Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents the results from a survey on the innovative work models of the alternative educational organizations in Bulgaria. The analysis aims to answer to the question whether the institutions of interest could serve as a model or, at least, as a corrector of the education process organization held in our university. Many alternative training organizations were objects of the study in the frame of this project but here only two examples are given – SoftUni and Aula.bg. First one is representative of university type institution but second one works as a Center for online training. A group of students is included into the project team and to facilitate the survey a net of information nodes is defined to be followed and filled in during the evaluation of alternative organizations training methods. The concepts of innovation and disruptive innovation are discussed in their relation to education. A list of common characteristics of the training activities and methods of the observed institutions is offered and discussed. The main conclusion is that most of listed approaches and methods could be implemented in each state university with small exceptions. For example, the process of accepting new subject or study plan is very long and difficult following the state regulations for High education. The accreditation process of a new specialty takes years. The flexibility and actuality of the subjects seem to be unreachable for the state universities.
Institution: Trakia University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2969483333