scholarly journals Studying students’ opinions as a stage of designing proactive preparation for provid-ing moral education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Elena Mikhailovna Kharlanova ◽  
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Svetlana Vasilyevna Roslyakova ◽  
Nadezhda Valeryevna Sivrikova ◽  
Tatyana Gennadyevna Ptashko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Subject Position ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
University Preparation ◽  
The Social

Introduction. The article is devoted to the problem of taking into account students’ opinions (their attitudes, preferences and suggestions) in preparing future professionals in the social sphere for providing moral education. Traditionally, students are included in the assessment of the implemented degree program in order to evaluate its outcomes, but their capacity to influence the transformation of programs has not been properly investigated. The purpose of this article is to study students’ opinions about their satisfaction with university preparation for providing moral education in order to improve its quality. Materials and Methods. By adopting a systematic approach, the authors have used the following theoretical methods: systemic analysis, synthesis, and modeling. An online survey was conducted to collect empirical data. The study involved 674 undergraduate students (3rd, 4th and 5th years). For the mathematical analysis, Cramer V-test was used. Results. The authors justify the expediency of developing a proactive programme aimed at preparing undergraduates for providing moral education, within the framework of which students are involved in the interaction and transformation of themselves, educational practices and educational environment, responding to urgent tasks and challenges of the future. The study has revealed general satisfaction of students with their preparation for providing moral education, as well as a range of shortcomings. Significantly, there is a correlation between the dissatisfaction with university preparation and proposals for improving it. It is noted that students’ proposals are aimed at changes in all subsystems of proactive training: subject-environmental (ensuring engaged collaboration of stakeholders both on-campus and off-campus); contents (enhancing practical components of the curriculum and ensuring students’ personal development); procedural (using active and interactive teaching methods). However, the implementation of students’ proposals requires collaborative efforts of all the stakeholders who create conditions for the manifestation of students’ subjectivity. At the same time, students’ proposals is a valuable resource for the transition to proactive preparation for providing moral education. The research findings have enabled the authors to clarify the purpose, content, methods of ensuring students’ subject position in proactive preparation for providing moral education. Conclusions. The investigation of students’ opinions has expanded the understanding of risks and opportunities for improving preparation for providing moral education, indicated the significance of proactive training future professionals in the social sphere for providing moral education and the need to ensure the continuing development of students’ subjectivity in the process of studying, implementation, critical analysis and transformation of practical educational activities into interactions with other subjects. The introduction of tools for collaborative thinking and action in the process of practical training will enable students to influence its implementation and improvement.

scholarly journals Application of Professional Standards in Organizations of Social Sphere

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
A.А. Goncharova
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Research Institute ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Russian Scientific Research Institute ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Institute

The article examines the generalized experience of the application of professional standards by organizations in the social service sector, as well as the experience of interdepartmental interaction in the social sphere in the context of the application of professional standards based on the results of a number of stud ies. They were organized jointly by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor of Russia, as well as the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation in conjunction with the Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University. The studies were carried out through an online survey of public sector organizations on the application of professional standards, as well as an online survey of social service organizations on inter-departmental interaction in the social sphere in the context of the application of professional standards. Based on the results of the research, the main problems of the application of professional standards in organizations of the social sphere and the ways of their solution have been identified.

scholarly journals Knowledge of nursing student on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 1145-1152
Author(s):  
Stéfany Petry ◽  
Maria Itayra Padilha ◽  
Adriana Eich Kuhnen ◽  
Betina Hörner Schlindwein Meirelles
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
South Of Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the knowledge and self-care actions taken by nursing undergraduate students of a Federal University of the South of Brazil, against Sexually Transmitted Infections. Method: Exploratory qualitative study, conducted 40 interviews with undergraduate students at the beginning and end of the course. The analysis was thematic, resulting in three categories. Results: Knowledge about the subject is a decisive factor for self-care, and the more knowledge, the greater the prevention. The dissemination of knowledge of students at the end of the course not only influences self-care but also health promotion in the social sphere. Final considerations: Knowledge is important in self-care and caring for others. The dissemination of knowledge becomes evident according to the complexity of the course. Stable relationships may interfere with the use or disuse of condoms in sexual relationships, a misnomer present in today’s society.

Model of practical training in the university for future social sphere professionals

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Igor A. Akopyanc
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Individual Support ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Programme ◽  
The University

The conceptual development of a model for the practical training of future professionals in the social sphere at the university is substantiated. It is noted that the core of the social sphere is social work as an active tool of the state’s social policy in working with various categories of the population. In the course of the study, block-structural model of the practical training of future professionals in the social sphere at the university is developed, including the following blocks: productive-purposeful, conceptual, software-technological, evaluative-reflective. The productive-purposeful block is associated with competence indicators, determined by the main indicators of professional knowledge, skills and abilities, the requirements for professionals in solving social problems and the goals of theoretical and practical training of future specialists in the social sphere, in accordance with professional standards. The conceptual block of the model includes re-search approaches (competence-based, androgogical, socio-cultural) and their corresponding prin-ciples. The software-technological block contains programs for organizing the passage and train-ing work with students and representatives of social organizations – bases of educational, research and industrial practices, a program for monitoring student practice and individual support. The evaluative-reflective block of the model assumes an awareness of how students achieve their learning goals in practical training is of paramount importance, this is important for understanding their professional role in the practice of social work. Practical training at a university is an integral part of the social education curriculum, taking into account the essence of helping professions and the specifics of the social sphere. The results of the interviewing, the included observation show the relationship between changes in practical training programs and the positive dynamics of the quality of practical training of students, an increase in the parameters of personal, social and tech-nological competencies among students of the “Social Work” Programme.

scholarly journals Self-assessment of conflict resolution competencies by undergraduate students pursuing an education degree

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 67-83
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Valeryevna Sivrikova ◽  
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Elena Gennadyevna Chernikova ◽  
Tatyana Genad`evna Ptashko ◽  
Elena Mikhailovna Kharlanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Subject Position ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
Conflict Resolution Training

Introduction. The article addresses the issue of developing prospective teachers’ competence in conflict resolution. Despite the fact that the ability to resolve conflicts in the field of education is considered as one of the key competencies, too little attention has been paid to studying the problem of self-evaluating conflict management competencies by students pursuing their undergraduate degrees in Education. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate how students evaluate their conflict resolution skills gained within the framework of initial teacher education course. Materials and Methods. By adopting a systematic approach, the study uses such theoretical methods as systemic analysis and synthesis, comparison, and generalization. In order to collect empirical data, an online survey was conducted. The study involved 287 undergraduate students (63 male and 224 female) doing their initial teacher education degree at a pedagogical university located in Chelyabinsk (Russia). Results. Having examined students' assessment of the need, composition, effectiveness and satisfaction with training in the field of conflict resolution, the authors found that lack of systematic conflict resolution training can lead to the imbalance between students’ theoretical awareness of conflict resolution strategies and practical skills of applying them in work-related situations. The authors conclude that future educators need targeted conflict resolution training, as they consider themselves insufficiently prepared to apply conflict resolution skills at workplace. Conclusions. The study suggests that self-evaluation of professional training in the field of conflict resolution by student teachers has the following attributes: 1) indirect involvement in teaching activities; 2) insufficient subject position of students regarding the fulfillment of their own needs for conflict resolution competencies.

scholarly journals “They do treat us as a bit normal now”: Students’ experiences of liminality and communitas whilst volunteering on a sports-based outreach project

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 869-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hayton
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
North East ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Student Volunteers

Student volunteering during university has been widely championed for its purported benefits to both students and society alike. Internationally, universities have increasingly coupled student volunteering opportunities or embedded forms of service learning with sport-for-development programmes (SFD) as a means of contributing to strategic institutional objectives. However, there is a paucity of academic research that documents the social processes experienced by students as they converge with hard-to-reach client groups when volunteering on university-led SFD platforms. Therefore, and utilising data captured from semi-structured interviews ( n=40), this article explores the lived experiences of undergraduate students who volunteered on a sports-based community outreach project: the Sport Universities North East England (SUNEE) project. Largely run by student volunteers, the SUNEE project delivers a raft of sports-based and personal development programmes to hard-to-reach groups. This article utilises Victor Turner’s concepts of liminality and communitas to illustrate the processes of initiation and integration that confer both membership upon student volunteers and their legitimacy as leaders, when working with the hard-to-reach clientele on the project.

scholarly journals Threesomes: An Exploratory Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
F. Zsok ◽  
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R. Scoats ◽  
E. Anderson ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Response Formats ◽  
The Social ◽  
Exploratory Survey

Objective: Threesomes, sexual acts involving three people, seem to become more popular. Their appearance in film, TV, press media, and blogs has increased, and there is even a mobile app facilitating such encounters. However, little to nothing is known how they come about, who is involved in them, and what sexual activities they include. This study´s goal is to explore these questions. Design and Method: An online survey will be distributed among users of 3rnder, the threesome app, participants with threesome experience from another study, the social networks of the researchers, and undergraduate students. It will assess experience with threesomes, preferences for them, and reasons for (not) engaging in them. For participants who have been involved in at least one, there will be more detailed questions about their most recent threesome: how it came about, who was involved in it, why they engaged in it, and what sexual behaviours it included. The response formats include tick boxes as well as open ended questions. Results: Results will provide the first picture of contemporary threesomes from a scientific perspective. Conclusions: This study will inform future investigations regarding the construal of sexuality and monogamy, and sexual behaviour more generally.

scholarly journals Theoretical Aspects of Future Social Workers’ Professional Self-Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karpenko Olena Karpenko Olena ◽  
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Victoria Ostapchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Professional Self

The article defines and reveals the essence of the concepts "professional self-development", "self-development", presents the essence and ways of forming professional self-development in the future social worker; "self-education" as a component in the development of the future social worker is revealed and substantiated. The authors point out that the most important thing in personal development is consistency. The authors present the ways of forming self-development of future specialists’ in the social sphere in the conditions of professional higher education institutions by means of extracurricular activities; theoretical directions of forming students’ professional self-development by use of forms and methods of extracurricular activity are given.

scholarly journals Investigating the determinants of vaccine hesitancy within undergraduate students’ social sphere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Siani ◽  
Megan Driscoll ◽  
Tia-mai Hurst ◽  
Tutu Coker ◽  
Alice Georgina Grantham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Vaccine Confidence

Abstract Aims Vaccine hesitancy is widely recognised as one of the most serious threats to current global health. While the causes underlying vaccine hesitancy have been extensively described and several mitigation strategies trialled amongst current and prospective parents, there is a relative scarcity of research investigating its extent and causative factors amongst university students, a critical demographic due to its temporal proximity to the average child-rearing age. The present study sought to address this literature gap by elucidating the social and demographic factors that might underpin vaccine hesitancy in university students. Subject and methods An anonymous online survey was carried out to investigate the opinions and perspectives on the practice of vaccination within undergraduate students’ social sphere. The statistical significance of the differences observed between groups of participants was analysed using non-parametric tests of variance. Results Amongst the 739 volunteers who participated in the survey, vaccine confidence varied significantly (p < 0.001) with age, ethnicity and religion, and to a lesser (yet still statistically significant) extent (p < 0.05) with graduate status. No statistically significant differences were observed with regard to gender or number of children. Conclusions By shedding new light on the factors underpinning vaccine hesitancy within undergraduate students’ social network, the present study provides a stepping stone towards the development of targeted mitigation strategies.

Current Postvention Research and Priorities for the Future

Crisis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Andriessen ◽  
Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart ◽  
Julie Cerel ◽  
Myfanwy Maple
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Intercultural Collaboration ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Ethical Approval

Abstract. Background: Suicide can have a lasting impact on the social life as well as the physical and mental health of the bereaved. Targeted research is needed to better understand the nature of suicide bereavement and the effectiveness of support. Aims: To take stock of ongoing studies, and to inquire about future research priorities regarding suicide bereavement and postvention. Method: In March 2015, an online survey was widely disseminated in the suicidology community. Results: The questionnaire was accessed 77 times, and 22 records were included in the analysis. The respondents provided valuable information regarding current research projects and recommendations for the future. Limitations: Bearing in mind the modest number of replies, all from respondents in Westernized countries, it is not known how representative the findings are. Conclusion: The survey generated three strategies for future postvention research: increase intercultural collaboration, increase theory-driven research, and build bonds between research and practice. Future surveys should include experiences with obtaining research grants and ethical approval for postvention studies.

Does Dispositional Mindfulness Predict the Development of Grit?

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buaphrao Raphiphatthana ◽  
Paul Jose ◽  
Karen Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
Mindfulness Facets

Abstract. Grit, that is, perseverance and passion for long-term goals, is a novel construct that has gained attention in recent years ( Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007 ). To date, little research has been performed with the goal of identifying the antecedents of grit. Thus, in order to fill this gap in the literature, self-report data were collected to examine whether mindfulness, a mindset of being-in-the-present in a nonjudgmental way, plays a role in fostering grittiness. Three hundred and forty-three undergraduate students completed an online survey once in a cross-sectional study, and of these, 74 students completed the survey again 4.5 months later. Although the cross-sectional analyses identified a number of positive associations between mindfulness and grit, the longitudinal analysis revealed that the mindfulness facets of acting with awareness and non-judging were the most important positive predictors of grit 4.5 months later. This set of findings offers implications for future grit interventions.

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