EMOTIONS IN WHITE COATS: A PILOT STUDY ON ATTITUDES TOWARD EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONAL LITERACY AMONG PHYSICIANS AND NURSES
The aim of this study was to examine differences in attitudes toward emotions between physicians and nurses, as well as to explore aspects of their emotional literacy in the context of everyday professional functioning. The pilot study included a total of 89 participants, evenly distributed by profession. A questionnaire assessing attitudes toward ...
By Ivana Jovčić
THE INFLUENCE OF LIFE SCRIPTS ON ATTITUDE FORMATION
This review paper explores the role of the life script, a concept from transactional analysis, in the formation of individual attitudes. Attitudes, understood as relatively stable cognitive, affective, and behavioral tendencies toward objects, people, or phenomena, are not solely shaped by rational processes but are often rooted in early childhood ...
By Ivana Jovčić
DEVELOPMENT OF INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND THE EU-27
This paper develops a Composite Institutional Index (InstIndex) as a synthetic measure of the development of inclusive institutions, based on five Worldwide Governance Indicators dimensions: Control of Corruption, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality and Rule of Law, Voice and Accountability. The index is calculated as a simple arithmetic m...
By Danijela Despotović, Miroljub Nikolić, Andrea Andrejević Panić, Slobodan Cvetanović
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF USING CAD IN TECHNICAL DRAWING INSTRUCTION
Technical drawing is an integral part of general technology education and, consequently, of the Technical Culture curriculum in primary schools, with recommendations for the use of computer programs for drawing and three-dimensional modelling. This creates opportunities for the implementation of computer-aided design (CAD) in teaching. However, lit...
By Darko Suman, Stjepan Kovačević, Damir Purković
THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: STATUS, CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
This paper analyzes the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the transformation of the public sector through the concept of new public management (NPM). In the Republic of North Macedonia, NPM has not been implemented as a single, coherent model, but as a set of reforms and instruments that are gradually introduced in various institutions, most ...
By Jadranka Denkova, Jovan Ananiev, Strasko Stojanovski
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE: CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES
Since the early 2000s, sustainable development has become increasingly embedded in the structures and missions of universities. Sustainability educators are calling for a transformational shift in curricula to better equip universities to contribute to sustainability efforts. While undergoing these transformations, universities face various ch...
By Sirine Haj Taieb
APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
The subject of this paper is the analysis of the application of digital tools in the procedures of implementation, reporting, and interaction within financial management and control, as well as internal audit in the public sector of Republika Srpska. The paper analyzes consolidated reports of the Central Harmonization Unit, together with recommenda...
By Ljiljana Jović, Jelena Vukićević
CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN MARITIME INDUSTRY: LITERATURE INSIGHTS AND EMERGING PRACTICES
The maritime industry is increasingly undergoing profound transformation driven by digitalization, decarbonization, and the adoption of circular economy principles. These trends represent key enablers of the transition toward a more sustainable and resilient maritime sector, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and t...
By Senka Šekularac-Ivošević, Špiro Ivošević, Selma Medunjanin, Dragana Milošević
TECHNOLOGICAL EXCLUSION AND THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIGITALIZED SOCIAL PROTECTION
The digitalization of social protection is increasingly presented as an instrument for improving the efficiency, accessibility and transparency of public services. However, when access to social rights becomes predominantly mediated by digital platforms, electronic procedures, databases and automated forms of decision-making, new forms of exclusion...
By Draško Gajić
CHRONOLOGY OF TRIAD HISTORY: SECURITY AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE EXISTENCE OF CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES
The history of China is inherently intertwined with the concept of secret societies, whose criminal activities have significantly shaped the social and political climate of Chinese society. Their direct involvement in rebellions and revolutions consequently threatened the security and stability of both state structures and the general population. T...
By Boriša Lečić, Nikola Tadić