scholarly journals Digitalization in the Higher Education System: Sociological analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
I.A. Aleshkovski ◽  
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A.T. Gasparishvili ◽  
O.V. Krukhmaleva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Russian Universities

Examined are problems of modern digital transformation of Russian universities and the impact of restrictive measures related to the pandemic on the acceleration of these processes. The work is based on the results of two stages of the sociological study “Peculiarities of the work organization of Russian universities in the period of restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic (opinions of students and teachers)”, conducted by the researchers of the MSU and RUDN in 2020-2021. The purpose of the study was a comprehensive analysis of the opinions of teachers and students of Russian universities about working in a remote format during the period of forced restrictions, their assessment of their digital skills and competencies and the level of digitalization of their universities. The article analyzes the main achievements and problems of the transition to modern digital tools for organizing the educational process in the country's universities. As practical recommendations for improving the process of digital transformation of higher education, the authors propose a number of possible measures to optimize the digitalization of universities and that are aimed at smoothing out a number of restrictions that imminently comes amid this process. The work is addressed to a wide range of readers, all those who are interested in the problems of higher education, the introduction of digital technologies in the organization of training.

scholarly journals The Research on the Global Competitiveness of the Leading Russian Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 164-167
Author(s):  
V. S. Senashenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
University Ranking ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Russian Universities

The article is a review of a monograph “The Global Competitiveness of Leading Universities: Models and Methods for Estimating and Forecasting” written by I.P. Boiko, V.G. Khalin, E.M. Anokhina. The book discusses the models and methods for university competitiveness assessment, approaches to the formation of university ranking, specific problems concerning improving of the competitiveness of Russian universities and the system of Russian higher education. The reviewed monograph will be useful to a wide range of readers who are interested in the development of the Russian higher education system.

Assessment in American Higher Education: The Role of Admissions Tests

2019 ◽  
Vol 683 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Zwick
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Performance ◽  
Admissions Tests ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Test Optional ◽  
The Impact

In this article, I review the role of college admissions tests in the United States and consider the fairness issues surrounding their use. The two main tests are the SAT, first administered in 1926, and the ACT, first given in 1959. Scores on these tests have been shown to contribute to the prediction of college performance, but their role in the admissions process varies widely across colleges. Although test scores are consistently listed as one of the most important admissions factors in national surveys of postsecondary institutions, an increasing number of schools have adopted “test-optional” policies. At these institutions, test score requirements are seen as a barrier to campus diversity because of the large performance gaps among ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Fortunately, the decentralized higher education system in the United States can accommodate a wide range of admissions policies. It is essential, however, that the impact of admissions policy changes be studied and that the resource implications of these changes be thoroughly considered.

scholarly journals Current issues of digital legal education in the context of the Сovid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 01034
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Ryzhenkov ◽  
Buinta Inzhieva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Systemic Nature ◽  
Positive Results

The main areas of digitalization of higher education, including legal one, have been actively discussed by representatives of authorities and the educational community over the past few years. The COVID-19 pandemic summed up these discussions in a certain way, making teachers and students shift to the practice of introducing digital technologies into the educational process without proper preparation and prior training for them. The article discusses the problems of digitalization of the higher education system of the Russian Federation faced by law faculties after the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. The authors state the positive results of the transition to digital technologies as well as the existing problems, many of which are of a systemic nature and are still to be resolved. At the same time, they point out that the requirements for the competencies of law graduates change in the context of the mass digitalization of all sectors of social life. Along with the knowledge, abilities and skills that are commonly recognized for lawyers, they must have the competencies to interact with authorities that have also shifted to a digital mode for communication with citizens and legal entities.

scholarly journals Principal Directions of Digital Transformation of Higher Education System in Sustainable Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 09042
Author(s):  
Elvir Akhmetshin ◽  
Karine Barmuta ◽  
Vladimir Vasilev ◽  
Hilary Okagbue ◽  
Ogochukwu Ijezie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Sustainable Education ◽  
Essential Components

From the perspective of a systematic integrated approach, the article formulates the main directions of digital transformation of higher education system in sustainable education in all its components, taking into account the requirements of the modern digital economy as the leading trend in the country’s innovative development model. The authors consider essential content of the digital economy as a vector of innovative trends focused on the training of specialists of a qualitatively different level, and present the results of the formation of the digital economy in the Personnel and Education direction in 2025. One of the essential components of the modern educational process is the electronic information and educational environment, which is considered as a system that includes innovative technology platforms as an indispensable element for the generation and processing of knowledge. The article explores the prospects for improving the Russian scientific and educational system based on innovative methods of education using neural network technologies, the need for a transition to online education with integrated systems of natural and artificial intelligence. The paper identifies obstacles that significantly hamper the sustainable development of online education, one of which is the lack of teachers of the new formation who can work in the digital environment. It also presents an analysis of the results of a comprehensive study to assess the readiness of higher education to the parameters of the digital economy, showing that most universities are at the initial stage of the informatization and automation processes, which proves the relevance of the materials presented.

scholarly journals DRIVERS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN APPROACHES TO MODERN TEACHING OF STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-452
Author(s):  
N.S. Ladyzhets ◽  
E.V. Neborsky ◽  
M.V. Boguslavsky ◽  
T.A. Naumova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Modern World ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Teachers And Students

The problem statement is connected with the paradoxical nature of modern academic reflection regarding the prospects not only for the development, but also for the survival of universities. Adherents of the alarmist approach justify the strengthening of the trend of academic capitalism, which represents a landslide increasing commercialization of all types of university activities, with a reduction in socio-humanitarian areas and the transition to an entrepreneurial post-academic university culture. Accordingly, the classical format of the university is declared to be dying, and the values of traditional academic culture are blurred and even ruined. Clarification and correction of concepts were required due to the fact, that digitalization is often considered as a process, and digital transformation is considered as the completion of the path of strategic and operational transformations that ensure competitiveness in the modern world. The authors insist that digital transformation is also procedural, so it would be more correct to designate the essence of these changes in modern higher education as an institutional purposeful transition to the latest technologies that provide opportunities for a variety of formats and personalization of the educational process. Clarification and expansion of the main drivers of digital transformation in modern higher education, in turn, indicate that the process of digital transformation, presenting intermediate results of achieving goals, will also remain open. The article presents an analysis of digital transformation in the practices of interaction between teachers and students, with an emphasis on the fact that the main goal of the teacher is his creative support, and the main goal of the student is the transition from the necessary development of modern specifics of the profession to the formation of a broader personal resource potential in the conditions of rapidly increasing changes. It is also important that digital transformation requires not only the consolidation of educational needs and skills during the life of university graduates, but also, first of all, their teachers. The authors note the discursiveness of the problem of the advantages and negatives of the digital educational environment, arguing that the understanding of modern students is focused on the need to implement early and systemic transformational changes in teaching and learning in the new digital landscape. The article concludes with updated conclusions and clarifies operational actions that contribute to achieving the goals of the transition to digital universities.

scholarly journals Education quality from the viewpoint of educational process participants and the parties concerned

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 01025
Author(s):  
Yuliya Nadtochiy ◽  
Yelizaveta Rozanova ◽  
Andrey Solovyev ◽  
Svetlana Shiryayeva ◽  
Natalya Kazantseva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Contemporary Education

The relevance of the study of issues related to improving the quality of education in current realities is not in doubt. One may note a wide range of opinions regarding the content and essence of this concept, its structure, ensuring the quality of the educational process, in particular, in educational institutions of higher education, and understanding of the quality of existing education by the educational process participants (teachers and students) as well as parties concerned (employers, parents, etc.). Improving the quality of education is a multifaceted and continuous process that requires careful attention from the scientific community. The authors consider the main definitions of the concept of quality of education and uncover its content. To study different views on the quality of contemporary education, several surveys of the main participants in the educational process, i.e. teachers and students, were conducted. The authors revealed the opinions of employers and graduates regarding the quality of domestic higher education and, based on these qualities, created a profile of contemporary graduates (young professionals) who have received a high-quality education. As a result of the conducted research, the conclusion is confirmed that quality is understood by each person according to their accumulated experience and the subjective idea of this category, and changes according to the requirements that are dictated by society and the state in a particular historical period, as well as depending on the conditions of the surrounding reality (a clear example is a current situation with coronavirus which shows that the main skills for employees are the skills and abilities to perform work remotely, which also become key ones when making a decision by the employer about hiring an employee).

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM: TWO YEARS OF A PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
M. G. POLOZKOV ◽  
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E. A. VEREVKINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Theoretical Approaches

The theoretical approaches to the main problems of digital transformation of the higher education system in the Russian Federation. In aspect of this point questions connected with a features of the technological support of the educational process, digital literacy and digital divide of participants in online education, methods of educational and scientific work, as well as features of psychological adaptation in the digital reality. The ways of using the accumulated educational experience in the post-pandemic world are proposed.

scholarly journals Assessment of University Willingness to the Transition to Digital Educational Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. V. Usacheva ◽  
M. K. Chernyakov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Russian Universities

The digital transformation has affected all economically developed countries in the world including Russia. The issues of transition to the digital economy are considered at the highest level: the decrees of the President of the Russian Federation created national and federal projects, including in the higher education system. But the transition to the digital environment is rather slow. The article presents an assessment of the current state and trends in the development of the domestic system of higher education, identifies the problems of transition of Russian universities to the digital educational environment. The purpose of the article is to generalize and systematize the existing developments and create a methodology for assessing the degree of universities willingness for digitalization. The authors have systematized and expanded the list of factors for assessing the willingness of universities for digital transformation. The main research methods are: expert assessment method, morphological analysis, cluster analysis. The matrix of factors and their features formed the basis for ranking indicators and forming clusters. The method proposed by the authors is universal, it has been tested at one of the Russian universities – NSTU NETI and can be applied by any institution of higher education to assess the willingness of the University for digitalization.

scholarly journals BLENDED LEARNING AS AN INNOVATIVE FORM OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ORGANIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
Oksana Tsiuniak  ◽  
Halyna Rozlutska 
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Teacher Skills ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
High Level

The article actualizes the problem of introduction blended learning in higher education institutions during the quarantine period caused by the spread of corona virus infection COVID-19. Today, the whole world is in the conditions of strict quarantine measures, and learning in isolation has become a challenge for all participants in the educational process.The authors reveal the essence of the concept "blended learning". It is proved that blended learning is an innovative form of the educational process organization in HEI, a qualitatively new approach that transforms the structure and content of education, changing the traditional roles of a teacher and applicants of higher education. It is noted that blended learning due to its versatility and availability of a wide range of learning tools forms different models. That’s why, to solve the problem of using a certain model in the educational process, the educational opportunities of each of them are considered. In addition, the authors note that blended learning makes it possible to combine digital educational resources with a variety of online services for the implementation of educational activities in higher education institutions. It is concluded that an important aspect of blended learning is the separation of educational material studied in the classroom with that which will be studied in the electronic informative-educational environment. It is also necessary clearly defined the activities that a student will perform, teaching methods in various forms of educational work organization, the system of monitoring, control and self-control. Blended learning combines two important components - knowledge, teacher skills and technological tools that allow you to organize learning at a high level.

scholarly journals Digitalization of the Educational Environment: Risk Assessment of Distance Education by Russian and Vietnamese Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-167
Author(s):  
A. V. Noskova ◽  
D. V. Goloukhova ◽  
A. S. Proskurina ◽  
T. H. Nguen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Trade Union Movement ◽  
Mobilization Potential ◽  
National Educational Policy ◽  
The Impact

The digitalization of higher education is a long-term trend that gained a new impetus for further development because of the forced transition to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the article is to analyze the impact of digital transformation on the educational process in universities and to describe the risks through the students’ eyes. The analysis is based on the results of a survey conducted by the authors in 2020 among students of two universities - Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Institute of the Trade Union Movement of the General Confederation of Labor of Vietnam (IPLV).The article describes the methodology of the online survey. The attitude towards distance learning is interpreted as a three-level attitude with emotional, cognitive and behavioral aspects. It is suggested that students’ readiness to switch to distance learning is determined by a set of macro and micro factors. Among the macro factors are the national specifics of the educational system, traditions in the field of higher education, infrastructure, the national educational policy, and the mobilization potential of the population. Among the micro factors are the cognitive and other psychological characteristics of the students, the socio-psychological openness to innovation.According to the survey results, there is certain similarity in the way Russian and Vietnamese students assess their experience of distance learning. At the same time, significant differences in the perception of the outcome of the digital transformation of education have been revealed. For MGIMO students, major risks are associated with dehumanization, the severing of social ties, and the possible loss of student status. For Vietnamese students the most significant risks are mainly associated with the fears of the decreasing quality of education. It is therefore concluded that distance learning is both the field of opportunities and possible source of individual and institutional risks.

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