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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTE BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS Education and Social Sciences Conference Business and Economics Conference Barcelona, Spain 10 February 2020 The 2020 IAI Book of Proceedings Barcelona, Spain __________________________________________________________________________________ IAI Book of Abstracts Editor: Hristina Rucheva Tasev, Dr. Sci, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of N. Macedonia Editorial Board: Jasna Bacovska Nedikj, Dr. Sci, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of N. Macedonia Milena Apostolovska-Stepanoska, Dr. Sci, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of N. Macedonia Meic Pearse, Dr. Sci, Houghton College NY, USA Elif Uckan Dagdemir, Dr. Sci, Anadoly University, Turkey Mary Mares-Awe, MA, Fulbright Association, Chicago, USA Ass. Prof. Arthur Pantelides, American University, Bulgaria Marija Boban, Dr. Sci, Faculty of Law, University of Split, Croatia Gergana Radoykova, Dr. Sci Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria Anthon Mark Jay Alguno Rivas, MA, Taguig City University, Philippines Snezana Knezevic, Dr. Sci Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade,Serbia Eva Pocher, Ph.D., University of Glasgow Ass. Prof. Mariam A. Abu Alim, Yarmouk University, Jordan Ass. Prof Aleksandra Mitrović, University in Kragujevac, Serbia Secretary and editing: Filip Stojkovski International Academic Institute Briselska 1/16 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia ISBN 978-608-4881-07-0 February, 2019 2 The 2020 IAI Book of Proceedings Barcelona, Spain __________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS “BORN TO BE REAL, NOT TO BE PERFECT!” CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN RELATION TO EDUCATION Dorjana Klosi 5 SETTING THE GROUND FOR GREEN BOND RESEARCH: INSIGHTS FROM A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS Ana Ivanisevic Hernaus 15 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS THROUGH DECISION-MAKING METHODS Irina Canco 27 THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN THE GREEK TOURISM INDUSTRY: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. Aikaterini Bourdoukou Evangelia N. Markaki 41 KOSOVO MUSEUM ACTIVITY DURING 90S - DESTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE REVOLUTION Besnik Rraci 51 TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS OF COLOMBIAN MIGRATION TO CHILE Amadea Bata-Balog Gabriella Thomázy 67 THE EFFECT OF PRODUCT PLACEMENT ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Michal Budinský Janka Táborecká-Petrovičová 82 ON THE MISINTERPRETATION OF THE CONCEPT OF POPULISM IN THE WORK OF MARGARET CANOVAN Piotr Dejneka 98 THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF URBAN MARKETING: ECUADOR CASE STUDY FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM Stefany Cevallos 109 HISTORY OF MUSEUM HERITAGE IN KOSOVO Sadik Veli Krasniqi 117 MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLINGUSTIC EVIDENCE IN KOSOVO ON ALBANIAN AND IBERIAN RELATIONS Tomor Kastrati 131 3 The 2020 IAI Book of Proceedings Barcelona, Spain __________________________________________________________________________________ COMPLY OR EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE. THE CASE OF PHARMACEUTICAL LISTED ENTITIES FROM ROMANIA Oana Bogdan 141 EXPLORING THE CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL ART SCENE. THE ROLE OF GREEK VISUAL ART GROUPS AND COLLECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY Maria Kontochristou Antonia Tzanavara Angeliki Papazahou 149 ENTERPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND START-UP CHALLENGES IN THE ALBANIAN ECOSYSTEM Alba Kruja (Demneri) Adela Kadiasi 162 THE IMPACT OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN MATHEMATICS S. Kaymak А. Аlmas O. Nurbavliyev 176 STUDENT EMPOWERMENT AS A CORNERSTONE OF MODERN EDUCATION: METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE TRAINING OF LITERARY TRANSLATORS Alla Perminova 186 THE ROLE OF CREATIVE TASKS IN THE FORMATION OF STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY IN THE WORKSHOP SESSIONS Alizada Hikmat Mahmudova Rahima 187 ANALYSIS OF THE ICT-BASED ECOSYSTEM FACING THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING POPULATION Sandra MONTCHAUD Roland RIZOULIERES 189 FAMILY SUPPORT IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA Irena Avirovic Bundalevska Makedonka Radulovic Keskinova Angelka 190 IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF DISEASE ON THE DIMENSIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSVERSE MYELITIS Sara Miftari Sadiki Hana Rusi Saliu 191 “VENGEANCE OF JENNY’S CASE”: D. G. ROSSETTI NAMING THE PROSTITUTE Yıldız Kılıç 192 4 The 2020 IAI Book of Proceedings Barcelona, Spain __________________________________________________________________________________ “BORN TO BE REAL, NOT TO BE PERFECT!” CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN RELATION TO EDUCATION Dorjana KLOSI UNIVERSITY OF VLORA “ISMAIL QEMALI” ALBANIA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Regardless of time and space, family and financial background, color of skin and gender, “normal” or “special”, each child has the right to education. This paper discusses how children with other skills are involved in mainstream education in Albania. It highlights how the process of inclusiveness is incorporated in public schools and how human factor facilitates or aggravates this process. And the role of teachers, young people, children and families in decisions about themselves. The effects of Albanian culture on attitudes towards special needs. The different perspectives (theoretical and practical) that Albania has on the concept of inclusion is also astonishing. The quality of special education is debated as well. If it is true that special education is helping to create success in schools, then clearly there is a need to urge changes to create “comfort zones and people” and discover more about what factors may influence the expected success. Theoretical framework of the paper is based on Albanian legislation about inclusion, its history of education and their implementation in practice. Methodology of investigation and data gathering uses questionnaires and conversations on specific questions in relation to special support. The description of the Albanian special instructional environment indicates that inclusion is connected to the social elements of gaining knowledge of as the right to participate. The Albanian state wants to guarantee the same instructional possibility to all residents and this aim is partly reached via early intervention in the form of unique education with fairly knowledgeable professionals. Albania wants to assure similar study opportunities to all, so that no one is excluded. Special disorders should not be considered as a disease, but as a challenge to accept differences Key words: special education, inclusive program, curriculum and strategies. 1. Introduction Background and Aim Education in Albania, particularly the special education system and inclusion, is based on well designed laws. Specific aspects of the education system, in general, are written and implemented having as a focus the special needs student and improvements of the teaching and learning processes. However, it is quite clear that in order to understand in depth the facilities and difficulties in implementation, the perspective must be broadened and social culture within which inclusiveness exists must be considered. This paper discusses the role of special education in Albania. There are several different viewpoints on how special education is understood in our country. The different perspective that Albania has on the concept of 5 The 2020 IAI Book of Proceedings Barcelona, Spain __________________________________________________________________________________ inclusion is also striking. The written laws and official documents gathered from schools, which have incorporated the process of inclusion, show that the Albanian school is performing well. However, school support is offered when it is needed by going through some bureaucratic process1. An effective teacher education program is also a key element in creating a successful school system. Here, the quality of special education is debated: despite Albanian strong focus on inclusion, our schools have a poor performance and educational results in this direction, at least in the towns of Vlora, Fier and Lushnje (regions where research took place). Well, if it is true that special education is helping to create successful stories in schools, then obviously there is a need to know more about the other and different systems and to highlight what factors may influence that success. Italy and Greece are our close geographical and political neighbours, there exist clear differences in the educational area between Albania and them. Since the programme of Inclusion began to be implemented in Albania in 20122, the number of laws supporting and protecting the education of children with other skills has increased; a growth in the number of students with ASD attending mainstream public schools has resulted in the employment of a higher number of supportive teachers. The town of Vlora is at the top for the employment of supportive teachers. The provision of special education in public schools is increasing in number but not always in quality. Although there are more than 400 supportive teachers employed, a great number of these performers does not hold a degree in special education, rather in other fields of study, such as mathematics, foreign languages, biology, etc., The purpose for this is to employ teachers who were part of the system of education but for some reasons they do not have their working load in the schools they were working in. And this is the first obstacle to prevent students with ASD, their families and schools to meet their expectations. Other obstacles, to be discussed later
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