Conceptual model of continuing professional education based on social-and-academic approach

The importance of the issue in subject derives from the fact that the vocational (professional) education does not really meet the demands of people, society and state that are explained by new qualification requirements to employees in various fields, including forestry, in the modern socio-economic situation. Thus, continuing professional education is particularly important. This article is aimed for development of a conceptual model for continuing professional education based on the potential of this system, that has to be used to its full extent in order to overcome the danger of our country lagging behind the world tendencies in economic and social development and increasing quality of training of forestry workers that possess such qualities as mobility, dynamics, constructiveness, independent thinking and acting. The leading method in research of this issue is modelling that allows us to see the issue as a process of focused and deliberate learning to monitor the quality of education by specialists. The article presents a conceptual model for continuing professional education, reveals its peculiarities, and describes an algorithm for implementation of such model based on socio-academic approach. The model is aimed for successful socialization of students, adaptation to new professional environment and development of scientific and methodological basis for the education quality monitoring. © 2016 Dorozhkin, Saltseva and Steinberg

REASONS OF STUDENT SOCIAL APATHY

The purpose of the article: The purpose of this study is to identify the social representations of students about the manifestations of social apathy and its causes. The leading methods for the study of this problem are the method of questioning, which allows conducting a qualitative analysis of students’ social representations about the manifestations of social apathy and its causes; to identify the opinion of students about the manifestations of social apathy in the behavior of young people. Materials and methods: As the main method of research in this work, the method of questioning is chosen. Results of the research: Positions of overcoming of social apathy are allocated: social apathy is a personal problem with which the person has to cope independently, nobody can help him with it; the help of collective in the solution of this problem is necessary; participation of professional psychologists is necessary. The point of view of students is revealed that the solution to this problem has to be complex: the person, collective, psychologists, other social institutions. A number of features of social behavior attributed to people subject to social apathy are shown: unsociability, isolation, irresponsibility, passivity, immersion in their own problems, exposure to someone else's influence, and an understated level of claims. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of reasons for student social apathy is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner