Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Research Articles

The future teachers’ emotional culture development as a professional growth resource

Nowadays, the search for the new opportunities how to improve the teacher’s professional level and how to create the conditions for his professional growth has intensified. The teacher’s professional growth implies a qualitative transformation of professionally important personal properties and abilities, professional knowledge and skills within the framework of the professional activity. The modern teachers’ professional activity develops in the context of uncertainty, novelty and ambiguity. Constantly changing situations actualize the value-semantic and emotional aspects of the teachers’ professional development. The foregoing indicates that it is important for the future teachers to develop an emotional culture as a component of a professional culture. In this regard, the problem of the study is formulated as follows: how to develop the future teachers’ emotional culture in the university? Hence, the purpose of the study is to develop and implement a structural-content model to develop the future teachers’ emotional culture. To test the hypothesis that the understanding of the emotional culture as a resource for a professional growth and modelling the process of its development at a university is important, the following methods are used: theoretical (the scientific literature analysis on the problem of the future teachers’ emotional culture development; to study and generalize the emotional culture development experience in the university), empirical (the observation, survey and pedagogical experiment) and methods of the obtained data mathematical processing. An empirical study is carried out on the basis of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. It has included the developed structural-content model approbation and the subsequent diagnostics of the axiological, cognitive, bihavioral, volitional and reflexive components formation in future teachers’ emotional culture. The study results can be used to develop and implement the future teachers’ training programs, as well as the teachers’ advanced training system in the university. In the future, it is reasonable to study the psychological and methodological university teachers’ readiness to develop the future teachers’ emotional culture.

Реализация пилотного проекта по совершенствованию системы высшего юридического образования

The purpose of this article is to identify the features of the implementation of a pilot project to improve the system of higher legal education on the example of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. Methodology: to prepare the article, general scientific and private scientific research methods were used, including analysis, synthesis, system method, formal legal method, modeling method. Conclusions. The article presents the results of the first stage of the pilot project to improve the system of higher legal education, including the development of independently established educational standards and educational programs of basic and specialized higher education. A distinctive feature of the new educational standard is that it establishes requirements for the implementation of educational programs not for one level of education, but for an enlarged group of specialties and areas of training for basic and specialized levels of higher education. The requirements for the terms of education have been changed. The developed educational program of basic higher education assumes a period of study of 5 years. The programs of specialized higher education — Master›s degree are differentiated into applied and research with an appropriate training period of 1 or 2 years. Scientific and practical significance. The paper presents a new approach to the creation and implementation of educational programs of higher education in the field of jurisprudence. The presented conclusions and suggestions can be used by educational organizations of higher education during the development of new educational programs of basic and specialized levels of higher education.

I Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция «Студенческий спорт: инновации, технологии и цифровая трансформация», посвященная 40-летию высшей школы физической культуры и спорта Балтийского федерального университета имени Иммануила Канта

The article presents a report on the First All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference “Student Sports: Innovations, Technologies and Digital Transformation” dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Higher School of Physical Culture and Sports of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, which was held from March 29 to April 1, 2023 in Kaliningrad.

The History of Plant Physiology at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

The article reviews the history of plant physiology research at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University from 1969 to this day and analyzes the role of the first and long-time head of the Department of Plant Physiology and Agrochemistry, M. M. Okuntsov, and his pupils, O. A. Ronzhina, G. N.Chupakhina, and A. S. Grebennikov, in the development of these studies. A scientific school led by Okuntsov and focused on non-photosynthetic light-dependent processes in plants had formed by the late 1970s. Presently, physiological research at the University is carried out at the Laboratory of Natural Antioxidants headed by Chupakhina. The Laboratory focuses on the studies of antioxidant system for the purposes of elucidating molecular mechanisms of plant resistance to unfavorable environmental conditions, evaluating plant product quality, and searching for producers of biologically active substances with high antioxidant activity and material for genetic engineering of plants with beneficial traits.

Иммануил Кант и «новое Просвещение». Обзор международной научной конференции

The review surveys the main ideas discussed at the international scientific conference “Immanuel Kant and the ‘New Enlightenment’” hosted by the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) in Kaliningrad on 20-22 April 2022. It was organised by IKBFU’s research unit Academia Kantiana with the support of the Petersburg Dialogue Forum. Speakers analysed the theses of the Report to the Club of Rome, Come on! Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet (2018), whose authors, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Anders Wijkman, initiated a call for a “new Enlightenment”. The participants compared these theses with Kant’s philosophical ideas and looked for an answer to the question whether Kant’s critical philosophy should be consigned to the “old” Enlightenment or whether it has real potential for the desired “new Enlightenment”. The summaries of papers and discussions are arranged in order of their presentation. The Conference has shown that Kant’s Enlightenment has not lost its relevance while the ideas of the “new Enlightenment” need to be further examined philosophically.

Направления и перспективы развития географии и геоэкологии в КГУ — БФУ им. И. Канта: роль в подготовке кадров

Currently, there is a growing need for a more precise theoretical justification and the def­inition of a methodology for studying geographical disciplines to optimize the interaction be­tween society and nature, ensuring environmental safety. The specificity of modern education requires the implementation of a new, practice-oriented approach. A historical perspective on the development of scientific research and the training of specialists in the field of geograph­ical science is presented. The article analyzes the scientific and pedagogical activity of the geographical faculty of Kaliningrad State University — Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal Uni­versity on the basis of a retrospective study for 1963—2023. Positive trends and the role of dissertation research in geoecology and oceanology in preparing personnel for scientific and production activities are highlighted. The prospects and directions for the further development of geographical science at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University are assessed.

Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement

This paper summarizes the results of the seminar “Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement”, held on August 26, 2022, at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad. During the seminar, the Institute of Geopolitical and Regional Studies of the university announced an initiative to devise a system of monitoring the geopolitical (regional) security of Russia. The debate centred around the development of a conceptual framework and a geopolitical security model as a prerequisite for the system. The discussion also covered other relevant issues, including the definition of geopolitical security and geopolitical space as well as the types of geopolitical threats and vulnerabilities. Another topic on the agenda was the analysis of theoretical approaches applicable to monitoring the geopolitical security in Russia. A constructivist approach based on discursive practices was viewed as the most promising for tracking changes in geopolitical threats. In this work, the emphasis should be placed on regional issues, i. e. the situation in particular regions. Other promising avenues for further research are the operationalization of relevant concepts and the development of a set of indicators of geopolitical threats and vulnerabilities, which Russia has already faced and may face in the future.

Особенности психологической атмосферы в инклюзивных группах студентов вуза

The description and results of an empirical study conducted within two inclusive student groups at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University are presented. The instrument used for this research was the “Psychological Atmosphere in the Group Scale” (F. Fiedler’s scale adapted by Yu. L. Khanin) with the inclusion of open-ended questions to assess participants’ attitudes toward inclusion in the university. The study aimed to understand how students evaluate the positive and negative effects of joint learning with students with psychophysical development peculiarities. Based on the results, the conclusion is drawn that the nosological ca­tegory of students with limited abilities is not a determining factor in the psychological at­mo­sphere within a student group. Students’ perspectives on the positive and negative effects of collaborative learning with students with health limitations are discussed. The idea of the necessity for a comprehensive socio-psychological study to enhance inclusive practices in university education is expressed.

Competency-Based Approach in Teaching Сardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Aim of the study: to develop an additional professional competence «Emergency care in cardiac arrest» and to evaluate a set of tools for its development among the graduating students majoring in general medicine (code 31.05.01).Material and methods. The study was done in two stages. During the first stage, within the framework of PC (professional competence)-11 «Readiness to participate in providing first medical aid in conditions requiring urgent medical intervention» an additional professional competence «Emergency care in cardiac arrest» was developed with the definition of performance assessment. During the second one, the scientific research was conducted at the medical institute of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University during the study of Anesthesiology, resuscitation, and intensive care, which has been included in the block 1 discipline (module) list, being a basic part of the General Medicine curriculum (code 31.05.01). The study involved 140 six-year students majoring in general medicine (code 31.05.01). The students were divided into two groups. The main group included 80 students who studied in 2021 (average age 25±1.5 years), while the control group comprised 60 participants who studied in 2019 (average age 25.9±1.6 years, retrospective analysis).Results. An additional professional competence «Emergency care in cardiac arrest» and its stratified structure have been developed. Specific elements were elaborated for each component stratum. Based on the developed elements, which were mastered by the student in the process of training, the necessary competence was developed. The novel pedagogical technologies in the curriculum contributed to more effective learning and development of the competence. The levels of development of additional professional competence «Emergency care in cardiac arrest» differed between the groups. Most students in the control group had a threshold level of competence. The basic and advanced levels of competence were significantly higher among the students in the main group compared with the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion. We have shown the necessity of developing an additional professional competence «Emergency treatment in case of cardiac arrest» within the «Readiness to participate in providing first medical aid in conditions requiring urgent medical intervention» PC-11. We have successfully implemented and validated in practice the system of development of additional professional competence using pedagogical innovations, including those based on advanced information and communication technologies.

Technosphere of the university: an environment for the teacher’s information culture development

This study is an attempt to analyse the university technosphere capabilities to develop the teachers information culture. The university technosphere is considered to be the most important condition to develop the university teachers information culture. Having analyzed the essence and structure of the teachers information culture, the following hypothesis is put forward: the effectiveness of the university technosphere development has an impact in the development of the teachers information culture; the effectiveness of the university technosphere development is also reflected in the teachers readiness to apply the information technologies in practice in the educational process. This hypothesis indicates the purpose of the study: to substantiate the model of the teachers information culture development in the conditions of the university technosphere creation and functioning. Having substantiated this model theoretically, the authors have built upon the ideas of information and communication, competency-based and cyber-ontological approaches, which are especially relevant in the context of modern cyber socialization. A pedagogical experiment involving 32 teachers from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad, Russia) has been organized to test the hypothesis. The experiment has been carried out in three stages: at the first ascertaining stage the teachers attitude to the development of their information culture has been diagnosed. The adoption of the teachers information culture development model, which has no analogues in modern pedagogy of higher education (implemented on the basis of the self-developed special course, which is held as a series of training seminars) has been carried out at the second formative stage. The re-diagnostics of the developed components of the teachers information culture has been carried out at the third control stage. The dynamics has been observed in all information culture components. The most significant changes have occurred in the indicators of the information culture operational component development (from 5,8 units to 9,1 units), which has indicated the effectiveness of the developed model. Hence, it can be used in the organization of work how to develop the university teachers information culture. The novelty of the study is related to the introduction of the developed model into the university educational space, which develops the teachers psychological readiness to master the information products and professional competence in the implementation of the innovative information technologies.

Introducing our new Editorial Board Members

The Chimica Techno Acta (CTA) journal was established in 2014. Since then, CTA has grown into a recognized platform for reporting recent advances in engineering chemistry. We would like to express our deep appreciation to all our authors, reviewers and readers, whose valuable participation has contributed greatly to the current level of CTA.One year ago, in a desire to further enhance the journal’s visibility and impact, a number of important changes were initiated, such as visual redesigning of the journal’s website, updating editorial policies and clarifying the Aims Scope. More importantly, we undertook a step towards expanding our Editorial Board team. As a result of this initiative, we are glad to welcome Prof. Ekaterina Kozlova from the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis and Dr. Farid Orudzhev from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University as our new Editorial Board Members.

Corrigendum for ‘Kant on education and improvement: Themes and problems’ by Sticker & Bakhurst ()

Journal of Philosophy of EducationEarly View CORRIGENDUMFree Access Corrigendum for ‘Kant on education and improvement: Themes and problems’ by Sticker & Bakhurst (2021) This article corrects the following: Kant on education and improvement: Themes and problems Martin Sticker, David Bakhurst, Volume 55Issue 6Journal of Philosophy of Education pages: 909-920 First Published online: December 16, 2021 First published: 22 February 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12652AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat In Sticker & Bakhurst (2021), the affiliation details were incomplete https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12631. The full affiliation details should be: Martin Sticker1,2 and David Bakhurst2,3 1Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom 2Kantian Rationality Lab & Academia Kantiana, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), Kaliningrad, Russia 3Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada The affiliation details have now been corrected in the article. REFERENCE Sticker, M. & Bakhurst, D. (2021) Kant on education and improvement: themes and problems. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 55, 909– 920. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12631Wiley Online LibraryWeb of Science®Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation

VI Международный научный семинар «Агиография в русском культур­ном пространстве: к 200-летию со дня рождения Ф. М. Достоевского»

The article provides an overview of the VI International Scientific Seminar "Hagiog­raphy in the Russian Cultural Space", dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Fedor Dostoev­sky’s birth. The seminar was organized at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University on October 11—12, 2021. The main ideas and key points of the presentations of the plenary and section meetings are explored.

Образ Калининграда в картине мира студентов университета

The image of the city as one of the most important elements of modern post-industrial reality is an essential element in the world picture of any individual. The research aims to study the peculiarities of perception and verbal representation of the image of Kaliningrad by the students of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The objectives of the research determined the choice of a comprehensive methodology, which included the method of unfini­shed sentences, as well as the methods of interpretation and modelling. As a result of this re­search, four interrelated constituents of the image of Kaliningrad were determined — external (architectural and landscape), cultural and historical, anthropological, social and household. The verbal representation of their structural and content characteristics was illustrated using the results of a survey based on the method of unfinished sentences, which was developed and con­ducted by the author.

Formation of historical commenting competence in students – future teachers of the Russian language and literature

Introduction. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that historical commenting on linguistic phenomena is an important means of solving the problems of training language teachers, since it allows explaining modern linguistic facts, concepts, patterns by establishing their diachronic properties. The purpose of the study is to test a model of the formation of historical commenting competence in students – future teachers of the Russian language and literature. Materials and methods. The study was conducted from January to December 2020 at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The sample included 90 people. Methods applied: comparative historical analysis of monuments of ancient Russian writing; expert assessments; methodology for determining the formation of linguistic competence of students (E.N. Piskunova); mathematical statistics (χ2-Pearson test). Research results. The program of the courses "Old Church Slavonic" and "History of the Russian literary language" included the study and comparative historical analysis of the monuments of ancient Russian writing. The results of testing the model showed statistically significant changes in the experimental group according to the following criteria: information-cognitive (χ2 = 20.3; p <0.01), activity-semantic (χ2 = 45; p <0.01), professional-communicative (χ2 = 8.5; p <0.05) and practice-oriented (χ2 = 21.1; p <0.01). Discussion and conclusion. A comparative analysis of the research results showed that teaching the historical syntax of the Russian language affects the formation of the competence of historical commenting in students – future language teachers and the level of their training. The developed methodological toolkit provides an analysis of the syntactic field of subject sentences of the Old Russian language and their historical commenting on the basis of the subject of the dictum and the subject of modus.

Applied Aspects of Countering Information and Ideological Threats in the Digital Space and Peculiarities of their Prevention

The paper examines topical issues of countering the most dangerous information and ideological threats both for all mankind and for the Russian Federation, namely extremism and terrorism. The authors present the experience of integrating the fundamental scientific developments of representatives of the school of forensic situational science into the practical activities of the Educational and Methodological Center for the Prevention of Terrorism of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The authors identify the most typical problems associated with the organization of an effective system of anti-terrorist prevention in the educational environment, and suggest ways to solve them. It is concluded that early detection, prevention and suppression of extremist (terrorist) crimes committed on the Internet contributes to the timely prevention of the spread of the ideology of extremism (terrorism), as well as the involvement of citizens in informal extremist communities. The most important task is to create, on the basis of educational and methodological centers, which are found in all federal universities of the country, the so-called cyber squads from among law students. Combining the efforts of volunteers with certain knowledge in the field of criminal law and forensics will allow us to timely and, most importantly, systematically identify suspicious content in the digital space and signal this to the competent law enforcement agencies.

Методика преподавания гражданского процесса в условиях реформирования образования (на примере БФУ им. И. Канта)

The issues of teaching civil procedural law (civil process) in the context of educational reform are considered; attention is paid to the Soviet period of teaching the discipline and the features of teaching in the modern period. The article touches upon new approaches to the methodology of teaching the civil process on the example of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.

DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ INDIVIDUALITY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE IMPACT OF DISTANT AND ONLINE EDUCATION

This article focuses on the problem of students' individuality developing as an important part of human individuality in the process of distance and online education during Covid-19 Pandemic. The theoretical basis is O. Grebenyuk’s individuality concept. In it, the individuality is defined as the unity of seven spheres, including intellectual, motivational, emotional, volitional, practical and subject-oriented, self-regulative and existential ones which are characterized the originality and uniqueness of a person. Positive students' individuality developing affects success of higher education and professional activity in medicine. This study adresses three key issues. First, it looks at the problem of students' individuality developing in the process of distance and online education during Covid-19 Pandemic. Second, it turns to examine dynamics of students' individuality spheres and components during one semester of professional training at the university. Finally, the paper considers gender differences in dynamics of students' individuality. The data for this study were collected using the questionnaire “The Technique of Student’s Individuality” by T. Grebenyuk. Eighty-five students were recruited for this research. The participants study at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, they are future health professionals. The results suggest that in the process of distance and on-line education during Covid-19 Pandemic, positive dynamics in the development of all individuality spheres of medical students is revealed, especially in the motivational and intellectual spheres. The dynamics of all individuality spheres have differences in the male group of medical students except the existential sphere. But this problem needs deeper research.

Motives and features of cross-platform self-presentation of Russian students

Social networks increasingly act as a full-fledged tool in the process of expressing one’s identity and self- presentation. The object of this study was the cross-platform self-presentation of Russian students in three different social networks: «VKontakte», «Facebook» and «Instagram». The authors consider cross-platformness in the article refers as the ability to simultaneously construct the desired impression in various Internet platforms, taking into account the specifics of their functionality and audience. The subject of the study is the motives and characteristics of cross-platform self-presentation in these social networks. The research method is in-depth interviews with students of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad, Russia). The paper carries out narrative analysis in a special software package Atlas.ti. The authors pay particular attention to the motivations for using social networks, as well as the similarities and differences in the pictures and content published on different virtual platforms. The main conclusion of this study is that social media users prefer different forms of self-presentations. The authors found that the nature of self-presentation is related both to the motives for using social networks and their technological capabilities. On Facebook, the prerequisite for the formation of self-presentation is the ability to communicate with a more serious and adult audience. In «VKontakte» – to be part of a community consisting mostly of close friends and peers. In «Instagram» – the visual perception of a person by a person. Along with this, the specificity of self-presentation is also affected by the different functionality of social networks. In particular, «Instagram» provides the most effective opportunities for account users to show events from their lives.

Кантианская рациональность в философии науки. Обзор Первой конференции лаборатории «Кантианская рациональность»

The international conference “Kantian Rationality in Philosophy of Science” was held on 9–11 October 2020 at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) in Kaliningrad. Fifteen participants from different countries discussed aspects of the Kantian understanding of science and the roles of reason in it: the unity, difference, and systematicity of the functions of reason in science, as they are revealed in Kant’s discussions of criteria of scientificity, the classification of sciences, or methods of theoretical and experimental research in specific sciences. The topics discussed fell into two broad categories: firstly, the relationship between metaphysics and science in the context of Kant’s time; secondly, the relevance of Kant’s ideas to modern sciences and the concepts of philosophy of science in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.