scholarly journals Psychological support of students with national identity transformations

2019 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Liubov Spivak ◽  
Diana Piontkovska
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Identity Transformations

Abstract Introduction. The research of the development of national identity of student’s youth is important for a deeper understanding of the factors of psychological security preservation, stability of nations and psychological health of their representatives. The recent intensification of globalisation, integration and migration processes in the European space makes especially relevant the problem of development of positive national identity among its youth citizens and the correction of transformations in this process. Therefore, the development of effective psychological support of student’s youth with transformed national identity is necessary. Aim. The article aims at conducting theoretical and empirical research of transformed types of national identity among students of higher educational institutions displaying national hypoidentity (national nihilism), national indifference or national hyperidentity (national egoism, national isolationism, national fanaticism); as well as at developing and organising their psychological support. Material and methods. The study involved full-time first – fourth year students of higher education institutions from different regions of Ukraine who ensured the representativeness of sample. The age range of 17-21 to which the respondents belong is sensitive regarding the development of national identity. To reveal the type of students’ national identity, psychodiagnostic methods (“Types of ethnic identity” by G. Soldatova, S. Ryzhova) and methods of assessing the positivity and uncertainty of ethnic identity were applied (by A. Tatarko, N. Lebedeva), and methods of mathematical statistics were applied to assess the obtained data. Results. Empirical research of 309 students of higher educational institutions demonstrated that 53 students had the transformed types of national identity that required correction in the process of organised psychological support. After all, the transformations of national identity primarily threaten the psychological health of the personality. Discussion. Psychological support of students with national identity transformations (national hypoidentity, national indifference and national hyperidentity) should be directed towards the development of their positive national identity. To do this, such support should be organised separately for students with national hypoidentity and national indifference promoting the development of their positive attitude towards the representatives of their nation, and for students with national hyperidentity promoting the development of their tolerant attitude towards the representatives of other nations. Conclusion. Most students of higher educational institutions develop positive national identity (norm). A small number of students have deviations from the norm displaying the transformation of their national identity. The main purpose of psychological support of students with national identity transformations is the development of positive national identity.

scholarly journals COVID-19: exploring impacts of the pandemic and lockdown on mental health of Pakistani students

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e10612
Author(s):  
Gul Muhammad Baloch ◽  
Sheela Sundarasen ◽  
Karuthan Chinna ◽  
Mohammad Nurunnabi ◽  
Kamilah Kamaludin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
College And University ◽  
Higher Educational

Background As of the present, the twenty-first century is experiencing what may be one of its most devastating events, in respect to infected and dead people by the virus. Now known to the world as COVID-19, the devastating disease of what has become a pandemic started its spread from Wuhan, China and swiftly engulfed the whole world with almost 11 million cases, in a span of around six months. It has not only increased the global burden of disease but has heavily dented many social institutions, including education. Methods This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures of lockdown, quarantine, and social distancing have affected students. We look specifically into the effects on individuals’ mental health, that is, the stress and anxiety levels of college and university students using the Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). Results Among 494 respondents, 61% were females, and the majority (77.3%) of the students were in the age group of 19–25 years. Among the respondents, 125 (25.3%), 45 (9.1%) and 34 (6.9%) experienced minimal to moderate, severe, and most extreme levels of anxiety, respectively. The variables of gender, age and year of study were significant at the 0.25 level by univariate analyses. Nevertheless, the ordinal regression indicates that only gender was significant. The odds of a female student being more anxious are higher compared to a male student (OR = 1.779, 95% CI [1.202–2.634], P = 0.004). The most prominent stressors attained from the qualitative feedback from the Pakistani students are associated with online teaching, concerns about their academic performance and completion of the current semester, uncertainty related to exam dates, and the status of the following semester. Conclusions This study will add to the existing body of literature on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and psychological health of students. The study outcomes will provide basic data for further applied and action research and a framework for universities and policy makers in Pakistan and the neighboring countries in the region with the same cultural contexts. Thus, relevant health interventions can be designed for better mental health and educational attainments of students from higher educational institutions. This pathological pandemic may well lead to another pandemic of mental and behavioral illness. All stakeholders should join force regardless of pre-existing differences and inequalities to ensure the well-being of future generations, specifically students from higher educational institutions. The long-lasting impacts and the aftermath of this pandemic will unquestionably need further and future investigations. Keywords: Anxiety, students, mental health, COVID-19, Pakistan

scholarly journals HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE YOUTH ABOUT THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941–1945: ON THE EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN CHUVASHIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Alexander D. Grigoriev ◽  
Aleksey V. Karpov ◽  
Mikhail Yu. Kharitonov
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
Higher Educational

The article considers some elements that reflect the state of historical memory about the Great Patriotic war of 1941–1945 among the students of Chuvashia. To identify them, the authors used the materials of an empirical research conducted among students of higher educational institutions of the Chuvash Republic in March 2020 by the Chuvash State Institute of Humanities with the participation of individual authors of the article. In the course of this study, a total of 324 students from five Cheboksary higher educational institutions were interviewed. The data obtained have not yet been used in scientific publications. From this point of view, they represent an original source of information for analyzing the problems of preserving the historical memory about the Great Patriotic War among out-of-school youth and students. The paper consistently examines the level of students’ interest in the military events of 1941–1945, in the sources of information about the main facts and heroes and identifies opinions about the significance of a set of factors that played a significant role in achieving the victory over fascism. As a result of summarizing the data obtained in the course of an empirical research, different opinions of respondents about the significance of the USSR victory in the Great Patriotic war are presented. The obtained materials show that the majority of students show a considerable interest in the events and facts of the war, correctly characterize the sources, results and historical consequences of the victory over the Hitlerite Germany. The results of the study provide an opportunity for lecturers of higher educational institutions to take into account the data obtained in the process of organizing the effective use of various sources on the history of the war, to apply the materials obtained not only in educational work but in awareness-raising work as well.

scholarly journals Student assessment as a tool to improve the quality of higher education

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria G. Borkovskaya ◽  
Artem S. Kovalev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Higher Educational

Introduction. The main issue of the study is the problem of improving the quality of education. As part of the comprehensive and effective development of educational institutions of the Russian Federation, it is necessary to meet the requirements for providing new and innovative tools for quality control of education. One of these tools is the use of a score-rating system for assessing students of higher educational institutions. Purpose of research is to analyze and improve the existing methods of evaluation of students of higher educational institutions. Materials and methods. The comparative analysis of existing methods of assessment of students is applied. The main shortcomings of the traditional system of evaluation of students of higher educational institutions are determined by empirical method. Results. The new score-rating system for assessing students has been developed that meets modern standards of higher education in the Russian Federation and includes a multi-level system of criteria that take into account all stages of student-teacher interaction. Conclusions. The developed system of criteria can be applied to absolutely any discipline with any amount of load. But preferably with full-time or part-time education.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Person-Job Fit between Work-Life Balance (WLB) Practices and Academic Turnover Intentions in India’s Higher Educational Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10497
Author(s):  
Babin Dhas Devadhasan ◽  
Natanya Meyer ◽  
Seetharampalayam Chettiannan Vetrivel ◽  
Róbert Magda
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of work-life balance (WLB) practices concerning academics’ turnover intention, person-job fit (PJF), and PJF’s relationship with academics’ intention to leave their jobs. The study further investigates person-job fit as an underlying mechanism of the association between WLB practices and turnover intention. The study’s data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire garnered from 550 full-time academics working in higher educational institutions in South India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry). Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed for the statistical analysis of the data, using Smart PLS 3.2.8 software. The study ascertained that WLB practices have a negative impact on academics’ turnover intention. Additionally, the study discovered that WLB practices have a positive impact on PJF. Similarly, PJF seems to have a significant negative influence on turnover intention. Moreover, PJF partially and negatively mediates the influence of WLB practices on turnover intention. Consequently, this study suggests implementing several WLB practices (e.g., telecommuting, job sharing, flexitime, paid parental leave, etc.) into higher educational institutions, since it may not only improve academics’ perception of their person-job fit but it may also reduce their turnover intention.

scholarly journals Analysis of Conducting Physical Education Classes Using Distance Learning and its Impact on the Lifestyle of Student Youth Caused by COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2 (340)) ◽  
pp. 84-97
Author(s):  
Tetiana Globa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
National University ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Way

The article describes the way of life of student youth during full-time and distance learning and highlights the peculiarities of learning conditions in some higher educational institutions in Ukraine. The influence of distance learning on the way of life of student youth is investigated and analyzed. It has been analyzed what distance learning can lead to if a person does not try to follow a healthy lifestyle. A number of higher educational institutions in Ukraine were analyzed in relation to the teaching of the discipline "Physical Culture" during quarantine restrictions caused by COVID-19. The research was conducted in the following higher educational institutions: Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University; O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv; Dmytro Motorny Tavriya State Agrotechnological University; National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute; Oles Honchar Dnipro National University. A questionnaire survey was also conducted in which 60 second-year students of the Faculty of Medical Technologies of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University took part. It was found that the largest number of respondents – 44 students (73%) – changed their daily routine, 49 (82%) respondents began to play fewer sports, and 67% began to spend more time at home. It should also be noted that 57% of respondents feel the negative impact of a sedentary lifestyle, and 58% of respondents claimed that their psycho-emotional state deteriorated during distance learning, which in turn may negatively affect the success of student youth and their level of physical health. The relevance and expediency of the chosen research problem are proved.

scholarly journals Methodological foundations for the construction of secure reliable information systems for distance learning in higher educational institutions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 148-162
Author(s):  
G.M. Hulak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Random Coincidence ◽  
Test Question ◽  
Higher Educational

The principles and methods of building secure reliable information systems (SRIS) for distance learning in higher educational institutions are investigated. The analysis of the current state of scientific re-search, practical development and application of SRIS in the processes of distance learning in universi-ties, the methodological foundations of building SRIS for distance learning at a university, formulated the main tasks of SRIS to ensure full compatibility of distance learning with full-time and part-time forms of student training, the ontology of entities is proposed for the first time educational process, based on the requirements of the legislation on higher education, the central element of which is a vir-tual learning environment. Based on the application of the constructed ontology, the priority objects of protection in SRIS are determined. In terms of building a threat model for SRIS, the components of its dependability have been analyzed, a characteristic of their possible defeat in the event of the implemen-tation of various threats is given, the factors that flow into the academic virtue of the participants in the educational process have been identified, and SRIS mechanisms have been proposed to counteract such negative factors. By the method of analogy, a model of the learning procedure for a separate academic discipline was built, a methodology for the formation of the content of test control tasks of SRIS was developed, for which an assessment of the rational number of questions in a test task was obtained, an assessment of the probability of a correct answer to one test question and random coincidence of an-swers for applicants different levels of competence (high, sufficient, medium), and the border of random coincidence of test results was calculated, the excess of which may indicate a violation of the norms of academic virtue. Application of the proposed methodology in SRIS can help to increase the level of aca-demic virtue.

Hygienic assessment of learning environment conditions (by the example of higher educational institutions of the city of Ufa)

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-411
Author(s):  
Elena Ju. Gorbatkova
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽  
Average Relative Humidity ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The City

Introduction. The important factors affecting health and performance of young people are the conditions of education, in particular, a comfortable microclimate in the classrooms of higher educational institutions. Materials and methods. In view of the urgency of this problem, an analysis was made of the microclimate parameters of educational organizations of different profiles (Ufa city, the Republic of Bashkortostan). 294 classrooms were studied in 22 buildings of 4 leading universities in Ufa. A total of 3,822 measurements were taken to determine the parameters of the microclimate. The analysis of ionizing radiation in the aerial environment of classrooms. There was performed determination of radon and its affiliated products content. In order to assess the conditions and lifestyle of students of 4 higher educational institutions of the city of Ufa, we conducted an anonymous survey of 1,820 students of I and IV years of education. Results. The average temperature in the classrooms of all universities studied was 23.9±0.09 C. The average relative humidity in all classrooms was 34.2 ± 0.42%. Analysis of ionizing radiation (radon and its daughter products decay) in the aerial environment of the classrooms and sports halls located in the basement determined that the average annual equivalent equilibrium volumetric activity of the radon daughter products (EROA ± Δ222Rn) ranged from 28 ± 14 to 69 ± 34.5 meter, which meets the requirements established by SanPiN. Conclusion. The hygienic assessment of the microclimate parameters of educational institutions of various profile revealed a number of deviations from the regulated norms. The results indicate the need to control the parameters of the microclimate, both from the administration of universities, and from the professors. According to the results of the study, recommendations were prepared for the management of higher educational institutions in Ufa.

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