Browsing by Author "Terziu, Lavdim"

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COVID-19 AND LABOUR MARKET IN KOSOVO
(AAB College, 2025-07-18) Terziu, Lavdim; Brestovci, Albulena
The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of the pandemic on the labour market in Kosovo, as well as the response of institutions to address the challenges produced by the pandemic. The research model was based on the quantitative approach and comparative study. Furthermore, this study focused on the official data about the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market in Kosovo and Government reactions, as well as comparing it with the best practices of European countries. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market in Kosovo; Kosovo institutions have adopted an emergency package as well as the economic recovery package as a response to the challenges produced by the pandemic. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market in Kosovo. The Government of Kosovo has drafted and approved two packages in order to support employment. However, the number of people who have benefited from these measures is small compared to the needs.
Higher Education in Kosovo: Media Coverage and the Challenges
(AAB College, 2025-07-18) Terziu, Lavdim
The purpose of this research work was to approach higher education in Kosovo from the viewpoint of both print and electronic media coverage, as well as to point out the challenges derived from the current practice. The paper addresses the impact of media on higher education promotion and development, in addition to quality improvement. Furthermore, it aims to generate discussion on how media coverage of higher education can positively contribute to its development, including impact on wider society. Media’s role in public information, its attitude in relation to educational reforms, and society’s awareness on changing needs have been analyzed thoroughly. In addition, the challenges faced by higher education institutions and its coverage by media were analyzed. The research was conducted with a structure and methodology based on theoretical, empirical findings, and discussion on education and media. The main finding is that media provide adequate coverage of events and information primarily in the negative context, with very little attention paid to good practices and more positive messages. Further, the research suggests that education in general and higher education in particular, is closely linked and affected by politics, On the other hand, there is a lack of professionalism in the journalist profession, particularly amongst those dealing with educational issues in general and higher education in particular. Electronic media coverage in many cases is considered disproportionate towards certain groups. Thus, both sides media and HE institutions are critical of each other and there is clear mistrust and lack of cooperation.
The Role of the School Principal in Increasing Students’ Success
(AAB College, 2025-07-15) Terziu, Lavdim
Increasing students' success in school has recently become an issue that arouses interest to all relevant factors in education. Students' success depends not only on themselves, but also on other factors, especially the principal of the school, whose supporting and communicating role significantly affects the success of students. The principal is the one who with his leading role creates better conditions and opportunities for students' freedom of choice. The principal's reward for students' success and their achievements increases considerably the motivation and the sense of self-confidence on students, thus creating prerequisites for the best achievements of students. The commitment of the school principal in increasing school's success consists of supporting the initiatives, cooperation, communication and constant motivation of students and teachers. The principal is the key to success in students' achievement. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of the school principal in increasing students' success from teachers and school principal's perceptions. For this study, we used quantitative methods combined with the qualitative and semi-structured interviews, and the techniques used for the implementation of research were: semi-structured questionnaire, recordings with multimedia tools and a structured questionnaire surveys. The results show that the principal of the school collaborateswith teachers and students, and supports themin increasing success at school, but not at satisfactory level. From the results we can conclude that if the school principal increases his cooperation and supports teachers and students, students' success will be in a greater level.
UNDERSTANDING VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ELECTION DYNAMICS: A CASE STUDY OF THE 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO
(AAB College, 2025-07-15) Terziu, Lavdim; Belegu, Besard
A fundamental aspect of “democratic governance is holding free and fair elections” (Felsenthal and Nurmi 2018, 5). Elections without these characteristics may or may not have occurred. However, their relationship to the “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”, as Abraham Lincoln phrased, is questionable (Mieder 2005, 15). Studies indicate that national elections are considered first-order elections, while local institutions are equally crucial for improving a nation‟s quality of life and overall state. This is due to the greater attention given to national elections, which often determine the parliamentary composition and the country‟s leadership. Despite their significance, elections at lower geographical levels are considered second-order elections and have received comparatively less scholarly attention than higher-level elections (Reif and Schmitt 1980). More specifically, elections that result in the formation of national governments are the most significant for the vast majority of voters and political parties (Schakel and Jeffery 2013); in contrast, local elections are regarded as second-order because voter preferences are more strongly influenced by the outcomes of national elections than by local election-related factors. In other words, the assertion is made that voter behavior in local elections, akin to that observed in other second-order domains, is influenced by factors stemming from first-order domains. Conversely, under other circumstances, voters will be more likely to cast a different vote, as they