Modernioje visuomenėje patyčių reiškinys laikomas rimta socialine problema. Jos paplitimo mažėjimas tiesiogiai siejamas su visuomenės pažangos, raidos ir saugumo perspektyvomis. Patyčių fenomeno problemiškumas argumentuojamas jų aukštu paplitimu vaikystės ir paauglystės laikotarpiuose, tai savo ruožtu sukelia individų visapusiškos asmenybės formavimosi proceso sutrikimus. Šiuo metu pastebimas patyčių paplitimas elektroninėje erdvėje, kurioje jos išsivadavusios iš laiko ir vietos sąlygotumo būdingo tradicinėms patyčioms tampa greitesnėmis ir lankstesnėmis. Elektroninių patyčių savybės lemia didesnį jų paplitimo mąstą ir to pasėkoje dar labiau sustiprina šio reiškinio problemiškumą visuomenės ir individo atžvilgiu. Elektroninės patyčios plinta ten kur virtualybėje šiuo metu dažniausiai renkasi jaunimas. Šiuo metu fiksuojamas itin aukštas socialinio tinklapio „Facebook“ populiarumas santykyje su kitomis elektroninėmis erdvėmis. Ypač jauni asmenys naudojasi įvairiomis „Facebook“ tinklo paslaugomis ir funkcijomis, todėl ši elektroninė erdvė suprantama kaip palanki terpė plisti patyčioms tarp paauglių. Socialinių mokslų praktikoje dar nėra žinomas ugdymo institucijų vaidmuo šios problemos sprendime tame tarpe ir tėvų socialinės grupės santykis su paauglių elektroninėmis patyčiomis nėra išsamiai išnagrinėtas ugdymo sociologijos kontekste. Šio tyrimo tikslas siejamas su siekiu atskleisti tėvų vaidmenį elektroninių patyčių tarp paauglių problemos sprendime. Tyrime tėvų vaidmuo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The phenomenon of bullying is considered to be a serious social problem in modern society. Its decrease in the prevalence is directly related to perspectives of social advancement, development and safety. The problem of the bullying phenomenon is being argued of its high prevalence during childhood and adolescence, which in turn causes disorders of individuals’ comprehensive personality formation process. Currently, the prevalence of bullying is noticed in cyberspace, where bullying, which escaped from time and conventionality of a place which is related to traditional bullying, became faster and more flexible. Features of cyberbullying lead to its higher prevalence and consequently reinforce the problem of the phenomenon in the case of a society or an individual. Cyberbullying prevail where currently youth usually choose in virtuality. Currently, a very high popularity of “Facebook” social network is being fixed in comparison with other cyberspaces. Especially young people use different “Facebook‘s” services and functions, therefore this cyberspace is understood as friendly environment for the prevalence of bullying among adolescents. The role of training institutions in solving the problem is still not known in social science practice. The parental relation of social group with cyberbullying of adolescents in educational sociology context is not examined in detail. The aim of the research is to reveal the role of parents in solving the problem of cyberbullying among... [to full text]

This survey introduces the analysis of parents’ help impact on pupils’ choice of educational profiles, the theoretical and practical aspects such as the aims and objectives, the notion of the profiled learning; the analysis of documents, regulating the profiled learning, careers counseling and career education. One of the major tasks was to define the parents’ influence on efficiency in choosing the profiles of learning. Several methods were used in the survey: the analysis of scientific literature, the questionnaire for the pupils of 11th -12th grades, conversations, the analysis of mathematical-statistical data performed by computer programme SPPS 10.0 for Windows. The survey was performed in January-March 2006 where 430 respondents from 11-12 grades, their parents and class-mistresses took part. The analysis of the documents regulating the profiled learning shows that the essence of such learning is to differentiate teaching according to pupils’ ambitions, abilities, capabilities, gifts etc. giving them possibilities to choose certain subjects and levels associated with their chosen educational direction. The profiled learning, which was introduced on 1st September 2000, gives possibility to satisfy pupils’ interests,’ likings and also to learn what they prefer or what they have knowingly chosen according to their career interests. Parents have the right to choose a certain educational direction, which is closest to their... [to full text]