@article {897,
	title = {GENERAL REMARKS ON BASIC ACTUALITIES WITHIN OUR LIFE AND EDUCATION DURING FIRST 20 YEARS OF 21st CENTURY},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2020},
	month = {October/2020},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Editorial},
	chapter = {692-695},
	abstract = {Development of Human personal as well as social Life means continuing physical and spiritual (mental) changes all around them and within them. Corresponding changes traditionally reflected by humans as evolution (reformational) or revolution (transformational) processes, that are realizing corresponding quantitative or qualitative steps within the development of people{\textquoteright}s Life Activities. First 20 years of 21-st Century presented a real start of serious qualitative changes as a process of implementation up to date achievements of modern Science and Technologies. These are transformational changes not only within physical background of our traditional Life, but fast developing of corresponding changes also within our spiritual (or mental) Life (Broks, 2016). The central phenomenon within the mentioned processes above today is the development of overall computerization of physical as well as mental Life Activities of Humans.  Global, regional, local explosion of information as an artefact of revolution within Computer Science and Information Technology marks the above mentioned beginning of the 21-st century. So, our life today is becoming more and more complex by means of increasing diversity and speed of corresponding changes. Virus COVID-19 attack has just only accelerated these changes. Global turnover of Biological as well as Computer viruses is part of modern Life today for tomorrow.},
	keywords = {human life activities, interconnected changes, mental Life Activities, STEM},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.692},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1603081853.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {512,
	title = {SYSTEMS THEORY OF SYSTEMS THINKING: GENERAL AND PARTICULAR WITHIN MODERN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2016},
	month = {August/2016},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Editorial},
	chapter = {408-410},
	abstract = {Following the concept of human as spiritual alive body, human thinking is spiritual activity of our brain {\textendash} brainwork. Today we accept that thinking means processing of information what is important for management of human body life. Studying organization of human brainwork, people have discovered that all our thoughts and thinking activities are interconnected and form definite hierarchic structures. Humans reflect world as a set or network of diverse phenomena by building corresponding theories or models of observed phenomena. In other words, all phenomena in human world of thoughts are reflected as SYSTEMS, which are organizational units of Systems Thinking. Every system contains their interconnected parts and as a whole is a part of surrounding medium, made from other systems. Such hierarchic integral understanding and comprehension of human brainwork today has become the basic value of Systems Theory as theory of Systems Thinking. },
	keywords = {practical life, science education, sustainable development, systems approach, systems thinking},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/16.15.408},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2016/987-1482423498.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {396,
	title = {SCIENTIFIC THINKING: THE BACKBONE OF MODERN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {13},
	year = {2014},
	month = {December/2014},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Editorial},
	chapter = {764{\textendash}766 },
	abstract = {Science and Technology Education (STE) along with Artistic and Pragmatic Education today is continuously and fast developing branch of education to satisfy actual needs of modern life. It follows the development of scientific research of real life phenomena and implementation of corresponding results in practice. In other words, changes within our life are closely connected with corresponding changes in our education, because educational activities of any person as well as society in total mean specially organized gaining of life experience (knowledge, values, skills) for life (cognition, consideration, behaviour). },
	keywords = {applied scientific research, educational activities, life experience, pragmatic education},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/14.13.764},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1450982095.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {143,
	title = {LET{\textquoteright}S DEVELOP MODERN GENERAL NATURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {7},
	year = {2008},
	month = {March/2008},
	type = {Editorial},
	chapter = {4},
	abstract = {Dear Readers!

Nowadays, there is an urgent need to increase the e f f e c t i v e n e s s of Natural Science and Technology Education (NSTE). To solve the corresponding problems, we need the appropriate development of S y s t e m i c NSTE D i d a c t i c s because all serious improvements in our modern life and education are systemic changes. 
Traditionally, the Professional NSTE systems in our schools are dominating and today it is one of the points, why we need serious improvement {\textendash} the development of modern G e n e r a l N S T E as fundamental background of modern Professional NSTE, as well as modern General Education for all. It is urgent to turn special attention to principal difference in understanding the concept {\textquotedblleft}didactics{\textquotedblright} by professional scientists/engineers and educators. 
Didactics is the theory of learning. What, why and how to learn - these are the basic questions for all kinds of education. In Professional NSTE concept {\textquotedblleft}didactics{\textquotedblright} is traditionally understood only as the content and the methodology of Sciences and Technologies themselves.
Nowadays, for the development of modern General NSTE, we need a much broader approach to Sciences and Technologies, taking away isolating gaps among different branches, stages and kinds of education, as well as among Natural Sciences, Technologies and Education themselves.
Working for higher effectiveness of General NSTE, we need to develop and implement the systemic overlapping of scientific content and science methodology with general pedagogical concepts and structures of learning, as well as with corresponding the content and the methodology of modern technologies.
Growing diversity in our life also needs the s y s t e m i c development of appropriate hierarchical diversity in education. At the same time it is important to know that traditions are very strong and the innovative approaches are not popular. The answer to the question {\textquotedblleft}what NSTE for what life?{\textquotedblright} becomes more and more waited and urgent. 
Let me wish success to all colleagues, developing systemic didactics of General NSTE and ask them to inform each other by publishing corresponding articles in our Journal of Baltic Science Education. 

Sincerely yours,
Prof Dr Andris Broks 
University of Latvia
Latvia 
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of JBSE},
	keywords = {science education, Technology Education, theory of learning},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1404288801.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {59,
	title = {GENERAL PHYSICS AT THE UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2003},
	month = {March/2003},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {28 - 37},
	abstract = {As an attempt to fight the crisis in natural sciences education author{\textquoteright}s concept and the main structure of general physics subject at the upper secondary education level is reported. Systems approach had been adopted and philosophical as well as psychological background was prepared to develop a modern structure and context of the subject when starting the upper secondary (senior high school) education in physics. Diverse macro, micro and mega world bodies and mediums in motion {\textendash} observations, physical and mathematical modeling of motion for understanding of the scientific method and main achievements in physics research and engineering makes a general guideline of reported design and practical realization of subject.

First, let us make the note that this paper reports only the main principles of author{\textquoteright}s ideology as well as only the main structure of general physics subject at upper secondary education level. In details such projects usually are heavily authorized {\textendash} many details of subject realization are very personal and not very interesting for general discussion. So, excuse me, dear readers, for details which are not described here fully enough. We need direct in-service meetings and special publications for more detailed description of the proposed subject structure and its practical realization.

Secondly, author would like to turn special attention to the fact that we need seriously to think about the terminology of physics education as well as science and engineering for international cooperation when using English words and language structures. To express author{\textquoteright}s thoughts in definite logical structures for foreign people, who do not know Latvian language, International English Latvian version is used. Why? Our thoughts in our native languages very often are impossible to express precisely in native English. The logical structures are typical for each native language and we need to work very correctly in our mutual interaction in order not to loose sense of native logical structures, when changing languages. By the way {\textendash} what does "native English" mean? British or American English? Billions of people today all around the world use and develop International English {\textendash} so did also the author of this report, expressing his Latvian language based thoughts {\textendash} logical structures in English for readers with different native languages. International English gives us wide possibilities to enrich our native languages and develop our national systems of education and professional terminology without producing formal senseless mixtures of words {\textendash} widespread loosing of precise thought structures based on native languages.},
	keywords = {didactics, general education, physics education, research and development of education, upper secondary education},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1503928685.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {954,
	title = {DEAR READERS AND WRITERS!},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2002},
	month = {October/2002},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Other},
	chapter = {3},
	abstract = {Editorial for JBSE},
	keywords = {JBSE, science education},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2021/987-1610522115.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
@article {36,
	title = {DEVELOPMENT OF POSTINDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2002},
	month = {March/2002},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {16 - 24},
	abstract = {During former period of the development of Christianity nothing more than revolution in science and technologies has very seriously influenced the life of World{\textquoteright}s society. According to this the problem of heterogeneity of societal and individual development has appeared and the question - w h a t   e d u c a t i o n   f o r   w h a t  l i f e ? has become actual for all people within different societies or social groups. Scientific and technical literacy for all and high quality science and technologies education for coming new generation of specialists - main task for the corresponding development of general as well as professional modern science and technologies education. Healthy life - healthy human{\textquoteright}s spirit and  body in healthy living environment - main direction for those developments. Implementation of systems theory - systemology in education and development of ontodidactic are forming the backbone of modern post-industrial science and technologies education today.},
	keywords = {didactic, educational research, progress of science and technologies, reform of education, scientific and technical education, scientific literacy, systemology of education},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1504180151.pdf},
	author = {Andris Broks}
}
