Lyuben Nickolov’s scientific contributions

... A., R. V., Y. N., who were respectively part of left-wing, right-wing, and centrist governments); with key experts who had elaborated state requirements and syllabuses for civic education (. A. A., G. K.); M. Gr., head of the team of authors who produced the only textbook, so far, on the mandatory school subject "World and Person", which comes closest to civic education in high schools; I. K., author of the methodological handbook for teachers of "World and Person"; I. T., dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy in Sofia University; chief experts on civic education at the Ministry of Education and Science (K. K., Y. N.), D.K., head of an influential NGO that report on CE on behalf of MES. 14 Three focus group discussions were conducted with teachers (in the capital Sofia, in a large city, and in a small city), as well as three focus groups with parents (in the capital Sofia, in a large city, and in a small city) 15 All publications on Bulgarian sociology by sociologists were studied (Boyadjieva 2009;Danchev 2008Danchev , 2005Deyanova 2001;Dimitrov 2002Dimitrov , 1995Dimitrov , 1995aGenov 2001;Koev 1992;Koleva 2005Koleva , 2002Discussion 2004;Michailov 2003;Mitev 1995;Nickolov 1992;Slavova 2009Slavova , 2006. ...

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Why Sociology Has a Marginal Position in Civic Education in Bulgaria Nationally Specific and/or Universal Trends

... In the excessive socialization, uploading knowledge predominates rather than knowledge generation. Lack of confidence and creativeness effects social development in a negative way (Nickolov, 1991). In that case, the societies have to make the individuals become active members of the society by teaching them the values that they have. ...

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Social Values and Value Education