Rasma GARLEJA

Professor Rasma GARLEJA Faculty of Economics and Management University of Latvia Aspazijas bulv. 5, Riga, LV 1050, Latvia Tel.: +371 67034615, +371 67334180 Fax: +371 67034614

Born: 1936, Rujiena, Latvia

• Pedagogic Problems of Higher Education.
• Optimisation of Curricula for Teaching in High School
• Human Management in Economics and Business Market.

My main interest has been in the theories and practical investigations in the branch of pedagogic problems of higher education. The key variables that were studied include input and total output in theoretical, methodological and methodical problems of the high school pedagogy. Results obtained, as a logical consequence of original investigations, include new scientific ideas such as integration pedagogy and psychology, social psychology, behaviour in economics, communication sciences. The aim of my research is to develop creative abilities in a changing society. Learning means development and change. There are many aspects in the relations between change strategy and educational content. 

In methodological aspects, the object of my investigation is the optimisation of curricula for teaching in high school by integration of the demands of academic education and professional qualifications.

I have also carried out investigations in behavioural sciences for human resources management in economics and business market. I am interested in the relationship between culture and organisational success.

The humanitarisation of economical education should be a way out of the situation in the business market. Psychology should establish new relations among personal capacity and study content.

Keywords: didactic task; teaching content and structure; consumes behaviour; vocational, methodological and social competence; business public relations; strategy of cognitivity.

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.

Education

• Master of Science in economics, Plekhanov Institute of National Economy, Moscow, 1968
• Dr. oec. (Candidate of Sciences in former USSR system, Ph.D. in Western countries), Latvian Academy of Agriculture, 1974
• Dr.habil. paed. (Doctor of Sciences in former USSR system), Leningrad University, 1989

University of Latvia

• Senior Lecturer,1981-1987
• Associate Professor, 1987-1995
• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Economics, 1990-1994
• Chair, Consumer and Management Behaviour, 1994 - 1997
• Professor, 1990-

• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology and Pedagogics, 2000 -

• Psychology in Economics and Business
• Social Psychology
• Behavioural Sciences for Managers and Organisations
• Consumes Behaviour and Communication
• Personal Psychology
• Economics of Higher Education
• Socialisation of Personality

• R.Garleja. Investigation of subject - teaching methods and elaboration of new approaches in pedagogy in order to evaluate these methods.- Moscow, 1985, 266 pp. (in Russian).
• R.Garleja. Higher education in Latvia: a humanitarian aspect. - Abstr. Network Educational Science, Amsterdam, Triannual Network Conference "Education in Europe. An Intercultural Task", Budapest, September 15-19, 1993, Waxmann Münster/New York, pp. 164-167.
• R.Garleja. Education as process and result in the educational system of Latvia. - Higher Education Research Institute: Stockholm, 1994.
• R.Garleja. Links between pedagogy and socio-economic sciences in education. - Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia., Riga, 1999, N 2. pp. 137-145.
• R.Garleja. Psychological Behaviouristic in Economics. - Riga: RAKA, 2000, 264 pp. (in Latvian).
• R. Garleja . The need of psychological education for solving situation problems in companies. - Abstr. 18th International Conference 'Sustainable Development Through Research and Learning' , September 19 - 25, 2001, Vienna, Krems, Austria; pp. 9 - 25.
• R.Garleja. Choise of the most appropriate individual learning style. - Proc. Int. Conf.   "Scientific achievments for wellbeing and development of society", Rezekne: Rezeknes augstskola, 2004, p. 21-27.
• R.Garleja. Determining an Individual Cognitive Style in the Study Process. -  Humanties and Social Sciences.Latvia: Education management in Latvia. - 2(42) 2004, vol. 2, N 42, pp. 82-89.

Last update 28.11.2005