This methodologically sound psychometric tool has been handed to Ecuadorian psychologists and teachers as a guide in the career counselling field. The tool will have a significant impact on the democratization of youth, assisting them to make well-targeted choices when planning their education and career. The authors’ study may be viewed as pioneering work, due to its consideration of the significant cultural and geographic regional differentiation among graduates from the Pacific coast, the Andes, the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos Islands. Reaching to the classics of literature on the subject (primarily Holland, Super, Prediger and Strong), the authors have performed a momentous work, which is the construction of a psychometric tool that will be helpful in diagnosing career interests in the entire population of Ecuadorian youth. Worth additional acknowledgement are the high reliability indicators of the career interests questionnaire conducted on a representative and large study group, as well as the defined psychometric accuracy of the scale. This publication makes a civilizational quantum leap in the education of Ecuadorian youth, guaranteeing them a career choice that corresponds to their interests and ambitions. This pioneering publication on the Polish and world markets confirms the fact that Polish psychologists have the capability to „export” the psychometric school of thought to the Latin American region, with all of the scientific, social and humanitarian consequences involved.

Czasopismo poświęcone rocznicy 50-lecia Zakładu Teorii Wychowania Estetycznego na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim.

This issue of Sociological Review commemorates the 25th anniversary of the adoption by the UN General Assembly of The Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1989. It should be recalled that the beginnings of children’s studies and the sociology of childhood coincided in time with the introduction of this treaty, which established international standards for children’s protection and development. The Convention aims at safeguarding the youngest society members from different forms of abuse, exploitation and violence, as well as at promoting their rights to a decent standard of living and to broad social participation. The authors of the articles presented herein, representing the current sociological attitude towards children and youth, follow these assumptions. The articles thus mirror some important attributes of contemporary children’s studies – its cognitive multidimensionality, differentiated quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the shift from “research on children” to “research with children”, scholars’ interest in the results of comparative studies (especially the results of natural sciences), and the concern about the practical implementation of research outcomes. The main topics tackled in this collection of texts are children’s poverty and social inequalities rooted in the first phase of their life cycle, suffering and various risks experienced by children and teenagers, framed in both the national and international contexts, as well as children’s quality of life, youngsters’ well-being, youth participation, civic engagement and the new concept of investing in children. Children, considered as equal social actors and citizens – although still most vulnerable to abuse, discrimination and social exclusion – are presented in the framework of their complicated networks of relationships with peers, adults, collectivities and societies, the welfare state, social policy institutions and other organizations, with the notion to important factors decisive for their present life and their future.

Human Movement jest czasopismem naukowym wydawanym wspólnie przez Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu, Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w Poznaniu oraz Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie. Pismo prezentuje poglądy z wszystkich dziedzin nauki zajmujących się człowiekiem w ruchu w szerokim znaczeniu, zarówno biologicznym, jak i humanistycznym. Od roku 2011 czasopismo ukazuje się cztery razy w roku. W punktacji MNiSW czasopismo otrzymało 9 pkt. oraz 5,92 pkt. w Index Copernicus(2010). Periodyk znajduje się w bazach danych: SPORTDiscus, Index Copernicus, Sponet, Altis, SCOPUS oraz CAB Abstracts i Global Health.

Human Movement jest czasopismem naukowym wydawanym wspólnie przez Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu, Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w Poznaniu oraz Akademię Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie. Pismo prezentuje poglądy z wszystkich dziedzin nauki zajmujących się człowiekiem w ruchu w szerokim znaczeniu, zarówno biologicznym, jak i humanistycznym. Od roku 2011 czasopismo ukazuje się cztery razy w roku. W punktacji MNiSW czasopismo otrzymało 9 pkt. oraz 5,92 pkt. w Index Copernicus(2010). Periodyk znajduje się w bazach danych: SPORTDiscus, Index Copernicus, Sponet, Altis, SCOPUS oraz CAB Abstracts i Global Health.

Classical Antiquity is a particularly important field in terms of “Hope studies” […]. For centuries, the ancient tradition, and classical mythology in particular, has been a common reference point for whole hosts of creators of culture, across many parts of the world, and with the new media and globalization only increasing its impact. Thus, in our research at this stage, we have decided to study how the authors of literary and audiovisual texts for youth make use of the ancient myths to support their young protagonists (and readers or viewers) in crucial moments of their existence, on their road into adulthood, and in those dark hours when it seems that life is about to shatter and fade away. However, if Hope is summoned in time, the crisis can be overcome and the protagonist grows stronger, with a powerful uplifting message for the public. […] Owing to this, we get a chance to remain true to our ideas, to keep faith in our dreams, and, when the decisive moment comes, to choose not hatred but love, not darkness but light. (Katarzyna Marciniak, University of Warsaw; From the introductory chapter) The book is to be recommended for academics as well as graduate and postgraduate students working on the reception of Classical Antiquity and its transformations around the world. (David Movrin, University of Ljubljana) "Our Mythical Hope" is the latest collection of articles by scholars participating in an ongoing collaboration to ensure that the beauty and profundity of Classical myth remain known, and (hopefully) remain part of our modern culture. The size of this compendium, the sweep of subjects considered, the involvement of leading experts from around the world, all testify to how important and extensive this initiative has become over the last decade. The project’s continued commitment to engage all ages, especially the young, and to extend its outreach beyond the Academy merely, makes it a leading model for how research retains its relevance. (Mark O’Connor, Boston College) The publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Poland license (CC BY 3.0 PL) (full license available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode). ********* Publikacja na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 PL (CC BY 3.0 PL) (pełna treść wzorca dostępna pod adresem: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode). ********* PhD Hab. Katarzyna Marciniak - is Professor, Director of the Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition (OBTA), and Vice-Dean for International Cooperation at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” at the University of Warsaw. She heads the Cluster “The Past for the Present – International Research and Educational Programme”. Her doctoral thesis, under the supervision of Prof. Jerzy Axer, focused on Cicero’s translations from Greek into Latin. In 2011, she established the international team programme Our Mythical Childhood, bringing together scholars from various continents with the aim of studying the reception of Classical Antiquity in children’s and young adults’ culture. She is a laureate of the Loeb Classical Library Foundation Grant for the project Our Mythical Childhood… The Classics and Children’s Literature between East and West (2012–2013), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alumni Award for Innovative Networking Initiatives for the project Chasing Mythical Beasts… The Reception of Creatures from Graeco-Roman Mythology in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture as a Transformation Marker (2014–2017), and the European Research Council Consolidator Grant for the project Our Mythical Childhood… The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges (2016–2022). She also writes for children and has published two volumes of myths for young readers. Her poems about a cat that surfs the Internet and a lion visiting a hairdresser received a nomination for the Book of the Year 2016 award of the Polish Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). --------- Dr hab. K (...)