The data of an empirical study obtained on the basis of a survey of 120 students of Balashov Institute of Saratov State University enrolled in the areas of training of bachelors which are in the enlarged group of areas and specialities ‘Education and Pedagogical Sciences’ are presented. In the course of an empirical study, an author’s questionnaire was applied aimed at identifying students’ awareness of mentoring as one of the types of mentoring activities in the pedagogical field. The following has been found. Students are aware of the role of mentoring in the pedagogical process to varying degrees. The vast majority of students would like to expand the experience of mentoring interaction. Students consider responsibility, pedagogical competence, free communication skills, pedagogical tact, the perception of the equivalence of students, organizational skills, flexibility of thinking and self-acceptance as the most important characteristics of ‘mentoring’. It is concluded that students’ ideas of mentoring are divided into four types: ‘realistic-positive’, ‘ignorant-optimistic’, ‘ignorant-cautious’, ‘realistic-indifferent’. The data obtained indicate an insufficiently complete understanding of students about the role of mentoring in the pedagogical process. The necessity of developing and introducing into the educational process of universities a practice-oriented programme that reveals the essence of mentoring in the format of additional education courses is emphasized.
Keyword(s) : educational environment
Formation of the Identity of University Students Prone to Deviant Behavior
The global transformation of society, which consists in changing existing patterns of behavior, traditional norms and values, causes uncertainty. Today young people face difficulties of self-determination, which causes internal tension and leads to social maladaptation and ultimately to violation of identity. Numerous studies indicate an increase in deviant behavior among young people caused by violation of socio-psychological adaptation, a change in the value-semantic sphere of personality.
The article presents the results of a study of 221 respondents enrolled in higher education programs. Some respondents had signs of deviant behavior.
To conduct a psychodiagnostics study, the OKO digital platform was used (https://oko.kpfu.ru). Statistical methods (Student’s t-test, correlation analysis) were used to analyze and interpret the data. The findings made it possible to determine the degree of identity formation of persons prone to deviant behavior, as well as to identify psychological features that contribute to the formation of personality identity.
Social, Psychological and Organizational Factors Affecting the Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment
According to data of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, various forms of violations of human behavior are seen in the education and youth environment, including through immersion in destructive ideologies on the Internet. These data write down the need to study the factors affecting the psychological safety of the environment, especially the educational and youth environment (students and schoolchildren). In this regard, the purpose of the study is to identify the influence of social, psychological and organizational factors on the psychological safety of the educational environment.
The study was conducted based on big data analysis of 164 schools. They include data from schools on the following indicators: “suicides”, “suicide attempts”, “crimes”, “psychological competencies of managers”, “staff turnover”, etc.
The statistical method of big data analysis is the leading one in describing the results of the study. Factor analysis was used to describe a multidimensional model of psychological safety of the educational environment. A two-sample F-test was used to compare the sample populations.
The results of the study allowed us to identify factors influencing the psychological safety of the educational environment: high turnover of teaching staff, lack of psychological competencies in the administration of educational organizations, the number of suicidal attempts, a large number of representations of the prosecutor’s office, etc.
The results of the study made it possible to form instructions to the executive authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan signed by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan – Chairman of the Anti-Terrorist Commission in the Republic of Tatarstan. The instructions are aimed at improving the effectiveness of the psychological service in education; the formation of psychological competencies of key managers responsible for the organization of psychological, social and educational activities; the inclusion in the job descriptions of key managers responsible for the organization of psychological, social and educational activities of new labor functions for the formation of psychological security of the educational environment, as well as the identification and support of students in need of socio-psychological support.
Intercultural competences for contemporary teachers
Teachers now work in a global world and need to develop competences in intercultural communication.
This can be achieved through information and communication technologies (ICT) to create
and enrich their environment, leading to a reassessment of the role of technology in the field of
humanitarian knowledge. This article describes the application of a technological model – the wiki
encyclopedia – and its possibilities in understanding different cultural identities and the manifestation
of tolerance. It enhances the ability for the modern teacher to communicate with people from
other cultural communities and successfully carry out intercultural communication. As a result of
the research, it is proposed that the Wiki encyclopedia should be included in the curriculum of training
pedagogical specialists in higher education institutions.