Work In Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

Research on the Effectiveness of Students’ Communicative Competence Formation

The formation of communicative competence among university students is becoming especially relevant in the uncertain and changeable world. In the study, competencies of a general nature are called invariant by the theory of the structure of the content of education, developed by Academician V. S. Lednev. The paper focuses on the effectiveness of the formation of students’ invariant communicative competence in a non￾traditional form of education - joint training of Russian and international students. The results of the study show that co-education of Russian and foreign students contributes to the development of their invariant communicative competencies better than traditional education. The novelty of the research is the formation of students’ invariant communicative competence occurs in conditions different from traditional teaching. Namely, it occurs in the process of joint training of Russian students with foreign citizens. Research materials can be used in the work of higher educational institutions.

The Impact of Core Self-Evaluations on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention among Higher Education Academic Staff: Mediating Roles of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation.

Job satisfaction and turnover intention among academic staff remains a challenge in higher education institutions. To aid understanding of the factors that can reduce intention to leave and increase job satisfaction among academic staff, the present research investigated the impact of core self-evaluations (CSEs) on job satisfaction and turnover intention by proposing a parallel mediation model. The researcher used quantitative approach. The sample consisted of (n = 305) academic staff working in higher education institutions in Nigeria, with a total of 80 females and 225 males. The study attempted to investigate the connection between core self-evaluations, job satisfaction, and turnover intention using self-determination theory to investigate the parallel mediating role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the relationship. Through application of structural equation modeling, the findings showed that CSEs had an impact on job satisfaction and turnover intention, mainly through the mediating role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The mediating role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation provided new insight into the connections between core self-evaluations, job satisfaction, and turnover expectations.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEASURING THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WORK

Today, the old methods of management are transformed into qualitatively new achievements of management science. So, the question of the effectiveness of management of educational institutions is still open. One of the important areas of management reform is the use of the latest management technologies, such as information systems that are successfully integrated with proven management methods. The source of information for determining qualitative and quantitative indicators of the work of higher education institutions (HEI) should include special systems and services, which will provide the processing of indicators of scientific, educational, economic activities, etc. Indicators and criteria for their evaluation should be clearly defined and approved, and, accordingly, special algorithms and approaches to their calculation and analysis should be developed. Accordingly, the aim of the article is to suggest algorithms and tools for measuring quantitative and qualitative indicators of the work of HEI, and their implementation on the example of Kherson State University. In particular, the method of rating evaluation of research and teaching staff was considered in the paper. The main tools and technologies for automating the monitoring of research and educational personnel (REP) activities, as well as examples of their use, were described. The main feature of the described approach is the ability to ensure the automation and transparency of the main business processes of the HEI. Developed software, information, and analytical systems allow for assessing the qualitative and quantitative indicators of the HEI's work, taking into account its visibility in the domestic and international scientific and educational space, which includes the results of scientific activities (indicators for WoS, Scopus, etc.), educational activities indicators of graduates 'success, management of students' research works, student surveys, etc.).

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE ACTIVITY OF APPLICANTS IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING THE COURSE “ETHNOLOGY AND CHOREOGRAPHIC FOLKLORE OF UKRAINE”

The article reveals important aspects of independent creative activity of applicants-choreographers in the process of mastering knowledge and skills in the discipline “Ethnology and choreographic folklore of Ukraine”. In particular, the features of independent work as a means of forming the creative activity of future choreographers are considered; author’s theoretical and practical tasks for such work are given.Self-creative work is seen as the integration of different types of individual and collective activities on specific tasks, which is carried out during both classroom and extracurricular activities and is aimed at achieving didactic, professional, personal, and social goals.Problems, conditions, forms, types, and means for effective organization of creative independent work in higher education institutions are outlined. Pedagogical technologies and methods of independent work for choreographers, means of activation and individual educational and creative activity are analyzed. It is established that the organization of independent creative work in the process of studying the discipline “Ethnology and Choreographic Folklore of Ukraine” provides opportunities for personal involvement of choreographers in mastering professional activities and forms in them professionally significant qualities: responsibility, creativity, information culture, and self-education. Its productivity is ensured by a combination of various forms of educational activities in the organization of the educational process in the higher education institution.During the performance of our proposed tasks, future choreographers develop and activate their creative potential, form professional competence, and stimulate the need for self-education and selfimprovement.
 Keywords: creativity; independence; independent creative work; applicants; choreographers; creativetasks; institution of higher education; educational process

ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬНЫЕ ОСНОВЫ ПРОФОРИЕНТАЦИОННОЙ РАБОТЫ ВУЗОВ С ИНВАЛИДАМИ И ЛИЦАМИ С ОВЗ

The article deals with the normative-legal acts of the federal level, regulating the vocational guidance work of higher educational institutions with the disabled and persons with disabilities. The forms of the vocational guidance process, established by the legislator and used in practice, such as profinformation, creative rehabilitation, vocational counseling, vocational education, vocational diagnostics, vocational motivation, vocational probation, are systematized and characterized. The importance of complex application of possible forms is underlined. The legislative bases of vocational guidance work with disabled people at the regional level, by the example of the Irkutsk region in the state and university aspect, are considered

Філософський вектор іншомовної підготовки студентів-філологів (кінець ХХ – початок ХХI ст.)

The article analyzes the processes that affect the training of future professionals in higher education institutions and highlights the philosophical and cultural principles of foreign language training of students of philology. It is about the conditionality of the issue of foreign language training of students of philology by the tasks of intercultural interaction, international integration and partnership, which is ensured by the balance of material and spiritual factors of development of peoples and nations. Foreign language training is an important factor in intercultural communication, aimed at ensuring the European integration of Ukraine, needs to adapt to appropriate educational conditions. The author calls the openness of Ukrainian education, as well as the priority of national interests in the process of intercultural interaction an important condition for cultural integration; the need for transformations of higher education in both substantive and procedural aspects on the basis of personal values.
 It is claimed that the renewal of education is carried out under the condition of revision of its content, its structure, procedural norms and results of mastering the program material and its value characteristics. The purposeful nature of higher education is determined by the social order of the state, which expresses public opinion and the purpose of educational activities, choosing certain competencies as the main categories of educational programs and determining the relevant learning outcomes.
 Among the factors of transformation of the higher education system in Ukraine, the scientist mentions the construction of integrated educational programs, development of common criteria for creating comparable qualification requirements, adoption of standards for assessing the quality of training of specialists with higher education which causes changes in the purpose and content of educational activities and, in turn, requires appropriate program and methodological support.
 Restructuring of foreign language training of students of philology is associated with the formation of its content, as well as the creation of new educational and methodological complexes designed to ensure this work in higher education institutions.

Prevention of Professional Deformation of Employees of Internal Affairs Bodies: Psychological, Pedagogical, Organizational and Legal Aspects

The article is devoted to the issue of professional deformation of employees of internal affairs bodies and prevention of its occurrence and development. The subject of the study are regulations, scientific publications and conditions for the organization of work on the prevention of professional deformation of employees in the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. The methodological basis of the research is an interdisciplinary approach that allows accumulating the achievements of scientists from different fields – pedagogy, psychology, management and law. During the research, analysis, synthesis, comparison, observation, study of experience, special legal methods of cognition were used. The reasons for the appearance of professional deformation of employees of internal affairs bodies are considered. Special attention is paid to the stages of formation of professional deformation of employees of internal affairs bodies. In order to reduce the risk of exposure to the development of occupational deformation, the authors state the need for timely prevention of occupational deformation and offer its possible options. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the complex of preventive measures proposed by the authors that contribute to the prevention of professional deformation of employees of internal affairs bodies. The authors come to the conclusion that for the successful implementation of preventive measures to prevent the development of professional deformation, it is necessary to expand the staff of the psychological service, develop the institute of mentoring, develop and adopt programs for the prevention of professional deformation of employees in specific departments of internal affairs bodies, taking into account the specifics of their activities, improve pedagogical and other conditions for the prevention of professional deformation of employees of internal affairs bodies. The results of the study will be useful to specialists of personnel and psychological services, the management staff of the internal affairs bodies, as well as specialists in educational work of higher educational institutions that train future employees of the internal affairs bodies of Russia.

Paternalist Liderlik Algısının Çalışan Sessizliği Üzerindeki Etkisi

In this study, information about the concepts of paternalist leadership and employee silence is presented and the perspectives of the employees of the organization on paternalist leadership, whether there is a significant relationship between employee silence and paternalist leadership in organizations where the perception of paternalist leadership is dominant, has been examined. In this direction, it is aimed to reveal whether there is a relationship between the paternalistic leadership perception of administrative personnel working in higher education institutions and employee silence. The universe of the research carried out in the relational scanning model; The personnel working in the administrative staff at Yozgat Bozok University are the sample of the research; They are the administrative staff of Yozgat Bozok University, which consists of 382 people. The data obtained in the research were collected by the survey method. In organizations managed with a paternalistic leadership perception, the behavior of the employees is examined closely and it is investigated whether there is any interaction. As a result, it is understood that, in general, the sub-dimension of creating a family atmosphere in the workplace has a low level of negative relationship with other dimensions, and a low level of positive relationship between each other in other sub-dimensions between paternalistic leadership and employee silence levels.

Library and Information Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Second Half of the 20th — Early 21st Century

The article presents the main stages of the development of library and information education in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the second half of the 20th — beginning of the 21st century. The sources for this study were collections of archival documents, monographs, publications in periodicals and serials, conference materials and Internet resources, official documents, including regulatory documents. The author considers evolution of library education taking into account the principle of linking its development and theory and practice of librarianship with the socio-political and economic life of the country. The paper identifies socio-economic conditions and state policy in the field of library construction as the main factors determining the directions and specifics of transformation of the library education system. Much attention is paid to the work of higher educational institutions and their role in the formation of personnel potential of the library sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author characterizes the system of advanced training of librarians, developed in the republic in the second half of the 20th century, and describes its goals, objectives, structure and the main ways and forms of advanced training. The paper presents the historical facts reflecting the achievements and problems in the field of staffing of libraries of the republic. The modern stage is distinguished by the rapid pace of development of science and technology, the increase in the volume of information produced and consumed by people, and raised requirements for the quality of qualification of library and information specialists. Currently, the number of state educational grants has increased in the country; libraries maintain link between science, education and practical activities; the decision has been made to develop the Concept for the development of librarianship in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author concludes that changes in the society are the main stimulus for optimizing library and information education; and the development of education, the training of highly qualified library specialists contribute to the effective implementation of socio-cultural policy, the solution of urgent socio-economic problems and facilitate the increase in the intellectual and cultural level of society.

Remote Working During COVID-19: BOONS or BANES For Instructors Working in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has emerged as the most serious threat to human health, economy, and well-being, affecting substantially every country. The current outbreak has presented society with unexpected obstacles and has jeopardized mankind and global resilience. The present study intends to determine the influence of Covid-19 on 250 educators teaching at various public and private higher educational institutions in Pakistan. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using a link to a Google questionnaire form. The survey consisted of 20 questions covering demographic information, physical activity, remote working challenges, time spent on social media, and issues with online education. The data were collected using the snowball sampling method, and it was analyzed using SPSS 2021. The findings revealed the detrimental effects of COVID-19 lockdowns, such as excessive use of social media, a sedentary lifestyle, insufficient online classes training,excessive workload, rigorous timetable, the constant worry of shrinking, and wage cutbacks are all factors to consider. To continue the smooth teaching and learning process, the study recommends that educators, government, and policymakersreshape the present policies directly associated with the national teachers' personal, social, economic, physical, and mental well-being.

South African Higher Education Institutions at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Sense-Making and Lessons Learnt

After the unprecedented changes experienced in higher education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a need to integrate initial thoughts and reflective experience to decide on the way forward. This study aimed to reflect on, and make sense of the events related to South African higher education institutions HEIs at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by using the Cynefin framework. Data from a rapid review of online media at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and a collaborative autoethnography session 1 year since lockdowns were implemented are used to present perspectives for the sense-making process. This offers insights to both ends of the spectrum as it highlights the evolution of processes taking place at multiple levels from government policies to institutional practices, as well as how this impacted on both staff and students. The Cynefin framework demonstrated sense-making efforts in the disordered, to the chaotic, to the complex, then to the complicated and eventually to the simple domain. Each domain ushered in its peculiarities and highlighted the issues ranging from vulnerabilities experienced in the higher education sector, to trying to reconfigure the academic year, to dealing with wicked problems, to eventually relying on expert assistance to navigate the virtual university space. Trying to establish causality in the simple domain proved challenging as the information available during the time was sparse. Despite these challenges, the lessons learnt include the importance of the sense-making process among all academic staff, the significance of collaboration and team efforts and the need to adapt leadership and self-leadership approaches to the changed ways of working in higher education institutions.

Development of higher education in the regions of Russia: pedagogical staff number

This research aimed to assess the indicators that characterize the number of teaching staff at universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) in the regions of Russia. These indicators were: (1) the number of teachers per thousand working-age residents of each of the regions, (2) the average number of teachers per HEI in the region, (3) the proportion of teachers who have a Doctor of Science (DSc) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in the number of teachers working in HEIs in the region, and (4) the number of students per teacher working in HEIs. We used official statistical information of 82 regions of Russia. We found that, on average, there are slightly more than two teachers working in HIEs per thousand working-age residents. The average number of teachers per HIE in Russia is 158. In universities, the average number of students per teacher is more than 20. The proposed methodological approach and the obtained results are a scientific novelty, since the assessment of regional characteristics of the number of teaching staff in the regions of Russia has not been carried out before.

АДАПТАЦИЯ УЧЕБНЫХ МИГРАНТОВ В РОССИЙСКИХ ВУЗАХ: СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ НАУЧНЫЕ ПОДХОДЫ И МНЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫХ СТУДЕНТОВ

Objective of the study is the analysis of the main theoretical approaches of modern Russian researchers to the study of the problems of adaptation of foreign students and comparison with the results of a survey of educational migrants.   The methodological basis of the research is presented by the results of an applied sociological study implemented by the SRB – FCTAS RAS in the first half of 2021. During the implementation of the study, foreign students of the Southern Federal District universities were interviewed.   Research results. This article examines the theoretical works of modern Russian researchers devoted to the study of the problem of adaptation of educational migrants in Russian universities. The main recommendations and examples of implemented measures to facilitate the process of adaptation of foreign students highlighted in these works are described. A comparative analysis of the opinions of educational migrants regarding the necessary improvements in the educational process and the recommendations presented by researchers in scientific papers is carried out. The methods of educational work to assist in the adaptation of foreign students at the university are highlighted, the need for the implementation of which is noted by both representatives of the scientific community and the educational migrants themselves. Also, the directions of work are identified, the importance of which is paid attention to by foreign students, but not sufficiently studied in the works of researchers.     Prospects of the study. The results of the study will improve the effectiveness of educational work in higher education institutions aimed at helping students from other countries to adapt.

Measurement of Burnout in university professors during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has led university professors to use new work modalities as demands exceed the response capacity, putting their occupational health at risk. This work provides the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation whose purpose is to determine the presence of Burnout that may be experienced by university professors in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, as a consequence of the adaptations they have made to continue working during the health contingency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In relation to the methodology, it is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative research, which uses the survey as a data collection technique through an online form. The main contribution of this work is to provide indicators on occupational health that facilitate decision-making by educational authorities regarding the management of teaching staff working in Higher Education Institutions.

FORMATION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING HIGHER EDUCATION

In the article the problem of the formation of social responsibility of young people in the process of obtaining higher education is actualized at the theoretical, normative-legal and empirical level. On the basis of diagnostics and a focus group survey, the importance and lack of implementation of the problem of the formation youth social responsibility in the modern realities of the activities of higher educational institutions was proved. It was found that the work of higher educational institutions on the formation of social responsibility is considered by applicants for higher education not to be systemic, oversaturated with education. It was stated that, in the opinion of applicants for higher education, the process of forming social responsibility will be more effective if they are included in socially responsible activities, familiarize themselves with the opportunity to work alongside socially active citizens, get involved in various projects, gain experience in socially responsible behaviour, and spend meaningful leisure. The foreign and domestic experience of the formation of the social responsibility of youth is analyzed. A description of the author's program of the formation of social responsibility of young people in the process of obtaining higher education is proposed, the testing of which has led to positive dynamics in the state of social responsibility of young people.

Deepening inequalities: What did COVID-19 reveal about the gendered nature of academic work?

This study discusses the gendered nature of the transformation of academic work, which has been accelerated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. We collected empirical material in spring 2020, at the peak of the pandemic, via 28 interviews with academics in Poland. The results illustrate the far‐reaching and lasting impacts of the pandemic on academia that reinforce existing gender inequalities and bring new ones. The study also reveals the invisible academic work, which is performed mostly by female faculty. This work, neither recognized nor rewarded in the course of women's academic careers, deepens the gendered organization of work in higher education institutions.

Investigation of Job Satisfaction Levels of Tennis Coaches Who Work in Higher Education Institutions According to Personal Variables

According to some personal variables, this study examines tennis coaches’ job satisfaction levels in higher education institutions. A total of 50 tennis coaches, 16 women (32%), and 34 men (68%) took part in the study. The coaches included in the study are examined in three categories as 26 years and younger (34%), 27-29 years old (34%), 30 years old and above (32%). Two forms were used as tools for data collection. The first one of these forms is a 6-question form created by the researcher to determine tennis coaches’ characteristics. The second one is the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale developed by Weiss et al. in 1967 and translated into Turkish by Baycan in 1985. Baycan also conducted the validity and reliability studies of the scale in 1985. The analysis of the data was done in SPSS 26.0 statistics package program. Percentage and frequency distributions were examined in the statistical analysis of the data, independent sample t-test was performed to evaluate the differences between two groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was made to determine the difference between more than two groups, and Scheffe test was performed to determine which groups the difference was between. p significance level was accepted as 0.05 (p < 0.05). As a result, there was no statistically significant difference in job satisfaction levels of tennis coaches according to gender, education level, coaching level, and work experience (p > 0.05), while there was a directly proportional relationship between the age variable and job satisfaction levels (p < 0.05).

ЎЗБЕКИСТОНДА ПЕДАГОГИКА ЙЎНАЛИШИДАГИ ОЛИЙ ТАЪЛИМ МУАССАСАЛАРИДА ЎҚУВ-ТАРБИЯВИЙ ИШЛАРНИНГ ЙЎЛГА ҚЎЙИЛИШИ ТАРИХИДАН

This article describes the organization of educational work in higher education institutions of pedagogical direction in Uzbekistan, the achievements, problems and their solution in the training of teachers, especially in the training of teachers at the National University of Uzbekistan, Karakalpakstan, Andijan, Fergana, Namangan, Samarkand, Bukhara, Gulistan, Karshi and Termez State Universities, Tashkent State Pedagogical University, Kokand, Navoi, Jizzakh, Nukus State Pedagogical Institutes.Index Terms: Uzbekistan, education, school, pedagogy, institute, university, teacher, student, direction, knowledge, higher, faculty, educational process

The state of professional orientation of schoolchildren in the modern Ukrainian school

The article analyzes the state of the identified problem. It was found that vocational guidance in modern schools of Ukraine is conducted at a low level, is ineffective and uses a narrow range of methods. Ways to implement career guidance are mostly theoretical and do not provide sufficient knowledge for a conscious choice of profession. Lack of implementation of practical ways deprives high school students of a deep understanding of the chosen profession, the ability to conduct self-analysis and compare personal abilities and skills with the requirements for the specialty.
 For the most part, career guidance is reduced to the propaganda work of higher education institutions. Student visits by students and other activities organized by universities are mostly aimed at acquainting students with the peculiarities of studying in a particular university, its advantages over other educational institutions. However, such measures cannot be considered career guidance, as they do not provide sufficient information about professions, but only acquaint future entrants with the specifics of training and provide general information about the relevant professions.
 In addition, in Ukraine there is no relationship between the State Employment Center and the vocational guidance of schoolchildren. This leads to an imbalance between supply and demand in the labor market, which in turn negatively affects the economic situation of the country due to higher unemployment. It also has a negative impact on social development, because a person who has not been able to realize himself cannot be a socially active and life-satisfied citizen who loves his country. Due to professional uncertainty and misunderstanding by young people of the answer to the question "Who am I?" loss of flair and abilities, the development of which could bring the country advantages, victories, economic independence.
 Analysis of career guidance work in schools abroad shows that career guidance in schools in Ukraine is at a low level, lacks a number of important components and does not have a positive impact on the social and economic life of the country.

Problems and Prospects of Applied Ethics (Summary of the Session of Presidium of the Russian Federal Educational and Methodological Association of the Cluster “Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Studies”)

The summary focuses on topical educational and methodological issues discussed at the meeting of the presidium of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association (cluster “Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Studies”) held in November 2019 in Saint Petersburg. The authors reviews the process of realization of new federal educational standards. Special attention is paid to applied ethics education, the specifics and current problems of teaching it in Russia. The authors also discuss the current state of philosophical education in Belarus, its current problems and possible ways for further development. In addition, the summary outlines various issues related to the work of higher education institutions in Russia.