Institutions Education and Blogs: do students want to go Public? A.-M. Cotton, S. Carvalho

Abstract

According to Sorensen (2004), virtual environments are conducive to reflection. In this paper the authors reflect on the process of preparing Public Relations students to develop a critical thinking resulting in the expression and argumentation of opinions on digital platforms. They analyse what students do with this competence once they have to become active citizens by using blogs, moving from the vase clos of the private academic sphere into the public sphere. They question the potential impact of students’ weblogs as an emanation of the academic agenda, present in the public sphere, on the public agenda (Berger, 2001). They also reflect on the implications –opportunities and limits- of this approach for lecturers: both ethically and pedagogically.

La relation entre les jeux de la petite enfance et les intérêts professionnels. S. Kerger

Abstract 
The interest of children for their future professions may be separate categories. Children are influenced by their environment, which comprises among others, their parents, school, media, as well as the games presented to them during their childhood.
In this article, we will present the results of two comparative studies on childhood games; on the one hand, with primary school students and on the other hand with secundary school students.
In the sample of elementary students, we will put the early childhood games in relation to professional interests. From this study we can conclude that the early childhood games have an influence on the career choices.
In order to develop professional interests in accordance with the personality of the child, it would be preferable that he has the choice between a multitude of games that are not exclusively related to stereotypes of gender. This way, the child will have the possibility to develop his own choices and professional interests.

 Early Foreign Language Learning from the Viewpoint of Slovene and

Spanish Parents. J. Lepičnik Vodopivec, K. Antolin 

Abstract

Increasing globalization, the free movement of people – one of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU internal market – and remarkable scientific and technological advances have made it necessary to have high linguistic competence, not only in one’s native language, but also in foreign languages. Early foreign language learning (FLL) is thus rightly gaining greater importance in curricula; nevertheless, we should not underestimate the parents' role in the process – factors include the number of foreign languages (FL) they speak, their attitude and beliefs, their socioeconomic status, etc. The theoretical part of this article presents some of the factors that influence early FLL, as well as a comparison of FLL in Slovenia and Spain. We proceed with an overview of the empirical research carried out among the Slovenian and Spanish parents. We evaluated the self-assessment of 96 Slovenian and 106 Spanish parents on their FL knowledge, their viewpoint on how many languages a child should speak, when they think the most appropriate age to start learning a FL is, how much they think learning a FL burdens a child, on intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect language learning, and on what makes for an appropriate FLL teacher. Finally, it reveals the parent’s evaluation on the importance of some factors that affect FLL. The findings indicated that Spanish parents are more in favour of early FLL, especially regarding advanced teaching approaches like CLIL.

 A new pedagogical approach to Law Teaching. From a traditional, artisanal towards an Applied Scientific Justice. F. Vandamme 

Abstract
It is urgent that the traditional, artisanal way of approaching justice in its main kernel function of “conflict resolution avoiding that opponents use violence”, is put aside in view of an empirical applied scientific approach to “conflict resolution” in the most general but also in the most concrete perspective. In this perspective we look at 1) the main challenges of Justice, 2) the core task of Justice, 3) the several styles used in Justice and 4) the several actors in the justice processes.
In this perspective we will look at the micro- as well as at the macro-organisations and the role of conflicts and conflict resolution. So the metaphors of Euplasia and autoimmunity at the micro-level seem to be attractive and useful for better understanding the role of Justice in society at large.
Another interesting dimension is the pluri-intelligence approach needed in the Justice applications. A third interesting metaphor at the Justice level is the enzymes metaphor on the micro-level. Finally, an illustration for an applied scientific approach to the domain of criminal law is introduced. 
Several basic conclusions for an elaboration of teaching and education in Law are formulated from an applied scientific approach.