Typical Problems of the Development of the Social Infrastructure of а Smаll Town in Modern Russian Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
N.V. Medvedeva ◽  
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A.M. Slemzina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Cultural Infrastructure ◽  
Kaluga Region ◽  
Insufficient Number

the quality of life of the population of the municipality depends on the level of development of social infrastructure facilities. The purpose of the article is to develop recommendations for the development of the social infrastructure of a small town based on an analysis of the activities of local governments in the urban settlement of Balabanovo, Kaluga region. In the course of the study, both general theoretical methods (analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization) and empirical methods (document analysis, content analysis, questionnaire survey) were used. As a result of the study, the key problems of the development of the social infrastructure of a typical small town were identified: lack of the necessary specialists; training in two shifts, insufficient number of specialized classes in educational institutions; insufficient number of sports and cultural infrastructure facilities and their poor material equipment. In order to resolve the identified problems, recommendations were developed to local authorities on the modernization of the city’s social infrastructure.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF RURAL TERRITORIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-558
Author(s):  
E.A. Domaratskaya ◽  
I.M. Gogolev
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Incomes ◽  
Cultural Infrastructure ◽  
Definition Of

The article analyzes the approaches to the definition of the term "social infrastructure". The definitions based on the allocation of complexes of objects, industries and types of activity are highlighted. At the same time, the social infrastructure of rural areas is singled out separately. It is noted that the presence of social infrastructure is necessary to attract, retain and develop the population, especially of rural areas. The existing classification features of social infrastructure objects are analyzed. There are many approaches to the classification of social infrastructure. The main features are industry, field of activity, target, functional, etc. The features of the social infrastructure of rural areas are highlighted: one object of social infrastructure can simultaneously serve several settlements; not all social infrastructure facilities are needed in rural areas; objects of socio-cultural infrastructure are mainly municipal or state; low level of quality of services provided; lack of a part of services due to the need for large investments; low incomes and imbalance of local budgets are reflected in the quality of maintenance of social infrastructure facilities; changes in social infrastructure more often occur in connection with changes in legislation in a particular area; lack of an integrated approach to the development of social infrastructure in rural areas; low range of services provided.

ROADSIDE COMFORTS: TRUCK STOPS ON THE FORTY DAYS ROAD IN WESTERN SUDAN

Africa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Beck
Keyword(s):  
Small Town ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
The Road ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One

ABSTRACTThis contribution examines the truck stop on the desert track known as the Forty Days Road that connects the Sudanese capital with Darfur and the regions beyond. The truck stop is represented as the main roadside institution to regulate roadside sociality, channel the relationships between travelling and roadside folk, and generally mediate between residents and strangers. On the one hand, it serves as a gateway to small-town Sudan and the hinterland, providing the social infrastructure for the commercial flow of trucks, commodities and passengers as well as for the flow of news and fashions. On the other hand, by catering for the needs of passing truck drivers and other travellers, it operates as a safe haven. It provides shelter in the most comprehensive sense of the word and thus constitutes a protected place for recovering from the pains of travelling. At the same time, however, these roadside practices of brokerage and hospitality also serve the resident society of small-town Sudan as a means to keep the travelling strangers safely apart in a circumscribed domain and, thus, keep the influences from the road in quarantine.

Sport Delivery in a Highly Socialized Environment: A Case Study of Embeddedness

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 574-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Cousens ◽  
Martha L. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Social Embeddedness ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Interaction ◽  
Corporate Sponsors

The social embeddedness of economic interaction has emerged at the forefront of economic sociology over the last 15 years. In the context of sport, however, little research has been undertaken to enhance our understanding of how the socialized context surrounding sport organizers, local governments, and corporate sponsors impact decisions affecting sport delivery. Therefore, the purpose of this case study is to explore the social embeddedness of decision makers in sport organizations and the local government that shape sport delivery in one community. An embedded perspective of economic interactions considers the continuity of relationships that generate particular behaviors, norms, and expectations. In-depth interviews with the leaders of this community’s sport organizations and the members of its local government were undertaken to gain insight into the nature of how decisions pertaining to sport delivery were shaped and constrained by the social context in which they were bounded. The results of this research suggest that the informal interaction among community leaders in sport and politics served to inhibit change in the way sport programs were delivered in this community. Further, taken for granted assumptions of city leaders about the type, number, and quality of sports delivered to the residents resulted in fewer opportunities for sport participation, despite an awareness of the limitations of the existing programs.

scholarly journals Educational Labour Market of Town's Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Anna Igorevna Suvorova ◽  
Adel Andreevna Dymshakova
Keyword(s):  
Educational Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Small City ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Educational

The trends of the state's educational policy are reflected in the set of state educational services and the social educational order. In a small town, educational institutions have the largest range of educational services. The purpose of the study is to consider the peculiarities of the formation of the market of educational services of a small city and the analysis of the factors that influence this. The results of the study, based on regulatory documents, observations and questionnaires of consumers of educational services, allow us to conclude about the problems in the field of maintenance and provision of educational services by small-town institutions, to identify in-demand educational services.

scholarly journals PROSPECTS OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF DNIPROPETROVSK REGION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliia Goley
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
High Level

A global imperative that is especially relevant for Ukraine in view of the social, environmental and economic challenges of sustainable development is to ensure sustainable development. Therefore, addressing the topic of prospects for the development of infrastructure in the country's regions, given the fact that Ukraine is currently moving towards the implementation of a wide range of reforms aimed at improving the welfare of the population is a very important topic. First, because the components of the infrastructure are the main principles of quality of life, which affect the level of satisfaction of citizens. Secondly, a highly developed infrastructure complex is able to bring the country to a whole new European level of development. In terms of infrastructure development, the following priority areas are: housing and communal services, transport and communications, medicine, education, recreation system, ecology, social security, culture, as the most important systems that ensure the gradual sustainable development of each region, and the country as a whole. Despite the sufficient attention of state and regional authorities to the development of infrastructure in many regions of the country, there are still problems of existing infrastructure facilities, such as - educational, cultural, sports, medical, preschool educational institutions and schools, hospitals, etc. The degree of wear of which sometimes reaches 60%. In addition, there are problems with the provision of urban and regional transport to meet the existing needs of residents of the city and its remote areas, which provokes significant time to travel, and so on. In general, the quality of most social infrastructure facilities leaves much to be desired, which determines the high degree of relevance of the topic of this article. The article analyzes the current state of educational institutions, health care and transport infrastructure of the Dnipropetrovsk region, identifies urgent problems. In addition, the problems of the development of transport infrastructure (insufficient number of transport units, its unsatisfactory technical condition, frequent breakdowns, high level of wear, etc.) are highlighted, which requires taking measures to increase the level of accessibility and comfort of transport in the region.

scholarly journals SOCIAL FACTORS OF MONOTOWN DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Антон Мурзин ◽  
Anton Murzin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Economic Criterion ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Mining Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Single Industry ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

A single-industry town, or monotown, is a socio-economic system that possesses specific goals and functions as vectors of its development. In this connection, relatively new social requirements appear along with the traditional evolutionary factors. These new requirements involve conditions for the formation of human capital assets, the level of sociocultural infrastructure, the quality of urban communities, and the degree of development of communications. Therefore, the list of strategic criteria for the development of single-industry towns should include indicators of the quality of the social sphere and the quality of life of the population. The research develops evaluation approaches based on identification of the concept and definition of the structural components of the urban social sphere. The paper proposes methods for forecasting the level of the social infrastructure of a single-industry city. The study features the case of Shakhty, a large mining community in the Rostov region. The research defines the necessity for monitoring the dynamics of the development of the social sphere in single-industry towns, formulates groups of criteria for effectiveness management, summarizes the principles of their scaling, and provides recommendations for evaluation of the socio-economic development level. An analysis of the dynamics of the social sphere development in a single-industry town should become an adequate non-ideological integral social and economic criterion for the effectiveness and efficiency of municipal management.

scholarly journals Akuntabilitas Publik Anggota DPD RI dalam Menindaklanjuti Aspirasi Daerah (Studi Kasus Layanan Kesehatan Gratis Masyarakat Banten)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Nurul Agustin ◽  
Arief Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Regional Interests ◽  
Political Decisions

In the constitutional arrangement of Indonesia, the House of Regional Representative of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) becomes a representative institution that has the task to accommodate regional interests in political decisions. One form of public accountability for members of the DPD RI is to follow up regional aspirations. The problem of the free health service program in Banten Province, which is considered to be in conflict with Law Number 24 of 2011 concerning the Social Security Organizing Agency, examines the quality of the representative functions of DPD RI members as people's representatives in the regional context with the orientation of regional interests. This study aims to explain the roles and obligations of DPD RI members in following up on their regional aspirations. This research was conducted using qualitative methods with a case study approach. The results of this study indicate that the success of DPD RI members' accountability depends on their ability to establish good relationships with executive institutions and local governments. The accountability of DPD RI members is proven in this case because the Ministry of Health is now supporting the Banten Provincial Government's policy to fill a vacancy before all Banten people are registered as National Health Insurance participants.

FORMATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF RURAL TERRITORIES IN ENSURING THE SOCIAL MISSION OF FELLOW COUNTRYMEN

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Gulusya G. Khaydarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Potential ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Current Stage

The current stage of socio-economic transformations has shown that the main competitive advantage of countries and regions is associated with the quantity and quality of human resources. In such a situation, the issue of creating conditions that ensure the life of people and the development of human potential becomes of paramount importance. In this context, the special significance of the social infrastructure of the region (the functioning of which is aimed at meeting the most important needs of the population) is due to its ability to provide and expand opportunities for the development of human potential, thereby affecting the socio-economic development of the region as a whole. However, for a long time, the regions' capabilities for main-taining infrastructure facilities were limited, the degree of wear and tear of fixed assets increased, the direction of using social infrastructure facilities changed, and the volume and quality of services provided decreased. De-stimulation of the processes of renewal of social infrastructure has led to a decrease in the potential for its development.

scholarly journals The Processes of Bureaucratization and Debureaucratization of Teachers’ Work and Their Influence on the Quality of Teachers’ Professional Activity: Sociological Project Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-97
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Polutin ◽  
Yulia V. Manannikova
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
International Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The article for the first time structures the types of additional responsibilities of teachers, not underpinned by local regulations. The proposals for debureaucratization of the educational process in secondary schools are generalized. The aim of the study is to reveal the impact of bureaucratic burden on the social feeling of teachers of general secondary education facilities, the quality of their professional activities and to develop proposals for debureaucratization of teachers’ work. Materials and Methods. A survey of managers and teachers of educational institutions covered more than 3,000 respondents. As additional sources for the interpretation of the data, we used the methods of group interviews (two focus groups conducted among rural teachers), as well as a secondary analysis of data from the international study of the educational environment and working conditions of secondary school teachers (TALIS), conducted in 48 countries, including Russia. Results. The study broadened the idea of the impact of bureaucratization of the education system on the quality of professional activity and the social well-being of teachers. Intensification of bureaucratization of teacher work is attributed, on the one hand, to the extensive growth of additional types of work, and on the other, to the low legal awareness of teachers of educational institutions. Working with reporting documentation takes up to 90 % of the working time free from paid teaching ho urs, which practically does not leave time for the implementation of part of the pedagogical load associated with methodological, organizational and consulting activities. The study identifies activities that, according to respondents, contribute to the debureaucratization of teachers’ work. Discussion and Conclusion. The article is of interest to teachers and heads of educational organizations, regional educational authorities, and scientists, researching i nto educational problems.

scholarly journals Partners’ Satisfaction with the Quality of the University’s Social Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
I.V. Dolgorukova ◽  
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T.V. Fomicheva ◽  
T.V. Leontievа ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University

the article is devoted to the study of the quality of the social environment of a modern University. Indicators of the quality of the social environment were determined: the development of the social infrastructure of the University (medical care, sports facilities, food on the territory of the University, cultural objects and events), the image of the University in the external environment, working and studying conditions, and the quality of education. Based on the results of in-depth interviews with experts, the main indicators of the quality of the social environment of the University are analyzed. The experts were representatives of employers’ organizations and partners of the Russian state social University. The article develops a number of relevant recommendations for improving the social infrastructure of a modern University, its image in the external environment, and improving the quality of work and study. The research is addressed to heads of higher education institutions, specialists of ministries and departments involved in the development of educational and social policies to support higher education, researchers, students of higher education institutions, as well as a wide range of readers.

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