{"title":"DYNAMICS OF THE INTEREST FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS","authors":"N. Naydenova, K. Katsarova","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.039","url":null,"abstract":"The high level of proficiency in a foreign language is increasingly important for the successful professional realization of graduates. Employers' expectations for the level of language training of specialists are constantly increasing. The disclosure of the change in the attitude towards the foreign language as a result of the conducted training and the dynamics of the individual motives of the students are important guidelines for improving the quality of the foreign language training. The aim of the presented research is to follow the dynamics of interest in learning a foreign language among university students. The research toolkit is a questionnaire with Likert-type answer scales, organized in three modules. The results show a positive dynamics of motivation to learn the language in terms of intrinsic motivation - spontaneous interest in the foreign language, and the instrumental motivation - chances of finding a job, family insistence, the usefulness of working with computers, opportunities to use information and get closer to the developed nations. The practical applicability of the results: The established dependencies are heuristic guidelines for teachers in their work with student groups to increase the effectiveness of teaching.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67460178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GREEN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: LINKING AND USING GREEN PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS","authors":"K. Dimitrov","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.040","url":null,"abstract":"Green human resource management (HRM) is an emerging topic in today's society. The earth's natural resources are coming under increasing pressure and resulting in over-consumption, which is leading to an alarming situation for the environment and business. As a result, it is increasingly necessary for business organizations to implement formal environmental initiatives. Green HRM is an emerging concept that gives meaning to HRM activities that enhance positive environmental outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to study the concept of Green HRM in more comprehensive manner. Research objective: to explore most relevant green human resource management practices of business organizations. Research methods: This study is totally based on secondary data collected from different sources - Books, Journals, Research Papers and other. Results: This paper has analyzed the literature on Green HRM practices from the existing literature of HR theory and practice. The key findings have identified and highlighted several green HRM practices such as green recruitment, selection, hiring; learning, training and development; performance management and appraisals; total reward system and other practices. Finally, the paper proposes some research agenda for the future research.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67460582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF THE TYPOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS","authors":"M. Dimitrova","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.045","url":null,"abstract":"The agricultural sector is of particular importance for the national economy in the conditions of real membership of the country in the European Union. The liberalization of world trade, the association of Bulgaria with European structures and the restoration of some traditional market positions pose new problems and opportunities for the agricultural sector. The aim of the study is to analyze the typology of agricultural holdings. The objects of study are agricultural holdings in the countries of the European Union. The latest published agricultural holding counting on Eurostat is included in the survey. The main source of agricultural statistics are the farm structure surveys that are made periodically. The significance of the study is to provide a realistic picture of structural conditions in Bulgaria’s agriculture, which helps to analyze results which can also be compared across the EU. These conclusions are needed not only for examination the reasons of structural changes in this important economic sector, but also for future prognosis.The methods used in the survey are comparing analyze, method of statistics grouping, experts valuation and etc.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67460608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STATE OF THE REGULATORY BASIS AND CONDITIONS IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVIDING CLASS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT","authors":"G. Ignatov, G. Echeva","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.s.01.104","url":null,"abstract":"The development of the physical capacity and raising the level of motor skills have always been the main task of physical education and sports. The reduced physical capacity is a result of the reduced motor activity of the learners, ie. there are significant gaps in the motor regime in schools. In the development of extracurricular forms of sports we see one of the opportunities for purposeful and organized implementation of the tasks of the physical education with children in their leisure time. The condition of the normative base and the conditions for conducting the class and extracurricular activities of the physical education and sport is extremely important. The purpose of our study is to examine the opinion of the physical education teachers on the legal framework and conditions in the learning environment to provide classroom and extracurricular activities in physical education and sports. The survey method was used for the purposes of the study. A special closed questionnaire contains 17 questions and was compiled according to the nature of the survey. The survey was conducted in September and October 2020. The subject of the survey are 30 teachers, of which 13 men and 17 women. The results are analyzed and presented on the basis of the analysis of frequencies (f) and percentages (%).","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67461695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MOTIVATION OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS TO STUDY VETERINARY MEDICINE AT TRAKIA UNIVERSITY","authors":"G. Balieva","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"International migration of tertiary students is a global trend which gives higher education institutions a strong incentive for quality development, service improvement and competitiveness. Research has shown that the attractiveness of educational services is dependent on factors with national-international characteristics and factors based on the demographic profile of students. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the motivators which influence students` personal attitudes towards studying veterinary medicine in English at Trakia University, Bulgaria. METHODS: A five-year survey among 93 first-year English speaking students in veterinary medicine at Trakia university was conducted through anonymous written questionnaire between 2015 and 2019. Data obtained were statistically processed. RESULTS: Significant differences were found for several factors which drove respondents` motivation in choosing their master’s degree. Among these factors were gender, parents` occupational profile, country of origin, tuition fees, as well as existing experience in breeding, interaction with animals and volunteering in the veterinary field. The most preferred source of information for veterinary medicine programmes and universities appeared to be recommendations from respondents` relatives, friends and mentors. CONCLUSION: Understanding the motivation drivers of English-speaking veterinary students will help the improvement of the educational service offered and the competitiveness of the institution internationally.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"117 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67457067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A more than useful cooperation of the Trakia university and the university of southampton under. The Erasmus+ programme","authors":"K. Peeva","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.01.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.01.016","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE: The aims of this Erasmus+ are to establish an academic partnership, to exchange practice in teaching and research. In September 2016 was signed an inter-institutional agreement for staff mobility for teaching between the University of Southampton, UK and Trakia University, Bulgaria for the period 2016-2021. Assoc. Prof. Dr Borislav Dimitrov, a former colleague from Stara Zagora working at the University of Southampton and Assoc. Prof. Katya Peeva from the Medical faculty were the contact persons for this contract. RESULTS: Until the year 2020 in the program have participated six professors from the University of Southampton, who delivered lectures and courses to teaching staff at Trakia University “Introduction into Biostatistics with R” and “Medical Statistics using SPSS”. From the Medical Faculty the participants were four professors with lectures, seminars, posters and taking part as a teaching assistant in a statistical course at the University of Southampton. CONCLUSIONS: Assoc. Prof. Dr Borislav Dimitrov created a fantastic opportunity. The plus in Erasmus+ signifies learning as more than just an academic exercise. I'm sure that Borislav would have hoped we learn that academic endeavour and partnership could be an area able to rise above the differences between individual countries.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67456704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PHENOLOGY OF THE HORSE FLIES (DIPTERA, TABANIDAE) FROM THE CENTRAL BALKAN MOUNT","authors":"D. Ganeva","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"The study was conducted in the Central Balkan Mountains in the 2010-2013 periods. On the basis of new and literature data it was summarized that the tabanid fauna in the region is represented by 41 species of 10 genera. The species Tabanus leleani Austen, 1920 is reported for the first time for the fauna of Bulgaria. The phenological features of 31 species of tabanids registered during the study in the region have been analyzed. The terms of activity of the most common tabanid species have been confirmed. The flight period of Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842 in Bulgaria (from the middle of June to the middle of August) are marked.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67456885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ON PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL LEASE FUNDING","authors":"R. Dimitrova","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.04.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"The present article presents some of the aspects inherent to lease as an alternative method for funding farmers when it comes to finance lease. As a matter of fact, this type of lease is profitable in agriculture when it comes to delivering and using high-tech fixed assets.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67457285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Doykov, V. Stoyanov, K. Trifonova, K. Slaveykov
{"title":"PROFESSIONAL STRESS AND BURN-OUT SYNDROME AMONG EMPLOYEES IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL KASPELA","authors":"M. Doykov, V. Stoyanov, K. Trifonova, K. Slaveykov","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.04.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The contemporary work place creates a challenge towards physicians and their teams. They are forced into a situation, in which to be competitive they must have skills outside of their medical specialty, such as health management, pedagogy, information and communication technologies. Methods: An adapted 55 question questionnaire was used and analyzed with One-way ANOVA, Correlation and multiple regression analysis in SPSS. Results and conclusion: Despite the physicians and their teams reporting high levels of workload and stress, the satisfaction from work hasn’t diminished and the evaluation for the quality of provided work is still high. Additional research into the topic is required with focus on comparison between hospital physicians and primary care physicians.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67457419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BUILDING DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES – A FACTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRM","authors":"A. Marichova","doi":"10.15547/tjs.2021.04.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: In recent years, every firm is facing serious challenges related to the implementation of the principles of sustainable development, which requires a significant change in strategic behavior, strategic decisions and company actions.The aim of the study is to develop a practicable model of dynamic capabilities supporting the sustainable development of the firm, which includes recognizable, understandable and measurable components for managers, and ensures the realization of competitive advantages in the three dimensions (economic, environmental and social) and performance, taking into account the dynamics of the environment. Method: The study uses a method based on data collection through an online survey and statistical analysis of dependencies in the model, using a correlation coefficient. Results: The results of an empirical study conducted in 123 firms operating in different markets will prove the interrelationships and dependencies in the developed model of dynamic capabilities, supporting sustainability and their impact on the process of building competitive advantages. Conclusions: The research and the conclusions made prove the necessity from building dynamic capabilities, supporting the sustainable development of the firm, as a factor that ensures the realization of competitive advantages in the three dimensions (economic, environmental and social) and performance, taking into account the dynamics of the environment.","PeriodicalId":30048,"journal":{"name":"Trakia Journal of Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67457584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}