Darbe analizuojami neformalaus muzikinio ugdymo ypatumai paauglių motyvacinių interesų kontekste. Baigiamojo darbo tikslas – nustatyti veiksnius, įtakojančius paauglių, besimokančių muzikos (meno) mokykloje, motyvacinius interesus. Tikslui pasiekti iškelti uždavinai: išanalizuoti mokslinę literatūrą apie neformalųjį muzikinį ugdymą; aptarti paauglių psichofizin÷s raidos ypatumus; išryškinti veiksnius, reikšmingus paauglių neformalaus muzikinio ugdymo motyvacijai skatinti, parengti tyrimo instrumentą, leidžiantį įvertinti paauglių neformalaus muzikinio ugdymo motyvacinius interesus. / The analysis of informal musical education peculiarity of teenagers‘ in the context of motivating interests is presented in a final work. The aim of the work is to set the factors that make influence on teenagers, who learn at music (art) shool, motivating interests. To achieve the aim of the work the following was done: analysis of science literature about informal musical education; highlighihted the features that are important in stimulation of teenagers‘ informal musical education motivation; discussed the peculiarity of teenagers’ psycho-physical development; prepared the instrument of research, that allowed to evaluate the motivating interests of teenagers’ musical education.

The importance of visual culture is emphasized in an emerging post-modernist society; besides, visual characteristics are regarded as an extremely important educational means in achieving various social, cultural, and educational goals. Through visual perception of environment humans experience various aesthetical emotions. The visual quality of environment reflects the spiritual culture of society, shapes aesthetically attractive cultural landscape, and cultivates traditions of environmental adjustment that create unique surroundings of our living place. The visual quality is objective and can be measured; but the aesthetical quality is a product of evaluation determined by cultural background and personal features. In the contemporary context of globalisation and multicultural trends, a rapidly changing environment requires from us not only a simple adaptation, but the maintenance of positive, creative, inseparable from aesthetical, relationship as well. Relationship between personality and the world begins from attitude that is an instrumental way of evaluation of environment and determines individual����s reaction to the environmental changes. Tenaciously cultivated relationships and attitudes towards the environment, the objects of art and the values they represent in due course develop into person’s value-oriented convictions that form the core of personality. The attitudes stabilization begins in adolescence, when their outlines, together with personal... [to full text]

The importance of visual culture is emphasized in an emerging post-modernist society; besides, visual characteristics are regarded as an extremely important educational means in achieving various social, cultural, and educational goals. Through visual perception of environment humans experience various aesthetical emotions. The visual quality of environment reflects the spiritual culture of society, shapes aesthetically attractive cultural landscape, and cultivates traditions of environmental adjustment that create unique surroundings of our living place. The visual quality is objective and can be measured; but the aesthetical quality is a product of evaluation determined by cultural background and personal features. In the contemporary context of globalisation and multicultural trends, a rapidly changing environment requires from us not only a simple adaptation, but the maintenance of positive, creative, inseparable from aesthetical, relationship as well. Relationship between personality and the world begins from attitude that is an instrumental way of evaluation of environment and determines individual’s reaction to the environmental changes. Tenaciously cultivated relationships and attitudes towards the environment, the objects of art and the values they represent in due course develop into person’s value-oriented convictions that form the core of personality. The attitudes stabilization begins in adolescence, when their outlines, together with personal self-actualization... [to full text]

Aim of the study to evaluate adolescent health and factors influencing it in boarding schools of Vilnius city. Objectives to evaluate adolescent health; to estimate the prevalence of behavior and psychosocial environmental factors influencing health; to identify and evaluate the peculiarities of health services provided to adolescents. Methods. An anonymous survey of 191 pupils aged 11-18 and interview method of health care specialists in two boarding schools were applied in the study. State of pupils’ health was analysing medical records. Results were compared between two boarding schools. SPSS statistics software was used for date analyze. Values were considered significant, when p<0.05. Results. Most of disorders reported were attributed to respiratory diseases. Almost half of adolescents from both institutions reported facing health problems. 36.1 % of adolescents were reported not being involved in extra curricular physical activities, 42.9 % indicated being smoking, 27.7 % frequent alcohol abuse. 42.8 % of adolescents reported that their interaction with teachers was not satisfactory. 59.7 % of adolescents experienced bullying; one in every two pupils felt not being safe. The analysis of inter-institutional comparison points to the significant differences in smoking, alcohol abuse and bullying prevalence. Adolescents lack knowledge regarding stress coping and readiness to live on their own. Data gathered from adolescents demonstrated general satisfaction with... [to full text]