and are not afraid of anything. Purpose: The assessment of the current view to traditional superstitions Material and methods: The study group included 350 persons age 20-80 years. Participants were randomly selected among residents of Podlaskie province. Data were collected on a questionnaire that was developed by researchers. Results: Most of the respondents (83.2%) agreed with the statement that the great importance for the development of human nature is the zodiac sign. Almost all (91.2%) read their horoscopes in news-papers. According to 81.6% of the respondents, they believe that some dates, specific days of the week, and certain numbers bring bad luck. Half of the respondents believed in telepathy, 33.4% in possession by the devil, 74.8% in astrology, and 28% in magic. Conclusions: Among the respondents, believing in superstitions is quite common and diverse. The majority of respondents believe that the zodiac sign influences human nature. Most of the respondents believe that some dates, specific days of the week, and certain numbers bring bad luck. Interestingly, the respondents rarely use the advice of fortune-tellers.

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Determinants of heavy smoking: Results from the global adult tobacco survey in Poland (2009–2010)

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Kaleta D., Makowiec-Dąbrowska T., Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk E., Fronczak A.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2012

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vol. 25

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issue 1

66-79

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Objective: The aim of current analysis was to identify socio-demographic correlates of heavy smoking. Materials and Methods: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), a nationally representative household study was implemented in Poland between 2009 and 2010. We used data on representative sample of 1915 adults, age 25 years and older. The Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for heavy smoking to the broad number of variables including age, age at smoking onset, education, occupational classification, living conditions, place of residence, place of residence at age about 14 years, awareness of smoking health consequences were tested in logistic regression model. Results: Among daily smokers the rate of heavy smokers was 63% in males and 45% in females (p < 0.001). The present study indicated that three characteristics: age, early age at smoking onset and lack of awareness of smoking health consequences were significantly associated with heavy smoking among both genders. Significantly higher risk of heavy smoking was observed among the 50–59 years of age population compared to the youngest group. The heavy smoking rate was highest among males who started smoking under age 14 years (OR = 3.1; 95% CI: 1.4–6.7; p < 0.001) and females that started smoking at age 14–17 years (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.5–3.5; p < 0.0001) compared to those who started smoking at age 21 years or older. Heavy smoking was significantly correlated to lack of awareness of adverse health consequences of smoking (OR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1–2.03; p < 0.01 and OR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.0–2.2; p < 0.01 for men and women, respectively) compared to aware respondents. Conclusions: These outcomes should be taken into account while developing tobacco control measures. Among other things, educational interventions to increase knowledge of adverse tobacco health effects should be widely implemented.

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING DESIGN USING LAMS (LEARNING ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) IN AN ESOL ADULT CLASS

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Burns L.

Teaching English with Technology

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2008

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vol. 8

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issue 4

EN

This paper examines the effects of implementing learning design using LAMS (Learning Activity Management System) on a group of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) pre-intermediate adult learners, two practitioners and the researcher at a further education college in London. It considers whether it would be advantageous to use LAMS more widely in the ESOL Department. The feasibility of re-using and re-purposing LAMS learning designs in the department is also explored.

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Knowledge and attitude on mental disorder among adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district of Nepal

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Nepal R., Doranga S., Timsina P.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2021

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vol. 11(1)

23-30

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Purpose: To assess knowledge and attitude on mental disorder among adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adults of the aged group (18-64 years) in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district of Nepal. A semi-structured questionnaire was prepared for data collection. Similarly, the Likert scale was used to assess respondent’s attitude levels. SPSS 20 version and MS-Excel were used to analyze the data. The questionnaire was translated into the Nepali language during data collection. Results: The majority (57.3%) respondents responded mental disorder is a health condition involving changes in feeling and emotions. More than half (54.7%) respondents were having poor knowledge and the rest (45.3%) respondents were having a good level of knowledge on mental disorders. Respondents involved in a private job, government job and NGO/INGO have the highest, and housewives have the lowest level of knowledge regarding the mental disorder. Three-fifth respondents (59.7%) were having a negative attitude and the rest two-fifth respondents (40.3%) were having a positive attitude towards mental disorders. Also, the level of knowledge was having a statistically significant relationship with the education (p=0.02) and occupation (p=<0.001) of the respondents. The level of attitude was having a statistically significant relationship with the level of knowledge of the respondents (p=0.004). Conclusions: Good level of knowledge regarding mental disorders was lagging among respondents and a negative attitude seems high. There is an urgent need for public awareness among the adults living in this location. Mass media and anti-stigma campaigns can equally play a vital role to bring change in the attitude level of the respondents.

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Dimensions of Temperament in Adults With Chronic Stuttering in the Light of I. P. Pavlov’s Theories

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Humeniuk E., Tarkowski Z.

Roczniki Psychologiczne

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2023

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vol. 26

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issue 1

5-21

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The aim of the study was to determine dimensions of temperament in adults with chronic stuttering in the light of Pavlov’s temperament typology. The test sample consists of a (1) clinical group-adults with chronic stuttering (N = 202); and (2) a criterion group-adults with normal speech fluency (N = 198). The Pavlovian Temperament Survey (PTS) by Strelau and Zawadzki and our own survey were administered. Stutterers, compared to subjects with normal speech fluency, are characterized by a lower level of the excitation process, mobility and balance of nervous processes; they also tend to exhibit a higher level of the inhibition process. The severity of stuttering, the age at which the first symptoms of speech disfluency occur, treatment, evaluation of its effectiveness and intention to undergo therapy do not differentiate stutterers in terms of the considered temperament traits. The temperamental factors of chronic stuttering as per Pavlov’s typology are: increased reactivity to stimuli, reduced ability to adapt to new situations, the ability to flexibly respond to changing conditions, a weak type of the nervous system (lower strength of the excitation process, weaker mobility of the nervous processes), which makes it difficult to cope with challenges encountered and increases susceptibility to mental disorders.

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Family recreation zones as a supportive environment for physical activity in the opinion of its users

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Szopa S., Sas-Nowosielski K.

The New Educational Review

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2016

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vol. 43

117-124

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The main purpose of this study was to examine how the relatively new initiative supporting active leisure of people, i.e., Family Recreation Zones, is perceived by its users. Data were collected from 215 persons aged 13 to 96 (M=44.19, SD 18.08). For nearly nine in ten persons Zones are the only space where they spend their leisure time actively. The main attractors are free access and the open air. Interestingly, for many respondents the proximity of playgrounds was not a benefit but rather a barrier to visiting Zones. Other barriers were the season of the year, a modest range of exercise devices, their damage, poor illumination, a perceived lack of safety and a lack of professional support during exercising.

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Sensitivity to extralinguistic cues to identify generic and non-generic meaning

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Karczewski D., Buivolova O.

Crossroads. A Journal of English Studies

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2015

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vol. 10

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Generic sentences convey generalizations about kinds. In contrast, non-generics express facts about specific individuals or groups of individuals. However, to identify generic meaning, we have to integrate multiple cues. This study tested whether the discrepancy between the noun phrase and the number of objects (extralinguistic cues) present should force a generic interpretation whereas the match between the noun phrase and the number of objects present would give rise to a non-generic interpretation. Results demonstrated that adults are sensitive to the match and the mismatch situations in three out of four conditions tested. The data also indicate the importance of world knowledge cues in construing sentences as generic.

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Teachers as Agents of Societal Change

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Iliško D.

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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2007

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vol. 7

14-26

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This article discusses theoretical and practical aspects of transformative learning that can become a way for adults to critically evaluate and essentially comprehend themselves and their input in education, whose goal is to create action towards a sustainable society. The review of contemporary literature focuses on sustainability as a holistic concept linked to the idea of vision as significant in engendering alternative transformative power. The framework of a sustainable development has a potential to stimulate teachers' engagement with educational and societal processes with respect to the future development of a society within an ethical framework around values of democracy and active societal engagement. The aim of the research presented here is to explore the effect of critical transformative learning process for revitalizing adults' societal action brought about by engagement with in-service course for adults, aiming to gradually assist adults helping them to become creative producers of self and agents of transformations in education.

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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of daily cigarette smoking in Poland: Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009–2010)

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Kaleta D., Makowiec-Dąbrowska T., Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk E., Fronczak A.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2012

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vol. 25

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issue 2

126-136

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Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of daily cigarette smoking among adults in Poland. Materials and Methods: A nationally representative household study was implemented between 2009 and 2010 to explore smoking pattern among the population aged 15 years and older. The smoking status and socio-demographic data were determined based on the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) questionnaire. Out of the 14 000 households selected for the survey, 7840 sampled persons completed the interviews, including 2162 respondents who declared daily smoking of cigarettes. Logistic regression models were applied to assess factors related to daily cigarette smoking. Results: Over 33% of men and 21% of women (p < 0.01) reported tobacco smoking on a daily basis. The significantly higher risk of smoking on a daily basis was observed among the male and female 20–59 years of age compared to the 60 or older population (p < 0.05). For men and women with the lower educational (primary/vocational/secondary) level, the risk of smoking was significantly higher than for the subjects with university degree (p < 0.05). The unemployed men smoked daily significantly more frequently than the employed ones (OR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.4–2.4). This association was not observed among women (p > 0.05). The residents of urban areas smoked significantly more frequently than people living in rural settings (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Actions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in smoking need to be intensified. The antismoking efforts should be focused on the population of Poles at large and people with lower educational levels, unemployed men, and residents of large urban settings in particular. The tobacco control interventions should also address the population of women at reproductive age.

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EAS Temperament Traits, Gender, Age and Religious Fundamentalism in a Polish Sample

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Oniszczenko W., Stanisławiak E., Dąbrowska A. D.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2014

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vol. 45

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issue 1

64-68

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This is a study of the relationship between EAS temperament traits, age and gender, and religious fundamentalism in an adult Polish sample. Participants were sampled from among people who tended towards secularisation. A total of 902 participants, including 551 women and 351 men, aged 18 to 58 (M=27.73; SD=7.40) were studied. Participants were students in a variety of university faculties and adults with higher education representing a variety of professions. They all lived in the Warsaw area. Temperament was assessed with Buss and Plomin’s EAS Temperament Survey. Religious fundamentalism was assessed using Altemeyer and Hunsberger’s Religious Fundamentalism Scale (short, revised version). The level of religious fundamentalism was found to be associated with the temperament traits of sociability and anger. All three variables decrease in intensity with age. Women have higher levels of religious fundamentalism than men.

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The place of the family of origin in romantic relationships of adults with intellectual disabilities.

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Żyta A.

Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej

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2020

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issue 29

25-44

PL

The family in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities is not only their closest and most essential social group, but often also their basic or even the only source of support in everyday life from childhood to the late old age. In a situation of adults with intellectual disabilities who start a new romantic relationship (of a formal or informal nature), the family of origin may play different roles and occupy different places in their everyday lives. The research using the phenomenographic method of qualitative research on experiences related to being in long-lasting romantic relationships conducted with adults with intellectual disabilities allowed the author to show the place of family members (parents, siblings, extended family) in their everyday lives and in their relationships with partners.

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The Presence of Children on the Market of Commercial Sexual Services as a Response to Deviant Needs of Adults

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Wójcik M.

The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II

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2021

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vol. 11

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issue 2

141-159

EN

Sexual needs are one of the essential needs of the human person. At least, in the course of the socialization the individual should aspire to getting the sexual satisfaction in the way adapted for the value and social norms. An unremitting demand for sexual services is an essential problem of the modern world as its demand is leading to this being provided by children.

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The Importance of Perception and Consciousness for E-Learning

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Rebolj V.

Organizacija

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2010

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vol. 43

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issue 1

21-34

EN

The article presents the results of a research on perception during the learning process of adults in a virtual environment. The aim of the research was to determine why the process of e-learning introduction in Slovenia has been slowed down. Perception and its effects upon learning are important on the conscious as well as on the unconscious level but they have not been given as much attention as in the classical learning environment. Disturbed perception which results from the lack of expertise in preparation of the e-environment is a serious obstacle for learning. The objective of the research was to find solutions for the actual teaching practice but at the same time the research emphasizes that conclusions cannot always be made on the basis of former facts about students. We have to bear in mind that the impact of technology changes the students as well. Lack of professional arguments and of good practice leads to pedagogical conservatism which can cause the school's progress, also in the area of adult education, to be directed in the opposite direction from the one required by business processes in the organizations in which the adult students come from or in which the students are employed after they finish their education.

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ЯЗЫКОВАЯ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ ОППОЗИЦИИ «ВЗРОСЛЫЕ – ДЕТИ» В ТВОРЧЕСТВЕ ЖАКА ПРЕВЕРА

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Кулагина О.

Conversatoria Litteraria

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2017

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vol. 11

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issue XI

63-72

RU

This paper deals with linguistic representation of relationship between adults and children in Jacques Prévert’s oeuvre. The texts under analysis are poems from seven collections published at different periods. Various ways of transmissing the conflict between childhood and maturity, which is also the one between youth and old age, are examined in the paper.

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Cechy w ujęciu pięcioczynnikowego modelu osobowości a uzależnienie od nikotyny

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Oniszczenko W., Stanisławiak E.

Psychologia-Etologia-Genetyka

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2016

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vol. 34

43-53

PL

Celem opisanych w tym artykule badań przekrojowych było poznanie różnic pomiędzy osobami uzależnionymi i nieuzależnionymi od nikotyny w zakresie cech ujętych w pięcioczynnikowym modelu osobowości Costy i McCrae. W badaniu uczestniczyło 615 osób obojga płci w wieku od 17 do 69 lat, w tym 74 osoby deklarujące się jako uzależnione od nikotyny i 541 osób deklarujących się jako nieuzależnione od nikotyny. Do diagnozy cech osobowości (neurotyczność, ekstrawersja, otwartość na doświadczenie, ugodowość i sumienność) wykorzystano polską wersję Inwentarza osobowości NEO--FFI Costy i McCrae. Otrzymane rezultaty wskazały, że osoby uzależnione od nikotyny mają w porównaniu do osób nieuzależnionych niższy poziom ugodowości i sumienności. Kobiety w obu grupach miały wyższy poziom neurotyczności w porównaniu z mężczyznami. Tylko w grupie osób uzależnionych od nikotyny mężczyźni mają statystycznie istotny wyższy poziom otwartości na doświadczenie w porównaniu do kobiet. Z kolei tylko w grupie osób nieuzależnionych od nikotyny kobiety uzyskały statystycznie istotnie wyższy poziom ugodowości w porównaniu do mężczyzn.

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The aim of our cross-sectional study was to explore the differences in traits postulated by Costa and McCrae’s Five-Factor Personality Model that exist between selfdeclared nicotine-dependent and non-nicotine-dependent individuals. The sample in this study consisted of 615 adults of both sexes aged from 17 to 69 years, including 74 self-declared nicotine-dependent subjects and 541 self-declared non-nicotine-dependent subjects. The Polish version of the NEO-FFI personality questionnaire was used to assess five personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness). Nicotine-dependent individuals scored lower for agreeableness and conscientiousness than non-nicotine-dependent individuals, and no significant differences were found for other traits. In both groups females were more neurotic than males. Among the nicotine-dependent individuals, males scored higher than females for openness to experience. Among the non-nicotine-dependent individuals, females got better scores for agreeableness.

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The Presence of Children on the Market of Commercial Sexual Services as a Response to Deviant Needs of Adults

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Wójcik M.

The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II

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2021

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vol. 11

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issue 2

141-159

EN

Sexual needs are one of the essential needs of the human person. At least, in the course of the socialization the individual should aspire to getting the sexual satisfaction in the way adapted for the value and social norms. An unremitting demand for sexual services is an essential problem of the modern world as its demand is leading to this being provided by children.

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Lernen Erwachsene Fremdsprachen anders? Motivation, Einstellungen, Angst als affektive Variablen im Zweitspracherwerb bei Erwachsenen und Kindern

Adults with cystic fibrosis – medical challenges and a psychosocial adaptation in the context of risk of a premature death

Mám základní vzdělání. Příčiny a důsledky předčasných odchodů ze studia a ze vzdělávání

Pomiar zmęczenia – przegląd narzędzi

Current view of the traditional superstitions in general population of Podlaskie province. Preliminary study

Determinants of heavy smoking: Results from the global adult tobacco survey in Poland (2009–2010)

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING DESIGN USING LAMS (LEARNING ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) IN AN ESOL ADULT CLASS

Knowledge and attitude on mental disorder among adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district of Nepal

Dimensions of Temperament in Adults With Chronic Stuttering in the Light of I. P. Pavlov’s Theories

Family recreation zones as a supportive environment for physical activity in the opinion of its users

Sensitivity to extralinguistic cues to identify generic and non-generic meaning

Teachers as Agents of Societal Change

Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of daily cigarette smoking in Poland: Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009–2010)

EAS Temperament Traits, Gender, Age and Religious Fundamentalism in a Polish Sample

The place of the family of origin in romantic relationships of adults with intellectual disabilities.