Students Of Other Universities Research Articles

Employability skills in architecture and design: toward bridging the gap between academia and practice for Saudi women employees

PurposeThe role of women in the architecture and design industry is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which aims to increase the participation of women in the Saudi construction sector. Saudi female graduates from architectural and design schools are currently working in most of the mega projects underway in Riyadh; however, they face certain challenges at the beginning of their working lives due to the gap between the skills acquired during an architectural and design education and those needed for employability.Design/methodology/approachThis study evaluates the employability skills of Saudi female cooperative education (COOP) students and graduates from architectural schools in Riyadh. A quantitative approach is taken, and two questionnaires are administered: one for female COOP students and graduates from the college of architecture and design in one of the private universities in Riyadh and the other for employers from different architectural firms and governmental organizations in Riyadh. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the research data.FindingsThe research findings suggest that practical experiences and on-site observation activities should be provided, and sustainability solutions and applications should be incorporated into the curriculum to bring architecture education closer to the architectural profession and highlight the role of universities in supporting graduates' skills development.Research limitations/implicationsIt is worth mentioning that the results of this study were based on the survey distributed to architecture and interior female students in a private university in Saudi Arabia. The number of students surveyed in this study is not large enough to generalize the survey results to the entire population of architecture and interior design students in the kingdom and in the world. The study will be extended to include more participants from male and female students in other universities in Saudi Arabia to investigate the gaps in employability skills in the field of architecture and interior design in the Kingdom.Practical implicationsThe study has practical and policy implications for further development and upcoming challenges as the labor market seems to improve and innovate every day. The study suggests providing practical experiences and onsite observation activities and incorporating sustainability solutions and applications into the curriculum.Originality/valueThe originality of this study is that it focuses on the importance of some employability skills, such as research and budgeting aspects, Sustainability solutions and applications for students that have not been mentioned in the previous studies.

FEATURES OF FUTURE TEACHER’S ETHNOCULTURAL COMPETENCE FORMATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF MARTIAL LAW

The article highlights some aspects of students’ ethnocultural competence formation at higherpedagogical education institutions during the war in Ukraine. In particular, it is emphasized that mastering fundamentaleducational components such as the Ukrainian Language, History of Ukrainian Statehood and National Culture, Historyof Pedagogy, and Ethnopedagogy is the foundation of future teachers’ ability to navigate freely in the world of culturalvalues of their ethnic group, understand the language of the ethnoculture and create, using this language. It is stated thatthe future teacher’s ethnocultural competence strengthening is facilitated by the receipt of non-formal art education athigher pedagogical education institutions in permanent artistic and creative groups with national orientation andtemporary student associations. Emphasis is placed on the fact that future teachers’ non-formal artistic and educationalactivities in such groups contribute to their mentality development, ethnic morality formation, ethnic identitymaintenance, ethnocultural competence enrichment, etc. It is pointed out that the value of non-formal education inartistic and creative groups is especially relevant in martial law. It is primarily due to the rise of the national spirit, theintroduction of a much larger number of works of art with national content, as well as the possibility of involving innerinternally displaced persons from the temporarily occupied territories, namely students of other universities,preschoolers, and primary school children who found shelter in the universities situated on the unoccupied territory ofUkraine. The article gives examples of non-formal artistic and creative groups and temporary associations activities atPoltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University. It has had a positive impact on future teachers’ ethnoculturalcompetence formation during the war.

Defining Physician-Nurse Efforts toward Collaboration as Perceived by Medical Students.

Collaboration between physicians and nurses is essential to healthcare delivery and is associated with high-quality patient care, greater patient satisfaction, and better health outcomes. Hence, it is imperative that doctors and nurses have a particular set of interprofessional collaboration skills. This descriptive cross-sectional study assessed how medical students in the pre-clinical and clinical years perceived attitudes toward collaboration between physicians and nurses in a hospital setting. The Jefferson Scale of Attitude toward Physician-nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) was reverse-translated into Arabic for the current study. The results showed a total JSAPNC mean score of 46.55, lower than other medical students in other universities. In general, the results of the study showed no significant difference in the total JSAPNC score among medical students when analyzed according to age, clinical exposure, and year level, except in the two factors of JSAPNC: shared education and teamwork (p = 0.038) and caring as opposed to curing (p = 0.043). The findings of this study suggest the necessity of integrating interprofessional education (IPE) across the medical school curriculum because, as future physicians, medical students would be well equipped to treat their patients in partnership with their nursing colleagues.

Construction of a Postgraduate Teaching System with Deep Integration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ability Cultivation for Microelectromechanical Systems Major

Strengthening the cultivation of the innovation and entrepreneurship abilities for postgraduate students is a practical need for the country to implement the innovation driven development strategy, and also an inevitable requirement for establishing an innovative country. This paper discusses some problems faced by the cultivation of the innovation and entrepreneurship abilities for postgraduate students. Based on the research on the construction of the curriculum system of postgraduate students majored in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) in Southeast University, P.R. China, this paper presents the ideas and plans for the construction of the teaching system integrating the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship abilities. By promoting the implementation of this plan, the discipline of MEMS in Southeast University has made some achievements in the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents. A survey indicates that 37.7% of the postgraduate students from the discipline of MEMS expressed a willingness to start their own businesses within 5 years after graduation. At the same time, over 35.9% of the postgraduate students stated that they have certain or good innovation and entrepreneurship abilities and potentials. This can provide useful reference for the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship abilities of postgraduate students in other universities.

Role of hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening health of the university students

The aim of the paper is to study the role of the hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening the health of the university students. Material and methods. A multi-stage research included a survey of one thousand eight hundred twenty students of the 4 leading universities of Ufa, the Republic of Bashkortostan, an implementation of a prototype educational program “Shaping health of the students” in the curriculum of 2nd–4th years of Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmullah (Ufa), a group of 114 students was assembled, and a hygienic assessment of the implementation was carried out using neural network technology. Results. In the ranking row, the value of health among undergraduates has increased (from 36.5% to 39.8%). In the experimental group, the number of students attending the sports section increased by 1.7 times; there was a decrease in the average time spent on social networks on weekdays by 1.2 hours (to 3.58±0.31 hours per day); the number of smokers during the repeated study decreased by 5.3%; the number of students from the high-risk group decreased by 4.3% (with p<0.05); the number of smokers during the repeated study decreased by 5.3%,; the indicators of rationalization of nutrition improved (an increase in the average calcium content in the daily diet by 38.9% in girls (up to 778 ± 54.2 mg) and by 46.5% in boys (up to 794.8 ± 64.7 mg). Limitations. The representativeness of the sample size was ensured by the participation in the study of students from 4 universities of different profiles in Ufa (a total of 12 universities and branches). The limitation was the age range of the subjects (from 17 to 22 years old), as well as the location of universities in the residential area of the city of Ufa (at a considerable distance from the industrial area of the city). The subject of further research will be the study of the effectiveness of the introduction of hygienic education and upbringing in the system of preserving and strengthening the health of students in other universities of Ufa. Conclusion. Looking for the ways of systemic improvement of the complex process of teaching, advocate for healthy lifestyle to the university students, and inspire them to cultivate positive hygienic habits and patters are of utmost importance.

Real rape stereotype: Between knowledge and beliefs

The paper presents the results of a research related to the existence of stereotypes in connection with sexual violence among the general population of Serbia, as well as among the students of the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies in Belgrade (UCIPS). Bearing in mind that comparative studies testify to a high level the presence of stereotypes related to sexual violence, the researchers have attempted to establish whether there are any differences in understanding this issue among the above-mentioned categories of respondents, as some of them are prospective police officers, who will likely be in contact with the victims of sexual violence given the nature of their job. The focus was also on the differences in the manner of obtaining information about this phenomenon. The study encompassed a total of 310 respondents, out of whom 62 were the students of the UCIPS and 61 the students of other universities, whereas all others were above the student age. The data were collected by filling in a questionnaire and analysing responses by the use of descriptive statistics and correlation. The results suggest that the information from the Internet is a principal source of obtaining information about sexual violence except among the UCIPS students, who primarily learn about such phenomena from professional literature. The initial thesis on the absence of significant differences related to rape stereotypes among the UCIPS students and the students of other universities, irrespective of their previous professional education, has been confirmed, which indicates the need for narrowly targeted expert education of prospective police officers in respect of issues of sexual violence.

Development of mechanisms for regulating the educational process by students of higher educational institutions

Introduction. Currently, civil passivity, unwillingness to bear responsibility, is very common among students of higher educational institutions. Creating conditions for the active life of students is a complex problem, the solution of which depends on the efficiency of the enterprises of the region and the country. The education of the norms of collective life in young specialists, the development of civil and social responsibility is an important and urgent task. The purpose of the study: to develop measures to improve educational work with students of technical universities by creating conditions for their active life in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the approximate work program of education recommended by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Materials and methods. The analysis of scientific sources in the field of education, organization of student self-government, improvement of student satisfaction is applied. The study analyzed the results of the questionnaire survey of 947 students of Perm National Research Polytechnic University. Methods of mathematical statistics: t-Student test for independent samples. The results of the study. Stated the facts of unsatisfactory consideration of the opinion of students, as well as the imperfection of the existing mechanisms of student self-government and regulation of the educational process. The identified comments and suggestions of students regarding the organization of the university's work remain mostly in self-examination reports, which was confirmed when comparing data on student satisfaction for 2019 and 2020, no significant differences were found according to the Student's criterion (p > 0.1). The practical significance lies in identifying the points of growth of higher educational institutions in terms of improving educational work. The results of the study can be useful and applicable for creating conditions for the active life of students in other universities of the country. In the future, it is planned to repeat the research in order to evaluate the recommendations.

Comparative analysis of the civic identity of students of humanitarian, medical and technical higher educational institutions

Civic identity is one of the most integrating systems, reflecting a wide range of different spheres of society's life, through which self-determination of the individual as a citizen of his country is carried out. The purpose of this work is to identify and compare the features of the civic identity of students of medical, humanitarian and technical higher educational institutions in the city of Saratov. The article is the first to consider the problem of the formation of civic identity of students of various universities from the standpoint of the analysis of cognitive, emotional and behavioral components. An experimental statistical study was carried out, in which 57 students took part. Based on the data obtained, the prevailing social value orientations of students of a humanitarian university, social-role value orientations of students of a medical university, as well as hedonistic value orientations of students of a technical university were revealed. The results of the study indicate that the constituent components of civic identity among students of a technical university are formed at a significantly lower level in comparison with students of other universities. The highest level of communicative potential is observed among students of a humanitarian university, and the lowest — among students of a technical university. The lowest level of behavioral regulation was formed among students of a technical university. Reduce the level of civic identity, namely its behavioral and emotional components, social introversion and psychasthenia; in addition, the behavioral component decreases due to an increase in the severity of depressive personality traits. The formation of the cognitive component of civic identity among students of humanitarian, medical and technical universities is associated with an adequate perception of reality.

Rekreatif Etkinliklerin Seçiminde Kişilik Özelliklerinin Etkisi: Turizm Rehberliği Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Amaç ve Önem: Bu araştırmanın amacı rekreatif etkinliklerin seçiminde kişilik özelliklerinin etkisini ortaya koymaktır. Daha önce farklı alanlarda ve örneklemler üzerinde çalışmalar yapılmış ve öğrencilerin rekreatif faaliyetlere katılım motivasyonları, düzeyi vb. açıdan incelenmiştir. Ancak, turizm rehberliği öğrencilerinin rekreatif etkinliklerin seçiminde kişilik özelliklerinin etkisini inceleyen herhangi bir çalışmanın olmaması literatüre katkı sağlaması ve ilgililere fikir vermesinin yanı sıra eksikliklerin giderilmesi açısından fayda sağlayacak bir çalışma olmasından dolayı önemli görülmektedir.Yöntem: Araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden anket tekniği bu çalışmada tercih edilmiştir. Araştırmada olasılıklı olmayan örneklem tekniklerinden kolayda örnekleme kullanılması uygun bulunmuştur. Araştırmada yüzde, frekans, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırmada yapılan veri analizleri sonucunda turizm rehberliği bölümünde eğitim görmekte olan 216 öğrenciye anket uygulanmış; eksik ve hatalı doldurulan anketler analizden çıkarılmıştır. Bu kapsamda 193 öğrenciden elde edilen veriler analize tabi tutulmuştur. Turizm rehberliği öğrencilerinin gösterdikleri en baskın kişilik özelliklerinin sırasıyla sorumluluk, geçimlilik (uyumluluk), açıklık ve dışadönük olurken en düşük gösterilen kişilik özelliğinin ise nevrotiklik (duygusal denge) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Turizm rehberliği öğrencilerinin rekreatif etkinliklerin seçiminde en etkili tercih sebebi zamanın uygun olmasıyken en az etkileyen tercih etme nedeni ise TV’deki sağlıklı yaşam programları olduğu belirlenmiştir.Özgünlük/Bilimsel Katkı: Bu çalışmada, turizm rehberliği bölümü öğrencilerinin rekreatif etkinliklerin seçiminde kişilik özelliklerinin etkinlik derecesini ortaya koyması, daha önce turizm rehberliği öğrencileri özelinde ve iki değişkenin bir arada olduğu çalışmalara rastlanmamış olması araştırmanın özgünlüğüne işaret etmektedir.Sınırlılıklar: Bu çalışmanın sadece Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Turizm Rehberliği bölümü öğrencilerinden oluşması araştırmanın sınırlılığını oluşturmaktadır. Diğer üniversitelerdeki turizm rehberliği bölümü öğrencilerine ulaşmak zaman ve maliyet açısından sorun yaratırken; ayrıca fakülte/meslek yüksekokulu yönetimlerinden araştırma izninin alınmasının gerekliliği yasal yönden ve zaman açısından; bununla birlikte çevrimiçi anketlerle verilerin toplanmasında ise öğrencilerin anketi doldurmak için gerekli zamanı ayırmaması ve ilerleyen zamanlarda da anketi doldurmayı göz ardı etmeleri araştırmanın sınırlılıklarını oluşturmaktadır.

“I Want to Feel That I Live in China”: Imaginaries and Hospitality in International Students’ (mis-)Encounters at a Top Chinese University

Research on international students’ experiences abroad has tended to rely on models of adjustment, integration and/or acculturation to describe their (mis-)encounters with different kinds of people (e.g., co-nationals, locals and other international students). This paper proposes to use the more fluid concepts of imaginaries and hospitality, leaving behind stages and phases of adaption and acculturation, and focusing on the influence of the Structure on their experiences. Based on a discursive pragmatic analysis of interview data with 20 international students at a top Chinese university, the authors review how the students describe the kind of hospitality experienced at this institution and the influence that it has on their (mis-)encounters. Culturalist, differentialist and essentialist imaginaries (static and fixed views of Chineseness) are often used to justify the lack of encounters and the “segregation” and somewhat “positive discrimination” that they experienced. However, the paper shows that, amongst others, the institutional hospitality management for international students leads to closed contexts of encounters and feelings of exclusion. Although the study serves as a case study and cannot be generalized to the many and varied experiences of international students in other universities in China, some recommendations are made to solve, at least in part, misconceptions about what interculturality and hospitality entail in the internationalization of higher education.

Differences in human papilloma virus vaccination prevalence, testing, knowledge on vaccination, cancer awareness and sexual activities between male and female medical and non‐medical students

Although most European countries experienced a decrease in cervical cancer mortality, Ukraine, Latvia and Belarus have experienced an increase in mortality. There is no national vaccination programme against human papilloma virus (HPV) in Ukraine, and vaccination rates are low. To study the knowledge of HPV-related cancers and vaccination amongst medical and non-medical students with a view to a better organization of educational interventions. Male and female students of the Bogomolets National Medical University and non-medical students of other universities from Kiev were asked to fill in an anonymous survey of HPV vaccination prevalence, testing, knowledge on vaccination, HPV-related cancer awareness and sexual activities. Medical students showed better knowledge, higher prevalence of HPV testing and later sexual debut when compared to non-medical students. Female students showed higher awareness of HPV-related cancers except oral and rectal cancers and better knowledge of vaccination. The highest vaccination rate was in female medical students (6.56%) but the difference was not significant. First- to third-year students reported the lowest knowledge of all related aspects. Despite the absence of a national HPV vaccination programme, all students should be informed that HPV vaccination is available and recommended for all young persons. They should also be informed that it is possible to buy the vaccine and that there is evidence of clear benefit of vaccination. Factors limiting vaccine uptake (other than high vaccine cost) should be addressed by educational interventions. Information campaigns for students in their 1st and 2nd years of studies are especially important.

REFLECTION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON THEIR DISABILITIES TO EDUCATION EXPERIENCES

The aim of the present study is to evaluate perceptions of the disabled university students for their disabilities, at the ages of 19-27 and applying to Department of Disabled Students of a university in Konya between 2015-2017, and to investigate its reflections on students’ educational lives. In order to achieve this target, 13 participants with disabilities were asked such questions as “what disability means for them, how they have assessed the effects of their disabilities on access to educational opportunities when they realized that they were different from their peers (how they realized and what they felt), how they assess or perceive their own disability compared with other types of disabilities, and how effective Department of Disabled Students of a university is in raising awareness for disabilities” by using qualitative research method. The data were compiled via in-depth interviews with a semi-structured interview form. The interviews were recorded with the voice recorder and deciphered on the same day. By analyzing the content, similar and same expressions were categorized. According to these results, it is suggested for the future work to focus on the self-perceptions of the disabled people and the functions of Departments of Disabled Students in other universities.

Perception on the mind-nurse program among nursing students: A descriptive qualitative study

BackgroundNursing undergraduates are susceptible to stress from academic and clinical matters. We developed the MIND-NURSE program for nursing students. ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore students' perceptions towards the program. MethodsThis was a descriptive qualitative study. A convenience sampling was used to recruit nursing undergraduates from a university in Singapore. Participants attended the eight-week MIND-NURSE program. Each session comprised two components: Education and mindfulness practice. Three focus group interviews were conducted after completion of the program, using a semi-structured interview guide. Thematic analysis was used to identify emerging themes and subthemes. ResultsTwenty students participated in the study. Overall, they reacted positively to the MIND-NURSE program, albeit some concerns raised regarding the mindfulness practice. Six themes were derived from the data including: a) enhanced awareness of the present moment; b) increased serenity through mindfulness practice; c) triad of thoughts, emotion and behaviors; d) working towards interpersonal mindfulness; e) adapting mindfulness into nursing practice; and f) overcoming the challenges for mindfulness practice. ConclusionsMindfulness benefited the students in personal and professional ways. More research should be conducted to implement the program on nursing students in other universities.

Development and Validation of the Purdue Global Online Teaching Effectiveness Scale

The currently available measures of online teaching effectiveness (OTE) have several flaws, including a lack of psychometric rigor, high costs, and reliance on the construct of traditional on-the-ground teaching effectiveness as opposed to the unique features of OTE (Blackman, Pedersen, March, Reyes-Fournier, & Cumella, 2019). Therefore, the present research sought to establish a psychometrically sound framework for OTE and develop and validate a measure based on this clearly-defined construct. The authors developed pilot questions for the new measure based on a comprehensive review of the OTE literature and their many years of experience as online instructors. Students enrolled in exclusively online coursework and programs at Purdue University Global, N = 213, completed the survey, rating the effectiveness of their instructors. Exploratory Factor Analysis produced four clear OTE factors: Presence, Expertise, Engagement, and Facilitation. The resulting measure demonstrated good internal consistency and high correlations with an established OTE measure; good test-retest reliability; and predictive validity in relation to student achievement. Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed a good fit of the data and yielded a final 12-item OTE measure. Further refinement and validation of the measure are recommended, particularly with students in other universities, and future research options are discussed.Keywords: online teaching effectiveness, instructor effectiveness, distance learning, student evaluations, asynchronous learning.

Motywacja do studiów na kierunku turystyka i rekreacja w różnych typach uczelni

The aim of this study was to present the tool used to identify, analyse and diagnose students’ motivation to study. The research is based on the Self Determination Theory. This research included 442 students of tourism and recreation at three types of universities. The Academic Motivation Scale was used and the method of the diagnostic survey using the questionnaire technique was applied. Results indicated that the respondents were a homogeneous group. The students scored the highest on two subscales of extrinsic motivation (external regulation and identification) and on the subscale of intrinsic motivation to know. Results revealed significant difference between female students of different universities regarding amotivation. Female students of the university of economics scored higher on amotivation than female students of other universities. Diagnosis of students’ motivation requires regular monitoring and should be done at least two times every education cycle. The most alarming result regarding students’ motivation to study is the high, or even soaring level of amotivation. Conversely, the internal motivation is the most autonomous and therefore the most desirable type of motivation for students and should be nurtured. Internal motivation refers to the act of doing something for the sole pleasure of the activity, excluding the external structure of punishment and reward, the so-called “carrot and stick” method.

Seroepidemiology of human toxocariasis in selected population groups in Slovakia: A cross-sectional study

BackgroundHuman toxocariasis is a cosmopolitan helminthic zoonosis caused by roundworms of the genus Toxocara. The study aimed at a cross-sectional analysis of seropositivity to Toxocara spp. in selected groups of population in Slovakia and an estimate of the risk factors of infection. MethodsFor the detection of anti-Toxocara antibodies, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on an excretory–secretory (E/S) antigen of Toxocara canis was used. ResultsThe overall seropositivity to Toxocara in 1489 evaluated sera was 3.7%. The seropositivity of Roma children/young people (40.3%) was significantly higher when compared with all other analysed groups. Among adult respondents, the positivity of farmers and hunters (5.5% and 5.1%, respectively) was significantly higher (p<0.001) than in the other analysed groups (veterinarians and veterinary assistants, soldiers, students of veterinary medicine, and students of other universities). Analysis of infection risk factors showed that living in a rural locality, everyday contact with soil, and everyday outdoor activities (12.7%, 8.8% and 8.3% positivity, respectively) can increase the risk of infection, but the observed differences were not significant. ConclusionThe results underline the importance of preventive measures and the need for improving of knowledge of toxocariasis among professionals, as well as the public.

Quality of life in medical students with internet addiction.

Background and Objectives:Widespread use of the internet is a serious concern among university students worldwide. Internet addiction affects the students’ physically and psychologically and poses social and environmental challenges to their well-being. This study was used to assess the levels of internet addiction among medical students at a major university in Saudi Arabia and to measure the quality of life among these students.Methodology:A cross-sectional study was used to gain responses from 437 students using questionnaire surveys. These questionnaires were based on the World Health Organization's standard quality of life survey questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF).Results:Analysis of the results displayed that the students were only moderately addicted to the internet. Moreover, with respect to the quality of life, these students scored high in physical, social, psychological, and environmental sub-domains of the quality of life questionnaire survey.Conclusions:These results provide evidence that, in contrast to findings in some other countries, medical students in Saudi Arabia enjoy a better quality of life with moderate internet addiction levels. Future studies can broaden the scope of the survey methodology used in this paper to cover medical students in other universities in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, correlations with exam scores can be established using case-control studies for a more thorough analysis. Therefore, this study provides a significant positive step in the direction of further research in this field.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ОБУЧЕНИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ИЗ КНР ДИСЦИПЛИНЕ «ИНОСТРАННЫЙ ЯЗЫК – АНГЛИЙСКИЙ»

Statement of the problem. The article considers the problem faced by Russian teachers and international students as a result of an increasingly internationalized university audience, namely: the special features of teaching a foreign language (English) to international students from People»s Republic of China (PRC). The purpose of this article is to study the essential aspects of teaching international students from the PRC in the process of studying the discipline Foreign Language – English and possible didactic methods and tools that help deal with difficulties and problems faced by teachers of Russian universities. The research methodology consists of the analysis of Russian and international psychological and pedagogical literature, the synthesis of the authors» experience in teaching a foreign language. The study is based on the ideas of the humanist philosophy in education and project activities, the personality as a subject of self-development, the interactive concept of learning, as well as research in the field of social relationships and teaching methods of verbal communication in a foreign language. Research results. The special aspects of teaching a foreign language (English) to international students from the PRC are analyzed and justified, and methods for reducing difficulties in the process of studying the discipline Foreign Language – English are implemented. Conclusion. The tools and methods of teaching international students from China listed in the article should be applied further in order to confirm our findings as well as to study the best practices of supporting international students in other universities of Russia and abroad in order to provide our university with information on best practices for working with international students.

MÜZİK ÖĞRETMENİ ADAYLARININ BİREYSEL SES EĞİTİMİ DERSİNE YÖNELİK MOTİVASYON DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

In this study, it was aimed to examine “the motivation levels of the music teacher candidates towards The Individual Voice Training (IVT) course” and to contribute to the education in accordance with the findings. This study is in the form of a descriptive survey model. The study group of the study is 311 students studying in the first and the second year in Fatih Education Faculty in Trabzon University, Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty in Ataturk University, Education Faculty of Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Omer Halisdemir University Education Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yil University Education Faculty, Giresun University Education Faculty, Department Music Education in Inonu University Education Faculty of Fine Arts. “Individual Voice Training Course Motivation Scale” was used as the data collecting tool. For the Statistical analysis of the study, Whitney U test was used to determine the differences of candidates' motivation levels based on the variables of gender and class, and One Way Anova and Dunnett’s T3 multiple comparison tests were used to determine the differences according to variables of the university and weekly working hours. According to the data obtained, it was found out that the motivation levels of the music teacher candidates for the IVT course were moderate. The girls’ motivation levels were higher than the boys according to variables of gender and class. It was concluded that there were no differences based on the class variable. As a result of the study, it was found out that the highest motivation levels of music teacher candidates were among the students from Omer Halisdemir University and the lowest were among the students from Ataturk University, but no significant differences were found among the students of other universities. According to the weekly training period, the highest motivation level was in the groups which were allocated 2-4 hours in a week and more than 4 hours and more to the IVT course and the lowest motivation was found among the students who did not allocate any time to the IVT course.

Академическая мобильность для всех: между видением и реальностью

Academic mobility of students with disabilities is a gap in studies of inclusion in higher education. Meanwhile, academic mobility is an effective resource for shaping the key skills of the 21st century, the development of subjectivity, socialization and professionalization. Therefore, the inclusion of persons with disabilities in various forms of academic mobility is important for their success and social inclusion. The aim of the study is to identify the relationship between disability and nosology and involvement in academic mobility, as well as scientific (social) projects and networks. The study was based on the hypothesis of a direct link between health status and involvement in academic mobility. The sample included 1,142 university students from the Tyumen region, including 50 — with disabilities, 1092 — without disabilities. A comparative analysis of the components of academic mobility of students with and without disabilities revealed a higher level of readiness and involvement of students with disabilities in academic mobility and networks. With this we emphasize that 92% of students with disabilities do not participate in academic mobility programs, 68% have never participated in competitive activities (projects, grants), 44% do not belong to student communities, 20% do not maintain systemic ties with students of other universities. But these figures are even lower for students without disabilities. The gap between students' readiness for academic mobility and the lack of its infrastructure was revealed. The analysis of theoretical approaches revealed significant gaps in scientific knowledge of academic mobility of students with disabilities, its scale, dynamics, best practices, its psychological factors and the impact on the development of subjectivity, socialization and professionalization. We must make an inclusive breakthrough in higher education through the formation of a comfortable infrastructure of academic mobility as an organic part of an inclusive culture in higher education, ensuring the inclusion for everyone.