@article {1050, title = {JUST A MATTER OF CHOICE}, journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century}, volume = {75}, year = {2017}, month = {April/2017}, pages = {Continuous}, type = {Editorial}, chapter = {120-122}, abstract = {What is learning? What is teaching? What would be students and teachers{\textquoteright} role regarding the process of learning and teaching? These are basic questions that have been answered in different ways throughout the twentieth century by various currents of thought in the field of education. As teachers we also tend to respond to them based on our past pedagogical readings and experiences, resulting in a plurality of positions where cognitivism, socio-cultural, behavioral, and political aspects can be appreciated jointly or to some degree polarized relative to each other.}, keywords = {cognitive process, concept fields, teaching research, thinking operations}, issn = {1822-7864}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/17.75.120}, url = {http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/abstract.php?icid=1237077}, author = {Marco Antonio Bueno Filho} } @article {399, title = {JOURNEY TOWARDS EDUCATION FOR ALL IN KENYA AT CROSSROADS? A CASE OF FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION}, journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century }, volume = {21}, year = {2010}, month = {June/2010}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {134-140}, abstract = {Free Secondary Education introduced by the Grand coalition government in 2008 was a major leap in the right direction in Kenya{\textquoteright}s education system. It opened doors to millions of youths who had missed a chance to get education and improve their lives. This paper provides an international concept of Providing Education for All (EFA). It follows up the historical development of Secondary Education in Kenya since independence to date. The paper endeavors to articulate the challenges which have hitherto emerged in implementing this popular programme which, if not addressed urgently, might undermine the gains made so far. The Free Secondary Education programme has overwhelming support from Kenyans and Africans in general; they see it as a potent instrument that can enable communities in the region to extricate themselves from object poverty, thus empowering them economically. It is therefore imperative for Kenyans to acknowledge that Free Secondary Education is not a luxury but a necessity for equitable social and economic development. The paper is exclusively based on secondary documentary data.}, keywords = {education for all, enrolment, free secondary education}, issn = {1822-7864}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1400136041.pdf}, author = {Felicity Murunga} } @article {253, title = {JOINT SINGING AS A PHENOMENON OF ESTONIAN CULTURAL TRANSMISSION}, journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century }, volume = {13}, year = {2009}, month = {June/2009}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {103-109}, abstract = {The recent decades have been revolutionary in Estonia and in all spheres of life including education, quests and changes have taken place. In the period of globalisation it is the time to find out whether and to what extent Estonia manages to maintain its cultural values and national identity in the process of those dynamic changes. In the Estonian context joint singing can be viewed as a representative of cultural transmission. Joint singing originates from the so-called older folk song, Lutheran hymns and, most recently, powerfully emerged choral singing. Joint singing has developed into an important cultural metaphor of the identity of Estonian nation {\textendash} song festivals. The current article focuses on the nature of joint singing and its development in the music education of Estonian comprehensive schools, what was founded by the pedagogue, composer, publicist and researcher Riho P{\"a}ts in 1930s. The methodological basis of the research is the concept of joint singing, one type of which is choral singing, in the cultural transmission of the new generation of Estonians today. In the study participation of pupils in youth song festivals (1962-2007) is analysed to investigate the tendencies of development of joint singing. The results of the study prove that in contemporary Estonia choral singing is the most powerful type of joint singing and carries a phenomenon of cultural transmission based on innovative-traditional approach in music education.}, keywords = {choral singing, joint singing, transmission}, issn = {1822-7864}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1393666393.pdf}, author = {Inge Raudsepp and Maie Vikat} }