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ICT Laws in Nigeria: Planning and Regulating a Societal Journey into the Future
Authors: Obutte Peter C
Published: April 2017

This paper examines the laws on Information and Communications Technology in Nigeria, and the institutional regulatory framework for enforcing the relevant laws. It further appraises selected concepts associated with ICT regulation and some contemporary issues as they relate to the challenges of ICT in Nigeria. The paper suggests regulatory benchmarks for the purpose of repositioning the ICT sector and approaches to strengthening the regulation of ICT in Nigeria. The paper concludes with an emphasis on value–added and result–based approach to the Information and Communications Technology regulation process in Nigeria.
Reflections on how to Address the Violations of Human Rights by Extractive Industries in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and South Africa
Authors: Kamga Serges Djoyou , Ajoku Ogehcukwu O
Published: April 2017

Transnational companies (TNCs) in general and those operating in the extractive industry sector in particular have an impact on the realisation of human rights. Yet under international human rights law, instruments regulating TNCs’ obligations in terms of human rights are non-binding. Consequently, the state in which TNCs operate remains the only duty bearer of human rights and should ensure that companies under its jurisdiction comply with human rights.

 

The aim of this article is to examine the extent to which Nigeria and South Africa comply with their obligations to ensure that TNCs in extractive industries operating within their borders promote and respect human rights. Ultimately it is argued that the legal architecture in the countries under study does not satisfactorily shield people from the actions of TNCs.

 

In an attempt to remedy the situation, it is suggested that a way forward could be constructed on the following pillars: inserting human rights clauses into international trade and investment agreements; raising awareness of and sensitization on the importance of corporate social responsibility as a "profit maximising mechanism"; turning corporate social responsibility into binding human rights obligations; and using international human rights monitoring mechanisms. Though the points made in this article generally engage the human rights impacts of extractive industries in Nigeria and South African, the proposed solutions are generalisable to other societies in which these industries operate.
The Modern-Day Impact of Cultural and Religious Diversity: "Managing Family Justice in Diverse Societies"
Authors: Rautenbach Christa
Published: April 2017

Transnational companies (TNCs) in general and those operating in the extractive industry sector in particular have an impact on the realisation of human rights. Yet under international human rights law, instruments regulating TNCs’ obligations in terms of human rights are non-binding. Consequently, the state in which TNCs operate remains the only duty bearer of human rights and should ensure that companies under its jurisdiction comply with human rights.

 

The aim of this article is to examine the extent to which Nigeria and South Africa comply with their obligations to ensure that TNCs in extractive industries operating within their borders promote and respect human rights. Ultimately it is argued that the legal architecture in the countries under study does not satisfactorily shield people from the actions of TNCs.

 

In an attempt to remedy the situation, it is suggested that a way forward could be constructed on the following pillars: inserting human rights clauses into international trade and investment agreements; raising awareness of and sensitization on the importance of corporate social responsibility as a "profit maximising mechanism"; turning corporate social responsibility into binding human rights obligations; and using international human rights monitoring mechanisms. Though the points made in this article generally engage the human rights impacts of extractive industries in Nigeria and South African, the proposed solutions are generalisable to other societies in which these industries operate.
The Case of Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe v Louis Karel Fick: A First Step towards developing a Doctrine on the Status of International Judgments within the Domestic Legal Order
Authors: De Wet Erika
Published: April 2017

The Fick case which was decided by the Constitutional Court on 27 June 2013 was the first time since its inception that the Constitutional Court was confronted with the status of a binding international decision within the domestic legal order. It concerned a binding decision by the (now suspended) Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal against Zimbabwe, which was also enforceable in South Africa. A key issue before the Court was whether or not the South African statutory rules of civil procedure for the enforcement of foreign judgments also covered judgments of international courts and tribunals (as anticipated by Article 32(1) of the Protocol on the SADC Tribunal). As none of the relevant statutory legislation was applicable in this instance, the common law remained the only possible avenue through which the SADC Tribunal’s decision could be enforced in South Africa.

 

At the time of the decision, the common law on the enforcement of civil judgments had developed only to a point where it provided for the execution of judgments made by domestic courts of a foreign state (ie decisions of other national courts). The Court was therefore confronted with whether or not an international decision in the form of a cost order of the SADC Tribunal amounted to a “foreign judgment” as recognized by the South African common law. The Court answered this question in the affirmative by relying on those clauses in the Constitution that committed South Africa to the rule of law, as well as its obligations under international law, and to an international-law friendly interpretation of domestic law.

 

Although the decision is to be welcomed and applied the law correctly to the facts of the case, it does raise the issue of the wisdom of equating international judgments with foreign judgments on a more general scale. This relates to the fact that it is generally accepted in most jurisdictions that the recognition and enforcement of a “foreign judgment” can be denied where it would result in a violation of domestic public policy. The public policy exception does not, however, fit well in a regime based on public international law, which does not permit States to use their domestic law as an excuse for not implementing their international obligations.
The Legislative Authority of the Local Sphere of Government to Conserve and Protect the Environment: A Critical Analysis of Le Sueur v eThekwini Municipality [2013] ZAKZPHC 6 (30 January 2013)
Authors: Freedman Warren
Published: April 2017

Legislative authority in South Africa is divided among the national, provincial and local spheres of government. Section 43 of the Constitution provides in this respect that the legislative authority of the national sphere of government is vested in Parliament; that the legislative authority of the provincial sphere of government is vested in the provincial legislatures; and that the legislative authority of the local sphere of government is vested in the municipal councils.

 

The allocation of legislative authority to municipal councils gives rise to a number of complex questions. One of these is the extent to which municipal councils are entitled to pass legislation that deals with the conservation and protection of the "environment". This issue was considered by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court: Pietermaritzburg in Le Sueur v eThekwini Municipality [2013] ZAKZPHC 6 (30 January 2013).

 

In this case the High Court found that even though the functional area of "environment" has been explicitly allocated to the national and provincial spheres of government and not to the local sphere by the Constitution (see Schedule 4A of the Constitution), municipal councils are entitled to pass legislation that deals with the conservation and protection of the "environment", at least in those circumstances where it forms a part of "municipal planning".

 

While there is no doubt that the functional area of "municipal planning" does encompass certain specific environmental matters at the local level, it does not encompass the broad area of the "environment", as the High Court suggests in its judgment. The approach adopted by the High Court, therefore, is open to some criticism. The purpose of this article is to set out and discuss the High Court’s judgment as well as the criticisms that may be levelled against it in the light of the allocation of legislative authority to the three spheres of government.
Green Paper on Land Reform: Overview and Challenges
Authors: Erlank Wian
Published: April 2017

Originating as a submission made to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform by the Centre for Constitutional Rights in 2011, this paper provides an overview of some of the main aspects and key features that stem from the Green Paper on Land Reform, 2011. Following the framework of the Green Paper, this article provides a brief commentary on some of the most problematic aspects of the Green Paper, cross-referencing the key topics to the Green Paper itself as well as the other articles in the special edition of PER dealing with the Green Paper on Land Reform, 2011.
The Mechanics of Intervention and the Green Paper on Land Reform
Authors: Pienaar Juanita M
Published: April 2017

The South African land control system has always, to some extent, been interfered with by government. Interventions in the course of the twentieth century in particular have resulted in an unequal, fragmented and diverse land control system. The law has been integral to this process. Since 1994, within a constitutional paradigm, interventions have been aimed at untangling the complex web of land-related measures so as to affect an equitable, co-ordinated and less complex land system. In this process law - including policy documents, plans, programmes and legislative measures - is again integral. The aim of this contribution is to ascertain whether, under the present government, the mechanics of intervention within the land reform arena have resulted overall in a sensible, workable framework within which challenges and weaknesses linked to land reform can be addressed effectively. In this regard both the structural and material dimensions of recent interventions are set out. Within this context the most recent intervention dealing with land reform in particular, the Green Paper on Land Reform of 2011, is placed in perspective and investigated further in light of the recent National Development Plan. Specific themes that have resonated in the recent mechanics of intervention, as well as the persons and communities who stand to be affected by them and the possible extent of their collective impact, are thereafter discussed. Due to the general vagueness of the Green Paper and its lack of depth and detail, the extent of the impact of the recent measures cannot be ascertained fully. The alignment of the new bodies and institutions proposed by and their contribution to actually addressing the challenges identified in the Green Paper are furthermore problematic and disappointing. Excluding vast portions of rural land comprising communal areas from all of the recent tenure-related measures is especially disconcerting. Clearly, huge gaps prevail in the resultant framework. Overall, the analysis of the recent structural and material dimensions of the recent mechanics underlines that further engineering is urgently required.
The Historical Context of Land Reform in South Africa and Early Policies
Authors: Kloppers Henk J , Pienaar Gerrit J
Published: April 2017

The need for the current land reform programme arose from the racially discriminatory laws and practices which were in place for the largest part of the twentieth century, especially those related to land ownership. The application of these discriminatory laws and practices resulted in extreme inequalities in relation to land ownership and land use. This article provides an overview of the most prominent legislation which provides the framework for the policy of racially-based territorial segregation. It further discusses the legislative measures and policies which were instituted during the period from 1991 to 1997, aimed at abolishing racially-based laws and practices related to land and which eventually provided the basis to the current land reform programme.
Introducing CSR - The Missing Ingredient in the Land Reform Recipe?
Authors: Kloppers Henk J
Published: April 2017

In reaction to the unequal land ownership brought about by decades of apartheid, the first democratically elected government embarked on an extensive land reform programme - a programme consisting of the three constitutionally protected pillars: restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. The aim of this programme is not only to provide for restitution to persons who lost their land as a result of racially based measures, but also provide previously disadvantaged South Africans with access to land in order to address the unequal land ownership. This research focuses on the restitution and redistribution pillars of the land reform programme.

 

The progress made in terms of both these sub-programmes has been disappointing. With reference to redistribution the government has set the target to redistribute 30% of white owned commercial agricultural land to black persons by 2014. To date, less than 10% of this target has been achieved and all indications are that the overwhelming majority of land which has been redistributed is not being used productively or have fallen into a state of total neglect. The state of the redistributed land can be attributed to a variety of causes, with the main cause being the government's inability to provide proper post-settlement support to land reform beneficiaries.

 

Against this background it is clear that alternative options have to be identified in order to improve the result of land reform. This article identifies corporate social responsibility (CSR) as one of the missing ingredients in the recipe for a successful land reform programme. The article introduces CSR and discusses the business case for CSR; identifies its benefits; considers its possible limitations; and examines the major drivers behind the notion. From the discussion of these topics it will become evident that an assumption of social responsibility by businesses in especially the agricultural sector might contribute to an improved land reform programme.
Land as a "National Asset" under The Constitution: The System Change envisaged by the 2011 Green Paper on Land Policy and what This means for Property Law under The Constitution
Authors: Mostert Hanri
Published: April 2017

This paper takes a close look at some of the main tenets set out in the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform's Green Paper on Land Reform of 2011, specifically those that have a bearing on the creation of a new framework for land law. The purpose is to advance some suggestions as to how new statutory interventions can avoid being contested for unconstitutionality. The analysis focuses on the Green Paper's notion of land as a "national asset", questioning the meaning and implications of such a notion against the debate about nationalisation of important resources. In this context, the paper is critical of the perceived tendency to introduce reforms for the mere sake of political expediency. The guidelines for state interventions with property rights that would pass constitutional muster are deduced from (mainly) the decision of First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Commissioner, South African Revenue Service; First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Minister of Finance 2002 4 SA 768 (CC).
Silence is Golden: The Lack of Direction on Compensation for Expropriation in the 2011 Green Paper on Land Reform
Authors: Du Plessis Elmien WJ
Published: April 2017

The government set the target for redistribution of land to 30% by 2014. They have adopted the "willing-buyer-willing-seller" model that relies on a voluntary transaction between farmers and government to acquire such land. Frustrated at the slow pace of land reform, the ruling party is starting to indicate that the state will in future rely on its expropriation powers to acquire such land.

 

Section 25 of the Constitution makes it clear that when the state expropriates property, compensation must be paid. The current act, the 1975 Expropriation Act, determines that such compensation must be market value, while the Constitution lists market value as only one of at least five factors that must be taken into account when determining compensation.

 

There have been various attempts at drafting legislation that will bring compensation practices in line with the Constitution, with the latest Bill published in March 2013. This article focusses on the Green Paper that preceded the Bill, and argues that not much direction is given on how compensation for expropriation should be calculated.
The 2011 Green Paper on Land Reform: Opportunities and Challenges - The National African Farmers Union (NAFU SA)
Authors: Matlala Motsepe
Published: April 2017

The National African Farmers' Union (NAFU SA) was established in 1991 with the aim of creating a "home" for thousands of black farmers who had previously been excluded from mainstream agriculture. At the time of its formation there was no farmer organisation operating at national level in South Africa.
ANALYSIS OF EMBANKMENT HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT AS OPTIMAL ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL RECREATIONAL TYPES AND FORMS
Authors: KOKRANOVA Olesya V. , LITVINOV Denis V.
Published: April 2017

The analysis of historical development of the embankment, as technical construction which gains wide popularity during formation of coastal resorts of the English aristocracy of the XIX-XX centuries is carried out. Recreational development of the coast is defined as the major factor of transformation of natural landscapes. To give to the coast the correct form, strengthening, protection from washout, to increase city space embankments are under construction in a coastal zone. Again formed space is used for creation of promenades, esplanades, parks, piers, etc. The analysis shows that the embankment turns from an engineering construction in architectural and planning zones between the nature and the city which purpose is a creation of the optimal environment for all recreational types and forms. The obtained positive experience of city space increasing finds broad application by other countries. The conclusion is drawn, about what that in the course of historical development the embankment proved to be as a flexible architectural form, capable to develop, and its utilitarian functions was formed by its esthetic qualities.
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN HERITAGE OF KUBAN AS A RESOURCE OF RUSSIAN STATEHOOD STRENGTHENING
Authors: SUBBOTIN Oleg Stepanovich
Published: April 2017

Retrospective analysis of formation and development of architectural and town-planning culture of Kuban is proposed. The article covers the major problems of the conservation of Kuban urban architectural heritage. Three types of areas by the planning principles are identified and the set of issues about reconstruction of each of these areas is marked. The attention is focused on the areas of natural landscape and tourist complexes. An integrated strategy for architectural and urban development is denoted. The problem of preservation of architectural heritage in the countryside is viewed. The practical significance of this work can serve as a basis for updating the historical and cultural heritage on a national and regional context, as well as material for studies related to the history of architecture.
THE PROBLEM OF MODELLING OF SOIL MASS TEMPERATURE FIELD DURING MANY YEARS SERVICE OF HEAT PUMP
Authors: SAPRYKINA Nadezhda Yu.
Published: April 2017

Running time has a great impact on the process of change of soil thermal conditions. As the result temperature field changes. Many years service also causes thermophysical changes. Continuous work of geothermic heat pump plants dictates the need for temperature fields research of operating well. The best method of examination in this case is mathematic simulation. This method gives an opportunity to obtain results in a relatively short time as economically as possible. The experiment furnishes fields temperature values and graphic models which permit to develop the methodology of analogous systems design and to give a long-term outlook on these systems service. The experimental findings and obtained results allow to deduce that geothermal heat can be used for the most extensive range of tasks of heat and cold supply.
ABOUT SEWAGE SYSTEM TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE
Authors: GALPERIN Evgeny M.
Published: April 2017

Sewage system is standing out from other pipeline systems of city infrastructure in that the beginning of destruction and its propagation are revealed on only accident occasion. Modern techniques - particularly closedcircuit TV system - permit to control sewer lines state changes, to predict their failures and prevent emergency situations. This is more advanced service level. The article analyses costs owing to up-coming transition as well as related advantages. Existing defaults of legal and regulatory framework are highlighted. Defects classification and their casualty-producing capacity are described.
RESEARCH OF HEATING APPLIANCE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Authors: CHULKOV Alexander A. , VYTCHIKOV Yury S. , KUDINOV Igor V.
Published: April 2017

The results of thermotechnical testing of aluminium, iron and bimetal heaters are presented. Heating capacity of appliances is determined by experiments, heat time is found by experimental and theoretical methods. Engineering method of dynamic properties calculation is proposed. Results analysis shows the differences between heat time and estimated heat time. In this regard correction index is added in calculation formula.
La visualité des scènes: Cultures urbaines et formes visuelles des paysages scéniques
Authors: Casemajor Nathalie , Straw Will
Published: April 2017

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Psychological and pedagogical support of a child with ASD
Authors: Semago N.Y. , Solomakhina E.A.
Published: April 2017

Present article considers basic problems which emerge in training and adaptation in the environment of school age children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The necessity of prolonged psychological and pedagogical support of an autistic child in an educational organization is substantiated. The main tasks of support specialists (psychologist, speech therapist, special education teacher, tutor, social educator and in¬clusion coordinator), who create conditions and accompanying educational process of children with ASD, are listed.
Applying Facilitated Communication method in education of ASD children using writing communicationon computer
Authors: Karpenkova I.V.
Published: April 2017

Facilitated Communication method aims at forming the skill of voluntary communication and is often used as one of the ways to communicate and interact with the development of writing in nonverbal children. The author’s experience of 10 years of applying of Facilitated Communication with the use of computer in classes with non-speaking children with ASD and other disorders gives grounds to draw conclusions about the usefulness of the method for the development of a self-contained writing. Examples of working with children and youth in the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization «Our Sunny World» using the Facilitated Communication method are given. Practical recommendations for working with children, which are often easier to master the skill of computer typing than more labor-intensive writing on paper are also provided. Present article is addressed to teachers and to parents of non-speaking children.
The work of support specialists with adopted children with disabilities and their families. The problems of foster families support who have adopted children with ASD
Authors: Okoneshnikova N.M.
Published: April 2017

The desire of having a family is crucial for foster families and adopted children with disabilities. But the cases of refusing an adopted child with disabilities are not uncommon. A group of problems faced by foster families, who have adopted disabled child, are shown. The issues of comprehensive support for a foster family and their disabled children are considered. The importance of cooperation between specialists and a foster family for the socialization and development of a child with autism spectrum disorders is marked.
Formation of emotionally-valued lexis in high-functioning ASD preschoolers
Authors: Samoilova V.M. , Kostenkova Y.A. , Lobacheva T.K.
Published: April 2017

Limited use of emotionally-valued lexis of speaking children with autism spectrum disorders indicates the lack of understanding and assimilation of the moral norms of society, because words determine representations of objects and phenomena. Adequate understanding of emotionally-valued words and correct use of them in children with ASD are crucial for adaptation and socialization in the conditions of modern social environment.
Authors disclose the features of the work on the formation of emotionally-valued lexis in senior preschoolers with ASD on the basis of a training experiment conducted in Center for Curative Pedagogics. The methods, tricks and conditions of correctional and habilitation work with 14 children at each stage are described in detail. Specific practical materials and recommendations about formation of emotionally-valued lexis are given.
The problem of tolerance to persons with mental disorders in the modern Russian megapolis
Authors: Borodina L.G. , Fisunova A.S.
Published: April 2017

The problem of tolerance to persons with mental disorders is actual and practically meaningful both for the state and society. 97 Moscow citizens aged 21 to 55 were interviewed in order to study the attitude of the society to people with mental disorders. The research data are presented. Survey results reflect the general tendencies towards the formation of a tolerant attitude towards persons with mental pathology.
Year Round. Method of speech development and correction. Continuation
Authors: Pavlova Y.B. , Khotyleva T.Y.
Published: April 2017

This methodological manual is created based on the analysis of many years of experience of teachers working with children with developmental disorders. The manual is aimed at pre-school children or first graders with speech and communication difficulties leading to academic failure.
Cognitive process development in primary school age children with different types of ontogenesis. Course of correction
Authors: Maksimenko M.Y. , Shal L.
Published: April 2017

Sufficient level of mental development of the child, formation of the emotional sphere, voluntary activities and socio-psychological skills are the main indicators of child readiness for schooling. It appears to be important to use the neuropsychological approach in diagnostic and correctional work. Correction of disturbed elements in higher mental functions performed to facilitate learning of educational material by children of primary school age with different types of ontogenesis, which makes it possible to increase adaptive capacity, the stress-resistance of children, and to ensure success in social relations. Presented program has been tested on primary school children with combined disorders of cognitive and emotional-personal spheres, studying in the system of inclusion in school №1321 «Kovcheg» of Moscow city.
«Autism & Developmental Disorders» Journal Anniversary – 15 Years!
Authors: Khaustov A.V.
Published: April 2017

Обращение к читателям главного редактора журнала "Аутизм и нарушения развития" А.В. Хаустова по случаю 15-летия журнала.
Assessing the Level of Cognitive and Regulatory Metasubject Competences of Primary School Graduates
Authors: Zak A.Z. , Sorokova M.G.
Published: April 2017

The article presents the methods of formation evaluation metasubject competences as a result of cognitive development of children and regulatory universal educational actions. For the first time are presented: method of "Discourse" (A.Z. Zak), associated with the formation of cognitive assessment and regulatory metasubject competences of graduates of primary school (at the decision of the plot and logical problems); the results of the tasks of this technique fifth graders (at the beginning of the school year) number of ordinary public schools and a gymnasium; Statistical analysis of the data (M.G. Sorokova), proving the reliability of the "Discourse" technique and its validity as a differential ability to detect differences in socio-demographic factor "category of students."

This work was supported by grant RFH (№16-06-00926).
Developing Educational Situations in Off-hour Activity of Junior Schoolchildren of the First and Second Classes
Authors: Ukropova A.V.
Published: April 2017

The article describes the experience of developing educational situation in the subject area "The outside world" with the pupils of the first and second classes. Developing educational situation developed with FGOS of the primary education and thematically united with the textbook "The outside world" by A. Pleshakov. The sample has totaled about 166 pupils of the first and second classes. Within the framework of the off-hour activity of junior schoolchildren there were conducted the classes with experimental groups. The results of the diagnostic of development of the metasubject competencies of the experimental group significantly improved compared with the figures before the specialized training. In the control group, the results practically have not changed. We believe that the content of developing educational situations has a positive effect on the development of the metasubject competencies of pupils of the first and second classes. The article mentioned the goals of the developing training cycles in the subject area "The outside world" with the pupils of the first and second classes to form metasubject competencies. The article also tells about the peculiarities of the specialized training, necessary equipment in the office and the children's reactions.
The Difficulties of Adapting the Main Educational Program for University Students with Disabilities Hearing
Authors: Stanevskiy A.G. , Stolyarova Z.F.
Published: April 2017

The article analyzes in detail various features of how learning process participants interact with each other, as well as classifies possible (observed) impairments of cognitive qualities in students, as compared to the normal level. It also determines and scrutinizes mutual connections between certain impairments, along with their effect on perception during learning. The usage of orientated graphs measuring labour-intensiveness during the acquisition of the main educational program (MEP) provided a comparative characteristic of impaired students’ performance (hearing impairments) as compared to unimpaired ones. The solution that allows for MEP adaptation is presented in the form of courses that accompany every profile discipline, along with special cognitive technologies. The account of minimization or/and compensation of certain cognitive impairments in disabled students, as practiced at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, is given. Generalized goals of accompaniment courses are formulated. The examples are given (based on calculus and geometry courses) of using logical matrixes as a universal method of teaching conceptual systems that involve generic and specific relations. The accompaniment courses are shown to meet the metasubjective requirements. Special requirements for teachers working with hearing impaired students are formulated.
Professiological Bases of Professional Pedagogical Education
Authors: Markova S.M. , Tsyplakova S.A.
Published: April 2017

The article deals with professiological foundations of pedagogical education, describes the scientific trends that include methodology and methods of vocational guidance, professiological features of cognition, methods of professiological description of various professions, and professional activity in general. The authors shed light on the spheres of professional research: examination of socio-economic, scientific and technical, techno-technical processes, scientific analysis of production, the professional educator’s professional spheres of action. The article presents the conditions of professional education’s development that include the developing economic integration, scientific and technical progress, veritable forecast of brand new professions, interaction of science, production and education.
Regional strategy of preservation and strengthening of the psychological health of participants of educational relations
Authors: Miroshnichenko A.A. , Merzlyakova D.R.
Published: April 2017

The problem of saving and improving psychological health of educational relations' participants can be considered crucial. This article looked at several approaches to systemic analysis of various factors influencing psychological health of educational relations' participants in a negative way. We identified these factors by the levels they emerge at, namely: the level of learner himself/herself, the level of his/her social environment (teachers and parents), as well as educational institution, municipality and region. It is only possible to save and improve psychological health of educational relations' participants if systemic risk factors are eliminated at every level. Unsolved contradictions of the higher level "descend" to lower levels and require additional efforts to eliminate their effect. The article introduces the notion of learners’ “psychological health standards” that implies a system of socio-psychological, pedagogical, administrative, and technical conditions for saving and improving psychological health.
Value-meaning Barriers in Research Activity of Junior Scientists
Authors: Shabalovskaya M.V. , Bokhan T.G. , Radishevskaya L.V. , Ul’yanich A.L.
Published: April 2017

Contents of value-meaning barriers are covered that acquire certain specifics in research activity and influence formation of meaning-forming research motivation of junior scientists. Such barriers were assumed to be conditioned by dissonance between dominating values and degree of their realization in junior researchers.Sample of respondents included 88 beginners: postgraduate students (n=65) and masters (n=23) of Tomsk high schools aged between 21 and 35 years. As research methods the expanded version of technique by M. Rokeach (proposed by M.S. Yanitsky and
A.V. Seryy), methods of statistical analysis of results (frequency analysis, Mann-Whitney test) were used. Relevant value orientations of junior scientists are presented. Gender differences in value-meaning domain are revealed. Differences in values in postgraduate students and masters were found. Dissonance in degree of fulfillment of terminal and instrumental values has been established that indicates disturbances of value-meaning domain of the personality of junior scientists. Results add to scientific ideas about value-meaning barriers in research activity of junior scientists.

This work was supported by grant RFH № 15-16-70001.
Teachers’ Views of Formation of Pupils Personal Educational Outcomes
Authors: Lubovsky D. , Plesnevich S.G.
Published: April 2017

Teachers` perceptions of opportunities to provide students educational and personal outcomes in the circumstances of modern education were studied. The hypothesis was the assumption that teachers’ perceptions on the possibility of forming of schoolchildren’ personal educational results are related to their professionally important qualities. 72 teachers of one of Moscow gymnasium were examined with a questionnaire for identification ofteachers’ viewon possibility of forming of schoolchildren’ personal educational results and questionnaire of communicative and organizational tendencies KOS-1. The data showed that more than half of the teachers consider adequate professional competence for the formation of personal educational outcomes of students. There was a significant relation between the teachers’ viewof their commitment to the formation of personal educational schoolchildren’ results and the communicative and organizational aptitudes. Authors’ assumption is that professionally important qualities of a teacher are the internal basis for the formation of students’ personal educational outcomes.The importance of the activity approach in the education of future teachers to develop their professional aptitudes and abilities is stressed.
Pedagogical Parental Beliefs of the First-graders’ Mothers
Authors: Mikhaylova Y.Y.
Published: April 2017

The paper discusses parental beliefs about the purposes, methods, and modes of interacting with the child about the transition to school and learning in first grade. Using interviews with the mothers of first-graders we show the contradictions and difficulties of forming their own pedagogical theories. In particular, we show that parents form their beliefs using various, often contradictory sources (scientific publications, the traditional view of the child, the perception of the modern world as a high-risk, etc.) and cope with these contradictions in different ways. This work was supported by RFH( №16-33-01135).
Teachers’ Understanding of Preschool Curriculum of Cultural Practices for Children and Adult Research Activities. Part two
Authors: Alieva T.I.
Published: April 2017

The article presents a questionnaire which was used to study the ideas of preschool teachers about the content and place of children's-adult «researches» in the educational process. The author describes indicators reflecting the quality of «researches».Every indicator is concretized in the form of a question and a set of characteristics of research activities for discussion with the respondent. Evaluation of results is carried out in points (from 0 to 7 points for each indicator). 60 teachers of Moscow state and private kindergartens took part in a survey. It showed that teachers have difficulties in understanding the possibilities of an open educational environment for developing cognitive motivation and enriching the content of researches (creating "research communities", interacting for different levels of education, attracting resources of the socio-cultural environment of the city), as well as in reflecting the risks and difficulties of introducing "researches" in educational process. The statistical analysis showed a weak connection between the teaching experience of respondents and the level of understanding of the peculiarities of the cultural practice of children's research activity.

This work was supported by Federal Research Centre for Projects Evaluation and Consulting Services (project № 26.4266.2017/НМ).
Features of Value Orientations of Modern Preschoolers
Authors: Klopotova E.E.
Published: April 2017

In this article were presented the replication research of valuable orientations of modern young learners. In the experiment took part 200 pre-school children (100 boys and 100 girls), who are studying in the nurseries of Moscow and Moscow regions. To estimate the value orientations of modern young learners were used the diagnostic technique “Magic Flower”, developed by T.A. Repina. The results of the research were compared with the results obtained in the research of T.A. Repina. The results allow us to estimate value sphere of modern young learners and their peers of the 80s. There ambiguous influence on contemporary socio-cultural conditions of modern value orientations of children of preschool age. On the one hand, they do not lead to a distortion of the desire of children to communicate and interact, but on the other - to increase the orientation of children on their needs and requirements.
Features of Time Perspective of Gifted Adolescents and their Peers
Authors: Kondratyev M.D.
Published: April 2017

The article presents data from a study of features of time perspective of gifted adolescents and their coevals. The study involved 274 adolescent. To study the features of the time perspective of personality were chosen questionnaire time perspective Zimbardo (ZTPI), as well as processed according to the method of motivational induction J.Nuttin questionnaires with incomplete sentences and writings of the study participants. During the statistical processing of the data, it was found that gifted adolescents characterized by the following features: relatively high scores by type of temporal orientation "negative past" and "future". For a time the future prospects are characterized by: a relatively high frequency of references to objects motivational groups "Work", "Knowledge" (near-term); "Development", "Work" (long term). The length of the prospects for the future in a group of gifted adolescents is higher than the peer group. The study results will be useful for psychologists practitioners in working with adolescents.
Psychophysiological Mechanisms of Coordination Component of Psychomotor Abilities of the Musicians
Authors: Korlyakova S.G.
Published: April 2017

Psychomotor abilities of the musician are implemented in performing technique and include muscle strength, endurance, speed of movements, coordination, motor memory. The article presents the materials of a theoretical study aimed to identify the level character of the coordination component of psychomotor abilities of musicians formation, to define the psychophysiological mechanisms that contribute to the effective development of musical-performing technique. The process of coordination component of psychomotor abilities of musicians formation reviewed in the light of N.. Bernstein theory on construction of movements, which most fully represents the interrelation of physiological and psychological mechanisms of a man motor activity. On the example of musical- performing activity of trained pianists the processes of intermuscular, spatial, sensory-motor (visual-motor, auditory-motor, tactile-motor) coordination formation are reviewed and in general – psychomotor coordination processes involved in musicians performing technique development.
Deontological aspects of perceiving people with disabilities in the context of contemporary culture
Authors: Shmeleva N.V. , Babaeva A.V.
Published: April 2017

The article analyzes the problem of negative influence of the mass culture on value orientations of a modern person when the corporality is idealized. The priority of the visual principle in the mass culture of the XXth – beginning of XXIst centuries changes the human relation to his/her own and someone else's body, because the visual is inextricably linked to the reproduction of uniform idealized visual images, as well as to defining static social and cultural human roles judging just by the physical body condition (when positive characters often have an idealized appearance, and embossed body contours while negative ones have physical limitations). The desire and, at the same time, the inability to attain a perfect body condition becomes one of the significant reasons for social and cultural tension when a growing negative attitude towards people with disabilities is detected. In order to overcome the social tension, specific solutions are required. That makes it actual to appeal to deontology (a science about what must be done, aimed at the moral renewal of society). Ethical and deontological culture, pedagogical, environmental and social deontologies are of great importance as these are developing a concept of new system of values destined to overcome social and personal contradictions.

The work is carried out with support of Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation № 05.043.11.0025.
Psychological Education in the Context of the Professional Standard for Teachers and Professional Standards
Authors: Zabrodin Y.M. , Pakhalyan V.E.
Published: April 2017

Materials are presented that allow to identify the main problems of training psychologists for work on psychological education in the context of the professional standard for teachers requirements and approved standards of professional activity. The connection of a number of questions of the methodology of practical psychology and those problems that the specialist in this field solves during the implementation of the work on psychological enlightenment is shown. A detailed analysis of the main content of existing and existing the professional standard for teachers, those aspects of it that determine the list and nature of the types of specialist's work, as well as the already approved standards of professional activity in practice-oriented psychological specialties in relation to labor function, reflecting those aspects of his work that relate to psychological enlightenment. The main issues concerning improvement of the professional standard for teachers and standards of professional activity are highlighted. Methods for their solution are proposed, the application of which will help in the work on new the professional standard for teachers and improvement of the standards of professional activity.
Olhares irônicos: Machado de Assis e o esporte
Authors: Melo Victor
Published: April 2017

Este artigo tem por objetivo discutir os olhares sobre o esporte lançados por um dos mais importantes literatos brasileiros e da língua portuguesa: Machado de Assis. Ainda que tenha sido também utilizado como fonte um de seus romances (Dom Casmurro), para alcance deste intuito foram usadas, majoritariamente, suas crônicas publicadas nos periódicos do Rio de Janeiro da 2a metade do século XIX. Levou-se em conta que se trata de um gênero literário marcado pela ambiência urbana, por seu imediatismo, pela forte relação com o cotidiano e com a dinâmica da capital brasileira à época. Ao final, o estudo conclui que nos posicionamentos do autor sobre as práticas esportivas percebem-se seu impulso de pensar a relação entre parâmetros culturais distintos, bem como sua tendência de abordar com certo distanciamento as novidades que chegavam do continente europeu.
Os Ademires de João Cabral de Melo Neto
Authors: Correia Éverton Barbosa
Published: April 2017

Em 1975, foi publicado o livro Museu de tudo, que reúne a produção poética de João Cabral de Melo Neto até o ano anterior, de onde duas composições devem ser destacadas: “Ademir da Guia” e “A Ademir Meneses”. Não deixa de ser curioso que os dois jogadores de futebol eleitos para a apreciação do poeta tenham como prenome Ademir, o que sugere alguma experimentação poética através do diálogo entre ambos os poemas. Considerando que no ano anterior à publicação daquele volume tinha havido a Copa do Mundo na Alemanha e no Brasil estava vigorando a ditadura, interessa neste artigo destacar o olhar do diplomata e poeta brasileiro, que também se interessava por futebol.
Evaluation of anti - inflammatory activity of aqueous extract of leaves of hibiscus sabdariffa in albino rats
Authors: Patil Soumya B. , Munoli Swetha
Published: April 2017

Background: Inflammation continues to be an area of great interest for research, probably due to the non-availability of a safer and more effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. This has led to increase in demand for natural products with anti-inflammatory activity having fewer side effects. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as indomethacin are used in the treatment of inflammation, fever and pain. However, NSAIDs cause gastric damage as a major adverse reaction. In this study, the anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract H. sabdariffa Linn was studied using carrageenan and formalin for acute and chronic inflammation respectively in albino rats.Methods: In this study, anti-inflammatory activity of H. sabdariffa was studied and compared with standard drug, indomethacin. Aqueous extract of leaves of H. sabdariffa (200mg/kg or 400mg/kg) and indomethacin (25mg/kg) were used to separate groups of rats and paw edema was measured by plethysmometer and compared with control group.Results: H. sabdariffa did not show any significant reduction of paw edema (P >0.05) in both the models of inflammation i.e. carrageenan induced acute model and formalin induced chronic model of inflammation.Conclusions: H. sabdariffa didn’t show any significant anti-inflammatory activity.