Right to the city: Youth's view to live in the city

The article represents possibilities and problems of realization of the right to the city of youth in Yekaterinburg. According to the H. Lefebvre' concept,the article states that the next generation is aimed at appropriation of surrounding environment through changing it. By using questionnaires,there were 750 students and working youth interrogated,as well as there were 25 standard interviews with young citizens. The research results showed that young people mostly prefer cultural or recreational usage of urban spaces during the stability period. Youth as an active and dynamic social community acts as a carrier of protest sentiments. These moods become actual in cases of realizations of any administrative decisions directed to privatization of public spaces or affecting the interests of young generation. Materials suggest that the period of transition from consumption to appropriation and changing of urban spaces is observed. The Do-It-Yourself movement is becoming the instrument of Transition. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The reported study was funded by RFBR and Sverdlovsk region, project number 20-411-660012

Google as the number one employer in the world

The paper reviews some world statistic about the best employers in the world. All sources found Google the ideal for workers. The article lists a range of arguments proving this crucial for modern companies nomination.В статье представлен обзор различных источников, согласно которым компания Google является работодателем № 1 в мире. В статье перечислены основные доводы, доказывающие справедливость такого звания

Development of a strategic management system based on realizing the potential of integrated entity

© 2015, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research. All rights reserved. The article proves that to implement a social-oriented regional development model it is necessary to apply the key competences concept for the system of cluster strategic management in real economy. The cluster performance system for consumer goods industry is updated by including social efficiency index in investment projects alongside technical-and economic ones. The article also provides an analysis of public and private partnership forms involving consumer industry clusters and reveals the way cluster development level influences the regional development social indexes

The most crucial aspects influencing students choice of employer and current tendencies

The paper demonstrates the current tendencies on the young professionals' labor market and investigates the main aspects which define the choice of future employer. The article includes the key findings of local survey of students' opinion.В статье показаны современные тенденции, существующие на рынке труда молодых специалистов, а также критерии, которыми они руководствуются при выборе будущего места работы. Статья содержит результаты опроса студентов города Томск

Homonymy in English Language and Means of Its Representation (on Example of Functional Words <i>what</i> and <i>very</i>)

The phenomenon of homonymy of functional words in modern English is considered. The relevance of the work is that the issues of homonymy, in particular one of functional words, are still controversial and not fully studied. In this paper, an attempt is made to identify some of the main provisions that, in the authors’ opinion, will contribute to the differentiation of functional words into closed series and will help to determine the relationship in which these words can be attributed to these closed systems. The authors believe that the definition of a closed series to which a functional word belongs is associated with a number of difficulties, since, firstly, the category of relativity (relations) is not fully understood and its boundaries are not defined, since subjective judgments can be made on the semantic basis with regard to the differentiation of functional or service words, and secondly, because some words are not in one, but in several closed series. The novelty of the study is seen in the fact that by the example of certain functional words ( what and very ), the authors have shown that they can be homonymous words, and their appearance in the language is not the result of conversion, but the result of splitting of multifunctional words expressing relationships

Organizational forms and methods of production management control

© 2015, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research. All rights reserved. The article offers methodological approaches to the management control system. The given work also identifies its place in control system on the basis of result-oriented method and differentiates between management control and operational control. On the other hand, the notion of system itself presupposes a need for monitoring and feedback to provide the system’s livelihood. Control becomes a function which combines all the other management functions. In terms of consistency control is an indispensable mechanism to supervise the basic management process, consisting in making managerial decisions. The article estimates financial control over performance level

Pedagogical models of blended learning: On the experience of Russian and foreign practice of design and implementation

Introduction. One of the strategic components of modern education modernisation is its technological diversification by means of traditional and emedia blend in the educational process aimed at acquiring knowledge, skills and competences. This blend is considered a trigger for innovative development of higher education worldwide due to its adequate adaptive personalised professional training for students. Thereby, to interpret and evaluate the pedagogical potential for blended learning models implementation in higher education environment is regarded as foremost.The aim of the article is to theoretically and practically provide rationale for the efficiency of structural and functional content of the existing blended learning models that designate specific patterns for education management in Russian and foreign universities.Methodology and research methods. System approach underlies this research. Retrospective and comparative analysis methods, synthesis and classification have been employed to conduct the research. A survey is a supplementary method used to collect empirical data.Results and scientific novelty. The existing definitions of blended learning are reviewed. Pedagogical models of blended learning are compared according to their dominant functional feature, design principles and basic components. The models are classified into institutional, technological, didactic and synergistic on the basis of synthesis and systematisation of the theoretical and practical experience of an integrative didactic teaching system design in the university electronic educational environment. Each type of these models is described; their features, peculiarities and advantages are shown. It is concluded that there is no unified approach in understanding the essence of blended learning. Thus, the authors’ interpretation of the blended learning concept is developed in the research.Practical significance. The results of the research may be applied in design, implementation and assessment performance of blended learning models or their components in practice of particular universities.Введение. Одно из стратегических направлений модернизации современного образования - его технологическая диверсификация посредством сочетания в учебном процессе традиционного и электронно-медийного форматов приобретения знаний, умений и навыков. Смешанное обучение является сегодня драйвером инновационного развития высшей школы во всем мире. Его роль заключается в обеспечении адаптивной индивидуализированной профессиональной подготовки каждого студента. В связи с этим важно осмыслить и оценить возможности педагогических моделей подобного обучения, использующихся при реализации программ высших учебных заведений.Цель статьи - теоретическое и практическое обоснование степени эффективности структурно-функционального содержания существующих моделей смешанного обучения, которые определяют в настоящее время специфику организации образовательного процесса в российских и зарубежных вузах.Методология и методики. Методологической базой исследования служил системный подход. В ходе работы применялись методы ретроспективного и сравнительного анализа. На этапе сбора эмпирических данных проводилось анкетирование студентов и преподавателей. Результаты и научная новизна. Рассмотрены имеющиеся определения смешанного обучения и сопоставлены его педагогические модели, в качестве параметров сравнения которых выступали их доминирующий функциональный признак, принципы проектирования и основные компоненты. На основе обобщения и систематизации теоретического и практического опыта построения интегративной дидактической системы обучения в условиях электронной образовательной среды вуза модели классифицированы на институциональные, технологические, дидактические и синергетические. Описан каждый из типов данных моделей, показаны особенности и достоинства отдельных их видов. Сделан вывод об отсутствии единства в понимании сущности смешанного обучения. Дана авторская трактовка этого понятия. Практическая значимость. Материалы публикации могут быть востребованы при проектировании, внедрении и диагностике результативности моделей смешанного обучения или их компонентов в практике конкретных вузов