Legal aspects of quarry recultivation using the municipal solid waste

The article is devoted to the study of legal issues of the quarry recultivation using the municipal solid waste. In recent years, insufficient attention has been paid to this problem in the scientific literature that is related to the statutory ban on the quarry recultivation with the municipal solid waste, introduced in 2014. Meanwhile, the problem of increasing the areas disturbed by both the resource development and the waste disposal is becoming truly catastrophic. In order to determine the legal possibility of solving this issue, the study was performed in relation the legal aspects of the quarry recultivation and the municipal solid waste disposal. Based on the study, the author concludes that the solution to this problem is possible in two planes - by changing the applicable legislation or by implementing the quarry recultivation using the waste in two stages in accordance with the applicable legislation

Developing reflective competence of university students through network volunteering

The article describes the facilities of volunteering for students in social pedagogy and medicine during their professional training. Theoretical and methodological basis for developing students’ reflective competence, facilities for modeling it and implementing it at university through volunteering are considered. Successful development of reflective competence of students is viewed through volunteering and based on mastering the ways of social and professional behavior and new social roles. It is implemented in uneven-aged groups and depends on conscious choice of contents, forms, methods and means of training at university. That is what constitutes the concept of the research. The aim of the study is to develop, substantiate and implement theoretical and conceptual grounds for developing reflective competence of students in pedagogy and medicine at university through volunteering. The research experimentally proved the important role of volunteering in developing reflective competence of future specialists at university. It showed the correlation of characteristics of educational space at university and facilities for transferring effective reflective practices to volunteering. The results of the research indicate that developing reflective competence of future specialists through volunteering is a long process which should be specially organized. The aim of improving student’s reflective competence is personal and professional self-development. Based on the studied scientific literature, the authors revealed the characteristics of volunteering as a social and pedagogical phenomenon which had a positive influence on social and professional development of students