1. Motivation for Learning English in AdulthoodJerneja Osredkar, 2019, master's thesis Abstract: Technological development, information technology development, new ways of communicating and globalisation have influenced the society and knowledge greatly. One's knowledge needs to be upgraded and improved constantly since it enables the quality of work, personal development, as well as a better quality of life in society. Due to historical spread of the language and the economic power of the United States of America, English has gained the position of a global language and is used as a lingua franca in the world. Therefore, many invidiuals decide to learn English in adulthood. Their decision to enrol in language courses and final success depend on many factors, motivation certainly being one of the key factors. The main aim of the master’s thesis is to find out what motivates adults to take part in language courses as well as what the potential barriers are. The analysis of the survey has not shown any major differences in motivation between older and younger adults; however, factor analysis shows that knowledge is the most important value upon which people decide to enrol in the English language classes. When analysing barriers, situational barriers have proven as the most pressing issue once again. Keywords: lifelong learning, the English language, motivation, barriers to learning Published in DKUM: 20.12.2019; Views: 788; Downloads: 114
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2. The impact of nurses` emotional intelligence on effective nursing leadership: a narrative literature reviewPatricija Lunežnik, 2019, undergraduate thesis Abstract: Introduction: The interest of this diploma work was to find out, how emotional intelligence of nurses influences effective nursing leadership in order to improve patient care and working conditions for nurses.
Methodology: A descriptive working method with a systematic approach of searching the literature was used. International databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, ASSIA and PsycINFO were searched, covering the period from January 2009 to April 2019. Prisma was used for reporting evidence in a narrative review. Articles were screened by title, abstract and full text.
Results: 406 records were identified through the database search, 18 records were identified manually. After removing the duplicates, 350 records were identified and screened by title. 89 records were screened by abstract and 36 records by full text. Suitable articles (n = 15) were analysed according to the aim, methodology, sample and results. They were also evaluated regarding hierarchy of evidence and the narrative review was made.
Discussion: We discovered that there is an important link between effective leadership and emotional intelligence. Good emotional intelligence reduces stress, promotes effective communication and improves performance. Developing high emotional intelligence may be the most important part of effective leadership, which is essential in nursing and critical for optimizing costs, access and quality of health care. Keywords: job performance, job satisfaction, motivation, burnout, interpersonal relationships Published in DKUM: 18.11.2019; Views: 1116; Downloads: 216
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3. Motivacija za učenje drugega tujega jezika v srednje poklicnih in strokovnih programih - študija primeraTina Rajhman, 2017, master's thesis Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Motivation für das Lernen der zweiten Fremdsprache in der beruflichen und fachlichen Sekundarstufe II und besteht aus einem theoretischen und einem empirischen Teil. Der theoretische Teil befasst sich mit gesetzlichen Grundlagen und praktischen Hintergründen für die Existenz der zweiten Fremdsprache in den untersuchten Programmen und mit der Motivation sowohl im allgemeinen Sinne wie auch im Lernkontext von Jugendlichen. Das ist der Ausgangspunkt für eine Fallstudie, die zeigt, welche Einstellung die Schüler zum Lernen von Deutsch als zweiter Fremdsprache haben. Die Umfrage wurde am Ende des Schuljahres 2016/2017 durchgeführt und umfasst 379 Schüler aus zwei Fachrichtungen. Die Resultate zeigen, dass die Fremdsprachen-Vorkenntnisse und Noten die Lernmotivation der Schüler nicht beeinflussen. Sie werden jedoch durch ihr berufliches Interesse und die Anerkennung des Lehrers motiviert. Keywords: berufliche und fachliche Sekundarstufe II, zweite Fremdsprache, extrinsische Motivation, intrinsische Motivation, Motivation aus beruflichem Interesse, Vorkenntnisse, mündliche Anerkennung Published in DKUM: 28.08.2019; Views: 736; Downloads: 69
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4. Einfluss der Motivation auf das Lernen der deutschen Sprache und das Wissensniveau bei Erwachsenen DaF-LernernJožica Škofič, 2019, master's thesis Abstract: In der heutigen Zeit entscheiden sich immer mehr Menschen, verschiedenen Alters, verschiedener Bildungsniveaus und aus verschiedenen Gründen für das Fremdsprachenlernen in Form von Erwachsenenkursen. Noch vor ein paar Jahren überwog in Slowenien, im Bereich Prekmurje, die Kursteilnehmerzahl bei den Englischkursen, jetzt hat sich jedoch die Lage vollkommen verändert, die deutsche Sprache wurde wichtiger für die Menschen, die in Nordosten Sloweniens leben. Infolgedessen fingen die Kursanbieter mehr Möglichkeiten für das Lernen der deutschen Sprache anzubieten. Eine der Institutionen, die die Möglichkeit für das Lernen der deutschen Sprache bietet, ist das Gymnasium Franca Miklošiča in Ljutomer, mit dem 60-stündigem Programm des Deutschkurses. Der Kurs ist für Erwachsene gedacht, die aus verschiedenen Gründen die deutsche Sprache lernen wollen. Der Kurs bietet das Deutschlernen in drei Stufen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer eine Bescheinigung über die Kenntnisse der deutschen Sprache auf den Niveaustufen A1/1, A1/2 oder A2 erhalten. Die Niveaus der Sprachausbildung stehen im Einklang mit der empfohlenen Skala des Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen (Europarat 2011), das offizielle Kriterium der Fremdsprachenkenntnisse in der Europäischen Union. Es werden alle Kompetenzen bewertet: das Schreiben, Sprechen, das Hör- und Leseverstehen. Das europäische Kriterium für A1, genannt auch »Breakthrough« (ebd.) sieht 180 Stunden des Sprachenlernens vor, das erworbene Zertifikat ist Start Deutsch 1 (Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Start Deutsch 1, o. J.). Da der Kurs im Gymnasium Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer 60 Stunden dauert, erhalten die Kursteilnehmer am Ende des bestandenen Kurses das Zertifikat der Stufe A1/1, das bedeutet, dass sie die Hälfte der voraussichtlichen Kenntnisse der Stufe A1 erworben haben. Nach dem beendeten Kurs der dritten Stufe befinden sich die Kursteilnehmer auf dem Niveau A2, auch genannt »Waystage« (Gemeinsame Referenzniveaus, o. J.) und bekommen damit das Zertifikat Start Deutsch 2 (Goethe-Zertifikat A2: Start Deutsch 2, o. J.).
In den Sprachschulen gibt es im Gegensatz zu den Mittel- und Grundschulen kein etabliertes Curriculum, deswegen muss der Kursleiter das Programm für den jeweiligen Kurs alleine zusammenstellen, die Literatur auswählen, die Themen, die bei dem Kurs bearbeitet werden, das Material vorbereiten und den Kurs koordinieren. Um den Kursteilnehmer das Folgen und das Lernen zu erleichtern, erhalten die Kursteilnehmer in unserem Fall Kursunterlagen Alltag, Beruf & Co. (vgl. Alltag, Beruf & Co., o. J.), das ein Lehrbuch enthält, eine Kombination der Theorie und Übungen mit einer CD für das Hörverstehen. Es ist vorausgesehen, dass die Kursteilnehmer zweimal in der Woche je 3 Stunden mit der Lehrerin arbeiten und dann die gleiche Stundenzahl Zuhause. Für die Arbeit Zuhause erhalten sie Hausaufgaben.
Den Erfolg beim Erlernen einer Fremdsprache beeinflussen sowohl die Arbeit beim Kurs als auch die Arbeit Zuhause. Zudem gibt es aber auch noch andere Faktoren, die wir in die inneren und die äußeren Faktoren aufteilen. Die äußeren Einflüsse sind in unserem Fall z. B. die Möglichkeit für eine Arbeit, die Gesellschaft, der Druck des Arbeitsamtes u. Ä., die inneren Faktoren jedoch die eigene Motivation bzw. Wunsch nach dem Wissen oder Ausbesserung der deutschen Sprache, der Wunsch nach neuen Erfahrungen, Kenntnissen u. Ä. Einen großen Einfluss auf den Erfolg hat auch die Herangehensweise des Lehrers, seine Motivation und seine Einstellung zur Sprache.
In der Masterarbeit wird ermittelt, welche Motive die Entscheidung der Teilnehmenden für den Besuch des Kurses prägten, deren Einstellung zur deutschen Sprache und die Beeinflussung der Einstellung, deren Fortschritt und den Einfluss verschiedener Fakturen auf das Wissensniveau nach dem beendeten 60-stündigen Kurs am Gymnasium Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer. Keywords: SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Erwachsenenbildung, Fremdsprachenlernen im Erwachsenenalter, Wissensniveau, Motivation, Motive Published in DKUM: 13.06.2019; Views: 1182; Downloads: 72
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5. Dimensions of decision-making process quality and company performance : a study of top managers in SloveniaDamjan Grušovnik, Alenka Kavkler, Duško Uršič, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the dimensions of the decision-making process quality and company performance of top managers’ in Slovenia. We found out that companies whose managers exhibit an above-average dimension of openness of spirit in the quality of the decision making process, on average, have a higher stance on foreign markets as companies in which managers show a below-average open spirit. For the managers who work in companies that are present in foreign markets, we could confirm that there is a low/weak correlation between the dimension of effort of the decision-making process quality and the number of employees in a company. Keywords: quality of the decision-making process, rationality, motivation, participation, exhaustivity of the information, managers effort, creativity and innovativeness, company stakeholders, company performance Published in DKUM: 03.05.2018; Views: 1118; Downloads: 149
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6. Influence of demographic factors on employee satisfaction and motivationSnežana Urošević, Milijić Nenad, 2012, original scientific article Abstract: Nowadays, human resource management and development is becoming more significant due to the fact that a man has gained a new place and a new role in all social processes and in their management. The sheer employees' characteristics, i.e., demographic factors, besides the organisational factors, have a certain influence in this area. By adequate understanding of both demographic factors and their influence, it is possible to apply measures to make the employees satisfied and motivated. This paper points out such influences on the employees' satisfaction and motivation. Also, the interaction of certain demographic factors is presented, such as the professional qualification, years of working experience and age, onto employees perceiving satisfaction and motivation and onto respective consequences. In order to determine the employee satisfaction and motivation, the responses from the employees to questions divided into six groups (material conditions, security, acceptance and social component, respect and status, self-confirmation and loyalty), were used. The research was done on a set of 328 employees in the telecommunications sector in Serbia. Keywords: satisfaction in business operation, motivation, demographic factors, employees Published in DKUM: 30.11.2017; Views: 966; Downloads: 339
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7. Teaching visual arts : from the innocent eye to immersiveness and vice versaMarijan Richter, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: In the mid-19th century, John Ruskin, apologist for the poetics of the innocent eye, advocated a break with academic Realism. A century later, Gombrich and Goodman criticized Ruskin's Romantic subjectivism from the position of High Modernism. Consequently, the "Enlightenment" approach in teaching visual arts became stronger. Recently, some teaching specialists have been trying to inaugurate the term, immersiveness, in place of visual arts language for the purpose of introducing contemporary art into the syllabus. This paper examines the relation between "the innocent eye myth" and topical approach of "immersiveness" within the framework of educational objectives and methods in contemporary teaching. Keywords: innocent eye, immersiveness, visuality, children, artistic expression, artwork, creating, motivation Published in DKUM: 16.11.2017; Views: 863; Downloads: 96
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8. Supporting learning skills in visual art classes : The benefits of teacher awarenessHelen Arov, Anna-Liisa Jõgi, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: This study focused on middle school art teachers supporting the development of students' learning skills, specifically their awareness of the framework of learning skills. It also looked at the relations between the teaching practices teachers use for supporting learning skills and students' learning motivation in art classes. The study combined qualitative and quantitative research methods. The class observations and interviews were conducted with ten Estonian middle school art teachers. One hundred and forty-eight students from the observed classes filled out the learning motivation questionnaire about their interest and achievement goals in visual arts. The study draws attention to the importance of teachers being aware of and valuing learning skills alongside subject specific knowledge, as it could enhance students' autonomous motivation and support adaptive goal setting. Keywords: learning skills, learning motivation, teaching practices, middle school, art education Published in DKUM: 13.11.2017; Views: 1311; Downloads: 175
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9. Motivation and satisfaction of employees in the workplaceMaja Rožman, Sonja Treven, Vesna Čančer, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: Background: The aging of the European population is a demographic trend reflected in the ever-growing number of older employees. This paper introduces the importance of motivation and satisfaction in the workplace among age diverse employees in Slovenian companies.
Objectives: The goal is to investigate the differences between the motivation and satisfaction of employees from different age groups in the workplace.
Methods/Approach: The paper is based on research including a survey of two age groups of employees in Slovenia. We employed the Mann-Whitney U test to verify differences in the motivation and satisfaction in the workplace between the two groups.
Results: Older employees are more motivated by flexibility in the workplace; autonomy at work; good interpersonal relationships in the workplace; the possibility of working at their own pace; respect among employees; equal treatment of employees regardless of their age. They are more satisfied with interpersonal relationships in the company; their work; working hours and the distribution of work obligations; and facilitation of the self-regulation of the speed of work performed.
Conclusions: Motivation and satisfaction change as individuals age. Using this information, managers and employers can apply appropriate measures to contribute to employees´ well-being and better workplace performance, better working relationships with colleagues, higher productivity, and greater creativity. Keywords: motivation, satisfaction, employees, human resource management Published in DKUM: 03.11.2017; Views: 1605; Downloads: 457
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10. FILM-INDUCED TOURISM: MOTIVATION OF GAME OF THRONES’ FANS TO VISIT DUBROVNIKTilen Štruc, 2017, bachelor thesis/paper Abstract: Film-induced tourism is a new, complex phenomenon. It connects two major industries: entertainment and tourism, both being on the rise. So far, the correlation between the two has not been subject to extensive research, thus receiving little academic attention. This study describes the field of film-induced tourism, its effects, forms and characteristics. Its focus is set on the motivation of Game of Thrones’ fans to visit Dubrovnik, Croatia, or “King’s Landing” as they know it from the series. The results of this study show that most of the Game of Thrones’ fans would like to visit Dubrovnik. Results further prove that the more fans identify with the characters from Game of Thrones, the stronger the intent to visit Dubrovnik. In terms of motivation, pull factors proved to dominate push factors. However, results confirm that the stronger the identification with the Game of Thrones’ characters, the greater the importance of push factors for visiting Dubrovnik. Keywords: film-induced tourism, tourist motivation, Game of Thrones, Dubrovnik Published in DKUM: 18.10.2017; Views: 1749; Downloads: 396
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