Methodological Ideas Research Articles

Вопросы преподавания биоэтики в современных условиях Кыргызстана

Today, the problems of moral education of future doctors are the most acute not only in the Kyrgyz Republic. The consciousness of the youth of the XXI century is sometimes formed in a non-linear way under the influence of pragmatism and utilitarianism. The organization of ethical and moral perception of the world and self-organization in the best positions of humanism is a problem not only of a theoretical but also of a practical nature. Methodological ideas and principles proposed by various researchers in the field of social sciences and humanities are mainly aimed at overcoming both all-encompassing relativism and fundamentalism. However, the way it should be implemented while teaching bioethics is a methodological problem, in particular in the Kyrgyz Republic. The purpose of our work is to consider various approaches in the context of development of our national paradigm of education in medical universities. Modern Kyrgyzstan needs efficient teaching methods, since only they can effectively form the main pillars of moral consciousness of students, which are necessary for implementing medical activities. The educational cornerstone is development of interactive discourse, not only as a comprehensive communication, but also as analysis of all the interacting factors of this process (determining the context, directly affecting the participants and their understanding of the world). The research uses methods of hermeneutics and comparative analysis. Pedagogical approaches and methods of use while teaching bioethics at universities are taken into consideration. Teachers of bioethics in medical institutions of Kyrgyzstan need to develop effective approaches and methods of teaching young people, such as interactive discourse and a dialectical method.

Potential of students' independent work for improving the quality of knowledge in physics in the context of reduced classroom hours

Introduction. Currently, the higher education system is experiencing a reduction in classroom hours in favor of increased share of students' independent work. Therefore, the scientific and methodological problem of organizing extracurricular independent work of students in physics without losing the quality of education is relevant. Objective: within the framework of theoretical and experimental research, to develop and test methodological techniques for organizing independent educational activities of students for mastering general physics at a university while maintaining the specificity of physics as an experimental science, and to provide recommendations for correcting the educational process at the university. Methodology and methods. The study was conducted at FSBEI HE Vyatka State University (Russia). Three groups of second-year students took part in the pedagogical experiment (total sample was 180 people). Methods of experimental research were: written survey, element-by-element analysis of students' work, statistical processing of results (φ* – Fisher's angular transformation). Independent work of students in the experimental group was organized using specially designed and selected tasks aiming to master knowledge and key skills in teaching physics. It also aimed to compensate for classroom laboratory work; therefore it contained creative tasks that boost students' activities and help master symbolic physical thinking. Results. The experimental group showed statistically significant results in mastering subject knowledge and a number of experimental skills on a par with the group of students whose classroom workload was a third higher due to the laboratory practical training. At the same time, the experimental group showed the best results in mastering the skills of visual representation and description of phenomena (φ* = 5.187; p < 0.05) due to the orientation of the controlled independent work, including formation of symbolic physical thinking. Conclusion. The proposed methodological ideas for organizing independent activities of students focused on direct work with signs (pictures, texts, diagrams, models) contribute to maintaining the quality of students' knowledge in the conditions of reduced classroom load but do not solve a number of skills formation problems that develop when a full-scale physical experiment is conducted. The results of the study can be useful for doctoral students, postgraduate students, and university teachers.

Methods for Classical-Mechanical Molecular Simulation in Chemistry: Achievements, Limitations, Perspectives.

More than a half century ago it became feasible to simulate, using classical-mechanical equations of motion, the dynamics of molecular systems on a computer. Since then classical-physical molecular simulation has become an integral part of chemical research. It is widely applied in a variety of branches of chemistry and has significantly contributed to the development of chemical knowledge. It offers understanding and interpretation of experimental results, semiquantitative predictions for measurable and nonmeasurable properties of substances, and allows the calculation of properties of molecular systems under conditions that are experimentally inaccessible. Yet, molecular simulation is built on a number of assumptions, approximations, and simplifications which limit its range of applicability and its accuracy. These concern the potential-energy function used, adequate sampling of the vast statistical-mechanical configurational space of a molecular system and the methods used to compute particular properties of chemical systems from statistical-mechanical ensembles. During the past half century various methodological ideas to improve the efficiency and accuracy of classical-physical molecular simulation have been proposed, investigated, evaluated, implemented in general simulation software or were abandoned. The latter because of fundamental flaws or, while being physically sound, computational inefficiency. Some of these methodological ideas are briefly reviewed and the most effective methods are highlighted. Limitations of classical-physical simulation are discussed and perspectives are sketched.

Study on the Communication Strategy of Macao Music CultureTaking the Interaction Design of City Walk as an Example

As a city where East meets West, Macau has a rich historical and cultural heritage, and its music culture, based on its historical background, has a long history of development, with colourful and diverse genres. However, as a tourist city, the publics understanding of Macau is basically confined to the gaming industry. The dissemination of its music is faced with the problems of small scope of dissemination and lack of popularity, etc. Therefore, how to better inherit and protect the music culture of Macau? Therefore, how to better pass on and protect Macaus local culture has become an issue of wide concern to the Macau society nowadays. With the development of the Internet and the changing needs of the public, interactive design came into being, the interactivity of this design can provide a better user experience and increase the attractiveness of the project. As a popular way of travelling nowadays, city walking can make the public feel the city culture better. This design study will conduct fieldwork research on Macaos music culture through fieldwork method, literature research method and data collection method, analyse the form of its integration with urban micro-tourism, and finally design it interactively. In this way, the dissemination of Macaus music culture will be increased and the cultural participation of the public will be strengthened. In addition, the form of city walk can attract tourists of all ages, which is a good guide for the dissemination of Macaus music culture. Moreover, this design can provide the public with a vivid understanding of Macaus music culture, enhance Macaus cultural attractiveness, promote socialisation and interaction in the city, and improve the publics physical and mental health and quality of life. Therefore, this study aims to provide methodological ideas for the communication strategy of Macaus music culture and to provide innovative perspectives for the inheritance of Macaus excellent traditional culture.

Bibliometric analysis of neuroepithelial stem cells and brain ischemia

Objective: This bibliometric analysis aims to summarize the progress of neuroepithelial stem cells (NESCs) therapy in brain ischemia and provide insights for future research. Methods: Relevant literature was first screened from the Web of Science Core Collection with keywords “neuroepithelial stem cells” and “brain ischemia”, Then the research trends in these fields were analyzed by using VOSviewer, Pajek, Microsoft Excel, and bibliometric online analysis platform. Results: In total, 12 publications on NESCs and brain ischemia were identified, and “stem cells” is the most frequent keyword. A total of 6 countries and regions have published articles in this field, among which the UK has the largest number of publications (5 Articles), followed by the USA and China. The University of Florida is the institution with the highest number of publications. Regarding author contribution, Hodges H published the highest number of articles, with 69.8 citations. The highest-ranking journal was Neurobiology of Disease with 2 publications, while the most cited journal was Neuroscience with 4.00 average citations per item. Conclusions: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of NESC therapy in brain ischemia. In the past decade, the number of articles in this field has decreased slowly, but at the same time, the application of NESCs and ischemia has provided new methodological ideas for the clinical treatment of brain ischemia.

Возможности применения технологии айтрекинга в деятельности правоохранительных органов (на примере зарубежных стран)

Introduction. The law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation widely use a polygraph in solving and investigating crimes as part of psychophysiological research. However, a number of foreign countries are actively conducting research on implementing new psychophysiological technologies in the practical activities of law enforcement officers. One of such technologies is the eye-tracker. The article describes the experience of applying the technology of eye-tracking in the professional activities of law enforcement officers for solving and investigating crimes, in particular, for assessing the reliability of the reported information, revealing hidden information, as well as identifying information about previously perceived persons and objects on the example of foreign countries. These provisions determine the purpose of our research - the generalisation and analysis of foreign experience of applying the technology of eye-tracking in the activities of law enforcement agencies. Methods. General scientific research methods such as analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction and description were used in the research. Results. The current state of theoretical and methodological ideas about eye-tracking, as well as areas of its application, methodological and procedural features of its use in the activities of law enforcement agencies of foreign countries was determined.

Reforming Financial Literacy General Education in Colleges and Universities: Measurement of Financial Literacy level and Training Path of College Students in Higher Vocational Colleges in China

This study aims to evaluate the financial literacy levels of higher vocational college students in China through a questionnaire survey approach. It seeks to determine the overall financial literacy level and delve into the nuances of gender and family background heterogeneity. Drawing on existing methodological ideas for measuring financial literacy levels, this paper uses a questionnaire survey method to calculate the overall financial literacy level of higher vocational college students in my country. It also conducted an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of college students’ financial literacy levels from the perspectives of gender heterogeneity and family background heterogeneity. The results found that the overall financial literacy level of current college students in China is not high, with a quantitative score of only 39.18 points; regardless of basic financial literacy level, advanced financial literacy level, and overall financial literacy level, male college students' scores are generally higher than female college students. This difference is significant at the 1% level; college students in the financial group who have at least one parent with a financial degree or industry background have a higher financial literacy than college students in the non-financial group. The huge difference in the financial literacy of the two groups of college students is in the level of advanced financial literacy. It is more obvious. The research results suggest that colleges and universities should not only add general education to enhance financial literacy in general education courses but also set up financial literacy education courses at different stages based on students’ gender heterogeneity and family background heterogeneity.

Methodological legacy of Professor M.T. Baranov (to the 100th anniversary of the birth)

The article focuses on a crucial issue, namely it aims to analyse the scientific and pedagogical activity of M.T. Baranov (1924–1999), an outstanding Russian scientist, teacher, methodologist-Russianist, who popularised the science of language and created the methodological school of thought "Linguistic worldview formation". From a modern linguodidactic perspective, the study presents his scientific heritage analysis and considers the most significant works on Russian language teaching. Moreover, the paper outlines the main methodological ideas of M.T. Baranov and highlights the content of some of the scientist’s significant writings, including the study guide "A Methodology of Vocabulary and Phraseology in Russian Language Lessons", which has great scientific methodological potential. Professor M.T. Baranov’s contribution to the methodological science development was deeply appreciated by his followers, like-minded scientists, and contemporaries. In modern conditions, methodological writings by M.T. Baranov enable us to continue the search for creative solutions in the field of Russian language teaching as well as other issues of school and university pedagogical education. Research methods included analysis, synthesis, scientific generalisation. As a result, the paper has analysed the scientific legacy of the scholar and objectively evaluated his works from a modern standpoint. The valuable experience of M.T. Baranov should be considered in the process of training language and literature teachers in modern Russia.

РАЗВИТИЕ ЦИФРОВИЗАЦИИ БИЗНЕС-ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ И ПРОЦЕССОВ В РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ И ОТРАСЛЕВОЙ ЭКОНОМИКЕ

The purpose of the article is to consider the conceptual aspects of the development of digitalization of business technologies and processes in the regional and sectoral economy, especially in the practice of industrial enterprises in the context of the need to transition to the concept of an adaptive economy. Discussion: theoretical constructions and practical techniques for studying and researching the essence, content and specifics of the digitalization of business technologies and processes at the level of industries and regions are very complex and ambiguous, which confirms the importance of the issue under consideration, which receives priority positions in systemology, which, when considering various aspects of the processes of improving the sustainable development of complex socio-economic industrial systems have very little impact on such important aspects of development as digitalization. Results: the article attempts to formulate and substantiate the most relevant approaches to the formation of directions for the development of digitalization of business technologies and processes at the meso- and micro-levels, to study the essence and content of digitalization, to determine the prospects for state support in relation to complex sectoral and regional socio-economic systems that invariably need higher socio-economic indicators and rational use of resources. A system of priority directions for the development of innovative production processes, digital management and the investment portfolio of industrial enterprises has been formed. The main directions of increasing the efficiency of the production process of industrial enterprises are identified and ways to achieve digital security of industrial enterprises are formulated. The analysis of the growth rates of industrial enterprises and their socio-economic importance in the dynamics of the gross domestic product of the country is carried out. The progressive development of the economy is confirmed by the positive dynamics of the gross regional product, which determines the need and priority of state support in the field of digitalization of industrial production. The above research expands theoretical and methodological ideas about the processes of transition and implementation of digitalization in industrial enterprises, the problem of ensuring their sustainable development, especially in modern conditions of an unstable state of the economic system.

Social and Professional Adaptation of Students in the Educational Environment of the University in the Last Third of the 20th Century: Experience of Organization and Interpretation

The relevance of the problems of the presented research is connected with the understanding and evaluation of some forms of organization of social and professional adaptation of first-year students and their integration into the educational environment of the university, established and implemented in the practice of domestic universities in the last third of the 20th century, their influence on personal, social and professional development of future teachers. The purpose of the article is to reflect on the experience of adaptation and integration of first-year students into the educational environment of the university, which has developed in the activities of historical and pedagogical faculties that operated in the USSR from 1966 to 1996. The reflection of such experience is focused on the search for productive ideas that allow students to adapt to the norms and values of the educational environment in the modern practice of professional psychological and pedagogical education, form sustainable motives for self-development, self-education, and intensively prepare for professional activities in the Russian education system. The leading methodological ideas in the analysis of the experience of adaptation and integration of students into the educational environment of the university are the principles of objectivity, consistency, historicism, reliance on the results of practical activities, on expert judgments and assessments of direct participants and organizers of this work in the last third of the 20th century. For these purposes, the method of monographic description of the practical experience of the activities of the installation camp of the historical and pedagogical faculty of the Kursk State Pedagogical Institute, conversations with teachers and students, participant observation, study of scientific texts, press materials and Internet resources was used. Research results. The study made it possible to reveal the place and role of installation camps in ensuring the adaptation and integration of first-year students into the educational environment of the university, to substantiate the main functions of the camp in the general logic of the personal, social and professional development of future teachers, to characterize some effective types and forms of work, their practical effectiveness. In particular, the essence and content of the adaptive, integration, value-orientation functions of the camp of first-year students are revealed; presents the types and forms of work on the socio-moral, personal and professional development of first-year students; the role of senior students in organizing the life of future teachers in the educational environment of the university is characterized. Conclusion. The materials of the article can be used by heads of humanitarian faculties, teachers of psychological and pedagogical disciplines, specialists in the field of history of higher professional pedagogical education.

СУТНІСНА ПРИРОДА І КЛЮЧОВІ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ КРЕАТИВНОЇ ЕКОНОМІКИ

The article is devoted to the systematization of theoretical problems of the creative economy and their key characteristics. It is emphasized that the creative economy, from the point of view of the influence of intellectual capital and investments in human capital on the dynamics of competitive development of national economies, is the highest form of development of the new economy, capable of producing creative products with more than 50% of the specific weight of the creative component in their intangible value. The innovation-technological paradigm of the creative economy is determined by the accelerated dynamization of global technological progress, in which production, turning into a platform for technological application and a continuous flow of innovative developments, puts science and education among the priority factors of global economic development. As international practice shows, it is precisely the cultural aspect of the creation of economic activity that is the most difficult to understand, since in the cultural sphere, as in no other, the prevailing concepts in most cases require the greatest adjustments in order to adequately reflect the specific methods of organization and development of the economic system of society, presented in products of material and spiritual labor, the system of social norms and institutions, as well as the attitude of individuals to nature, to each other and to themselves. The article emphasizes the cultural paradigm of the theoretical design of the creative economy, which is characterized by the multifacetedness of the cultural phenomenon, which makes it possible to significantly expand the methodological ideas about the nature and driving forces of creative production based on the inclusion of economic activity that goes beyond the artistic sphere itself. The fundamental transformations that the world economic system has undergone in recent decades include radical changes in the nature and forms of organization of economic activity with the loss of traditional reproductive factors of production of their leading role in the competitive development of companies, states and entire regions. Under such conditions, their maintenance of high competitive positions on the market is decisively determined by creative resources, which, although they cannot be evaluated in traditional value categories, are actively introduced into the process of social reproduction based on the generation of new creative ideas by economic entities and their large-scale market commercialization.

Error-related negativity: dynamics of a neurocognitive sensitivity marker to decision mismatch in psychiatric disorders. Part 2

The transformation of methodological ideas about ERN as a significant neurocognitive marker for clarifying the mechanisms of development and maintenance of mental disorders are analyzed. The potential is registered in the anterior cingulate cortex 50–100 ms after making an error in the conflict task and acts as a neurocognitive indicator of sensitivity to decision mismatches. Comprehension of the provisions on the error monitoring system is discussed depending on the peculiarities of the clinical group definition, different conditions of activity (error of another or one’s own, motivational significance, attitude to accuracy, uncertainty, awareness of the error and other), as well as individual-typological characteristics. The significance of the error monitoring system in the context of the transition from a categorical to a dimensional approach to the classification of mental disorders is conceptualized, and inconsistencies in the data are discussed. ERN is considered as a modulation pattern of the internalisation-externalisation spectrum of psychopathology, acting as a dimensional psychopathological model that partially overcomes the problems of comorbidity. Based on the idea of defining ERN as a transdiagnostic electrophysiological marker of mental health, highly comorbid disorders, the problem of comparing the features of the error monitoring system in anxiety and psychotic disorders is analyzed. Studies show specific strengthening of the ERN in anxiety disorders and weakening in psychosis, but some components of the ERN in psychotic disorders may remain preserved, and under certain conditions of activity, error detection is intact. The qualitative rearrangements in the error monitoring system in psychosis reveal a more complex psychological structure of error identification than the observation of a decline in this ability.

Blinding Induced Risk of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials of Physiotherapy Interventions — A Retrospective Study

Introduction: In randomized clinical trials, the methodological idea of preventing bias by withholding knowledge of the allocation status is known as blinding. Blinding refers back to the concealment of group allocation from one or extra individuals concerned in scientific studies, most commonly a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Even though randomization minimizes variations among treatment groups on the outset of the trial, it does nothing to prevent differential treatment of the groups later within the trial or the differential assessment of outcomes, either of which may also bring about biased estimates of treatment outcomes. The most beneficial strategy to limit the chance of differential remedy or assessments of results is to blind as many individuals as viable in a trial. Objective: To study the extent of blinding induced bias in RCT of physiotherapy interventions and to evaluate the extent of interpretative consideration it the trials are not blinded in the sample of RCT included. Methodology : We conducted a retrospective analysis to estimate the blinding bias in the randomized controlled trials published in physiotherapy interventions from 2016 to 2022. Results & Conclusion : We included 50 RCTs for blinding assessment. About 88% of included articles were not having participants blinding 90% has not done therapist blinding and nearly 50% of studies were conducted without assessors blinding. Based on the results of this study blinding of important participants were infrequently reported in the included studies. Keywords: Blinding, Risk of bias, Physiotherapy, Randomized controlled trials

THE CONTRIBUTION OF MIGRANT ARTISTS-EDUCATORS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART LITERACY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY

The article analyses the theoretical and methodological ideas of artists-pedagogues who emigrated abroad in the first half of the twentieth century. The works of such teachers as O. Arkhypenko, V. Hagenmeister, E. Kozak, S. Kolos, V. Lasovsky, K. Malevych, M. Samokysh, and V. Sichynskyi are analyzed. The fundamental ideas of the artists, which were highlighted in their theoretical works, are outlined. Several opinions are formulated regarding the purposes of writing these works and their role in developing art education within the studied period. The article summarises and generalizes the results of the analysis of the scientific and pedagogical potential of the works of migrant artists of the first half of the twentieth century and notes several distinctive aspects. The first aspect is that, broadly, the article was divided into theoretical works of historical and art historical content and methodological works. The second defined aspect is the works of artists and pedagogues who found themselves in exile and played an essential role in enriching and shaping the public opinion of other countries, which were influenced by Ukrainian artistic and peda-gogical ideas. 
 The author analyses the reflection of the level of Ukrainian art education in the first half of the twentieth century and describes its original nature, which Ukrainian emigrants proposed to various art educational institutions worldwide. 
 An opinion is formed on the work of Ukrainian artists-teachers (who were in emigration) in various vocational and higher art education institutions, who have created their Ukrainian community outside Ukraine, in different parts of the world, preserving the authenticity of teaching fine arts not only to Ukrainian students abroad but also to representatives of other countries of Europe and America.
 The article provides recommendations on various areas of studying fine arts in higher and vocational education institutions and their use in modern theory and practice.

The poetic specificity of Gilda's "On the Death of Britain" and the "Hesperica Famina": a pragmatic aspect and a dominant analysis. On the 135th anniversary of the birth of B. I. Yarkho (1889-1942)

Τhis article deals with the work of the British writer Gildas the Wise "On the Ruin of Britain" and the poetic text "Hisperica Famina", written in the British archipelago (presumably in Ireland). Both works are written in Latin and represent milestones in the history of the Hiberno-British literature of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. There is no consensus about dating to a year or at least a decade for both texts. "On the Ruin of Britain" was written presumably in the late V — early VI centuries; the Hisperica Famina are usually attributed to the second half of the VII century. "On the Ruin of Britain" contains a brief historical sketch and an protracted invective against the kings and clergy of Britons. The Hisperica Famina represent the Latin versification practice of Hibernian scribes. The methodological ideas of Boris I. Yarkho (1889-1942), set out in his fundamental work "A Methodology of Precise Literary Studies", serve as a conceptual basis for this research. On its basis, the author of the article identifies complexes of stylistic features and their compositional distribution which reflects poetic dominants common to Gildas and the author of the Hisperica Famina (so called faminator). The tendency of syntactic interlocking in the Hisperica Famina regularly prevails over the same tendency in "On the Ruin of Britain", it indicates that a specific attitude to the syntactical style, usual for the faminator and his poetic circle, began to form back in the Gildas's era. The common features of both texts show the prevalence of certain poetic dominants and can serve as a serious argument in defense of the thesis of the continuity from Gildas or writers of his circle to the faminator. The stylometry method may be very useful for comparing texts even if they they differ in genre and era.

Istoriko-kul'turnye faktory formirovaniya kitajskoj sistemy muzykal'nogo obrazovaniya v XX–XXI vv.

With the development of human civilization and the acceleration of the process of globalization, the study of anthropological historical and cultural factors in the formation of educational systems in different countries has become an important task for the academic community. In this regard, to ensure the effective functioning and further progress of the country's musical culture, it is important to study its historical and cultural origins and factors that at different times had a decisive impact on the system of music education and pedagogical and methodological ideas for its implementation.

I. S. Mikheev's contribution to the development of methodological science and education of non-Russian peoples of the Middle Volga region

Introduction. The methodological heritage of Russian teachers of the past is of interest to the modern theory of pedagogy and educational practice. The purpose of the article is to generalize the methodological views of a prominent scientist of the second half of the XIX – first half of the XX centuries Ivan Stepanovich Mikheev (1876-1940). The relevance of the pedagogical heritage of Mikheev is explained by the correspondence of his methodological views to the attitudes of modern Russian specialists in the field of teaching Russian language and literature among the nonRussian peoples of the Middle Volga region. Materials and methods. The leading research methods are the analysis of scientific literature and the biographical method, as well as historical, regional and axiological (value) methodological approaches. Results. I. S. Mikheev proposed a system of teaching non-Russian peoples to read and write in their native and Russian languages. He suggested starting the development of literacy in the native language of students. After mastering elementary skills, they had to move on to teaching in the Russian language in the so-called "conversational lessons". Mikheev called his teaching approach "the method of whole sentences." For those who speak oral native speech, the main thing is to master written speech, that entails the need for a sufficiently detailed study of grammar. For "nonRussian-born" children, the most urgent task is to master live conversational speech. In conditions when schooling usually lasted no more than two or three years, the task of mastering grammar shouldn′t have been brought to the fore. Discussion. The idea, – teaching an unfamiliar language by the method of whole sentences, – was put forward by Mikheev as a basis of his methodological views. It found further productive development in modern methods of teaching foreign languages. The innovation of Mikheev's approach consisted in the fact that he pointed out the fundamental difference in approaches to teaching Russian to Russian and to non-Russian children. The methodology developed by I. S. Mikheev included at the initial stage the elaboration of the simplest syntactic formations instead of tedious memorization of grammatical forms. Hence pupils acquired the ability to compose simple, but whole sentences in a relatively short time. That′s they were able to express their thoughts in the correct Russian language. Mikheev's approach required completely different methods and textbooks of the Russian language for Russian and for non-Russian schoolchildren. The methodological ideas of Mikheev are still relevant today, and represent a significant value for modern Russian pedagogical science and education. Modern teachers of multiethnic regions of Russia highly appreciate and actively use the heritage of Mikheev. Conclusions. A prominent methodologist, philologist and educator of the non-Russian peoples of the Middle Volga region, Mikheev made a significant contribution to the development of education and methodological science, periodicals and literature. Mikheev's methodological ideas are still relevant today, and are of considerable value for modern Russian pedagogical science and education. Modern teachers of multiethnic regions of Russia highly appreciate and actively use Mikheev's legacy. The theoretical and methodological works of I. S. Mikheev, his children's books and dramatic works include axiological, humanistic content, and to this day have a significant impact on modern methodological thought. That′s why, it deserves the most careful further study.

“Circumbaltian space”: methodological priorities and regulatory grounds for delimitation

This paper outlines the methodological priorities for delimitating the Circumbaltian space as a unique geospatial form, namely: the geospatial approach, constructive modeling, the geohistorical paradigm, and the geotory concept. Based on the above, along with the theoretical and methodological ideas and algorithmic proposals outlined by the author in earlier works, as well as the regulatory prerequisites for delimitating the outer core of the Baltic naval civilization, the paper sets its land, water, and air boundaries. The author designs a three-step methodology for ranking coastal spaces and describes the basic land and water contact structure of the Baltic for urban planning purposes. The paper also draws legally compliant generalized boundaries of the Circumbaltian space and designs a basic digital model of this geospatial form.

Story-listening as methodology: a feminist case for unheard stories

In light of the ongoing practice of non-Indigenous researchers conducting studies on Indigenous lands, new opportunities are needed for creative alternatives to fieldwork, along with an honest conversation about ethics, intent, and practices of place-based collaborative methods in Indigenous studies. In this paper, I explore the notion of story-listening as a creative methodological alternative to extractive methods for settler scholars in Indigenous communities. Through personal reflection, I argue that decolonizing research strategies should involve practices which minimize settler presence in, and demands on, Indigenous communities. A storied approach to research points to academic expectations of knowledge-production, which contribute to silencing Indigenous voices, while paradoxically setting Settler researchers as a privileged audience of Indigenous stories. Looking for told-but-unheard stories, I argue, is one way to find answers and guidance in research while respecting storytellers’ agency and challenging colonial origin stories. Methodological ideas for unheard stories are explored in three phases: hearing, listening, and sharing. All stages of story-listening involve care and respect for the storyteller.

Using a neural network in the work of an informatics teacher

Neural networks in education are a promising direction for encreasing the level of teaching and improving the quality of learning. Neural networks can be used for various types of learning, from teaching to creating personalized learning materials for individual students. The article describes the prospects and possibilities of using neural networks in the work of an informatics teacher, provides examples of queries to the neural network and options for their execution by the neural network, and analyzes the responses issued by the neural network to queries. Methodological ideas for using a neural network will be useful to informatics teachers when preparing for informatics lessons, extracurricular activities and competitions. The use of neural networks by teachers in their activities will allow the teacher to save time when preparing for a lesson, use a creative approach when planning lessons, diversify the teacher's teaching materials and will contribute to the formation of the ability to use information technology to solve teaching problems.