Izredna izdaja Zgodbarnice.“Na pobudo dr. Nevenke Bogataj iz Andragoškega centra Slovenije se tudi naš študijski krožek Zgodbarnica, delujoč v Knjižnici Kozina, enoti Kosovelove knjižnice Sežana, ...odziva na podnebne spremembe – z zgodbami. Tudi drugače, ampak tokrat predvsem z zgodbami. Pisce sem povabila k pisanju o podnebnih razmerah v preteklosti in danes preko različnih medijev, najsi bo preko elektronske pošte, facebooka in ustno. In misel k zgodbam pišem ravno na Dan Zemlje, našega preljubega planeta, ki ga, žal, vse bolj menefregistično obravnavamo, brezvestno posegamo na teritorije drugih živih bitij, npr. na teritorij rastlin, ki pretvarjajo ogljikov dioksid v kisik in nam zelo koristijo, mi pa onesnažujemo in s tem povzročamo umiranje vrst, uporabljamo nenaravne materiale, kot bi medsebojno tekmovali, kdo bo v tem boljši. Seveda ne umanjka na take dni medijskega leporečja.” (Patricija Dodič, mentorica ŠK Zgodbarnica, str. 2)
Language development in toddlerhood & early childhood progresses very quickly, while individual developmental phases are the same irrespective of the language the child is acquiring. The aim of this ...longitudinal study was to examine the characteristics of children's language comprehension & expression, & their pragmatic use of language, as well as to determine the developmental language changes that occur between the ages of three & four. The sample involved 80 randomly selected children, 39 girls & 41 boys, whose average age at the first evaluation was 3,1 years & at the second 4,1 years. The research also involved the mothers & teachers of the children included in the sample. The children's language comprehension & expression were determined using a Language Development Scale, & their pragmatic use of language was assessed through testing their storytelling abilities. Their language competence was also evaluated by their teachers & mothers. The results highlight significant differences between three- & four-year-olds as shown by the Language Development Scale & by their storytelling abilities, as well as in the evaluations by their teachers & mothers. Among three-year-olds, stories at the 2nd level of coherence prevailed, i.e., containing simple descriptions of people, objects or illustrations, whereas four-year-olds most often told stories at the 3rd level, i.e., containing a simple temporal stringing together of events. The child's gender had no significant effect on development between the age of three & four. In interpreting the results, we drew upon the findings of both Slovenian & foreign authors relating to different aspects of language development in toddlers & young children. Figures, References. Adapted from the source document
Women migrants and their personal experiences have been in the focus of research scrutiny only for these past two decades. The attention has been paid to them since a general belief prevailed in the ...academic world that migration has always been a process characterized by distinct gender-related specifics. The life stories of migrant women present “lives in a context”, in regard to various social, economic and historical circumstances. They also indicate how these lives depended on cultural landscapes, personal attitudes, intimate calculations and independent decisions. The collected life stories show how the decisions in the life-long migration processes are not influenced only by economic and political factors, but mainly by family and friendship networks and bonds, and by intimate reasons and aspirations. It is impossible to understand migration phenomena without personal accounts of migrants along with subjective experiences of those who leave and those who stay. The use of auto/biographical sources has enriched the migration studies with new insights into the different roles, experiences, statuses and dealings of men and women in migration contexts. The book by seven authors – Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik, Jernej Mlekuž, Marjan Drnovšek, Katja Škrlj, Sanja Cukut, Urška Strle, Špela Kalčič – is a contribution to a better understanding of migration dynamics in Slovenia today and in the past.
