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Contemporary Art Culture as a Creator of Publicity New Forms: Experience of Perm Theatrical Community
Authors:   Perm State Institute of Culture, Malinina Elena
Published: July 2021

This article covers some new forms of publicness in the field of art culture of the Russian city of Perm, e.g. dramatics as a performance in a street environment, and synthetic museum-theatrical form under the conditions of a stage box. The study was accomplished mainly via culturological method. At one time theatre left the urban environment, but in the 21st century theatrical forms have begun to permeate urban space again, the statement primarily concerns site-specific theatre. This is equivalent to the birth of new theatrical-city publicity, a new modality of the interpenetration of the public and the private. One of the best-known theatrical projects in this field is ‘Remote X’ (‘Rimini Protokoll’ band). Here, the close co-existence habitual to city dwellers turns into a social substrate, and a way to implement interpersonal artistic communication, thereby largely changing the disposition of the former, and transforming itself. Another new form of relationship between collective and individual aspects in the public sphere is the synthetic museum-theatre form, on the example of immersion dramatics ‘Permian Pantheon’ (Perm Academic Theatre, stager Dmitry Volkostrelov). The natural ‘calendar-seasonal’ tempo-rhythm of the dramatics creates a triple semantic effect risen from artistic reality. It immerses the viewer into the process of traditional subsistence in whole (actualisation of the cultural collective unconscious), represents cultural phenomena (which corresponds to the culture-focused paradigm of artistic consciousness of the second half of the 20th century to the early 21st century), reaches the level of worldview values, the philosophical generalisation of cultural-existential reality. Thus, on the example of two Perm theatrical plays the author can speak about the origin of new forms of publicness in contemporary culture to entail new relationships between publicity and privacy in the current realities.
Either - Or? Is There an Alternative to Capitalism?
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Mitsek Sergey , Mitsek Elena ,   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities
Published: July 2021

Despite the triumph of capitalism in economic competition with communism, recent years have shown the increasing contradictions of the former, the most serious of which is the growth of social inequality. All of this requires the comprehension of possible alternatives to capitalism. The authors consider these possible alternatives in the framework of the market economy, which has proven itself as the best system in terms of the optimal use of rare resources. The difference between the market economy as such and its private manifestation, capitalism, lies in the form of ownership. Moreover, capitalism is based on private ownership, however, versions of the market economy with other forms of ownership are possible. Making use of basic methodological principles of economic science, the authors analyse the pros and cons of private and other forms of ownership in the framework of the market economy. The former’s strengths lie in the initiative to create new companies and the drive to increase efficiency, while its weaknesses lie in the growth and entrenchment of social inequalities. The strength of the market economy with other forms of ownership is a lesser degree of inequality, however, its weaknesses are insufficient incentives for innovation and growth. In today’s world, only capitalism fully realises the principles of the market economy. Economic schemes based on other forms of ownership demonstrate substantial deviations from these principles, and therefore exist only in theories so far. To make an alternative to capitalism feasible, forms of the market economy with other systems of ownership must override their a-priori shortcomings, the main shortcoming of which consists of insufficient incentives for risk acceptance and efficiency gains.
Problems of Balancing Private and Public Interests of States in the Criminalisation of International Crimes
Authors:   Ural State Law University, Tabatchikova Anastasiya
Published: July 2021

The contemporary world often sees a contradiction between the actions of states to advocate their own interests and the interests of the international community in combating the most dangerous crimes. In the field of international criminal law, the problem of imbalance between interests of particular states (‘private’ interests), and the interests of the international community in general ‘public’ interests) is especially evident. This imbalance indirectly manifests in the occurrence of contentious situations during the criminalisation of international crimes in national law. This article covers the problem of the imbalance of interests, from its general philosophical underpinnings to specific manifestations in criminal law. This objective mediates the construction of the article according to the principle ‘from the general to the particular’: from the general problem of the relation of the interests of the state and the global community through the prism of international criminal law to the specific problems of criminalisation in domestic law. The article was prepared with the use of historical, comparative-legal, and formal-juridical methods. The ain provisions of the article are illustrated with examples from international and national law, supported by quotations from philosophers and contemporary scholars of the philosophy of international law. The author begins by exploring the development of ideas of sovereignty as a private interest of the state. Upon establishing that the evolution of sovereignty ideas has not led to its uniform understanding and consistency with the interests of international law, the author delves into the problems of international criminal law. The author adresses the problems occurring during the criminalisation of international crimes in the framework of domestic law. The author makes a conclusion regarding the possible ways of national law refinement for strengthening the interaction of states in the field of international criminal law.
. On the Right of the Academic Community to Intellectual Property and Scientific Creativity
Authors:   Ural State University of Economics, Filippovskaya Tatyana
Published: July 2021

The author continues to present his analysis of various aspects of the violation of educators’ rights at the national and international levels, which he has articulated extensively in publications and conferences. This is of particular importance in the current context of uncertainty regarding the content of Generation Z and even more so about Generation Alpha’s professional activities. Given that up to 85% of professions, to which part of them shall be ready as early as in a decade, have not yet been identified even by name, the education system is faced with the challenge of developing special qualities of personality - sustainability, adaptability to change and the desire for self-development. Can an educator under systemic pressure from violations of academic rights and freedoms provide an effective solution to such a challenge? The author begins to seek an answer to this question by drawing attention to the contradictions in the dispositions of public and private law regarding intellectual property, work quota settings for teaching staff and the rating of the effectiveness of educational activities. The employed methodology of content analysis allowed for the author’s conclusions concerning the necessity of amending the regulatory procedure of higher school function for the purpose of the remedy of the mentioned disproportions to be justified. A proposal was made on the need for reconcilation of institutional innovations in the course of recovery of the basis of university autonomy regarding the elaboration of objective parameters of ranking universities both at national and at international levels, the correction of work quotas for teachers in order to achieve comparability in the activities of the academic community in the two dimensions of its actors: in the scientific, in which pedagogy is the accompanying activity segment, and in the pedagogical, in which pedagogy is the accompanying activity segment.
Mental Map of Yekaterinburg in the Book 'The Drawn City' By A. Ryzhkov: Linguistic Analysis
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Panchenko Svetlana
Published: July 2021

The article contains a linguistic analysis of the book ‘The Drawn City’ by A. Ryzhkov; the book comprises reproductions of pictures and respective text in the context of a mental map of the city of Yekaterinburg. In approaching the mental map as spatial information in people’s minds, reflecting the image of the city, the goals of linguistic analysis are to show the vision of the metropolis and the linguistic ways of verbally expressing the thoughts and feelings of the landscape artist; to determine the value to society of the private perception of the city through artistic representation and textual expression. Stylistic analysis of the text reveals the dominant features regarding the lexical, morphological and syntactic levels, while the pragmatics of the text consider its social relevance. Peculiar traits of the author’s style of the artist and the writer, as perceived by readers, have been listed; important points of the mental map of the city have been defined accounting for the book’s content: architecture, dominant idea, eclectics. The perception of time in synchronicity and diachronicity in the narrative regarding Yekaterinburg is considered, the motif of transition from reality to imagery is shown. Examples are given of positive, negative and contradictory evaluations of architectural objects, verbally influencing readers through the creation of visual images. There are linguistic tricks listed which were used in the book by A. Ryzhkov uses language techniques that hold the attention of the recipient of the text: comparison, personification, the use of colloquial language, humour and wordplay, and dialogisation. Methods of the creation of an imagery-geographic map of urban space have been shown in the author’s iconic-symbolic form. A conclusion was made on the significance of the book of A. Ryzhkov having used a visual-verbal method for the creation of a sustainable and replicable image of the city in the human mind. The artist’s civic stance on city protection has been set forth.
Migrants' Perceptions of Psychological Support
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Perelygina Elena , Zotova Olga ,   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Mostikov Sergey ,   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities
Published: July 2021

An increase in a number of migrants intensifies the need for professional psychological support and counseling for the latter in order to facilitate their social-psychological adaptation. In order to organise the psychotherapeutic process effectively and provide quality services, it is necessary to pay special attention to clients’ expectations and perceptions of psychological help. Unfortunately, this issue is currently underrepresented in domestic psychological research. The success of the psychologist’s work largely depends on a clear understanding of the ethnicity, the uniqueness of each ethnic group and the appropriately chosen methods. This paper presents the results of a survey of counselling psychologists with experience of working with migrants from post Soviet countries as well as the results of a comparative analysis of the perceptions of the psychologist’s work with representatives of the dominant ethnic group and migrants. The study objective: explore perceptions of the work of a counselling psychologist among migrants and members of the dominant ethnic group. Respondents’ answers were processed using expert assessments. The study was participated by three groups: 20 psychologists (of the dominant ethnic group); 20 migrants, and 20 citizens of the Russian Federation without psychological education. The dominant attitude in the minds of many respondents is that psychotherapy is useless, ‘a person should cope on their own, telling a psychologist about their problems is a sign of weakness’. At the same time, most of the interviewees note that they (their families) have psychological problems, however, they are not prepared to work on solving them. It is worth highlighting the particular importance of psychological education and public enlightenment in order to develop a more adequate image of the psychologist and a clear understanding of the specifics of psychological counselling.
Social-Psychological Adaptation and Aggressiveness in Early Adolescence
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Smorkalova Tatiana
Published: July 2021

The article contains empirical findings regarding the correlation between aggressiveness and social-psychological adaptation in adolescents. In today’s world, the issue of aggression and violence remains relevant. To date, the world has faced a complex situation due to economic, ecological, and social problems, which preconditions a rapid rise in human aggressive behaviour. The issue of aggressive behaviour is of particular urgency among adolescents. Many of the factors underlying aggression in adolescence have not yet been sufficiently substantiated in the scientific community. Such insufficiently studied phenomena include the correlation between aggressiveness and social-psychological adaptation. Social-psychological adaptation means a personal state allowing to attain mutual contentment of a person and social environment. Empirical findings have revealed a correlation between aggressiveness and social-psychological adaptation. It was found that the more aggression and its various forms are expressed, the more maladaptivity is manifested in young adolescents. However, positive associations were found between forms of aggression and components of adolescent socio- psychological adjustment. In this case, aggression can act as a compensating factor for maladaptation. Further studies of the correlation between aggressiveness and social-psychological adaptation comprises, firstly, research into gender differences in the correlation between aggressiveness and social-psychological adaptation, and secondly, studies in other ages and social groups of respondents.
Susceptibility to Internet Addiction in Russia: Geography, Age, And Frustrated Existential Values
Authors:   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy  and Public Administration (RANERA), Stepnova Liudmila , Prokopenko Elizaveta ,   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy  and Public Administration (RANERA)
Published: July 2021

The article is the first in Russia to present sociologically correct (relative to the general population) and simultaneously psychologically profound results of 2 All-Russian Internet surveys: screening-diagnostics of the level of resistance/vulnerability to Internet addiction in Russia and its federal districts (2017: n = 3 007, ages 10-40); identification of words - markers of values for norm and risk groups (2018: n = 144, ages 18-28). Methods: Internet addiction test (A. E. Zichkina), self-reports on the duration of the offline period per year, 16-FLO (R. Kettell, MD self-evaluation scale, B intellect scale), ‘Short portrait questionnaire of the Big Five (B5-10)’ (M.S. Egorova, O.B Parshikova), ‘Existence’ (A. Langle, K. Orgler, S.V. Krivtsova), author’s questionnaire, Deception scale. Results: 3/4 citizens of the Russian Federation fall within a normal range, but only 1/4 have no signs of internet addiction. Contrary to social prejudice and statistics from English-language studies, Internet addiction is least pronounced among 18-21-year-old Russian respondents (when they are virtually active). Normally young people are characterised by the needs for Career, Care, the ability to Manage/Control and Influence events/decisions, anticipate internet escapism when they lose their Meaning, Wisdom or Interest. The risk group includes 8.6 % males, and 23.6 % females. Internet addicts 2.3 % (coinciding with global statistics): twice as many women (different from global statistics). Girls under 14, teenagers, men aged 22-25 and women aged 30-35 are at risk and among those considered to be Internet addicts. Adults in this group develop existential indecisiveness, have unmet status-related claims (specifically Respect) and a strongly overestimated willingness to use coping strategies in reality instead of virtually. Internet addicts are most numerous in the Central Federal District (4.6 %), with the highest risk group in the Far East (37.8 %).
Private/Public Space of New Media
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Drozdova Alla , Stepanova Natalia ,   Ural Federal University
Published: July 2021

Today, we have a situation that the new media environment has reshaped our conception of reality while changing social spaces, modes of existence, and the functional mechanisms of the private sphere. In the space of new media, the boundary between privacy and publicity is redefined with the emergence of multiple network communities having become a subject of observation and evaluation, collective discussions, and even third party interventions. In the current situation, the privacy/publicity boundary can be defined both through the societal/the individual, and through such concepts as visible/invisible. The new media era sees the personification of online publicness, therefore the very sphere of private life gets consumed by the public sphere open both for being discussed and for being controlled by the government, market, and advertisement. The public sphere has fallen under the power of certain private/vested interests, which only transiently become common, coinciding with the interests of other groups, but not the public sphere. The ambivalent nature of new media, while based on personalisation and filtration, obviously determines the ambiguous and controversial relationship of the public and the private. Thus, the private not only reflects, but also represents the public, whereas the public implements privacy up to its inherent special intimate atmosphere and intonation. This fast-changing virtual reality requires the development of conceptual tools for analysing new content and forms of social and personal life, one of which is the relationship between publicity and privacy.
Forms of Discussion Maintenance in the Conditions of Public Internet Communication
Authors:   Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Kalganova Svetlana
Published: July 2021

The thematic arrangement as a structural element of Internet discourse has been noted several times by researchers. The aim of this article was to analyse the forms of the thematic maintenance of discourse in the conditions of public internet communication. The study was run in the framework of a discursive approach. The basis is represented by news publications on Facebook, and online comments to them. The discourse was analysed via a structure-composite method. The findings allowed two forms of thematic maintenance of discourse in the Internet to be defined: in spiral order, and in chain order. Spiralling discourse occurs when the event being described is localised in time and its circumstances become the thematic core around which the conversation revolves, both in journalistic Internet publications and in the commentaries to them. However, this is practically a conversation about nothing: the introduction of new topics is aimed at keeping the audience interested in the underlying event, but clarifies nothing about the circumstances of the case. This form of discussion maintenance was extensively exemplified through the ‘Skripal case’. Its indicators are a lack of information regarding the main event, thematic incompleteness, repetition, the struggle of meanings, thematic diversity, introducing new themes. The second form of discourse maintenance, namely in chain order, was described through the example of the coronavirus topic. In this case, the topic development reflects the spread of the disease across the planet. The linguistic indicators of this form of discourse are indications of time, space and morbidity. The analysis of discourse maintenance forms in public internet communication enables the revelation of some laws in the arrangement of such seemingly sporadic speech constructs as online comments.
On Identifying Customer Needs when Selecting Service Enterprise Optimisation Techniques
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Golubeva Tatyana , Tropina Lyudmila ,   Ural Federal University, Nifontova Arina ,   Ural Federal University
Published: July 2021

The article covers the controversial issue on embracing the client-focused approach with regards to implementing optimisation procedures. The stages highlighted by business consultants are demonstrated and attention is drawn to the lack of a stage for identifying client attitudes towards optimisation measures. The opinion of business consultants is presented: upon the fulfillment of non-standard orders, the profitability of the business decreases. There is a contradiction between the need to optimise business operations to increase profits and the mission of the service enterprise; to satisfy the needs of the target customer group. In order to resolve the contradiction, it is proposed to introduce a customer needs identification phase into the optimisation process to inform the choice of optimisation techniques. The example of a catering company in Ekaterinburg shows the feasibility of selecting optimisation techniques based on an analysis of the reasons why customers refuse services. The following optimisation techniques were chosen: service format modification (the study was run prior to the pandemic outbreak), the optimisation of service assortment and personnel activities. As a result, new varieties of the catering service for the company were selected; menu options for different price ranges and target purposes were proposed; the introduction of additional services was justified. In optimising staff activities, it was decided to abandon hourly pay by linking it to the number of customers served, the complexity of the menu items, master classes, work at an offsite/stationary event, and the number of staff per shift. A new position has been added to the staffing table, allowing the company’s core staff to focus on the quality of their duties. The example illustrates the resolution of the contradiction between the optimisation goal of increasing profits and the principle of customer focus.
Female Manager: Gender Determination of a Healthy Lifestyle
Authors:   Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after V. Ya. Kikot, Agapov Valery , Fedorkina Alla ,   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Gorobets Tatiana ,   Russian State University named after A. N. Kosygin
Published: July 2021

The aim of the study of the lifestyles of women leaders was to investigate the social phenomenon of an increasing trend in the number of female leaders in all areas of society. However, the gendered functional burden of fulfilling the role of a woman as the keeper of the family home remains the same, which sets the stage for research into the determinants of healthy lifestyles for female leaders. The methodological socio-psychological approach of the study is ensured by applying the testing method (to study the dominant behavioural pattern of female leaders). Moreover, the age-based ranging method was embraced in the form of analysing distinctive features of female leadership behaviours at a certain age in life. Furthermore, the method of scaling and defining the expressiveness of traits of a particular behavioural pattern was applied. The findings were processed via a comparative analysis of features of female manager behaviour types in the context of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In accordance with objective data, the authors are able to state that the predominant pattern (according to the Friedman and Rosenman test) of female leaders is type ‘A’ behaviour – this pattern determines the development of psychosomatic pathology. The basic conclusion demonstrating the novelty of the findings reflects the analysis of the trends in psychological characteristics of female managers of modern businesses as follows: female managers have internalised Type ‘A’ behavioural patterns that promote the use of health resources with the maximum expenditure of psychological resources and the absence of even minimal energy-saving tendencies. The behavioural patterns identified allowed us to identify recommendations for female leaders for healthy lifestyles.
Mediatisation as a Driver of Big Data Growth
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gribovod Ekaterina
Published: July 2021

The possibilities and consequences of the application and penetration of information technology in different spheres of society are of particular interdisciplinary interest in today’s academic environment. The methodological basis of the study was a combination of informational, comparative, systematic and conceptual approaches. Besides that, the secondary data analysis method was employed. This article examines mediatisation as an important factor in accelerating the accumulation of big data in the digital age. With the emergence of new media and the digitalisation of modern media space, researchers have recorded a process of ‘deep mediatisation’. It is noted that, in domestic practice, the main emphasis in the study of the phenomenon of ‘Big Data’ is on its technical aspect, while socio-humanitarian characteristics and effects are revealed to a lesser extent. The article represents an attempt to consider ‘Big Data’ technology as a symbolic and authoritative resource of the information society. Mediatisation and big data are interrelated. On one hand, ‘Big Data’ technology allows for the identification and measurement of quantitative indicators of the mediatisation process (e.g. active social media audience, etc.) and facilitates the processing of the findings. Mediatisation, on the other hand, facilitates the accumulation of heterogeneous data and, as a theoretical concept, allows for the implications of big data technology to be identified and for social institutions to be adapted to it. In addition, mediatisation is changing the paradigm of the private and individual aspects in media space as a result of the growth in the volume, storage and reproduction of social information in the digital society, the lowering of the barrier of access to the media age, and the emergence of new actors of communication: micro-subjects (e.g. Influencers).
Public Health as a Social Issue: The Role of Digital Technologies Originating from the Internet & Big Data Era
Authors:   Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov, Landa Beinish
Published: July 2021

Digitalisation is gradually penetrating all spheres of society The rationale for this study is the unprecedented measures taken by the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to encourage the population to engage in physical education and sport in order to preserve and improve health and increase the life expectancy of Russians. Federal targeted programmes have made it possible to build and commission thousands of modern sports complexes. The study was primarily aimed at the elaboration and implementation of a technique of digital information and diagnostic support of mass health surveillance. The research methodology developed at our University contains three process phases: measurement, calculations, and appraisal. The implementation of these procedures allows both the individual trajectory of the complex development of each subject and the processing of unlimited amounts of information concerning normative test takers. At each stage, digital technologies are used to generate the database, to store it, to process the results obtained and to pass them on to other organisations upon demand, making the achievements of the methodology transparent and open. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the methodology, by monitoring the dynamics of individual and collective achievements, handles information on all groups of the population in a prompt, reliable and valid manner and is used by us not only to modernise the process of physical education, but also to assess the health-promoting activities of any organisation. Digitisation originated from the Internet and BigData era, entails raising the level of evidence-based decision-making in physical education and sport to a new, modern level.
Effects of Interaction Between Government and Business Entities for Sports Infrastructure Development
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Markova Anastasia , Rapoport Leonid ,   Ural Federal University
Published: July 2021

This article examines the implementation of public-private partnerships in physical culture and sport, using the development of hockey infrastructure in the Sverdlovsk region as an example. The improvement of resource management efficiency in the sector of physical culture and sports is attainable on the basis of robust and business-attractive public-private partnership mechanisms for the purpose of the implementation of federal projects and programmes of developing the concerned industry sector. The research involves the following research methods: theoretical analysis, the study of scientific and methodological literature and other sources, legal and regulatory documents regarding the topic of research. The study is carried out at sports infrastructure facilities in the Sverdlovsk region, namely ice arenas built and commissioned under the Agreement between the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region and UMMC-Holding LLC. It has been noted that one of the most promising mechanisms for the development of the industry’s infrastructure is public-private partnerships. Using the example of the Agreement under consideration, some aspects of the impact of PPP implementation on the sector of physical culture and sports in the region have been analysed, namely the growth in the number of people involved in hockey in the region (people): in 2017 - 16,258, in 2018 - 22,677, in 2019 - 24,155), the number of functioning ice arenas: starting from 2017 (the beginning of the implementation of the Agreement), 11 ice facilities were built and commissioned in the Sverdlovsk Region, 7 of which were implemented under the Agreement. (the beginning of the Agreement), 11 ice arenas were built and commissioned in the Sverdlovsk Region, of which 7 were built under the Agreement. Efficiency in terms of the promotion of a certain sports discipline at a regional level, and in terms of increasing the number of sports practitioners is attainable through the systematic, strategic implementation of development areas, and is dependent on long-term cooperation.
Digital Learning Environments and New Forms of Didactogeny
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Rezer Tatiana
Published: July 2021

Humanity’s progress is determined by its spiritual, intellectual and physical potential. The role of each of them is equally important. All types of potential capabilities are developed through the process of learning and education, which have their own types of resources and technologies to ensure the quality of education and health. The digital learning environment is a new kind of educational resource that has emerged as a result of technological advances in this century. Based on a comparative analysis, the reasons for the emergence of a new form of didactogeny in the digital educational environment: nomophobia, caused by smartphone addiction among young people, have been identified. The method of theoretical analysis of relevant publications allowed for the propagation level of this form of didactogeny to be revealed. The result: 53% of UK residents suffer from nomophobia, while in Russia only 3 teenagers out of 68 subjects were able to go without a using phone for 8 hours and engage in intellectual activities, from which they gained satisfaction and new knowledge. An empirical questionnaire study showed that 41.29 per cent of young people in Russia’s student population reported being overloaded with information from various types of sources. Conclusions: there are no formal health and hygiene requirements for the digital learning environment; ‘cliched’ thinking is widespread among the new generation; an emotional overload of students is emerging, which leads to neuroticism and depression; new forms of didactogenia such as nomophobia are developing in the educational process; low digital academic literacy is diagnosed among educational process participants.
Psychological States of Students under the Quarantine Regime during Covid-19 Outbreak Period
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Rogaleva Liudmila , Iancheva Tatiana ,   National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, Gail Victor ,   Ural Federal University, Boyarskiy Mikhail ,   Ural Technological College – branch of National Research  Nuclear University, Valeev Rustam ,   Ural Federal University, Boyarskaya Liudmila ,   Ural Federal University, Vichuzhanin Roman ,   Ural Federal University
Published: July 2021

The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has had a significant impact on all areas of people’s lives, including education. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of social and gender factors on the psychological state of students facing a situation of uncertainty, changing conditions of activity and communication caused by the quarantine regime. The article includes a theoretical review and the results of a study conducted during the period of social exclusion introduced in the country to contain the spread of Covid-19 in April 2020. The data collection took the form of an online survey in which students from the Ural Federal University and the Ural Technological College in Yekaterinburg participated. A total of 81 students (38 females and 43 males) took part in the study. The methods used were a sociodemographic questionnaire (Aurelio Olmedilla, 2020) and an adapted Russian-language version of the Profile of Psychological States (McNair, Lorr, Droppleman, 1971). Mathematical processing of the results was carried out with use of the Student’s t-criterion. The results of the study revealed a slight increase in negative states in most students, above all an increase in the state of tension. At the same time, the obtained results revealed statistically significant differences in the psychological states of students depending on the extent of their involvement in sport, gender and the number of people living together. Further research could focus on the role of personal determinants in influencing students’ psychological states.
Using Online Learning Technologies to Motivate Participation in Physical Activity and Sport
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Sokolovskaia Svetlana , Orlova Elena ,   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bakharev Yuri ,   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod
Published: July 2021

Remote education is one of the trends in the development of the education system in Russia. The crucial factor to the success of introducing an online course into practice is the choice of an appropriate didactic-methodological concept implemented through a variety of learning tools, target group-oriented, and learning objectives. The aim of the presented project was to create an innovative technology for online learning in the discipline of physical education within the school system, aimed at solving the problem of the low motivation of high school students engaging in physical activity. The main method of research is the psychological and pedagogical experiment with the use of diagnostic techniques and elements of the project method. The effectiveness of the project was assessed by means of a content analysis of the students’ essays. As a result of the project, a finished educational product ‘Physical Education - The Key to Success’ was created, which helps to increase the number of pupils leading healthy, active lifestyles by increasing motivation to engage in physical activity through self-determination. According to an analysis of final essays written by 9th grade pupils, self-awareness of an active, healthy lifestyle, motivation to engage in physical education and sport, and competence in online learning technologies had increased. Through the work on the course, the content of the physical education educational process was updated and techniques were found to create a positive, motivating online environment to reinforce healthy lifestyle attitudes among high school students.
Information Platform 'Hypermethod' for Studying the Discipline of 'Physical Culture'
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Spirina Marina , Shlykov Valery ,   Ural Federal University, Kuznetcova Yulia ,   Ural Federal University
Published: July 2021

With the introduction of modern technology into the educational process, it is important to consider how it can be applied in physical education teaching. The article deals with the peculiarities of implementing the individual educational pathway (IEP) of part-time students of the Ural State University of Physical Culture in the framework of a virtual learning system on the ‘HyperMethod’ platform. Our research was aimed at studying the effectiveness of the distance learning system in the process of the physical education of students. Based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific and methodological literature and pedagogical research, an assessment of the quality of the educational process was carried out. For the purpose of ensuring remote forms of learning, lecturers of the Physical Education faculty created an online- course on the Physical Culture discipline. Students were able to study the lecture material, read the assessment criteria, submit their own projects and receive a review at their convenience. Through a review of the results of the assessment tasks, the most difficult questions for the students were identified and the methods of delivering the learning material were adjusted. The final stage of the educational process for students studying in the HyperMethod environment was conducted in the form of an independent monitored test. The students were tested by means of automated tools via the test assignment database. The analysis of the results of teaching the students during the winter session of 2019/20 demonstrated the successful performance of all of them. Based on the analysis and synthesis of the results of the conducted pedagogical study, we can conclude that the introduction of distance learning has contributed to an increase in self-organisation, students’ knowledge level and teachers’ professional competence.
Pengembangan Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Mahasiswa melalui Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek pada Mata Kuliah Kimia Lingkungan di Masa Pandemic Covid 19
Authors: Al-Idrus Syarifa Wahidah , Muti’ah Muti’ah , Rahmawati R.
Published: July 2021

This research aims to develop students' creative thinking skills. This study used a classroom research method with a one-shot case study design. The sample in this study were students of environmental chemistry at the Chemistry Education Study Program, FKIP UNRAM. Observation data will be obtained based on observation sheets to describe student activities and creativity from the beginning of the project to the end of the project. The project that is given focuses on environmental pollution material. The results of this study indicate that students are very active in the project-based learning process. Students' creative thinking skills in designing simple experiments about environmental pollution are in a good and very good position. The generating stage with a value of 90 (very good), the planning stage with a value of 88 (very good), the producing / producing stage is very good (88), the checking stage 80 is good, and the critiquing stage with a value (Good).
Penerapan Pembelajaran Tematik Terpadu Era Daring di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah
Authors: Susanti Yuliana
Published: July 2021

This study aims to describe the planning, implementation, assessment, barriers, efforts, and the impact of integrated thematic learning at MI Birrul Walidain NW Rensing and MI NW Bungtiang 2. The study used qualitative descriptive. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and document studies. The results of the study (1) planning, the teacher makes RPP according to the 2013 Curriculum component, (2) implementation, the teacher combines KD in subjects (thematics) through a scientific approach, (3) assessment, includes knowledge, attitudes, and skills, (4) barriers , time allocation for making lesson plans, learning variations, questioning activities, infrastructure and assessment facilities are still lacking, (5) efforts, teachers prepare lesson plans, learning variations, using media and the surrounding environment, (6) the impact of knowledge, skills and student attitudes is still quite good because students are not familiar with the online learning system.
Weighted Linear Combination Procedures with GIS and Remote Sensing in Flood Vulnerability Analysis of Abeokuta Metropolis in Nigeria
Authors: Oyedepo J. A. , Adegboyega J. , Oluyege D. E. , Babajide E. I.
Published: July 2021

The study offered the opportunity for an evaluation of the role of Remote Sensing and Geospatial techniques in flood disaster risk management and development of spatial decision support system for flood risk assessment and management in Abeokuta metropolis. Datasets used includes cloud free high resolution satellite images and Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) data downloaded from earth explorer site. Soil data used was obtained from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO’s) Harmonised World Soil Database, while rainfall data was obtained from the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation Station. Maps of flood enhancing factors namely: soil types, rainfall intensity, drainage density and topography were created in Geographic Information Systems using same scale of 1: 50,000 and Geographic coordinate system (WGS 1984). All maps were produced in raster format with the same cell grid cell size of 0.0028 mm. They were then subjected to weighting by ranking and Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) using the Weighted Linear Combination. The study identified topography and land use as key factors contributing to flooding within Abeokuta metropolis. Obstruction of natural drainage channels by buildings aggravates disasters from flash flood events.
A FRAMEWORK TO ANALYSE THE QUALITY OF ECEC SERVICES ACCORDING TO THE CHILD-CENTRED CULTURE
Authors:   DiSU, University of Trieste (Italy), Sorzio Paolo , Bembich Caterina ,   DiSU, University of Trieste (Italy)
Published: July 2021

In this contribution it is proposed a critical framework, based on Basil Bernstein’s theory, for two aims. The first one is a critical reflection on some structural limits of the Indicator Frameworks used to evaluate the quality of Early Childhood Education and Care services (ECEC), since they rely mainly on measures of the structural and processual characteristics of the educational settings. As a consequence, the processual dimensions are reduced to their individual components, overlooking the complex and contingent interactions that create opportunities for learning. The second aim is to propose a framework, based on Basil Bernstein’s theory to analyse the different child-centred approaches to ECEC.
TEACHING LIFE SCIENCES USING SECOND LANGUAGE: HOW DO TEACHERS COPE?
Authors:   Department of Science and Technology Education, University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Motloung Amos , Mavuru Lydia ,   Department of Science and Technology Education, University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Published: July 2021

Language plays a pivotal role in science teaching and learning as it serves as both the medium through which the teachers and learners think and also communicate in the classrooms. Science and Life sciences in particular comprises of a unique scientific language register with a lot of technical words and terms borrowed from other languages other than English. Previous researchers acknowledged the difficulty teachers face when teaching science in a language different from their own and that of the learners. Consequently, the current study explored the various ways in which English-second-language Life Sciences teachers taught Life Sciences in order to mitigate language difficulties for themselves and those of their learners. The study was guided by the research question: how does English as a second language influence teacher practices when teaching Life Sciences to grade 12 learners? Using a qualitative research design, six Life Sciences teachers with various levels of teaching experience, two novices, two relatively experienced and two very experienced teachers, were purposefully selected from six different schools. The assumption was that teachers at various levels of experience may have different experiences of teaching the subject in a second language. Each teacher was observed once whilst teaching the same topic to grade 11 Life Sciences learners to establish their teaching practices. Incidences of learner engagement with the content, teacher-learner and learner-learner interactions were captured and scored using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol rubric. Lesson observations were suitable for data collection as they allowed the researcher to examine even non-elicited behaviour as it happened. The findings indicated that language difficulties were prevalent and affected both teachers and learners in engaging with the concepts at hand. For instance, most of the teachers whether experienced or not, struggled to explain and elaborate vital Life Sciences concepts in a comprehensible manner due to lack of proficiency in the language of instruction. The teachers mostly utilised code-switching as it enabled them to explain and elaborate scientific terms and processes in both English and their home languages. Because learners were allowed to express themselves in their home languages, the level of interaction also increased. In addition, teachers used transliteration and demonstrations as teaching strategies that also reduced the challenges of using English as a medium of instruction. The study informs both pre-service and in-service teacher development programmes.