Modelling quality assurance for placements of higher educational institutions

Purpose: development of recommendations for the study of security-oriented disciplines by students of higher educational institutions. Methodology: Analysis and generalisation of research results regarding the need of higher education students to study security-oriented disciplines. Results: In the conditions of modern warfare, knowledge and understanding of security issues are of critical importance for students of technical specialties. It helps them to be aware of the threats and risks associated with armed conflict and make the right decisions to ensure personal and collective security, and provides the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively respond to emergencies and save lives. Therefore, in the article: information on the state of higher education in Ukraine until February 2022 has been studied and summarised; the need of students of higher technical education to study security-oriented disciplines during the war was investigated; an expert survey was conducted among students who are studying for the Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees of two higher technical educational institutions – the State Higher Educational Institution “Donetsk National Technical University” and Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. It was established that about eighty percent of the respondents are in favour of mandatory study of security-oriented disciplines during martial law, as an opportunity to ensure their own safety and the safety of others, help others and be useful in war conditions. A new concept of civil security education in higher technical institutions under martial law from the point of view of studying individual disciplines is proposed, which consists of the following: improvement of training plans for higher education applicants. recommendations for students of technical higher education institutions to study the following disciplines (in order of priority): “Life safety”, “Occupational safety”, “Fire safety”, “Civil protection”, “Environmental safety”, “Psychology of hazards”. Mandatory courses for students on pre-medical care, psychological help for themselves and others, military training should be introduced. Scientific innovation: a scientific approach has been developed to clarify the new concept of civil security education in higher technical institutions under martial law. Practical significance: the results of the work can be used in the preparation of educational plans for applicants of higher technical educational institutions.

ПРОФЕСІОНАЛІЗМ ВИКЛАДАЧІВ ВВНЗ ЯК СКЛАДОВА ВНУТРІШНЬОЇ СИСТЕМИ ГАРАНТУВАННЯ ЯКОСТІ ВИЩОЇ ВІЙСЬКОВІЙ ОСВІТИ

This study attempted to point out the role of social capital and explicit as well as tacit knowledge sharing to build human capital of students in higher educational institution in Indonesia. The research model was adapted and inspired from Aslam et al.'s model, however, we modified knowledge sharing variable by dividing it into two types of knowledge, i.e. explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge. The data collection conducted by spreading online questionnaires to students in several higher educational institutions in Indonesia. As many as 420 valid sample data was used to test hypotheses by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The result shows that the influence of component social factor between tacit knowledge sharing and explicit knowledge sharing is different. The components of social capital that influence to explicit knowledge sharing are shared language, social interaction ties, norm of reciprocity, identification and trust. However, the components of social capital that influence to explicit knowledge sharing are identification, norm of reciprocity, social interaction ties, shared language, shared vision. Moreover, tacit knowledge sharing is more influenced to human capital than explicit knowledge sharing. The result of this research can be used as basic knowledge for system developer to define features of knowledge sharing system in higher educational institution in Indonesia.

Recently, deviant behavior in students of higher educational institutions, not only in Russia, but throughout the world, has become an increasingly serious problem. Students increasingly demonstrate abnormal behavior that deviates from the norms accepted in society, and, thereby, undermine the processes of education and upbringing. Despite numerous studies and psychodiagnostic and psychocorrective developments in the field of diagnosis and correction of disorders in the functioning and development of children and adolescents, students, boys and young people, as well as adults, still continue to be ignored. This study is aimed at determining the main areas of diagnosis (detection) and therapy (correction) of deviations. The purpose of the study is to comprehend the problems of research, psychodiagnostics, and psychocorrection of deviations in students of modern higher educational institutions and analyze various types of deviations, as well as methods and principles of diagnostic and corrective work with deviations. This goal is considered in the context of the tasks of social and psychological assistance services for educational subjects, which are actively created and developed in higher education in Russia. The used research methods included an analysis of the theoretical foundations of psychodiagnostics and correction of deviations. The paper highlights the main methods and principles of diagnosing and correcting deviations, which can be productively used by specialists of academic services of psychological support for the educational process of the higher educational institution. The importance of the integrated work of an interdisciplinary team of specialists is noted; proposals and recommendations to improve the methods for diagnosing and correcting deviations in students are made.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the outcomes of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the light of COVID-19 concerning the students of higher educational institutions (HEIs) in India. The COVID-19 has disrupted the normal teaching-learning role across the world and has put everyone in a nightmare. HEIs are now requesting students to take up MOOCs to explore and attain knowledge and the same is even followed by the corporate institutions. MOOCs are one of the crisis management solutions to ensure that education is continuous and not disrupted. Design/methodology/approach The data included in this research has been collected from students of HEIs across India using a convenient sampling method. The collected data was exposed to a factor analysis using a principal component analysis (PCA) technique to reduce multiple dimensions. Findings The various stakeholders such as the government, HEIs and the MOOC providers have to play a crucial role in developing intellectual human assets for the nation’s growth and progression by extending flexible and cost-effective learning facilities. Education should be free to boost up the learning motivation, and hence it is the responsibility of the stakeholders to provide few courses free of cost, which will increase the rate of enrolment and student participation. Research limitations/implications From the research, it is well understood that MOOCs are useful to keep oneself updated with the market and industry trends especially when the world is focusing on business analytics, artificial intelligence and other technologically driven topics and concepts. Practical implications The present study contributes to the growing body of evidence that MOOCs play an important role in providing flexibility in learning. In the future, if there are similar crisis, which will disrupt education, then the best alternative will be MOOC through which many stakeholders will benefit. Education should be free to boost up the learning motivation, and hence it is the responsibility of the stakeholders to provide few courses free of cost, which will increase the rate of enrolment and student participation. Social implications Education is a service for the society which will have a long-term positive impact on improving the standard of living of the people. Hence, MOOCs can be one of the educational elements to provide learning opportunities to all age groups. Originality/value This study has explored the perception of MOOCs among the students of HEIs in India in the COVID-19 pandemic. The fresh data collected from the students is a reflection of their experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown. Indeed, it is quite surprising to know that majority of the respondents have arranged to learn during the pandemic, which shows the thirst and urge to learn. Digital technology and tools are welcomed and accepted by the student community.

Interactive technologies during implementation of the olympic education into the student educational process

Customer satisfaction affects student achievement, parent trust, the school's reputation, and financial potential. Customer feedback studies had been widely studied, however, the services provided by the Registrar’s Office in higher education institutions had been scarcely done. This quantitative research made use of the descriptive research design to determine the level of satisfaction on the services and the different suggestions and recommendations of the Registrar’s Office among 346 medical students in higher educational institution for the school year 2024-2025. Findings of the study revealed that, overall, the students were very satisfied with the services provided by the Registrar’s Office. Students also made suggestion to improve the services provided by the Registrar on making the provision of service faster, increasing the manpower. It was also suggested that the enrolment process should be made shorter and easier and keeping it systematic. Issues pertaining to the use of the portal should also be resolved and the staff should be smiling when servicing students, online requests and payments for documents should be allowed, staff should be kind and professional, there should be less documentation, and there should be a proper waiting area. To address the findings of the study, recommendations were provided.

A student has to deal with pressure from many directions. When the extent of the pressure exceeds the capacity of an individual, it becomes stressful. Students may experience stress due several factors like academics, workload, relationships with friends and peers, teachers, parents, job and career aspirations and financial problems. The present study was carried out to find the level of stress and the main factors responsible for it among students in higher educational institutions in India. From all over India, a sample of 616 students was taken. The respondents were the states of Assam, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Primary data was collected with the help of a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. It included information about demographic profile of the respondents and had seven sub-scales pertaining to different stress factors. Results showed that moderate to low level stress was experienced by majority of the students. 'Job and career' and 'financial difficulties' were the main causes of stress. The next important factors were academics and work load. This paper further analyses the important reasons behind each stress factor.
 
 Received: 18 November 2020 / Accepted: 26 February 2021 / Published: 17 May 2021

The article presents the indicators of the functional state of male students in the process of sectional lessons in volleyball in a higher educational institution. Young men 18-19 years old from Zaporozhye State University took part in the experiment, they were engaged in volleyball in sectional classes. In contrast to the control group, in which the classes were conducted according to the traditional program, in the experimental group - according to the experimental program with the complex use of sports games. The goal was to scientifically substantiate an experimental program of sectional volleyball classes to improve the functional state of male students of a higher educational institution on the basis of the integrated use of sports games. The object of the research is the process of physical education of male students of higher educational institutions. The subject of the research is the influence of the experimental program of sectional lessons in volleyball on the functional state of male students of a higher educational institution. Research methods: analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature and documentary materials; pedagogical observation; pedagogical experiment; assessment of physical performance and aerobic capacity according to the PWC170 submaximal test; a package of computer programs for express assessment of the functional state of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, physical health of students (computer programs «SHVSM» and «OVEREG», methods of mathematical statistics. The main task of the study: to assess the effectiveness of the influence of the experimental program of sectional volleyball lessons with complex use means of sports games for young students aged 18-19 years of higher educational institution on the functional state The analysis of the results of the experiment, in which the influence of the experimental program of sectional optional volleyball lessons with the integrated use of basketball and handball means for young students was studied, testified to rather high prospects of the proposed by us approach to improve the system of sectional elective classes in a higher educational institution.

LABOUR PROTECTION AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS OF TRANSITION PERIOD AND PERSPECTIVE WAYS OF DEVELOPMENT

Aim/Purpose: The objective of the research was to study the relationship of seven independent factors: administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technical support on quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the study analyzes the moderating effect(s) of gender and level of the course on the quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. objective of the research was to study the relationship of seven independent factors: administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technical support on quality of e-learning in higher education during COVID-19 pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic situation has impacted the entire education system, especially universities, and brought a new phase in education “e-learning.” The learning supported with electronic technology like online classes and portals to access the courses outside the classroom is known as e-learning. This study aimed to point out the variables influencing the quality of e-learning, such as administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technological support. Methodology: An inferential statistics cross-sectional study was conducted of the students of higher education institutions in India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a self-administered questionnaire to learn the students’ perception of e-learning. All levels of undergraduate and postgraduate students took part in the study with a sample size of 784. Ultimately, this study used a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach to find the positive relationship between the quality of e-learning and the seven independent variables and two moderating variables in the higher education sector. Contribution: The study aims to explore the quality of e-learning in higher education from the students’ perspective. The study was analyzed based on the student’s data collected from the higher educational institutions of India and Saudi Arabia. The study will support the top management and administrators of higher educational institutions in decision making. Findings: The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between the set of variables and the quality of e-learning in the higher education sector. Also, there is a significant difference in the perception of the students between gender, level of the course, and quality of e-learning in the higher education sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations for Practitioners: The results of the study can help top management and administrators of higher educational institutions to improve their actions. Higher educational institutions need to concentrate on the study outcomes related to administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technological support to enhance the quality of e-learning. The study revealed that there should be a difference in the procedure of providing e-learning based on the level of the course and gender of the students. Recommendation for Researchers: The results were examined and interpreted in detail, based on the perspective of the students, and concluded with a view for future research. The study will be beneficial for academic researchers from different countries with a different set of students and framework. Impact on Society: The study revealed that the positive results of the students’ perspective on the quality of e-learning would help the policy-makers of the country in providing the learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the result explored the importance of the quality aspects of e-learning for improvement. Future Research: There is a need for future studies to expose the quality of e-learning in higher education in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. Further researchers will bring the performance level of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The years 2012 and 2013 played decisive roles in drawing our attention to the issue of gender violence, especially for women, in the workplace, which also came to include higher education institutions (HEI). The Vishaka Guidelines (1997), Verma Committee Report (2013) and Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act (2013) drew our attention to the need for having specific laws, redressal mechanisms and gender-sensitization programmes in HEI and led to the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations (2015). Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and gender-sensitization programmes became mandatory in Indian HEIs. What remained unaddressed, though, were the questions of gender sensitization in HEIs in the form of everyday classroom practices, pedagogical questions, curriculum-making process and intersectional approaches towards students’ diverse experiences. This chapter intends to understand how gender sensitization works in HEIs, in the context of the above-mentioned concerns and if merely having ICCs are effective in addressing the same. The paper locates the foundational idea behind Indian education policies within the larger framework of a global approach to gender sensitization of education and takes into account the relevant reports and studies of HEIs in India within the context of gendering higher education. It links these observations with actual conversations that the author had with interviewees associated in some capacity with HEIs in Kolkata and surrounding areas, in trying to establish that a flawed educational philosophy will remain ill-equipped to address the realities of a very-gendered education system that India runs.

Aim/Purpose: The objective of the research was to study the relationship of seven independent factors: administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technical support on quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the study analyzes the moderating effect(s) of gender and level of the course on the quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic situation has impacted the entire education system, especially universities, and brought a new phase in education “e-learning.” The learning supported with electronic technology like online classes and portals to access the courses outside the classroom is known as e-learning. This study aimed to point out the variables influencing the quality of e-learning, such as administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technological support. Methodology: An inferential statistics cross-sectional study was conducted of the students of higher education institutions in India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a self-administered questionnaire to learn the students’ perception of e-learning. All levels of undergraduate and postgraduate students took part in the study with a sample size of 784. Ultimately, this study used a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach to find the positive relationship between the quality of e-learning and the seven independent variables and two moderating variables in the higher education sector. Contribution: The study aims to explore the quality of e-learning in higher education from the students’ perspective. The study was analyzed based on the student’s data collected from the higher educational institutions of India and Saudi Arabia. The study will support the top management and administrators of higher educational institutions in decision making. Findings: The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between the set of variables and the quality of e-learning in the higher education sector. Also, there is a significant difference in the perception of the students be-tween gender, level of the course, and quality of e-learning in the higher education sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations for Practitioners: The results of the study can help top management and administrators of higher educational institutions to improve their actions. Higher educational institutions need to concentrate on the study outcomes related to administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technological support to enhance the quality of e-learning. The study revealed that there should be a difference in the procedure of providing e-learning based on the level of the course and gender of the students. Recommendations for Researchers: The results were examined and interpreted in detail, based on the perspective of the students, and concluded with a view for future research. The study will be beneficial for academic researchers from different countries with a different set of students and framework. Impact on Society: The study revealed that the positive results of the students’ perspective on the quality of e-learning would help the policy-makers of the country in providing the learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the result explored the importance of the quality aspects of e-learning for improvements. Future Research: There is a need for future studies to expose the quality of e-learning in higher education in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. Further researchers will bring the performance level of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A sustainable education model is a comprehensive learning system which provides inclusive learning experiences to all sections of society. This study aims to address the two crucial aspect such as to identify the role of digital technology among the higher educational institution's students and to analyze the positive and negative impacts of digital learning systems in the higher education institutions. Institutions of Higher Learning (HEIs) are crucial in forming society. A robust higher education system is essential to a nation's ability to thrive in the global economy, as well as to its economic, social cohesion, and status as a global leader in facilitating social change. It is appropriate that emphasis be focused on how higher education may improve society, support national economic development, and advance political democracy, cultural variety, and international collaboration. Based on this background, this study found that digital technology made a positive impact on the higher educational sustainability and inclusivity

The article deals with the peculiarities of the use of interactive learning technologies to increase the motivation of students of the higher medical educational institution to study medical and biological physics, which is based on the knowledge of natural sciences. A graphical comparative analysis of students' responses to questions from the author's questionnaire to the use of interactive technologies and after the graphical comparison was made with the help of the program of the table processor. The emphasis is on changing the motivation to learn in the students' answers to the second questionnaire. Obvious becomes the fact of the need for additional educational work with students on the topics of medical history to help in the formation of their ultimate learning objectives. Educational activity of students in higher educational institutions is possible, if based on motives which correspond to direct products of this activity - theoretical knowledge. Such motives are theoretical in content, educational-professional interests. If there are no such interests or they are not sufficiently developed, the student's educational activities are guided by other secondary motives: obtaining approval from parents, the desire to obtain a diploma in higher education, and have a great salary in the future. Then we can say that there is no psychological basis for the deployment of full-fledged educational and professional activities. Therefore, giving students the opportunity to improve their theoretical knowledge about the history of medicine, known doctors, about the complexities of their future profession may in some way induce a deeper understanding of the ethics of the future profession, more detailed study of various disciplines.