scholarly journals Social-Psychological and Social-Economic Determinants of Higher Education Efficiency

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Е.Н. Махмутова ◽  
А.А. Махмутов
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Higher Education Quality

Понятие «отдача от высшего образования» в современном российском обществе многомерно. Со стороны получающего высшее образование субъекта это временные, интеллектуальные, финансовые инвестиции в формирование успешной профессиональной карьеры, со стороны общества — стратегическое предвосхищение движущих сил общественного прогресса на основе человеческого капитала, наращиваемого в процессе образования и реализации его результатов. Целью статьи является анализ отдачи от высшего образования с использованием социально-психологического и социально-экономического подходов в отношении таких факторов, как индивидуальные характеристики субъекта образования, особенности родительской семьи, гендерные особенности, семейное положение и наличие детей, качество вуза, перспективы студента и выпускника вуза на рынке труда. Возможность раскрыть психологическую составляющую экономических детерминант отдачи от высшего образования определило новизну и теоретическую значимость исследования. Подробно рассмотрены практические вопросы динамики получения высшего образования студентами, заработной платы выпускников вуза. Результатом исследования стало утверждение полидисциплинарной оценки отдачи от высшего образования, в которой социально-психологические аспекты выполняют роль нематериальных предикторов. Основные направления дальнейших исследований связываются с анализом изменений форматов образовательного пространства вузов и включением социально-психологических аспектов, наряду с заработной платой, в число нематериальных активов отдачи от высшего образовании в условиях цифровой экономики. The notion of higher education efficiency is multifaceted and can be viewed from a variety of perspectives in modern Russia. Students acquiring higher education invest their intellect and their money to ensure their professional efficiency and professional prosperity. Due to human capital intensification, the community can prepare to efficiently meet progress-associated challenges. The aim of the article is to analyze higher education efficiency through the use of social-psychological and social-economic approaches in relation to such factors as students’ individual characteristics, family characteristics, gender peculiarities, marital status and children, higher education quality, career prospects. The research focuses on psychological aspects of economic determinants of higher education efficiency, which predetermines the novelty and theoretical significance of the research. The article focuses on practical issues of higher education acquisition and university graduates’ career prospects. The research highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary assessment of higher education efficiency, where social and psychological aspects serve as non-material predictors. Future research should focus on the analysis of the changing educational environment. Social-psychological aspects and salary prospects should be investigated as non-material assets of higher education and indices of higher education efficiency in the conditions of digital economy.

Adult Learner Characteristics Important for Successful Learning in Cross-Cultural Web-Based Learning Environments in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 436-469
Author(s):  
Joseph George M. Lutta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Web Based Learning

For more than 40 years, cognitive psychological perspectives have dominated pedagogical frameworks and models for designing technology-mediated teaching and learning environments. Social learning perspectives are increasingly becoming viable or even desirable frames for research and practice as pertains to teaching and learning, particularly in web-based learning environments (WBLEs). The author considers these social learning perspectives and how they relate to the design and implementation of curricula that are delivered in web-based learning environments in higher education. The author further reviews the foundational theories of adult learning that enhance adult learners' experiences in cross-cultural web-based learning environments. This review and analysis of the research related to social learning perspectives on WBLEs have three implications for future research and practice: (1) examining learners' individual characteristics in WBLEs, (2) identifying strategies for promoting social interaction in WBLEs, and (3) developing effective design principles for WBLEs. The author presents recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES ON REGIONAL LABOUR MARKETS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Т. Стукен ◽  
T. Stuken
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Siberian Federal District ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Higher Education System

<p>The current research features employment of university graduates in the Siberian Federal District. The objective is to assess the quality of employment among higher education system graduates. The study is based on microdata obtained from a survey on employment conducted by the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat). The methodology is based on a comparison of employment haracteristics (the level and profile of education, formal / informal, full / part-time employment) that reflect a possible demand for graduates on the local labour market. The main research methods are descriptive and regression analysis. The obtained results indicate that approximately one third of graduates fail to find work according to their specialty and perform jobs that do not require higher education. Every eighth graduate is employed in the informal sector. These figures indicate a lower quality of employment of graduates in the Siberian Federal District, compared with the average indicators for Russia. A regression analysis has showed that employment in accordance with the level and profile of education is determined mainly by individual characteristics of individuals. The best chances are in the field of medicine, the worst – in agriculture. The assumptions about<br />a high demand for specialists in the field of engineering and technology and a lower demand for specialists in economics and management have not been confirmed. These employment rates turned out to be approximately equal and correspond to average values. The obtained results can be used in the formation of programs of education development (primarily at the level of flagship universities) and improvement of educational programs.</p>

scholarly journals EMPLOYMENT FOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND ITS MEASURE THE HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
D. G. Sandler ◽  
◽  
A. D. Sushchenko ◽  
P. D. Kuznetsov ◽  
Т. Е. Pechenkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Higher Education Quality

Adult Learner Characteristics Important for Successful Learning in Cross-Cultural Web-Based Learning Environments in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 172-205
Author(s):  
Joseph George M. Lutta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Web Based Learning

For more than 40 years, cognitive psychological perspectives have dominated pedagogical frameworks and models for designing technology-mediated teaching and learning environments. Social learning perspectives are increasingly becoming viable or even desirable frames for research and practice as pertains to teaching and learning, particularly in web-based learning environments (WBLEs). The author considers these social learning perspectives and how they relate to the design and implementation of curricula that are delivered in web-based learning environments in higher education. The author further reviews the foundational theories of adult learning that enhance adult learners' experiences in cross-cultural web-based learning environments. This review and analysis of the research related to social learning perspectives on WBLEs have three implications for future research and practice: (1) examining learners' individual characteristics in WBLEs, (2) identifying strategies for promoting social interaction in WBLEs, and (3) developing effective design principles for WBLEs. The author presents recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Humanization as a Sociocultural Component of the Higher Education Quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3209-3218
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
The Third ◽  
Higher Education Quality

“The third-generation universities are the multicultural organizations with a wide and diverse staff and students. In this regard they are close to medieval universities.” “Trying to find a way out of this situation universities are forced to experiment offering specialized programs to the best and brightest students thereby returning scientifically oriented education to the ideals of the Renaissance and Enlightenment. This can be seen as the sixth driving force behind change. ” Johan Wissemah. "The Third Generation University" [3] Introduction. In recent years the sociocultural trends of the modern educational system undergone significant transformations, thus making the question of studying them relevant. The concept of “humanity” is interpreted today in meaning close to the category of “personality”, the quality of the life and the benefits which are becoming the main criteria for evaluating the activities of social institutions. The purpose of the article is a practical definition of the semantic and qualitative content of the concept of “humanization of the modern higher education” in accordance with the educational standards of the third generation. Materials and methods. The methodological base included the systemic, synergetic, communicative, personal activity approaches as well as general theoretical methods (analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization studies of sociological and social science literature); comparative analysis; empirical methods (observation, conversation, questionnaire, analysis of the results of the survey). Results. It was established that “humanity” as a competence can be attributed to the motivational resources of the personality. A number of scientifically correct sociological parameters, characteristics, descriptors and indicators has been formed in accordance with the third generation Russian Federation the State Educational Standards (FSES). This allows them to be distinguished using the method of the “social portrait” and to characterize the conditional level of the competence “humaneness” formed among university graduates according to the universal scale of the competencies formation, approved by these standards (“high” - “satisfactory” - “good”). The analysis of the experimental work data revealed a “good” level of the formed conditional competence - “a person humanity” among the respondents - the University graduates in the Tambov region, Russia. Moreover the competency formation is considered by this study's authors as a criteria not for the person assessing itself, but the effectiveness and quality of the modern higher education. Discussion and conclusions. The results and conclusions of the author's empirical research can serve as: a theoretical and practical basis to investigate the organization features of the students educating process in various educational organizations and also for different training levels in a changing multicultural environment; the development of training courses, programs, alternative educational technologies, including the modern electronic educational resources using. The material may be interesting to students, teachers and heads of educational institutions, and also the researchers interested in the humanization problems and the higher education quality.

"He seems odd": The effects of risk-irrelevant information and actuarial risk estimates on mock jurors' perceptions of sexual recidivism risk

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kamorowski ◽  
Karl Ask ◽  
Maartje Schreuder ◽  
Marko Jelicic ◽  
Corine de Ruiter
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Information ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Risk Estimate ◽  
Case Vignette ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sexual Recidivism ◽  
Mock Jurors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Risk Estimates ◽  
Actuarial Risk

Previous research has shown that mock and actual jurors give little weight to actuarial sexual offending recidivism risk estimates when making decisions regarding civil commitment for so-called sexually violent predators (SVPs). We hypothesized that non-risk related factors, such as irrelevant contextual information and jurors’ information-processing style, would influence mock jurors’ perceptions of sexual recidivism risk. This preregistered experimental study examined the effects of mock jurors’ (N = 427) need for cognition (NFC), irrelevant contextual information in the form of the offender’s social attractiveness, and an actuarial risk estimate on mock jurors’ estimates of sexual recidivism risk related to a simulated SVP case vignette. Mock jurors exposed to negative risk-irrelevant characteristics of the offender estimated sexual recidivism risk as higher than mock jurors exposed to positive information about the offender. However, this effect was no longer significant after mock jurors had reviewed Static-99R actuarial risk estimate information. We found no support for the hypothesis that the level of NFC moderates the relationship between risk-irrelevant contextual information and risk estimates. Future research could explore additional individual characteristics or attitudes among mock jurors that may influence perceptions of sexual recidivism risk and insensitivity to actuarial risk estimates.

Promoting Autonomous Learning through Self-, Peer-, and Co-assessment to Ensure High Quality in Georgian Higher Education (a case study of International Black Sea University, Georgia)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma MESIRIDZE ◽  
Nino TVALTCHRELIDZE
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Bologna Process

The Bologna Process, Information and Communication Technology, and market forces have brought manyinnovations and great changes to higher education systems throughout Europe. Reforms in higher educationhave taken a new direction, towards making higher education students more autonomous. However, manycountries have not really adopted this innovative way of teaching and still maintain an old ‘transmission’ stylewhich often entails teachers trying to pour knowledge into the minds of their students. Promoting autonomouslearning (the ability of students to manage their own learning) in higher education is crucial both for theindividual and society, as the idea of an academic student comprises critical reflective thinking and theimportance of becoming an independent learner. This article will discuss the importance of promotingautonomous learning throughout self, peer and co-assessment for higher education quality enhancement. Thepaper will examine the case of International Black Sea University’s MA students enrolled in the Higher EducationManagement program. The analyses of a survey will be used to discuss the significance of autonomous learningfor students and their readiness for self, peer and co-assessment.

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