1. Longitudinal analysis of COVID-19 anxiety and mental well-being during lockdown : the role of emotional self-efficacy and mindfulness practices in Slovenian adults - insights for post-pandemic mental health and educationMaša Vidmar, Ana Kozina, Manja Veldin, Tina Pivec, Igor Peras, 2024, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Keywords: psychology, mental well-being, prevention, covid-19 anxiety, emotional self-efficacy, mindfulness, covid-19, adults, Slovenia Published in DiRROS: 27.01.2025; Views: 75; Downloads: 44
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2. Perspectives from SloveniaUrška Štremfel, Aleš Ojsteršek, Stanka Lunder Verlič, Mija Javornik, 2024, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: The chapter presents the systemic support currently available for developing teachers’ social and emotional competencies and diversity awareness in Slovenia. It demonstrates that in educational legislation they are implicitly related to a safe and supportive learning environment. They are not systematically supported in initial professional development in various pedagogical programmes. Although several continuous professional development programmes in the field can be found in Slovenia, these are mainly shorter-term programmes that teachers attend voluntarily. Several developmental programmes conducted in the last few years in Slovenia were related to a safe and supportive learning environment and developing teachers’ diversity awareness. However, research shows that teachers’ social and emotional competencies and diversity awareness, based on the Teaching and Learning International Survey and rare national research findings, particularly in recent years, in addition to teacher shortages and stress, remain important challenges of the education system in Slovenia. The ongoing educational policy reforms aim to address them by recognising the importance of teachers’ social and emotional competencies and diversity awareness for the quality of teaching and learning and highlighting the need for systemic support for the development of teachers’ relational competencies and the intended renewal of initial and continuous teachers’ professional development in this respect. Keywords: education, teachers, social and emotional competencies, diversity awareness, safe and supportive school environment, professional development, Slovenia Published in DiRROS: 27.01.2025; Views: 82; Downloads: 44
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3. Differences in neighbourhood equipment between socialist and post-socialist housing estates in Croatia and SloveniaAnđelina Svirčić Gotovac, Ratko Đokić, Boštjan Kefo Kerbler, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: The study analyses differences in the quality of neighbourhood equipment between socialist (old) and post-socialist (new) large housing estates in Croatia and Slovenia. A total of 2,193 participants from the four largest cities in Croatia (Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek) and the two largest cities in Slovenia (Ljubljana and Maribor) were surveyed in 2022. Satisfaction with neighbourhood equipment was evaluated based on the following aspects of the housing estate: accessibility of primary and secondary services and facilities as well as overall satisfaction with the estate. Residents, regardless of the country, Croatia or Slovenia, and the type of estate, were generally satisfied with all key aspects of the housing estates. The results also indicated a generally higher urbanistic standard in both types of estates in Slovenia compared to those in Croatia. Furthermore, indicators of satisfaction with neighbourhood equipment generally demonstrated weak correlations with residents’ individual characteristics – gender, age, tenure, and length of residence in the estate. In accordance with the initial assumption, socialist estates were not rated worse overall compared to post-socialist housing estates. Keywords: socialist and post-socialist housing estates, satisfaction with primary and
secondary neighbourhood equipment, comparative analysis of Croatia and
Slovenia, individual characteristics of residents Published in DiRROS: 27.01.2025; Views: 86; Downloads: 35
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4. The role of social support in the transition from lower‑ to upper‑secondary school in Slovenia : anxiety in focusAna Kozina, Katja Košir, Tina Pivec, 2024, original scientific article Keywords: education, transition, upper-secundary school, anxitety, social support, Slovenia Published in DiRROS: 27.01.2025; Views: 79; Downloads: 31
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5. Perceptions of Ukrainian and other refugees among eighth-graders in Slovenia : characteristics of students towards inclusion of refugee students in mainstream schoolsEva Klemenčič Mirazchiyski, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: There is a lack of empirical data on the school-age population’s attitudes toward refugees. Despite this, the attention being paid to the integration of refugee students in schools worldwide is increasing. Objectives: First, the present study aims to explore the attitudes of eighth-grade students in Slovenia regarding refugees and to investigate whether there are differences in their attitudes based on the geographical areas from where refugees originate. Second, the study also explores the connections between attitudes and some characteristics of students. Methods: The present study is quantitative; sample: 3466 respondents (representative sample; year 2022). Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression are used. Results: Most of the students would be willing to help refugees coming from any country. The students are least willing to help refugees from Syria and Afghanistan or Africa. A high proportion of students express fears about what refugees bring, though these fears are varied. Logistic regression shows that civic knowledge and positive attitudes towards immigrants are significantly and negatively related to students’ opinion that refugee children should study in separate schools, while student socio-economic status (SES) and own immigration status are not. Conclusions: The results call for different approaches to be maintained/introduced in schools for tolerance and reducing prejudices for (certain) groups of immigrants/refugees. Keywords: refugee students, Ukrainian refugees, attitudes, integration into mainstream schools, eighth-grade students, Slovenia Published in DiRROS: 22.01.2025; Views: 84; Downloads: 42
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6. The effects of the Hand in Hand : empowering teachers(HAND: ET) programme on teacher burnout in Slovenia. Do experience and baseline emotional competencies matter?Ana Kozina, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: As burnout affects teachers’ health and well-being, as well as their teaching understanding interventions beneficial for prevention is crucial. In this study, we explored possible predictors of the decrease in the dimensions of burnout (emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, cognitive weariness) after the HAND: ET intervention. We used following predictors: teachers’ experience (professional experience and previous experience of activities supporting emotional competencies) and baseline emotional competencies (self-awareness (operationalised as mindfulness), and self-management (operationalised as emotional self-efficacy)). We used data gathered from the Shirom−Melamed Burnout Questionnaire, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, and a set of demographic questions in a Slovene sample of in-service teachers (N = 185). Teachers’ experiences were not significant predictors of a decrease in any of the dimension of burnout, while baseline emotional competencies, were significant predictors of emotional exhaustion. The findings support the universal nature of the HAND: ET intervention as well as the importance of continuous support for teachers’ emotional competencies. Keywords: Slovenia, teachers, burnout, intervention, experiences, emotional competencies, HAND:ET Published in DiRROS: 21.01.2025; Views: 100; Downloads: 61
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7. Price volatility and GHG emissions analysis on smaller cattle herds typical for the pre-Alpine region, the example of SloveniaJure Brečko, Črtomir Rozman, Jaka Žgajnar, 2024, original scientific article Keywords: agricultural input, output prices, price volatility, meat industry, climate change, GMG emissions, smale cattle herds, Slovenia, environmental regulations, animal welfare Published in DiRROS: 27.11.2024; Views: 155; Downloads: 49
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8. First report of Phytophthora ilicis causing leaf spot, shoot blight and bleeding canker on Ilex aquifolium in SloveniaCarlo Bregant, F. Carloni, Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu, Lucia Maddau, Massimiliano Marcolongo, Lucio Montecchio, S. Murolo, Barbara Piškur, Nikica Ogris, 2024, other scientific articles Keywords: forest health, leaf spot, shoot blight, Slovenia, first report Published in DiRROS: 25.11.2024; Views: 147; Downloads: 85
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9. Three decades of understorey vegetation change in Quercus-dominated forests as a result of increasing canopy mortality and global change symptomsJanez Kermavnar, Lado Kutnar, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Questions The long-term response of understorey vegetation to increasing tree mortality has rarely been addressed in resurvey studies. For two Quercus-dominated forest types, we asked: (a) How did overstorey alterations, induced by canopy mortality, affect understorey diversity and composition? (b) Is there a signal of global change effects on understorey communities? (c) Are these assemblages experiencing a homogenization process? Location Five sites in Quercus robur (QR) and four sites in Q. petraea (QP) forests, Slovenia. Methods We studied changes in vascular plants in the understorey layer from 1992/1993 to 2023 across 45 permanent 20 m × 20 m plots in QR and QP forests, respectively. Vegetation surveys were carried out following the standard Braun-Blanquet method. We compared original surveys with recent resurveys using multivariate analysis, ecological indicator values (EIV), plant traits and methods that quantify changes in individual species. Results Since the early 1990s, tree layer cover decreased from 95% to an average of 55% in QR, whereas it remained relatively high (77%) in QP plots. This resulted in denser understorey vegetation and a significant increase in plot-level species richness in QR forests, but a slight decrease in QP forests. The extensive loss of canopy cover and disturbance effects in QR forests caused significant changes in species composition. Species turnover in QR was driven by colonization of new disturbance-tolerant taxa characterized by ruderal traits, whereas the compositional shift in QP was to a greater extent due to species losses. We detected a process of vegetation thermophilization (increase in EIV-temperature), suggesting an effect of rapid climatic warming. Understorey communities are now more similar to each other than 30 years ago, indicating a decrease in beta-diversity (floristic homogenization). Conclusions Despite some common trends, vegetation responses were forest type-specific. Our study presents evidence of understorey vegetation changes triggered by increased canopy mortality (a strong local driver particularly in QR plots) and also points to the signal of global change symptoms (thermophilization, homogenization), which acted rather independently from the observed decline in tree layer cover. Keywords: floristic homogenization, forest disturbances, permanent vegetation plots, Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, resurvey study, Slovenia, thermophilization, tree layer cover Published in DiRROS: 11.11.2024; Views: 235; Downloads: 227
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10. Attitudes of the majority population towards the civic and political participation of immigrants in SloveniaMojca Medvešek, Romana Bešter, Janez Pirc, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: The civic and political participation of immigrants in the receiving country are important dimensions of the integration process. However, immigrants often encounter various barriers in accessing individual forms of participation, either due to legal barriers or due to informal opposition from the majority population. This article aims to examine the attitudes of the majority population towards the civic and political participation of immigrants in Slovenia and the factors influencing such attitudes. The survey on a representative sample of Slovene residents revealed predominantly negative attitudes of the majority population towards both civic and political participation of immigrants. Particularly notable is the opposition to granting immigrants active and passive voting rights. Relevant factors influencing such attitudes include gender, age, education, the type of settlement in which the respondents reside, and their ideological orientation. Keywords: Slovenia, civic participation, political participation, immigrants, attitude of the majority population Published in DiRROS: 24.09.2024; Views: 372; Downloads: 183
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