Conceptual foundations of transition to the non-linear models of higher education in the region

The subject matter of the analysis is the non-linear characteristics of the new model of higher education in relation to its resources and risk environment. The purpose of this article is to prove the need and the possibility of transition to the non-linear model of higher education in the region on the basis of theoretical positions and the results of the study of non-linear socio-economic processes. In this connection, the socio-economic factors of such transition are characterized; the objective necessity of its implementation in the context of the economic and social uncertainty of a particular region, which is Ural Federal District, is shown. A new type of relationship between universities and their social partners is considered. The need for the change of interactions between educational communities; reliance on the use of a new wide range of economic, social and spiritual resources; the constant search for new mechanisms, educational programs, relations with the external environment, management decisions are argued. Ural Federal District is shown as one of the most advanced regions of the Russian Federation not only in the sphere of the economy, social and cultural life, but also in the sphere of higher education. This circumstance is related to the constant, intensive search for innovative approaches to the modernization of higher education in the region, including the formation of its non-linear model. The presented situation forms the basis of the hypothesis that the non-linear model of higher education can ensure its competitiveness in the global educational space, to enhance its role in the society and specific regions of the country and to turn it to a locomotive of the socio-economic and socio-cultural development. The study is based on an interdisciplinary methodology, including the potential of theoretical sociology, sociology of education, economic sociology, management theory, regional economy. The findings of the research serve as the basis for improving the educational policy of the Ural Federal District.The article has been financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation Grant (№ 16–18–10046) “Developing the non-linear model of the Russian higher education in the region in the context of economic and social uncertainty”

Life strategy in the mirrow of social community

The features of the formation and realization life strategies at the social community level. Given sociological interpretation the concept of social community life strategy, showing its key aspects, the social determinants of its formation and development. On this basis, reveals the concept of behavioral strategies presented its views, including a special position occupied by temporal behavior strategies.Рассматриваются особенности формирования и реализации жизненных стратегий на уровне социальной общности. Дается социологическая трактовка понятия жизненной стратегии социальной общности, показываются ее ключевые аспекты, социальные детерминанты ее формирования и развития. На этой основе раскрывается понятие поведенческой стратегии, представлены ее виды, среди которых особое положение занимают темпоральные стратегии поведения.Публикация подготовлена в рамках гранта РГНФ № 14-03-00072 «Нелинейная динамика социального времени в зеркале темпоральных стратегий поведения городских социальных общностей»

Freelancers: temporal behaviour strategies avangarde social community

Рассматриваются особенности формирования и реализации темпоральных стратегий поведения особой, авангардной социальной общности — фрилансеров. Показаны основные темпоральные характеристики их жизнедеятельности, отражающие нелинейный характер социального времени и влияющие на их социальное самочувствие.Discusses the peculiarities of formation and realization of temporal behaviour strategies avantgarde social community — freelancers. Shows the main temporal characteristics of their activity, reflecting the nonlinear character of social time and influencing their social wellbeing.Исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке РГНФ в рамках проекта № 14-03-00072 «Нелинейная динамика социального времени в зеркале темпоральных стратегий поведения городских социальных общностей»

The educational failure of pupils and students as a social phenomenon: A research methodology

The article sets and characterizes the social diagnosis of a significant part of pupils and students, which is defined by the authors as educational failure. It manifests itself in a low level of educational motivation, blurred professional orientations and self-determination, and a weak desire to accumulate human capital and social achievement. This diagnosis can be traced all the way through the transfer of human capital of the unsuccessful educational communities - from school to college and university, and then to the labor market. The article identifies the main lacunae and consequent methodological problems in the study of educational failure. The phenomenon of educational failure is considered in terms of four stages of emergence and development. The features of an interdisciplinary methodology of its research are shown. The authors reveal the potential of the interdisciplinary use of sociological, economic, psychological, socio-psychological, and pedagogical approaches in the study of educational failure and ways to overcome it. © 2020 Moscow Polytechnic University. All rights reserved.Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR: 19-29-07016was funded by RFBR, project no. 19-29-07016 «Transfer of human capital of educational communities: from failure to success»

Universities and cities in provincial Russia

The analysis of higher education (HE) in Russia focuses on the complicated issues of the relationships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and provincial cities. The authors characterize different typologies of Russian HEIs and cities. It is suggested to distinguish between the HEIs related to the core of HE, semi-periphery, and to the periphery. The situation of peripheral HEIs that are located mainly in provincial cities seems to be the most complicated. Recently, about 300 HEIs and more than 800 branches of universities, a significant part of which belongs to the peripheral group, ceased to exist autonomously. Today the fate of some other provincial HEIs is yet to be defined. Meanwhile, the future of the young people is also tied to the HEIs's destiny as well as the future of the cities' population, where they are located. The analysis of the materials based on the authors' empirical research conducted in the Ural Federal District (UFD) revealed that the elimination of autonomous universities, their transformation into branches and weakening in such a way of the HE in the medium, big and even large cities of the Russian province lead to stagnation and depression of these cities. One of the main factors of this situation is the mass educational migration of young people. The study discusses certain ideas for positive solution of these problems regarding the relationship of provincial Russian universities and cities, which could lead to their preservation and development. © 2019 Moscow Polytechnic University. All rights reserved.Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR: 19-011-00096pared with the support by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project № 19-011-00096

Social time in the context of the modern sociological knowledge

Статья посвящена рассмотрению основных теоретико-методологических подходов к изучению социального времени, сложившихся в современной зарубежной и отечественной социологии. Показано, что категория социального времени является предметом междисциплинарного анализа. Рассмотрены традиционные и новые подходы к трактовке социального времени в социологии. Обозначены общие принципы социологического подхода к изучению социального времени.The article is devoted consideration basic theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of social time, prevailing in modern foreign and russian sociology. The category of social time is shown as the subject of interdisciplinary analysis. Reviewed traditional and new approaches to the interpretation of social time in sociology. The general principles of the sociological approach to the study of social time are considered.Исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке РГНФ в рамках проекта № 14-03-00072 «Нелинейная динамика социального времени в зеркале темпоральных стратегий поведения городских социальных общностей»

Имитации в высшем образовании как социальная проблема

The review article summarizes the results of foreign and Russian studies of imitations in higher education and the understanding of their causes and consequences. The first section is devoted to the results of the analysis of university management imitations caused by the bureaucratization of the higher education management system and critical gaps between its strategic objectives and resource deficits. The second section examines the research strategies of the scientific and pedagogical community, which have a forced imitation character. The third section deals with the generalization of the experience of studying students’ imitation practices in a wide range – from academic fraud to the consumption of educational symbols. The end-to-end lines of analysis of the research results of the problem are imitations in the educational and scientific activities of universities, as well as in the “zones” of interaction of educational communities, in which they are mutually conditioned. © 2021 Moscow Polytechnic University. All rights reserved.The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 20-111-50166. The authors express their sincere gratitude to M.B. Sapunov, the Chief Editor, for his valuable comments on the previous version of the manuscript

Childe-free as a social phenomenon

The article shows the origins and essence of the phenomenon childfree. Reveals the importance of social networks for spreading ideology of childfree. Shows the main causes of the spread of this phenomenon in modern society. Possible ways to overcome its negative effects are shown.В статье показаны истоки возникновения и сущность явления чайлдфри. Раскрывается значение социальных сетей для распространения мировоззрения чайлдфри. Показаны основные причины распространения этого явления в современном обществе. Называются возможные способы преодоления его негативных последствий

Ways to Success in Education: Students’ Behavioral Strategies in Regional Universities of Russia

The article discusses the behavioral strategies of students of regional Russian universities, focused on achieving educational success. The situation of uncertainty in modern higher education is shown as a social context that determines the variability of students’ behavioral strategies. A factor that has a significant impact on the phenomenon under study is the change in the views of the main educational communities (teachers and students) about educational success: the expansion of the range of its components, differentiation among different groups of students, orientation to non-educational benefits and values that can be obtained by university graduates in the future at the expense of educational capital. Based on the data of an empirical study conducted in the universities of the Sverdlovsk region in 2019-2021, the characteristic of behavioral strategies for achieving educational success implemented by students of Ural universities is given. It is noted that strategies for achieving success in education begin to be formed in the pre-university period, as part of the transition from school to university. It is concluded that during the university period, in response to new goals and learning difficulties, different groups of students develop four types of behavioral strategies – traditional, innovative, imitation, and «withdrawal» strategies

Пути к успешности в образовании: поведенческие стратегии студенчества в региональных вузах России

The article discusses the behavioral strategies of students of regional Russian universities, focused on achieving educational success. The situation of uncertainty in modern higher education is shown as a social context that determines the variability of students' behavioral strategies. A factor that has a significant impact on the phenomenon under study is the change in the views of the main educational communities (teachers and students) about educational success: the expansion of the range of its components, differentiation among different groups of students, orientation to non-educational benefits and values that can be obtained by university graduates in the future at the expense of educational capital. Based on the data of an empirical study conducted in the universities of the Sverdlovsk region in 2019-2021, the characteristic of behavioral strategies for achieving educational success implemented by students of Ural universities is given. It is noted that strategies for achieving success in education begin to be formed in the pre-university period, as part of the transition from school to university. It is concluded that during the university period, in response to new goals and learning difficulties, different groups of students develop four types of behavioral strategies - traditional, innovative, imitation, and «withdrawal» strategies. © 2021 Moscow Polytechnic University. All rights reserved.The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-29-07016