Formation of Engineers' Professional Orientation at Technical Higher Educational Institutions
The orientation acts as the system forming quality of the personality defining its psychological features. The goals and motives of human activities, its subjective attitudes towards different aspects of reality are expressed in an orientation. The article is devoted to the formation analysis of engineers' professional orientation at technical higher educational institutions. Results of experimental data monitoring on professional orientation formation in the University Educational Complex are presented. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s1p117
Efficiency of Training of Engineers in the Conditions of Educational Environment Profiling of Technical Higher Education
Efficiency of training of engineers in the conditions of educational environment profiling of technical higher education is analyzed. Results of monitoring of experimental data according to criterion of readiness of future engineers for competitive professional activity are presented.
Evaluating Cultural Authenticity in Multicultural Picture Books: A Collaborative Analysis for Diversity Education
This study examines cultural authenticity reflected in multicultural picture books. Specifically, this study attempts to reframe issues surrounding the topic of cultural authenticity based on a systematic and empirical analysis of picture books that represent three different ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans. A total of forty-five systematically selected picture books that represent fifteen books per ethnic group were selected and evaluated by multiple reviewers who were insiders of the culture. A coding scheme was developed to evaluate each book in terms of profile of major and minor characters, settings of the story, stereotypical features, and cultural authenticity. An in-depth evaluation of all selected books was added by a team of three reviewers in order to validate the results of the coded analysis. This study aims to shed light on library youth services and diversity education in a society with increasing ethnic diversity.