bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Demographic potential of Southeast Asian countries in the context of Russia’s educational policy
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IDR FCTAS RAS), Ryazantsev Sergei V. , Kuznetsov Nikita G. ,   Institute for Demographic Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IDR FCTAS RAS)
Published: March 2022

In accordance with the national policy of the Russian Federation in the field of education, the state is making efforts to attract foreign students to the country’s universities. The Southeast Asia, with its significant demographic potential and prospects for economic growth is one of the promising areas for expanding the export of the Russian education. This article analyzes the demographic indicators of the region, identifies the trends in the predominance of the young population, and makes the forecast of changes in several demographic indicators in the medium and long term. The possibilities of the national education systems of the region in the context of the socio-economic development of the Southeast Asian countries are also considered. Conclusions are drawn about the insufficient level of dissemination of higher education, especially in the poorest states of the region. The considerations concerning the national educational policy of Russia based on the system of granting quotas to young people from different countries of the world are given. The obtained results showed the need of young people from Southeast Asian countries for high-quality and affordable higher education abroad, as well. The conclusions are drawn on the prospects of educational migration to Russia from the region under consideration and brief recommendations on improving the policy of promoting Russian education in countries with rich demographic potential are given.
Self-identification of youth in the Moscow region as a factor of constructing the image of the Russia’s future
Authors:   Institute of Socio-Political Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPR FCTAS RAS), Velikaya Natalia M. , Doroshina Anna V. ,   Institute of Socio-Political Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPR FCTAS RAS)
Published: March 2022

The article is based on the study “Political identification of youth in the Moscow region” conducted in May-June 2021 on the basis of the Center for Political Science of the ISPR FCTAS RAS. It describes the features of the political and ideological identification of youth in Moscow and the Moscow region, which are considered as the most important factor in political behavior and civil activity. The authors identified the groups of young people according to their self-identification, based on a civilizational approach. Revealing the positions of different groups of young people regarding the present and future of Russia demonstrates a high level of social optimism among those who demonstrate adherence to the Russian cultural matrix. In turn, in the groups where orientations towards the Western culture prevail, there is a more pessimistic attitude towards both their future and the prospects for the country’s development.
Political strategies of youth: Will our politics be young?
Authors:   Belgorod National Research University, Shapovalova Inna S.
Published: March 2022

The article reflects dispositions, factorial models of choice, life strategies in the field of political trajectories of modern Russian youth on the basis of the empirical sociological research. The author’s typology of political dispositions of youth showing the importance of political aspirations in the ranks of life values, is given. The problematic issues in the implementation of the Russian youth policy regarding the support of political activity and political literacy of Russian youth, the development of their electoral interest and activity are identified. The contradiction between the relevance of the issue of supporting the political activity of Russian youth and the actual lack of effective practices for involving young people in political movements, the creation of a system of political education for young people, the formation of an adequate and active political position, and ensuring the participation of young people in the political transformations of the state was revealed.
Social regulation of pandemic risks in youth assessments
Authors:   Institute of Socio-Political Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPR FCTAS RAS), Zubok Yulia A. , Seliverstova Nina A. ,   Institute of Socio-Political Research – Branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPR FCTAS RAS)
Published: March 2022

The article analyzes the attitude of young people to the actions of the Government of the Russian Federation to reduce the risks of a pandemic. The attitude contains multilevel ideas about what should be and what exists in the activities of government structures and is reflected in value judgments. They are considered in the mainstream of traditional analysis: in relation to age, educational level, types of activity; within the framework of the concept of self-regulation of youth life: in connection with archetypes, individual features of mentality, habitual attitudes. Despite the fact that the Government of the Russian Federation received unequivocal support from less than a third of the young people surveyed, the most critical were the groups of young people aged 18 to 29, who combine work and study and do not trust the executive power. The least critical are students and unemployed youth who trust the executive power authorities. The article substantiates the conclusion that the authorities have a stable support among young people, who share the archetypes of “guilt” and “good”, the value attitude “love for the motherland” and the high habitual attitude toward “reliability and constancy.” But the most significant factor that increases positive attitude to the institutional regulation of the risks of the pandemic is youth trust to the Government of the Russian Federation.
The students’ social well-being during a pandemic
Authors:   Departament of culture, sport, tourisme, national policy of Russian Federation Government, Petrova Tatyana E. , Cherkasova Tatyana V. ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
Published: March 2022

The social well-being of the Russian students showed how steadfastly this category of youth survived the period of the covid-pandemic peak and the post-covid stage. Mass opinion polls revealed that the new generation mastered the distance learning system, and it properly assessed the prospects for virtual learning. Russian universities adapted to the new distance learning system despite the fact that the professional and educational Internet addiction of students increased. Working students pursuing “remote work”, were included in the state program of self-employment. The overwhelming majority demonstrated civic self-organization and a responsible position in the context of the covid pandemic, they observed safety measures, and the most active provided volunteer assistance to the people in need. It is not a secret that there existed negative consequences from covid self-isolation. They provoked family conflicts among the respondents. The conflicts were overcome by joint efforts due to the tactics of cooperation between “parents and children”. Thus, the institute of Russian higher education and the institute of the traditional Russian family were able to withstand all the covid-pandemic consequences of 2019–2020. The social well-being of students remained within the limits of the norm.
The formation of philistinism as a stratum of the middle class in the Russian class society
Authors:   Penza branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Yurasov Igor A. , Tanina Maria A. ,   Penza branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Yudina Vera A. ,   Penza branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Kuznetsova Elena V. ,   Penza branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: March 2022

The article considers the problems of changes in the social structure of society as a result of the development of the Russian Federation according to the Western capitalist models. It is noted that market capitalism has brought to the Russian soil, along with some modernization processes and phenomena old archaic social practices, which were expressed in feudalization and class transformation of the Russian society. The formation of the archaic petty bourgeoisie as a form of middle class existence within some modern Russian estates, such as the shadow selfemployed workers estate, teachers estate, scientific and teaching estate, medical doctors and information (bloggers, ticktockers) is considered. It is shown that this social group, despite some differences, forms a common class and professional identity, a special specific lifestyle, style of consumption, a special bourgeois understanding of social prestige, a special class culture. The conclusion is formulated that modern Russian petty bourgeoisie as a specific type of urban dweller, as a form of middle class existence of some estates is a stabilizing stratum, strengthening the stability of Russian society, on the one hand, and a source of archaic socio-economic practices, on the other.
The structure of the cadets’ training process for professional military activities: Socio-managerial aspect
Authors:   Military University named after Prince Alexander Nevsky of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Tereshonok Tatiana A.
Published: March 2022

The article is devoted to the development of the structure of the cadets’ training process for military professional activity within the framework of the sociology of management, where the author identifies the conditions, subject, object, mechanisms and result. A number of normative legal acts regulating the educational process of cadets are given, and the specifics of training in military educational institutions are also reflected. Particular attention is paid to the importance of using the subject-subject approach in the study of this problem. It is proposed to consider the readiness for professional military activity as a result of cadets’ training, reveling the cadets’ objective readiness and subjective inclination.
The theory and methodology of the safety cultural study of the young people in the South of Russia
Authors:   Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Vodenko Konstantin V.
Published: March 2022

The article aims at defining the concept of cultural security in the youth environment of the South of Russia and taking into account the specifics of the multicultural region. The methodology substantiates the multidimensional research construct, which is based on the actualized principles of socio-constructivist and socio-cultural approaches including the position of neo-institutionalism and social interactionism. The important result of the conducted research is the justification of cultural security in the youth environment of the South of Russia as the state of “unity in diversity”, the development of a common contour of youth action based on integrative cultural values, including permissible differences in the context of social and cultural risks. It is concluded, that the priority of cultural security is to achieve the synthesis of cultural tradition and cultural innovation in youth subcultures. The perspective of the research is the search for optimal ways of cultural security in the youth environment of the South of Russia based on the actualization of the model of cultural security presented in the study and as its consequences (implementations), the development of opportunities for cooperation between society, government structures and youth organizations in the direction of the stability of the cultural and spiritual sphere of the South of Russia.
“Godless hard times”: On the issue of the anti-church policy of the Soviet state (1917–1920) (scenario of Dagestan)
Authors:   Dagestan Federal research center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khalidova Olga B.
Published: March 2022

The articleshows the relationship between thestate and the Orthodox Church during the 1917 revolution and thecivil war. The reasons for the transformation of politics in relation to the most influential confessional structure are analyzed. One of the vectors of policy towards the Orthodox Church was a large-scale and uncompromising struggle within the framework of atheistic propaganda and agitation. The geographical area chosen is the national subject of the Russian state, Dagestan as a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional region. The author points out that the authorities do not have aclear line on the religious issue. Based on the analysis ofspecific factual examples, it isconcluded that the postponement of the implementation of some decrees of the Council of People’s Commissars on religious issues of the period 1917–1919 contributed to the peculiarities of the establishment of Soviet power in regions where the Muslim population predominated. This situation was also associated with a difficult situation related to the Vladikavkaz Diocese. The article uses a wide range of unpublished archival documents extracted from both central and regional archives.
Failed return: Germans in the Volga region. 1955–2010
Authors:   Saratov State University, German Arkady A.
Published: March 2022

The article examines the attempts to return the Volgagermans, deported in 1941, to their places of pre-war residence. The author gives a periodization of these processes and reveals the features of each period. Attempts to relocate to the Volga from Siberia and Kazakhstan began to be undertaken since 1956 after the abolition of the special settlement regime for the Germans (1955). Until the end of 1972, they were illegal, the settlers faced many difficulties, since there was a ban on the return of the Germans to the places of the pre-war accommodation. Subsequently, untilthe end ofthe 1980sthestate did not interfere inthese processes,thewell-being ofthesettlerswas determined bythe attitude of the local authorities towards them. During the years of perestroika, the inconsistent and contradictory policy of the country’s leadership on the rehabilitation of the Germans contributed to the emergence of resistance to their return to the Volga region. Meanwhile, an alternative to returning to the Volga appeared and emigration to Germany began. Public statement by President B. N. Yeltsin in January 1992 that there would be no German autonomy on the Volga was a turning point. An avalanche-like departure to Germany began. Belated attempts by the central and local authorities to attract the Germans to the Volga region by socio-economic measures had a weak short-term effect.
Lady Honor Lisle: The power limits of an Early Tudor Noblewoman
Authors:   Saratov State University, Kotlukova Darya A.
Published: March 2022

The article examines the possibilities of a noblewoman’s influence on strengthening the positions and promoting the interests of her own and her family in the Early Tudor aristocratic society, based on the letters of Lady Honor Lisle. It is revealed that letters, personal contacts, patronage, exchange of information and gifts were widely practiced by Lady Lisle. The limits of this woman’s power were also outlined by various requests addressed to her, the fulfillment of which was within the competence of her husband. The author concludes that Lady Honor Lisle, in accordance with the ideas of that time, was perceived primarily as the wife of Viscount Lisle and an instrument of influence over her high-born spouse.
Project about medals by Francesco Algarotti
Authors:   National Research State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Arzamas branch, Tretyakova Marina V.
Published: March 2022

The article discussesthe project aboutthemedals ofFrancesco Algarotti. In his «Essay on RussianHistory inMedals», Algarotti proposed to perpetuate important events in the history of Russia in medals, thus noting the periods of the reign of Peter I, Anna Ioannovna, Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine II. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that Algarotti’s essay contributed to the creation of an objective image of Russia in the eyes of the enlightened part of Europeans and strengthened the prestige of Russia as a power.
Francoist Spain in the context of the Second World War: Deeds and intentions
Authors:   Saratov State University, Krelenko Denis M.
Published: March 2022

The article is devoted to two peripheral problems of international relations on the eve and during the Second World War. At this time Spain was trying to solve its territorial problems in North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. The author’s attention is focused on the activities of the caudillo F. Franco in solving these problems. Franco managed to strengthen the influence of Spain in Tangier, but was unable to return Gibraltar to his country.
Preconditions and reasons for the emergence of a military-political bloc in the Middle East in the mid-1950s
Authors:   Saratov State University, Nukhailawi Abbas Walid Hasan
Published: March 2022

This article examines the political and economic processes taking place in or related to the Middle East from the mid-30s to 1955. At the work, the author systematizes the prerequisites and reasons for the formation of CENTO, deduced on the basis of the facts set out in the work and the identified cause-and-effect relationships. The following methods were used in the work: abstraction in historical knowledge, cause-and-effect analysis of connections between historical events, historical-system analysis.
Features of the decision-making process in the United States on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (2010–2012)
Authors:   Saratov State University, Shamardin Viktor V.
Published: March 2022

The article is devoted to thestudy of thespecifics of the TPP negotiation process and the analysis of the role of the Office of the US Trade Representative in its organization. Special attention is paid to the structures that had a key influence in the formation of the proposals promoted by the American delegation during the negotiations. The author comes to the conclusion that the members of the Trade Advisory Committees played a critical role in the development of the proposals that determined the agenda of the US delegation in relation to the TPP.
Anxiety, Depression, and Predictors amongst Iranian Students Aged 8 to 18 Years during the COVID-19 Outbreak First Peak
Authors: Bahrami-Samani Sanaz , Firouzbakht Mojgan , Azizi Alireza , Omidvar Shabnam
Published: March 2022

Objective: This study aimed to assess anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 outbreak among students aged 8 to 18 years and to determine related demographic and other related factors.
Method: A descriptive and analytical cross sectional study was conducted through web-based data collection which included 348 students aged 8 to 18 years in the state of Mazandaran, Iran during the first peak of COVID-19. Demographic and Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-P) questionnaires were used to collect the data. The statistical tests including independent sample t test, ANOVA as well as linear regression were employed.
Results: The average age of the subjects was reported to be 12.2 ± 3.59 years. Age, father’s occupation, following COVID-19 related news, and also nervousness related to infection were predictors of anxiety (11%). Moreover, age, mother’s occupation, family communication and also the safety protocols practiced by the family were found to be predictors of depression in students (17%). A significant relationship was also found between the effect of quarantine on family communication and the anxiety and depression in students (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Demographic characteristics affect student mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak. Moreover, family preventive protocols can predict depression in students aged 8 to 18 years. Better preventive precautions encourage less anxiety and depression.
Comparison of Developmental Status between Early Treated Congenital Hypothyroid and Healthy Control Children
Authors: Nafei Zahra , Hajiheidari Bahar , Ordooei Mahtab , Fallah Razieh
Published: March 2022

Background: Early diagnosis and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism is the primary goal of neonates and children screening programs. This study aimed to evaluate and compare developmental skills in children with early-treated congenital hypothyroidism with healthy children using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires test (ASQ).
Methods: A total of 40 neonates with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed during neonatal screening (thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) > 10 mu/l) who were treated with Levothyroxine (10-15µ/kg) promptly within the first month of birth (after treatment, TSH < 4 mu/l) were evaluated for developmental skills using the ASQ test at 4, 8, and 12 months of age. The control group consisted of 40 healthy children matched with the case group in terms of age, sex, and socio-economic status. Chi-square and Fisher exact test were used with SPSS statistical software version 21 for analyzing the results.
Results: The overall mean ASQ score in case group was 262.7 ± 9.07, and in control group was 261.2 ± 8.49, which indicates no significant difference (P > 0.05). The ASQ test score increased significantly by age (P < 0.05). The girls' mean score of the ASQ test was significantly higher than boys in the case group (P < 0.05). Moreover, no significant difference was observed between the mean ASQ test score and the delivery type (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study showed that the developmental skills in children under-treatment of congenital hypothyroidism were at the standard level, indicating the effectiveness of early treatment to avoid developmental disorders.
A Meta-Analysis for Frequency of Miscarriage in Pregnant Women with COVID-19
Authors: Hajialiakbari Negin , Schwartz David A. , Javaheri Atiyeh , Karimi-Zarchi Mojgan , Golshan-Tafti Mohammad , Dastgheib Seyed Alireza , Bahrami Reza , Zanbagh Leila , Neamatzadeh Hossein
Published: March 2022

Background: Most pregnant women with COVID-19 develop less severe form of the disease, with few cases of severe maternal morbidity and mortality, or perinatal deaths. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the frequency of miscarriage in pregnant women affected by the SARS-COV-2 infection.
Methods: A comprehensive search was performed in online databases to identify all relevant studies published up to 5th March 2021. Case-control studies and case series reported the frequency of miscarriage in pregnant women with COVID-19 was selected.
Results: A total of 22 studies with 8591 infected pregnant women and 141 abortions were selected. The frequency of miscarriage was 3.9% (95% CI 0.023-0.063) in infected pregnant women with COVID-19. It had the highest frequency in Asian (6.3%) followed by European (2.9%), West-Asian (2.5%) and Caucasian (2.3%) infected pregnant women. Moreover, stratified analysis by country showed that the frequency of miscarriage is the highest in Chinese (11.3%) followed by Italy (11.2%), India (2.7%), Turkey (2.2%), USA (1.2%) and France (0.9%) infected pregnant women.
Conclusion: Our pooled data revealed that the frequencies of miscarriage in pregnant women with SARS-COV-2 infection were 3.9%.
The Smart City-Line in Saudi Arabia: Issue and Challenges
Authors: Al-sayed Amna , Al-shammari Faizah , Alshutayri Areej , Aljojo Nahla , Aldhahri Eman , Abouola Omar
Published: March 2022

As a futuristic emblem, smart cities represent a goal to provide all of the services required for a high-quality existence while conserving natural resources to the maximum extent possible. It turns out that the "Line City in Saudi Arabia" is the most famous and modern of these smart cities in terms of preserving 100 percent natural life, owing to the fact that they rely totally on natural energy and do not use any automobiles. The issues and challenges that have been highlighted will assist in the improvement of municipal management. One of the most generally implemented projects in the field of smart cities is the technological and integrative developments of the use of sensors and data collecting in conjunction with rising difficulties aimed at enhancing human well-being and improving human livelihood. This is especially true in Saudi Arabia, where visitors can arrive quickly by just walking through the checkpoints, resulting in a journey of little more than a few minutes to reach any regular destination. It also splits the city into many different levels of the ground, enabling for the conservation of natural excess energy.
Test of Human Figure Drawing: Drawing Bizarreness and its Relation to some Parameters of Personality
Authors: Jurovatý Peter , Fábry Rudolf , Majer Šimon , Démuthová Slávka
Published: March 2022

The aim was to verify the potential of holistic approaches towards the evaluation of human figure drawing. Groht-Marnat, Tharinger, Stark favour this approach, and findings seem to legitimize considerations about its diagnostic productivity. Yama, Dans-Lopez and Tarroja have identified bizarre and artistic quality criteria for drawing that have a relevant interpretative meaning.
Within the study involving 525 normal adult subjects, the hypothesis of differences in personality traits and performance level produced by authors of selected types of drawings, was verified. The criterium of bizarre drawing proved to be an important indicator of intellectual abilities monitored by subtests of the ISA-S test, the non-verbal CF 2A test, Decision-making test. They achieved the lowest scores in all parameters, with significance in relation to more detailed drawings. Results from IHAVEZ and DOPEN questionnaires suggest that bizarre character producers are more emotionally instable, less emotionally resilient, less anticipating, and less self-controlling, less rational, responding more intensely to problems and are less orientated towards their solution. They are more neurotic and present more psychotic experience.
The main limitation is the chosen approach. Holistically evaluated drawing is rare in terms of its occurrence in a normal population. Even within the files involving several hundred participiants, it is possible to clearly classify drawing in the maximum number of tens. Diversity of the terminology and methodological ambiguity constitutes another limitation. The bizarreness itself is not interpreted clearly, rather the contrary.
Strategic Management of Constanta Port
Authors: Olteanu Ana Cornelia , Dragan Cristian , Stinga Viorela Georgiana
Published: March 2022

Strategic management ensures the identification of environmental opportunities and threats that a sector or an organization must face in order to gain a competitive advantage in the market. Transport is recognized as a key factor in the strategy of a long term development, economic growth and quality of life. In this sense, a transport system that offers a maximum economic and social impact must be developed in order to minimize the negative effects. Considering this aspects, we must highlight that important economic changes, trade growth, technological development or environmental issues have a major impact on the maritime industry in general and on port activities in particular. The favourable maritime opening of Romania, which through the port of Constanta is one of the main distribution centers for Central and Eastern Europe, ensures the necessary premises for an economic growth. The purpose of this paper is to identify the main strategic management decisions needed in the field of maritime transport in order to ensure increased performance. We will also try to demonstrate the strategic importance that the management of the port has (through updated strategic decisions and objectives) in terms of its competitiveness in foreign trade. An analysis will be performed on the port of Constanta based on which we will identify the main decisions and strategic objectives to ensure its development and increase its competitiveness at European and global level.
Earnings Premium from Education in the Context of Educational Expansion
Authors: Zamfir Ana-Maria , NĂSTASĂ Anamaria , ALDEA Anamaria-Beatrice
Published: March 2022

Education can be seen as an investment that brings higher incomes to individuals. People with higher levels of education collect important earnings premium in the labour market. On the other hand, the expansion of education is a major trend that characterizes evolution of societies, with important positive effects at the level of social and economic development. This paper aims to explore the influence of educational attainment on subjective incomes of individuals, while taking into account other relevant personal factors, as well as the phenomenon of education expansion at national level. We build our analysis on data from the World Values Survey Wave 7 (Haerpfer et al., 2020) collected from individuals around the world in various national settings. Our results are useful for better understand the influences of increasing participation to education on the earnings structure at both individual and national levels.
The Multifaceted Challenges of the Digital Transformation: Creating a Sustainable Society
Authors: Nadoleanu Gheorghe , Staiculescu Ana Rodica , Bran Emanuela
Published: March 2022

Technology and society are deeply interconnected, as technology emerges from the existent cultural framework and consequently shapes society on the micro level of human interaction and the larger scale of social structure and system. This paper tackles the digital transformation present in Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0. We analyse disruptive digital technologies by focusing on the social or cultural context of their creation, their core philosophy, and the impact they seem to have or how society may be shaped by their extended implementation and adoption. As technology is basically not neutral in its purpose, serving different personal and organizational interests, we use a multiple point-of-view approach to our study in order to elaborate an encompassing representation of the phenomenon.
The Concept of Oligarchy in the Ukrainian Economy in the Context of Postmodernism
Authors: Pavlenko Nataliya , Larina Tetiana , Bobro Natalia , Fursa Viktoriia , Pliekhova Ganna
Published: March 2022

The article aims to determine socio-economic causes of the emergence of an oligarchy and its functions in the Ukrainian economy in the context of postmodernism.
The essence of postmodernism is worldview-philosophical, economic and political systems collapse. This is a kind of opposition to modernism. As for the economy during postmodernism, namely its formation, the changes relate to the view of social relations and human activity. So, oligarchic Ukraine is trying to solve its problems personally. However, a holistic view on the concept of oligarchy is falling apart, since the dominance of financial and industrial groups in the economy of Ukraine monopolizes entire economic sectors, and authorities of different levels in different ways protect not so much the interest of the Ukrainian people, but the interest of its richest layer. Most Ukrainian oligarchs were able to earn their capital in the 1990s, using any opportunity. It was quite cheap redistribution of state property, friendship with the authorities, seizure of someone else’s property (raiding). At the same time, oligarchs successfully used imperfect legislation. They simply rewritten it “for themselves”, repeatedly using “substitute” politicians.
It is concluded that at the present stage of Ukraine’s development, the oligarchy has not only ceased to fulfill its stabilizing function, but also turned into the main obstacle to modernization processes. Therefore, the current civilization choice of Ukraine, in particular, is important paradigm of comprehension and strategy of action.
The Organization of a Foreign Language Distance Learning in Quarantine During the Postmodern Era
Authors: Povoroznyuk Roksolana , Tonkonoh Nataliia , Berezneva Iryna , Sobkov Yuriy , Trebyk Olha , Gembaruk Alla
Published: March 2022

The article addresses organization of distance learning of foreign languages in quarantine during the postmodern era. It is noted that organization of distance learning in the educational process is very important. It was clarified that distance learning is based on synchronous and asynchronous modes. The essence of the concepts of “distance learning”, “asynchronous learning”, “synchronous learning”, “quarantine” is explained. Articles of domestic and foreign teachers and scientists analysing the broached subject were reviewed. The article highlights advantages and disadvantages of distance learning. It has been studied that for students studiing foreign languages remotely, an interesting form of learning is watching TV shows and movies. The digital programs and the essence of their advantages are also given. The researchers’ view on the effectiveness of multimedia presentations, trainings, games is given. It is also found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard for parents to work on the platforms unlike children. The platforms for synchronous and asynchronous learning are separated. It is noted that teachers with primary school students use visual forms of learning to interest children and to present new material in a clear and accessible way. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual communication is found prevaling in postmodern society. It is noted that a foreign language can be learned through a Facebook group. It is investigated that learning foreign languages requires special attention to development of communication skills. The problems that arose in teachers during the organization of distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic are studied.
The Peculiarities of Distance Foreign Language Learning
Authors: Turchyn Andrii , Glotov Oleksandr , Krut Olena , Maksymenko Anatolii , Vasylenko Olena , Smelikova Viktoriia
Published: March 2022

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of information and communication technologies (ICT) in English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching and learning process. The organizational and pedagogical approaches to efficient EFL learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have been outlined. Furthermore, the main perspectives and challenges appearing in an online learning environment have been characterized. The proposed paper aims to consider the possibility of integrating innovative computer technologies into online foreign language learning to foster students’ autonomy and boost their language proficiency. The findings suggest that using ICT is beneficial for mastering a foreign language in out-of-class settings. Admittedly, there is no perfect or universal blend that may suit all the EFL learning environments. Therefore, it is claimed that blended programs should be created for each academic course regarding students’ wants, needs, and abilities. Furthermore, each higher educational institution needs to have a strategy for designing and implementing a distance EFL learning program that considers instructional, pedagogical, and technological factors.
Sytuacja rodziców małych dzieci w trakcie pandemii COVID-19. Wybrane praktyki rodzinne
Authors: Stankowska Magdalena
Published: March 2022

Inspirację teoretyczną dla niniejszego artykułu stanowi teoria praktyk rodzinnych Davida Morgana. Pandemia COVID-19 miała wpływ na różne sfery funkcjonowania społeczeństwa, również na praktyki rodzinne, które Morgan (2011) definiuje jako codzienne procesy i aktywności podejmowane przez członków rodziny. Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie, w oparciu o przeprowadzone badania jakościowe – wywiady z matkami małych dzieci − wybranych praktyk rodzinnych, które zostały wytworzone w czasie pandemii w rodzinach wychowujących małe dzieci. Omówione zostaną sposoby spędzania czasu pary rodziców, praktyki dotyczące podziału obowiązków domowych, spędzanie większej ilości czasu tylko w gronie rodziny nuklearnej, rozluźnienie kontaktów ze znajomymi. Przeprowadzone badania pokazały, że część praktyk rodzinnych uległa transformacji na skutek zmian, które niejako zostały narzucone jednostkom przez regulacje zewnętrzne (m.in. regulacje dotyczące kolejnych lockdownów – zamknięcie m.in. biur, żłobków, przedszkoli, kin, teatrów, a nawet lasów). Z jednej strony zamknięte placówki i praca zdalna spowodowały, że rodzice zaczęli spędzać więcej czasu z dziećmi (lub obok dzieci, jednocześnie sprawując nad nimi opiekę i wykonując obowiązki zawodowe), część mężczyzn w większym stopniu zaangażowała się w wykonywanie obowiązków domowych i opiekę nad dziećmi. Z drugiej strony partnerzy przestali mieć możliwość wyjścia z domu bez dzieci i znacząco ograniczone zostały bezpośrednie kontakty dziadków z wnukami.
Voluntarily childless men: socio-cultural reasons why young Poles are not assuming a parental role
Authors: Garncarek Emilia
Published: March 2022

The author explores the phenomenon of voluntary childlessness in Poland. She presents the results of her own research as part of a broader analysis of the issue of intentional childlessness. The focus of the article is on the reasons why men do not take on a parental role. The first part of the article covers the socio-cultural context of the research into voluntary childlessness, while the second part discusses the results of qualitative research conducted using, among other things, focus group and in-depth interviews with voluntarily childless men. It shows the reasons why men do not assume a parental role and the types of male childlessness by choice.
Socjologia interpretatywna i metoda biograficzna: przemiana funkcji, antyesencjalistyczne wątpliwości oraz sprawa krytyki
Authors: Czyżewski Marek
Published: March 2022

Artykuł stanowi zaproszenie do dyskusji nad epistemologicznymi i aksjologicznymi założeniami metody biograficznej, a szerzej – socjologii interpretatywnej. Najpierw zarysowana jest przemiana funkcji (Funktionswandel, termin Karla Mannheima), jakiej doznały niektóre idee interpretatywne w ostatnich dziesięcioleciach w związku z włączeniem ich do socjologii głównego nurtu: od krytyki (w Foucaultowskim sensie tego słowa) dotyczącej władzy dyscyplinarnej do braku krytycyzmu wobec rządomyślności. W tym kontekście omawiana jest sytuacja metody biograficznej. Następnie przedstawiane są wątpliwości wobec metody biograficznej z punktu widzenia dwóch wariantów antyesencjalizmu (Erving Goffman, Michel Foucault). Konkluzją jest postulat powrotu socjologii interpretatywnej i metody biograficznej do postawy krytycznej, tym razem wobec rządomyślności.
Pomiędzy autobiografią a biografią. Biografia literacka jako źródło badań socjologicznych
Authors: Kulas Piotr
Published: March 2022

Celem tekstu jest zwrócenie uwagi na biografię literacką jako przedmiot badań socjologicznych. Niniejszy artykuł składa się z dwóch powiązanych części. W pierwszej biografia zostaje przedstawiona w perspektywie komunikacji literackiej pomiędzy bohaterem biografii (który stara się nadać swojemu życiu określony sens i interpretację w materiałach autobiograficznych) a autorem, który może zaakceptować tę interpretację, ale może ją również odrzucić. Pomiędzy autorem i bohaterem istnieje niepisana umowa (pakt moralny), zobowiązująca biografa do zachowania intymności, unikania zdrady, niepodważania zaufania, jakim obdarzył go bohater. W drugiej części prześledzono strategie stosowane przez autorów dwóch biografii (Andrzeja Franszaka oraz Artura Domosławskiego). Biografie te zostały opublikowane niemal równolegle, obie poświęcono wybitnym postaciom polskiej literatury i życia publicznego. Obie ukazują odmienny stosunek do materiałów (auto)biograficznych. Podczas gdy jedna biografia jest przykładem dotrzymania paktu moralnego, druga jest przykładem jego naruszenia.
Relaxing non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) to improve photosynthesis in crops
Authors:   University of Cambridge, UK, Kromdijk Johannes ,   Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Walter Julia ,   University of Cambridge, UK
Published: March 2022

Sunlight intercepted by crop plants drives photosynthesis and growth. However, the light-harvesting antenna complexes that capture light energy for photosynthesis can also absorb too much light, which enhances the formation for reactive oxygen species and can result in damage to photosynthetic reaction centres. In order to prevent excessive damage, light-harvesting efficiency is reduced under high light, via upregulation of non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) processes involved in thermal dissipation of excitation energy in the photosystem II antennae. Relaxation of NPQ following high light exposure is not instantaneous and the response time increases with severity and longevity of the high light exposure. Due to slow NPQ relaxation, photosynthetic light use efficiency can be decreased for prolonged periods after high light exposure. In this chapter we review mechanistic understanding of light harvesting and NPQ, how NPQ can be measured and results from recent attempts to accelerate NPQ responses to light.
De lo hegemónico a lo emergente: una exploración a las ciencias de la masculinidad
Authors: Wilson Carrillo Jorge Roberto , Olarte Ramos Carlos Arturo
Published: March 2022

La masculinidad es una categoría que tradicionalmente socializa en los varones, la fuerza, protección y proveeduría, dotándolos simbólicamente de superioridad frente a otras representaciones de género; sin embargo, existen hombres que se identifican con prácticas, significados y cuerpos diferentes al modelo hegemónico que enaltece la heteronormatividad. En este artículo se explora la dinámica social de la masculinidad, su relación con la hegemonía y los modelos emergentes que apuestan por una vivencia más afectiva para los varones, a partir del cual se deconstruya la masculinidad tradicional para dar paso a las masculinidades emergentes.
Los docentes y su perfil en la Educación Media Superior
Authors: Garcia Reyes Jesus , Apolonio Parra Maricela , Vázquez Pérez Angélica Lorena
Published: March 2022

El objetivo del artículo fue contrastar los perfiles de ingreso y la situación laboral de los docentes de Educación Media Superior en México. Los cambios previstos en el sistema educativo mexicano, derivados de las recomendaciones internacionales repercutieron en el perfil docente, en el aspirante y el idóneo con plaza. Sin embargo, aunque las propuestas están encaminadas a mejorar la situación laboral de los docentes y su desempeño en las aulas, los resultados muestran contradicciones. Para analizar esta situación se entrevistó a 47 profesores de distintos subsistemas de la educación media superior, en diferentes zonas de la república mexicana. Se encontró que, por un lado, los requisitos para su incorporación en la docencia son más exigentes, y por otro, las condiciones y apoyos económicos para lograr el primer requisito, son escasos o inexistentes.
Enfoques de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico en la educación superior
Authors: Pérez Hernández Abel Federico , Méndez Sánchez Cristian Janet , Pérez Arellano Pedro
Published: March 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación consiste en identificar los enfoques de aprendizaje en estudiantes de educación superior a través de la exploración de las percepciones de sus motivaciones y estrategias hacia el aprendizaje para detectar factores relacionados con su rendimiento académico. Se aplica el cuestionario R-CPE-2F a una muestra de 33 participantes. El estudio tiene un diseño de investigación cuantitativa no experimental. Se encontró que el 96.96% de los estudiantes utiliza el enfoque de aprendizaje profundo, siendo la mayoría de éstos con una intensidad media, y sólo un 3.03% emplea un enfoque superficial con una intensidad baja. Se analizan los factores que influyen en los resultados obtenidos, y se sugieren algunas orientaciones tomadas de la literatura para promover aprendizajes significativos.
El idioma inglés en el contexto de la educación. Formación profesional en un mundo globalizado
Authors: Montero García Kristel , De la Cruz Villegas Veronika , Arias Ovando Julio César
Published: March 2022

En la actualidad el aprender un idioma es de suma importancia, en este caso el idioma inglés, que se ha convertido en una necesidad en todo proceso de formación. La globalización ha hecho de este idioma la clave en las relaciones de comercio internacionales, por consiguiente, los sistemas educativos de diversos países han logrado integrar el idioma inglés en los diferentes niveles educativos con la intención de formar profesionistas competentes a nivel internacional. México es uno de ellos, pero no ha conseguido una calidad adecuada ni establecerlo en cada nivel educativo. Las universidades preparan a futuros profesionales en el aprendizaje del idioma inglés, para los estudiantes egresados es un requisito, terminar con un nivel de competencia en el idioma adecuado, para que puedan insertarse en el campo laboral y enfrentar los nuevos retos que demandan muchas empresas en el dominio de una lengua extranjera.
El aula como entorno clave para el desarrollo de las funciones ejecutivas
Authors: Yamila-Rigo Daiana , De-la-Barrera María Laura , Travaglia Pamela
Published: March 2022

El presente escrito describe el funcionamiento ejecutivo de estudiantes, valorando la percepción que los maestros tienen de su desarrollo en el segundo ciclo de la educación primaria. Se detallan aquellos comportamientos que docentes y alumnos ponen en juego durante el despliegue de las clases, a modo de comprender la lógica en que determinadas funciones ejecutivas se plasman en los comportamientos de alumnos y docentes dentro del aula. La investigación se desarrolla dentro de los lineamientos de diseños mixtos, con 159 alumnos, y para la recolección de datos se utilizó una grilla de observación y un cuestionario con respuestas cerradas. Los resultados muestran una tendencia a un mejor manejo de las funciones ejecutivas en el transcurso de la escolarización, resultados que permiten pensar en estrategias para ser revisadas y pensadas desde y en el aula misma.
Turismo inclusivo y accesible en Cancún Quintana Roo, México
Authors: Correa-perez Mariela , Aquino-Zúñiga Silvia Patricia , De-la-Cruz-Villegas Veronika
Published: March 2022

El turismo inclusivo hace referencia a todas las características, condiciones y servicios que debe tener cualquier lugar o establecimiento turístico, para que las personas con discapacidad puedan ejercer su derecho de disfrutar del esparcimiento y la recreación. El trabajo describe algunos de los sitios turísticos inclusivos de la ciudad de Cancún en Quintana Roo, México, que son infinidades y a los que cualquier tipo de persona le encantaría conocer, pero sobre todo disfrutar.