The object of this article is to offer information gained in examining mentally defective soldiers, to show their limitations, and the risks involved in keeping them in the Army, and to outline the way in which they are being dealt with. In civilian life we have to consider mental defect as a failure in social adaptation due mainly to lack of sufficient intelligence but frequently also to poor ...

The modernistic model of upbringing emphasizes more cognitive, instrumental competence, and underlines the importance of critical thinking. The postmodern model of upbringing induces more interdisciplinary and creative thinking. The authors of the article raise the following question: is creativity compatible or incompatible with critical thinking? Relying on their own experience of textbooks w...

Автор обозначает проблему соотношения педагогических компетенций родителей, а также иных лиц, желающих принять в семью ребенка на воспитание. Исследование содержания прав и обязанностей по воспитанию детей, оснований последствий применения мер ответственности при ненадлежащем осуществлении родителями своих позволило автору сделать вывод о различном объеме родителей лиц сфере воспитания детей не...