Work In Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

Ivanovo State Pedagogic Institute during the Nazis aggression

The events of the East Front of World War II had an impact on the activities of the higher educational institutions in the City of Ivanovo and Ivanovo Region. There had been significant changes in the organisation of the educational process, the content of the curricula, the academic performance, the number of the teachers and the students, and the living conditions. The Soviet authorities took a number of the organisational measures to ensure the work of higher education institutions in the wartime conditions. This article examines the activities of one of the leading higher education institutions in Ivanovo Region – Ivanovo State Pedagogic Institute - in 1941-1945. Special attention is paid to the organisation of the educational process at the faculties, the changes in the educational programmes, the academic performance, the number of the teachers and the students, the working and leisure conditions. In addition, the article examines the administrative actions of the regional leadership to provide the pedagogic institute with fuel and its teachers and students, with food; we reflect the effectiveness of the measures taken. The result of this study was the conclusion about the essence of the "survival" of the institute in a military environment, the adaptation of the educational process to the emerging problems, the contribution of teachers and students to the country's defence and the work of the rear. The conditions in which the intitute carried out its activities allow us to conclude that although it was not the largest and not the greatest prestigious, the establishment had managed to "survive" in those difficult years.

Організація науково-дослідної роботи здобувачів другого рівня вищої освіти спеціальності «017 Фізична культура і спорт»

The article «Organization of research work of applicants of the second level of higher education in the specialty «017 Physical Culture and Sports» reveals the features of the organization of research activities of applicants of the second (master's) level of higher education in the field. It is proved that research work is an integral part of the educational process in higher education institutions and is provided by a number of legal documents and is implemented by specially organized activities of the educational institution, and directly in the study of general and professional educational components. It is noted that special importance in the research work of applicants for the second level of higher education belongs to the process of its organization. The list of normative-legal documents regulating scientific activity in institutions of higher education is specified, namely: laws of Ukraine; decrees of the President of Ukraine; normative and legal documents of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; Statute and Concept of scientific activity of educational institution; orders of the rector; The standard of higher education of Ukraine, etc. It is established that the unsurpassed responsibility for research activities in higher education institutions rests with the educational institution and directly on the organization and conduct of educational components of a clearly expressed professional research orientation. It is proved that the organization of research work in higher education institutions, and directly in the specialty «017 Physical Culture and Sports» in modern conditions is provided by: legal documents, and directly approved and implemented by the Standard of higher education of the second (master's) level of higher education; creation of appropriate material and technical research conditions by higher education institutions; active participation of research supervisors and interest of researchers.

Psychological mechanisms of the formation of a students socio-cultural activity

The article presents the socio-psychological mechanisms of the dynamics of social intelligence in the process of professional formation of the student, designed a mechanism that provides psychological and educational assistance, fixes problems in the professional formation, has a systematic nature of the activities. The intellect of students in psychology will be reached in process researching social- psychological quality of dynamic's developing, and also were elaborated theoretical approaches, directed at solving problem, elaborated scientific-methodical recommendations. These approaches can be used on planning work sections and youthful organizations, at determining contents of textbooks, educational- methodical work of higher educational institutions.

Organization of vocational guidance work in higher education institutions by means of foreign language

Organization of vocational guidance work in higher education institutions by means of foreign language

Improving the Organisation of Independent Work of Students of Higher Education Institutions in a Distance Learning Format

The relevance of the subject matter is determined by the fact that Ukrainian higher education institutions in a pandemic are forced to switch to combined or distance learning, but also continue providing quality training for future professionals. Accordingly, there is a need to find effective means and methods of forming the professional competences of future professionals, taking into account the realities of combined and distance learning. The purpose of the study is to analyse scientific publications, the available practical experience of organising independent work of students in the conditions of remote classes and identify ways to optimise this process. The study considers the specific features of the organisation of independent work of students during remote classes. Based on the analysis of scientific sources on the subject matter and the survey, the main shortcomings of organising independent work in higher education institutions during distance learning were identified (lack of relevant methodological skills of teachers; lack of developed algorithms for effective organisation of independent work by students in modern conditions; lack of motivation of some students to master new material). The pedagogical experiment involved 56 teachers and 241 students. Ways to solve the outlined problems were substantiated and suggested. In particular, regarding the first problem, options for organising appropriate methodological work with scientific and pedagogical staff to acquire skills of remote organisation of independent work are proposed. To solve the second problem, it was proposed to structure the independent work of students in a distance format in accordance with the approach of reverse design in learning, which is depicted schematically. To solve the third problem – ways were developed to increase motivation to perform independent work of students who unite in the professional aspect of academic disciplines. Prospects for further research include the specification of the described approach to the organisation of independent work of students on the example of the study of occupational safety disciplines in technical institutions of higher education

Informing Canadian Innovation Policy Through a Decolonizing Lens on Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Innovation

While Indigenous entrepreneurship is associated with significant economic promise, Indigenous innovation continues to be invisible in Canadian policy contexts. This article examines how Indigenous entrepreneurial activities are framed in government policy, potentially leading to another wave of active exploitation of Indigenous lands, peoples, and knowledges. The article first discusses the concepts of Indigenous entrepreneurship and innovation through a decolonizing lens, drawing links to education. Then, it provides a set of rationales for why governments need to re-think and prioritize Indigenous entrepreneurship. Next, it maps the current federal government initiatives in this policy sector. Drawing from the Indigenous entrepreneurship ecosystem approach (Dell & Houkamau, 2016; Dell et al., 2017), the article argues that a more comprehensive policy perspective guiding Indigenous entrepreneurship programs should inform Canadian innovation policy. Individual voices from 13 Indigenous entrepreneurs in Manitoba point to three core issues: (a) relationships with the land and the community; (b) the relevance of (higher) education and training; and (c) the importance of cultural survival and self-determination. The article makes an argument for a systemic decolonizing change in how Indigenous innovation is approached in government policyand programs, supported by the work of higher education institutions.

Swedish researchers’ responses to the cancellation of the big deal with Elsevier

In 2018, the Swedish library consortium, Bibsam, decided to cancel big deal subscriptions with Elsevier. Many researchers (<em>n</em> = 4,221) let their voices be heard in a survey on the consequences of the cancellation. Almost a third of them (<em>n</em> = 1,241) chose to leave free-text responses to the survey question ‘Is there anything you would like to add?’. A content analysis on these responses resulted in six themes and from these, three main conclusions are drawn. First, there is no consensus among researchers on whether the cancellation was for good or evil. The most common argument in favour of the cancellation was the principle. The most common argument against cancellation was that it harms researchers and research. A third of the free-text responses expressed ambivalence towards the cancellation, typically as a conflict between wanting to change the current publishing system and simultaneously suffering from the consequences of the cancellation. The general support for open access in principle reveals a flawed publishing system, as most feel the pressure to publish in prestigious journals behind paywalls in practice. Second, it was difficult for researchers to take a position for or against cancellation due to their limited knowledge of the ongoing work of higher education institutions and library consortia. Finally, there are indications that the cancellation made researchers reflect on open access and to some extent alter their publication pattern through their choice of copyright licence and publication channel.

Scientific research as an important aspect of natural science education

Modern higher education makes high requirements on the level of students’ training, which requires a fundamentally new approach to learning. Students’ research work of higher educational institutions is a promising activity that can realize the full personal development of students, reveal their creative potential and individual resources. The organization of research activities will allow to conduct meaningful laboratory and practical classes in an interactive mode, when students develop research, communication and reflexive skills. A competent method of organizing research activities will significantly improve the effectiveness of classroom activities, maintain a high degree of interest and cognitive activity of students, and the use of research training technologies when considering issues of biodiversity will make it possible to identify the essence of the studied processes and ensure professional and personal growth of students. The importance of scientific research in natural science education was evoked. Main directions of the student’s research activity on the base creation for carabidological observations and ecological control are considered. Data received are the case of interest not only for comparative analysis of carabid beetles communities zone changes but also for clarification of carabidofauna spacing under the condition of anthropogenic transformation in the Central part of Russia. The presented information can be used as additional material by teachers of higher and secondary educational organizations and by biology teachers. To arrange the students’ research activity instructional guidelines were worked out which help to form research competence and put into practice research approach in higher education.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES FOR POSITIONING THE LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK IN THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SPACE

Today the issue of competitiveness of higher education institutions is becoming more and more important. Given this paradigm, it is advisable to analyze the positioning strategies of leading UK universities on indicators of "prestige of higher education institutions among consumers of educational services or users of educational products" with indicators of the index of academic reputation; reputation index of institutions of higher education among employers; brand recognition and "economic and international activities" with indicators of economic impact, financial support for education, internationalization of the university. In the course of scientific research, the author analyzed in detail the special, scientific and pedagogical literature, information from the media, radio, television, data from Internet sites and social networks. To achieve these goals, general and special methods of scientific research were used: theoretical, monumental and problem-based analysis of special literature and Internet resources. The article provides a comparative analysis of the positioning strategies of the leading universities in the UK, namely: Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester universities on global indicators. After analyzing the five leading universities in the UK, we concluded that the main methods of positioning universities include stories, conversations, presentations and information and reference methods. It was determined that the main forms of positioning are based on consultations, seminars, conferences, research, creating courses and paying great attention to students with disabilities. Each university has created its own programs to improve the quality of education. All of them are aimed at helping talented students, but not financially secure; students who have outstanding academic results and international students. All leading universities have their own official pages and websites, which cover current information on the work of higher education institutions, their plans and prospects.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FACTORS OF FEMALE STUDENTS OF PREDAGOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SPECIALTIES AND THEIR IDEA OF A PHYSICALLY HEALTHY PERSON

The article substantiates the aspects of a healthy lifestyle. A person’s health depends on various factors, but half of it is reduced to a healthy way of life, the other half falls on the factors of unhealthy lifestyle, which includes harmful ecology, poverty (bad life and material conditions), malnutrition, bad habits, physical inactivity, deviations from spiritual and moral norms, physical and mental overloads and other factors. The aim of the article is to determine the factors of healthy lifestyle, which are adhered to by female students of pedagogical specialties and to analyze their idea of a physically healthy person. It is defined that among student youth struggle against harmful habits, preventive measures are one of the main tasks in educational work of higher education institutions. Proper nutrition plays an important role in the normal life activities of each person, and a balanced diet provides optimization of physiological and biochemical processes in the body, contributing to the maintenance of normal functioning of body systems. The nutritional adequacy of most students is always in consideration.It was found out that the food ration composition of female students of three faculties is more or less diverse. The students mainly gave each of the products a percentage, i.e. there were very few girls whose diet consisted of the same groups of products. Most often the students of the Philological and Economic faculties determined the proportion of 10 % for each product, just under 15 % and 20 %, even under 5 %. In the case of pre-school students, the percentages were 5 and 10, and much less than 15 and 20 percent. It is determined that a physically cultural girls of the philological and economic faculties at the faculty of sports, and girls of the faculty of preschool education ‒ the one who leads to a healthy lifestyle. The second place is for girls of the faculty of economy and philology ‒ the person who leads a healthy way of life, and preschool faculty ‒ the one who is engaged in sports. The third and fourth places were given to those who have achieved harmony in physical and spiritual development and who maintain their physical health at a high level. Thus, a healthy person is considered by students of three faculties to be someone who directs efforts to improve their own body, leads a healthy lifestyle, and least of all is named physically cultural someone who has knowledge, certain skills about sports.

The Relationship between Psychological Capital, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions Offering Sports Education

Psychological capital, which is one of the developing areas of positive organizational behavior, is seen as a psychological resource that can encourage development and performance among employees. In the field of sports education, increasing the psychological capital levels of the employees and increasing the performance and job satisfaction can be effective. The aim of this study is to determine the psychological capital, job performance and job satisfaction levels of academic staff working in higher education institutions offering sports education in terms of various variables and to examine the relationship between them. The study sample consisted of a total of 122 sports science academicians, including 30 female and 92 males, who worked in different regions of Turkey. The Organizational Psychological Capital Scale, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction Scales were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey HSD and correlation test. According to the findings obtained in the research, a high level of positive correlation was found between the psychological capital dimensions and job performance. Again, a moderately positive correlation was found between the psychological resilience, hope and self-efficacy dimensions of the psychological capital and job satisfaction.

Features of development of electronic library information systems of universities

The article describes the selection criteria for electronic library systems and the requirements for them. The main problem of the systems that are offered for purchase to universities is analyzed and summarized. The criteria that electronic libraries must meet, the basic principles of building and developing own electronic library and information systems of universities are considered. The types of users who can work with the system, the content that the electronic library should contain, are described. Structural schemes of the electronic library system of the university and its elements are given. The schemes meet regulatory requirements and take into account the specifics of the work of higher educational institutions. The basic elements and modules of the electronic library system, their main functionality and content components are presented. The approach proposed by the author of the article will allow universities to develop and organize electronic library systems within their educational institution.

THE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON JOB SATISFACTION: AN INVESTIGATION ON ACADEMIC STAFFS AT FACULTIES OF SPORTS SCIENCES IN TURKEY

Transformational leadership and job satisfaction are among the topics that attract the most attention of researchers. This is due to the role that both topics play in employee performance. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction of academic staff working in higher education institutions. Data were collected from academic staff (n=208) working in the faculties of Sport Sciences within 6 universities, in Turkey. As a data collection tool, Bass and Avolio's (2000) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire to measure transformational leadership, and job satisfaction scale developed by Chang and Chang (2007) to measure job satisfaction, were used. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analyses were used as statistical analysis. The results of the analysis showed that transformational leadership had a significant and positive effect on job satisfaction ( s =.375; p<0.001). Article visualizations:

ЧИННИКИ, ЩО ВПЛИВАЮТЬ НА ХАРАКТЕР СЕРЕДОВИЩА СТУДЕНТСЬКОГО КОЛЕКТИВУ

The article deals with the psychological comfort of the participants of the collective activity of the higher educational institution. The study found that a certain nature of the relationship arises out of an objective need. Relationships in the system "teacher – student" acquire a personal character, consciously directed and regulated by goals, which are perceived by students and teachers by far not unequivocally. The analysis of pedagogical practice shows that the creation of a favorable environment in the student group is impossible on the basis of pedagogical influence, built on coercion, subjugation of students and the will of the teacher. Traditional training of teachers in the system of methodological work of higher educational institution is not able to effectively solve the task of improving the climate of the student group and providing psychological comfort to each of its members. Accordingly, there is a need to organize and manage an emotionally supportive environment among students. At the same time, the modern teacher must "see" and understand the emotions, the mood of both the student and his own, to master the theoretical foundations of an emotionally favorable environment in the group, as a factor of its development and comprehensive enrichment of students' personality. The author has studied the plans and programs of teacher training in the systematic work of higher education institutions, which gives reason to speak about the predominance of reproductive tasks and exercises in their content. Teachers' training programs lack information about the theoretical foundations of an emotionally supportive environment, methods and technologies of its creation in the systematic work of the educational institution. Studying the existing programs and the content of teacher training in the systematic work of higher education institutions have led to some conclusions. The author emphasizes that the program of training teachers to create an emotionally supportive environment involves changing the nature of relationships in the system "teacher – student group – students". It is stated that the relations should be based on the principles of pedagogical interaction, cooperation and co-creation and be characterized by trust, the opportunity to express their point of view, to have the right to make mistakes, and to choose freely the ways of achieving the educational goals. Key word: favorable environment, supportive environment, training teachers, pedagogical interaction, psychological comfort.

The Remarkable Teacher and the Brilliant Pedagogue (to the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Petro Shcherbyna)

This article tells about Shcherbyna’s way of life and his main stages of political, scientific and social activities. In addition, a period of his education, a period of his profession life and military service is displayed as in pre-war and war years. The author describes Shcherbyna’s pedagogical activity as specialist of district level when public education system was restored after liberation from fascist invaders in the Dunaivtsi district of Khmelnytskyi. The circumstances of transition to work in higher education institutions of Kamianets-Podilskyi and his legal activity are clarified. Research work on the study of scientific sources from historical and legal aspects is revealed which was in Podolsk province to carry out peasant and inventory reforms in 1847 and 1861 years. The consequences of research and generalization of the legal aspect of the processes of formation and development of justice in Right-Bank Ukraine are evaluated when Magdeburg law and Lithuanian-Polish law on judicial reform in the Russian Empire in the 1960s had been introduced. Moreover, his multifaceted pedagogical activity at the Kamyanets-Podilskyi State Pedagogical University and his work at the newly created Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law are being researched. Keywords: Petro Shcherbyna, Head of the District Department of Public Education, lawyer’s activity, pedagogical and scientific activity, peasant and judicial reforms.

Сучасний стан фінансування науки в Україні

Annotation. Introduction. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the theoretical foundations and develop mechanisms for financial support for the development of science and scientific and technical work in Ukraine, because the main feature of the processes taking place in the modern world is the global integration of economy, science, education and social welfare. Ukraine, as an independent state, lives in an interconnected, interdependent world. The defining priority of the development of our state is education and science. The most important parameters that characterize the country’s scientific resources, knowledge-intensive economy, include investment in science and education, financing of innovation processes. In today’s rapidly changing conditions of globalization of economic life, highly developed countries, where science plays the role of the main economic and reproductive factor, ensure their development by improving existing technologies, techniques and the use of fundamentally new scientific advances. The analysis of the theoretical basis and state of financial support for the development of science and scientific and technical work of higher education institutions and research institutions of Ukraine allowed us to draw conclusions: the intersectoral mechanism is proposed as a system of elements of organizational, economic forms and levers of allocation, research, creation of scientific developments, transfer, accumulation and greater infusion of private and business funds into science and education, which ensure the development of science and scientific and technical work in general. The priority areas for improving the technological structure of Ukraine’s economy include the following: focusing on increasing the scale and expanding the range of promising technologies in the middle and final stages of the technological cycle, providing increased growth of value added processing of primary resources; elimination of resource losses due to inconsistencies between technology components, which is possible through the modernization of existing technologies on the basis of innovations associated with previous and such technologies; change of economic and investment policy in the direction of creating more investment attractiveness for the middle and final stages of the technological cycle. Keywords: financial support; science; scientific and technical works; institutions of higher education; integration; investments.

CONCEPTS OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN LEADERS IN 21ST CENTURY

This article presents the subjective perspectives of women leaders working in higher education institutions in the 21st century in South Africa. It focuses in particular on creativity as demonstrated by women leaders working in culturally and gender diverse post-apartheid settings. The aim is to contribute to the discourse on the creativity of women leaders from diverse cultural backgrounds within South Africa higher education institutions by examining how women leaders experience creativity and what creativity means to them from a qualitative perspective. The study reported on assessed the experiences of creativity of 23 women leaders and their views on creativity and creative leadership by means of a research paradigm based on Wilhelm Dilthey’s modern hermeneutics. It used qualitative research methods, such as semi-structured interviews, as well as observations within one selected higher education institution. Data was analysed by means of content analysis. Quality research criteria and ethical considerations were upheld. The findings highlight the creative skills and attitudes of women leaders underlying successful leadership and the types of creative leadership applied. They suggest that women leaders’ creativity manifests in facilitating creativity in higher education institutions by fostering the creativity of others rather than directing their own creative vision through or integrating it in the work of employees.

SCANDINAVIAN WALKING AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS PREPARATION OF STUDENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SKIING TOURIST HIKING

The article substantiates and highlights the method of preliminary preparation of students for a ski trip using the means of Nordic walking. The results of the study showed that walking by its physiological effect on the body belongs to the effective cyclic aerobic exercises and can be used both to increase motor activity and to correct risk factors for cardiovascular disease, improve respiratory and circulatory function, musculoskeletal apparatus, metabolism. Analysis of the current state of physical culture and health work in higher education institutions indicates the need to use programming in order to purposefully form a comprehensive development of students’ personalities. To determine the effectiveness of the preliminary preparation of students for participation in ski hiking, studies of students of higher education institutions were conducted. The set of data obtained by the observational experiment (anthropometric data, physiological, functional state of the cardiovascular system, level of health and adaptive capacity of the body, physical fitness, level of motivation) shows that the level of development and functioning of all studied parameters corresponds, in the vast majority, below average level of development, which emphasizes the low efficiency or lack of existing programs. The developed program of preliminary preparation of students for participation in ski hiking provided smooth variation of training effects of Nordic walking depending on a stage of the program (cognitive-educational, conditioning, effective), including also game stretching and various mobile and sports games. The most important specific qualities of skiers are highlighted, namely: static and force endurance of back muscles, ability to show the set force tensions, coordination of hand movements. The results of the pedagogical experiment showed the feasibility of using experimental methods of preliminary preparation of students for hiking with the use of Nordic walking, which significantly improved the functional state of the body (cardio-respiratory system, health and adaptive capacity), physical fitness and psychological attitudes in the form of improving motivation for physical activity. It is proved that the preliminary training by means of Nordic walking ensured the development of skiing techniques and accelerated the adaptation to skiing during a tourist ski trip in comparison with the students of the control group. Students of the experimental group spent for walking 93.9 km of the hiking route 22.30 hours, while students of the control group – 28.10 hours. This is less by 5.40 hours, ie savings – one running day. The results of the experiment confirm the effectiveness of the method of preliminary preparation of students for hiking with the use of Nordic walking, which can be recommended to professionals who prepare groups to participate in hiking.

The problem of reasoning of students’ occupancy in independent work in higher education institutions

The problem of reasoning of students’ occupancy in independent work in higher education institutions

FORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL VALUE ORIENTATIONS SYSTEM AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

The article substantiates the essence of students’ value attitude to professional activity. The purpose of the study was the content analysis of the influence of the value orientations on the level of professional and pedagogical orientation of each student in the educational process. The position of scientists is indisputable and evident that the formation of a future specialist in the process of professional training occurs in the conditions of constant choice, made by a personality, choice of professional values, correlating them with the ideal image of a professional in the field. It is also significant that the system of value orientations occupies in the professional activity of the type “person – person”. Such types of professional activity are areas of existence and development of universal values. This study allows us to suggest that they are the values that shape the students’ attitude to professional goals and objectives, the possibility of professional self-realization. The following values are defined in relation to professional activity: values of the profession, related to self-determination in professional activity; the values of the profession that arise on the basis of different types of definition of professional activity by society; values formed on the basis of different traits of a particular profession; values that society needs to regulate attitudes to the profession. It is determined that during the studying at the university, their reassessment, rethinking and development occur, which are conditioned by both personal and professional growth.It has been found that mastering the values of the teaching profession in the educational process is possible if such values acquire a systemic character, which convincingly proves the importance and necessity of reviewing and introducing new forms and methods of work in higher education institutions.