READINESS OF RUSSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHERS TO WORK IN EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION SETTING

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
.D. Kalugina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Educational Inclusion

the article deals with the problem of implementing inclusive education in Russianuniversities . Despite the fact that education (training?) for people with disabilities has been implemented at all levels of Russianeducationfor several years, the general attitude to it is ambiguous, as well as the attitudeof the teaching community. The author has conducted a social survey research trying to estimate University teachers’ readiness to work with groups where such students study. The research has revealed insufficient motivational and technological maturity level. Following this, the author providesrecommendations for overcoming these challenges.

scholarly journals Inclusive educational process at the university: Theoretical and experimental model of teachers' psychological readiness

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-182
Author(s):  
V. Z. Kantor ◽  
Yu. L. Proekt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
University Teachers

Introduction. The institutionalisation of inclusion in higher education determines new requirements for university teachers, what is also found in the field of psychological readiness for the implementation of the educational process with the participation of students with disabilities. Aim. The present research was aimed to develop theoretical framework and experimental verification of the model of psychological readiness of academic teaching staff for the implementation of an inclusive educational process. Methodology and research methods. Methodologically, the research was based on the idea that the true implementation of inclusive higher education is conditioned by the formation of an inclusive culture of university teachers, which serves as the foundation for the implementation of inclusive practices and policies and one of the immanent attributes of which is psychological readiness to implement the educational process with the participation of disabled students. In the diagnostic and methodological terms, the current study relied on the authors' questionnaire containing the blocks of questions built using a 5-point Likert scale and characterising the severity of the various components of such readiness among university teachers in relation to working with disabled students of diverse nosological groups. The survey results were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney tests, and the median test applying the Pearson test. To check the consistency of the proposed theoretical model of the psychological readiness of university teachers to implement an inclusive educational process, structural equation modelling (or SEM - the method of asymptotically non-parametric assessment) was employed. For statistical calculations, the program IBM SPSS Statistics ver.23 and the AMOS module were used. Results. The integrative model of the psychological readiness of faculty for the implementation of an inclusive educational process has been theoretically substantiated and experimentally confirmed. This model includes a motivational-value component (the acceptance of the values of an inclusive culture, beliefs and attitudes of the teacher regarding inclusive education), an affective component (the emotional acceptance of the situation of inclusive education and its subjects) and an operational component (the teacher's assessment of own skills in using the tools of inclusive education). In the presented model, the teacher's methodical preparedness for teaching students with disabilities acts as a cognitive component, and the resulting component is the implementation of inclusive practice based on the willingness and ability to interact with students with disabilities. It was found that, to the greatest extent, university teachers have formed a motivational readiness to implement inclusive education, but they experience a deficit of operational skills, when working with students with disabilities. At the same time, the level of psychological readiness to implement an inclusive educational process significantly differs depending on the subject specialisation of teachers and the presence / absence of previous experience of interaction with people with disabilities. Scientific novelty. The model of the psychological readiness of teachers for the implementation of inclusive education in Russia was developed and empirically confirmed. Practical significance. The findings of this research highlight the significance of the stages of the formation of university teachers' psychological readiness for inclusive education. The following stages are determined: from providing basic methodological readiness in the framework of professional development through the creation of internal conditions for readiness for inclusive education, examining the experiences and psychological difficulties in interacting with people with disabilities, and, finally, to accompanying the actual inclusive teaching practice.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities for Russian Higher Education amid COVID-19: Teachers’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Almazova ◽  
Elena Krylova ◽  
Anna Rubtsova ◽  
Maria Odinokaya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Russian Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously affected higher education systems in Russia and all over the world, forcing to transform curriculum into an online format, which is a challenge for all the educational process participants. The current study discusses the implementation of online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Russian higher education context and investigates the challenges experienced by university teachers during this period to define their readiness for online education. To address the above-mentioned issues, a study was conducted in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. A variety of methods of scientific and pedagogical research were used including systematic structural analysis, synthesis, work with research papers, the generalization of experience and experimental work, observation, surveys, etc., with 87 university teachers asked to respond to several sets of questions describing their online teaching experience after the launch of online education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis of the participants’ answers helped to identify the following main challenges experienced by university teachers: computer literacy level, the university electronic environment and support, academic staff readiness and students’ readiness for online learning, the last two being the most important hindering the implementation of the efficient online education process. It was also underlined by most respondents that methodological work of a teacher in a digital educational environment differs from conventional teaching methods. Thus, psychological, technological, methodological support and teachers’ professional development programs are of vital importance to minimize the negative impact of the rapid changes of the educational process and to ensure efficient online education.

scholarly journals SOCIAL POTENTIAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHERS OF THE THIRD AGE: PROBLEMS AND NEW CHALLENGES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 293-299
Author(s):  
Elena SHUKLİNA ◽  
Mariya PEVNAYA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Third Age ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Potential

Introduction Russian teachers of the third age are a social group that is currently in a difficult and ambiguous situation. On the one hand, raising the retirement age in Russia sets them the task of further professional development. On the other hand, the level of professional requirements associated with increasing the competitiveness of Russian higher education in the global educational space is sharply increasing. The purpose of the article is to answer the question - how the accumulated social potential of the third age's teachers allows them to adapt to new conditions, to increase the level of competitiveness, to act as a factor in the development of the University teaching community and higher education in general. Materials and methods The article is based on the materials of research team in the Ural Federal University (2017-2019). The article uses quantitative data of the mass survey of teachers in the Ural Federal district, implemented by the method of questioning. The population is 51 University of the Ural Federal district. Quota sampling was implemented in the study. The volume of the teachers' sample is 810 people. Social community of the third age's teachers was 38.5% of the total sample. The results of research The social potential of University teachers was considered in the context of the following structural elements: professional qualification, innovation, cultural, civil. Teachers of the third age have higher professional and qualification potential (qualification and status characteristics) than other age groups. The innovative potential realized in research activity and educational process is also high. This applies to innovation activity implemented in research projects and scientific communication. Their cultural practices are quite diverse, and the activity of cultural consumption is even higher than that of colleagues of other age groups. Civic activity of the third age's teachers is manifested in various forms of public participation, implemented through interaction with authorities of different levels and public organizations. The specificity of their civic activity is the implementation of expert functions that require high qualification, which has this group of teachers. At the same time, the teaching community of the third age notes the lack of sufficient institutional conditions for effective development, manifested primarily in the low level of social protection in the professional sphere. General conclusions University teachers of the third age have sufficient adaptive potential in the new challenges of the social environment. At the same time, the basic problem of their development is the creation of institutional conditions for professional activities and the effective realization of their social potential. Keywords Educational reforms, university teachers, teaching community, public participation, higher education, third age

Benchmarking of successful models of teacher’s professional development in conditions of international educational integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 89-90 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 172-184
Author(s):  
Tatiana Tregubova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Educational Integration ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
The University

In the context of socio-pedagogical transformations of higher education organizations, modernization of the system of teachers’ professional development, which are now facing global challenges and requirements from new geopolitical conditions, becomes an integral component of their reform. All this causes the need for teachers to be ready for continuous development and advanced training throughout their lives. Thus, the study of the problem of university teachers’ professional development in Russia and abroad is very relevant and timely as a response to the modern requirements of civil society for the personality of the teachers and their activities in the conditions of international educational integration. The need for professional development among teachers is closely related to the desire for more successful indicators in pedagogical activities. To do this, it is necessary to fulfill several pedagogical conditions, including the teacher's own awareness of the need for professional development; the interest of the university administration and the availability of resources to organize a professional development system; having a goal and choosing a professional development model, etc. The purpose of the article is to show models of individualization of the teachers’ professional development abroad, which are aimed at improving the professional qualifications of university teachers, ensuring their adaptation and successful activity in a constantly changing educational society. Research results: 1. The article presents the possibilities of benchmarking in education, in particular, the use of a benchmarking project as a method of studying the successful experience of organizing the teachers’ professional development in a modern university. 2. Based on the analysis of the best practices of university teachers’ professional development, authors identify three main models of implementation of teachers’ professional development in higher education organizations. These models can serve as a guide for Russian higher education reformers in the context of state educational policy. The article concludes that effective European models of teachers’ professional development, identified by using the benchmarking technology, can be successfully implemented in Russian universities under certain conditions.

scholarly journals Higher Education Teacher Readiness for Inclusive Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.V. Afanasiev ◽  
O.A. Denisova ◽  
O.L. Lekhanova ◽  
V.N. Ponikarova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
North West ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Professional Activities

Higher education of persons with disabilities and persons with disabilities is among the priorities of the state and society. The solution of the task of vocational education and employment of people with disabilities is determined by a complex of interrelated factors, including the readiness of university staff to implement the practice of inclusive higher education. Teachers engaged in the inclusive education of students with disabilities must have certain professional characteristics. According to the professional standard, the list of professional competencies of a higher education teacher weakly reveals the specifics of the activities of a specialist in the area of inclusive higher education. Available studies confirm the need for a deeper study of the issue of diagnostics and the formation of readiness of university teachers for professional activities in an inclusive education. The long-term studies described in the article were based on the hypothesis that training university teachers for professional activities in an inclusive education environment should include a full cycle of activities including screening diagnostics, the implementation of an additional education program, group support and advisory support, and dynamic tracking of the level of readiness. The study was implemented from 2013 to 2019. The total sample of the study was 562 people, teachers and employees of 25 universities of the North-West Federal District. A representative sample of the study was 327 people, teachers and staff who went through all stages of the study. The results of the study make it possible to assess the readiness of higher school teachers for professional activities in an inclusive education from pre-readiness to inclusive readiness inclusive. The results of the formative part of the study showed that the general and specific personality characteristics that determine the success of activities in the field of inclusive higher education arise in the process of special education, professional activity in the context of inclusion and with mandatory support of teachers from the staff of inclusive education resource centers. This leads to an increase in the proportion of university teachers who have a positive attitude towards inclusive education, demonstrating productive coping strategies, an optimal, advanced and acceptable level of readiness for inclusive higher education.

scholarly journals Russian Higher Education in XXI Century: Traditions and Trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Elena Pokazannik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Higher Education Development ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Russian Higher Education

The article covers the issue of preservation and rethinking of traditions in present-day Russian higher education. The formulation of paradigm of higher education in Russia at the present stage and the actual trends related to the formation of this paradigm are discussed. The main issues are highlighted, and brief problematic comments are given for each. The absence of the single concept of Russian higher education development is discussed; the values and quality criteria are defined along with traditions (basic milestones) that determined the image of national higher education during Soviet period; the need for adaptation of the teaching community to the modern conditions and requirements is stressed.

scholarly journals Equal Opportunities and Inclusion in Higher Education Institutions of Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Saeteros ◽  
E. Ortiz ◽  
A. Saeteros ◽  
M. Mejía
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Right ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The University

This article aims to place the theme of equal opportunities and educational inclusion in Higher Education Institutions, analyze the challenges of universities regarding guaranteeing these rights, all within the framework of what is established in the different instruments international and national, to show their state of art in view of the need to implement policies and actions in order to respect, protect, guarantee and promote the right to higher education through the conditions of full equality for all the actors that are part from the university community, various orientations, initiatives, advances, potentials and difficulties arise that arise in the challenge of achieving inclusive universities. Despite advances in international and national legislation, it is still a pending challenge for Higher 302 Education Institutions to guarantee equal opportunities and inclusive education. Key Works: Equality. University inclusion. Inclusive education. Excluded groups. Keywords: disability, diversity. Resumen Este artículo, tiene como propósito situar a la temática de la igualdad de oportunidades y la inclusión educativa en las Instituciones de Educación Superior, analizar los retos de las universidades respecto a garantizar estos derechos, todo ello en el marco de lo establecido en los diferentes instrumentos internacionales y nacionales, que muestre su estado de arte ante la necesidad de implementar políticas y acciones con el fin de respetar, proteger, garantizar y promover el derecho a la educación superior a través de las condiciones de plena igualdad para todos los actores que forman parte de la comunidad universitaria, se plantean diversas orientaciones, iniciativas, avances, potencialidades y dificultades que se presentan en el desafío de lograr universidades inclusivas. A pesar de existir avances en la legislación internacional y nacional, aún constituye un reto pendiente para las Instituciones de Educación Superior el garantizar la igualdad de oportunidades y la educación inclusiva. Palabras claves: Igualdad. Inclusión Universitaria. Educación Inclusiva. Grupos excluidos. Palabras clave: discapacidad, diversidad.

scholarly journals The Gender Dimension of the Inclusion: The Case of the Western Siberian Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Z. Efimova ◽  
L.M. Volosnikova ◽  
O.V. Ogorodnova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Social Stereotypes ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
And Training

The paper focuses on the attitude of university staff towards students with disabilities and on the readiness for inclusive higher education in members of the academic staff. It is stressed that one of the main tasks of the resource and training centers network is to help overcome such powerful barriers as social stereotypes and incompetence in inclusive education and to assist university teachers in establishing contacts and interaction with students with disabilities. The paper presents a study that involved 2181 university teachers from 10 universities of the Tyumen region. The study had two objectives: first, to explore the attitude of the academic staff of the universities to students with disabilities and the former’s readiness for inclusive education; secondly, to reveal gender differences in relation to inclusion. The main outcomes of the study are as follows. Women working in higher education are more positive towards inclusive education and its prospects, more tolerant and sympathetic to persons with disabilities. They are more focused on active inclusive behavior, on acquiring new knowledge and skills, and on rendering extensive support to students with disabilities. They value their own skills and competencies in inclusive teaching and collaboration highly enough. The paper concludes that women working at the universities of the Tyumen regions are an important resource for achieving the goals of resource training centers in the field of inclusive higher education.

scholarly journals Humanistic orientation of Russian higher education as a new vector of its development

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 01023
Author(s):  
Rimma Gilmeeva ◽  
Luitsiia Shibankova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Active Subject ◽  
Humanitarian Values ◽  
Cultural Reality ◽  
The University

The relevance of the problem is due to the fact that the system of education in the global educational environment turned to be dependable from the challenges of a dynamic socio-cultural reality. High-technological industry with the growing role of knowledge in all the spheres of life activity, and in the sphere of an intellectual labour implies reconsideration of higher school functions as valuable social institutions. The article reveals the potential of higher schools connected with regeneration of knowledge, and with an efficient development of professional-corporative identity of the personnel, interaction with stake-holders, and regeneration of the crisis of reliability in the educational organization. The problem of preserving humanitarian values of education in the process of training as an active subject of knowledge society continues to be principally essential. Therefore, there appeared the need to search for a relatively new socio-cultural model of the university, which will be able to preserve an idea of humanity and fundamentality of higher education. The authors’ scientific positions will be of interest to the University-teachers, the researchers, the young scientists and the post-graduate students.

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