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The digital age has led to social changes, and people become more informed and connected. Consequently, the way of consumption has also changed from offline mode to a mix of online and offline one. In the era of digital technologies and economic crisis, service providers are looking for new sales channels in order to survive under nowadays market conditions. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that marketplaces in education are a relatively new phenomenon which has been gaining popularity in the last few years. They are online platforms that provide an opportunity for students and trainers to exchange knowledge, skills and experience. The first marketplace of educational courses was launched in the Russian Federation in March 2023. There are no analogues to it in Russia today. The purpose of the paper is to identify the prospects for the development of educational marketplaces in our country. The study of marketplaces in education is important, as it allows to understand the education processes, and to identify new approaches to training. From a theoretical perspective, the study of educational courses marketplace helps realize students’ needs and preferences, as well as assess the impact of technology on education and develop new approaches to learning. From a practical perspective, marketplaces provide access to a wide range of courses and subjects that may not be available in traditional educational institutions. This can be especially useful for residents of remote areas or citizens living abroad. In addition, marketplaces can provide access to courses on new technologies and specialized subjects. The authors of the paper point out both advantages and disadvantages of the introduction of marketplaces in education. They believe that marketplaces can be of great benefit to education as long as high level of security and confidentiality, as well as quality control and content monitoring mechanisms are provided. Marketplaces can be partners to educational institutions and experts to ensure compliance with educational standards.

The modern world can no longer exist without hybrid education, therefore, a direction in linguistics which is closely related to digital technologies is rapidly developing, and a completely different direction in pedagogy associated with the motivation for learning foreign languages, the professional sphere and digital technologies for various purposes is developing too. The relevance of developing online competitions and contests using digital technologies in recent years has been confirmed in the reviewed scientific papers. Previous studies considered the implications of online platforms and information technologies use in educational and other social activities. The purpose of this article is to use digital technologies for working out creative tasks, in order to motivate students of various specialties to study foreign languages. The comparative method has become the main for studying existing online competitions and contests. The digital approach applied to the development of contest tasks is presented in the Big Blue Button, Moodle, Skype, Zoom system. The paper is based on a generalization of the results of the contests and competitions, in which students of the Rostov State Transport University (RSTU) took part. The creative component necessary to do the assignments of each language competition was defined as well. An analysis of the developed provisions, evaluation criteria and experience gained, as well as an analysis of the use of modern digital technologies in the development of competitions and contests, make it possible to forecast some unforeseen shortcomings in the process of doing assignments. The article presents three stages for holding a language competition on the basis of RSTU using digital technologies. Taking into account the results of the conducted study in a hybrid digital format, the authors propose the ways to improve the quality of assessment and developing assignments for participants from Russian transport universities. As a result of the study, the experience of domestic and foreign scientists who considered the aspects of digital technologies in the educational space was analyzed, describing the pros and cons in teaching a foreign language. The article may be of practical importance for researchers and developers of competitions and contests that use a digital approach.

An important aspect of professional activity in modern society is the possibility of choosing a suitable profession, therefore, the vocational component in the educational system is becoming more and more relevant. However, the implementation of the career guidance component requires relevant knowledge, skills and abilities from teachers. This is especially important for a rural school teacher, since the choice of profession in rural area is of particular importance and it should be focused on the professions of the agro-industrial complex. The presented article is devoted to the actual problem of preparing a rural school teacher for the implementation of the career guidance component of the didactic system from the perspective of its content. The purpose of the article is to develop a model of advanced training courses for teachers of a rural school with a career guidance component of the didactic system based on the use of integrative tasks on agricultural topics. The methodological basis of the study is based on the general scientific principles of the integrative activity-oriented approach, the general methodology of the professional development of teachers. In our study, we relied on the theory of professional formation of personality, the theory of a teacher’s professional development psychology. The study presents the author's advanced training course for rural school teachers with a career guidance component of the didactic system and substantiates the possibility of its use in the training of working teachers and graduates of pedagogical universities. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using the developed model of advanced training courses for teachers of rural schools in real pedagogical practice. This model can help teachers to implement career guidance with an emphasis on agriculture by means of integrative tasks on agricultural topics, as well as better understand the interests and needs of their students in choosing their career. This may lead to an increase in the number of school graduates choosing agriculture as their future profession, which, in turn, may lead to an improvement in the economic development of rural regions.

The urgency of the problem under study is connected with the study of the specific aspects of learning independence development among primary school students. Research activity forms a special style of learning activity, contributes to the transformation of learning into self-learning, and launches self-development mechanisms. The purpose of the study: to define the problems of developing learning independence among primary school students, to identify the conditions for overcoming them and to test the psychological and pedagogical program for the development of learning independence in primary school students in the process of organizing research activities. The works of scientists in the field of educational activity, learning independence of primary school students serve as the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. Research methods: theoretical (study and analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature; analysis, generalization and systematization of information from scientific sources); empirical (testing, questioning, pedagogical experiment); methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The study was conducted on the basis of the secondary school No. 2 in Serpukhov, Moscow region. The pilot study involved 22 students of the 4th grade. The diagnostic program included the following methods: a map of independence manifestations, observation through the diagnostic map "Identification of research skills", a survey "Do you know how?", a survey to identify the emotional attitude of children to research activities, a scale of educational and cognitive interest level. The study showed that a positive attitude towards research activities and educational and cognitive interest in children is clearly expressed, but work is needed to develop specific research skills, since many students have difficulties with identifying problems, formulating questions, advancing hypotheses, classification, the ability to experiment, draw conclusions and make deductions. The following conditions for the development of learning independence among primary school student in the process of organizing research activities were identified: taking into account the age and individual characteristics of a primary school student in the process of learning activity; involvement of students in a phased research activity with a gradual decrease in the role of adults in it; the use of active and interactive methods and different ways of organizing cognitive, problem-search, project activities; purposeful formation of specific research skills, in the development of which problems have been identified, as well as methods of self-control and self-assessment of primary school students at all stages of research activity. These conditions were tested during the implementation of a specially worked out psychological and pedagogical program, which resulted in a positive trend in the studied indicators, which proves the effectiveness of the work done. The results of the study can be useful in organizing research activities and developing the independence of primary school students in learning and extracurricular activities.

The development of entrepreneurial activity of the population is the key to sustainable economic development of the country in the current socio-economic conditions. One of the significant priorities of the modern Russian state is the development of entrepreneurship among young people. The Russian economy more than ever needs active young professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset, focused on creating their own business, creating new jobs and introducing innovations. The relevance of the study is due to the need to find an answer to the question of what factors can stimulate the development of entrepreneurial activity of students during their studies at the university. The purpose of the article is to analyze the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the formation of university students' readiness for entrepreneurship, which ensure the transition from entrepreneurial intentions to the implementation of entrepreneurial activities. The leading approaches to the study were: systemic, competency-based and environmental approaches. Their application makes it possible to deeply and comprehensively analyze the problems of formation of readiness for entrepreneurship among university students and to systematize the organizational and pedagogical conditions that influence it. The article presents the results of a theoretical analysis of domestic and foreign sources on the problem of stimulating the entrepreneurial activity of students of higher educational institutions, as well as the results of a sociological survey of university students to identify factors that affect their readiness for entrepreneurship. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the fact that its results will supplement and deepen the scientific understanding of the influence of organizational and pedagogical conditions on the formation of students' readiness for entrepreneurship. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that recommendations based on its results can be implemented in the work of university departments responsible for developing students' entrepreneurial competences and stimulating their entrepreneurial activity and will optimize the activities of higher education institutions in the context of the formation and development university entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Due to the increasing interest in the international legal profession in the context of globalisation, there is a growing demand for legal education programs that involve not only the study of domestic and foreign law by students, but also their preparation for participation in international events, involving excellent knowledge of a foreign language. However, in a short study period, the task of mastering a foreign language at a level sufficient to carry out professional communication in the field of law is challenging. The present study addresses the issue of early professionalisation of future international lawyers, which would allow them to start mastering the basics of law not only within special disciplines, but also in the early stages of foreign language learning. In order to motivate students when working with complex professional vocabulary in a foreign language, this article proposes the use of a special type of text similar to legal texts, namely the public sign. The topicality of the research is proved by the world experience in the field of early professionalization of lawyers, however in pedagogical practice (domestic and foreign) there is no experience of teaching lawyers a foreign language using a public sign, which is certainly a scientific novelty of the present research. The aim of the study is to develop methodological recommendations and techniques for working with public signs in the German lesson with future international lawyers. The main theoretical methods were used in the work: analysis, comparison, generalization of the results of domestic and foreign research as well as the method of analysis of authentic public signs selected for educational purposes. The main results of the article include a number of tasks and methodological recommendations for working with the comprehensible text type "public sign". The theoretical significance of the research is seen in the comprehensive study of culture and language in the process of their mutual functioning. The practical value lies in the fact that the use of a public sign as a text, which in addition to the verbal component also includes an image, helps ease the difficulties of students who are just beginning to learn a foreign language to master the complex legal vocabulary in the target language. The proposed set of tasks can be used in pedagogical practice in German lessons when teaching lawyers at a non-linguistic university.

Civic education has become increasingly important, since the future of the country, its prosperity and development completely depend on the values of the younger generation, their views and beliefs. In the current situation, extremist ideology appears to be a serious threat to the formation and development of civil society. Today, education is recognized as one of the main social institutions that can create all conditions for preventing the spread of extremism and terrorism, as well as strengthening efforts to peacefully resolve any conflicts. The purpose of the article is to describe a model of civic education for different levels students on an interdisciplinary basis within the framework of the discipline "Foreign Language" (the case of extremism prevention) and analyze the results obtained. While studying a foreign language, students have a great opportunity to study and discuss various topics, including the prevention of the spread of terrorism and extremist ideology as one of the current global issues. Testing the model of civic education for students in the framework of the discipline "Foreign language" with the aim of preventing the spread of ideas of extremism and terrorism in groups of bachelors, graduate and postgraduate students allowed to achieve significant results. The level of students’ awareness about the spread of extremism in the territory of the Russian Federation, its social danger, the causes of dissemination and the need to counteract this phenomenon has been increased. The foundations of anti-extremist consciousness among students have been formed, resistance to any manifestations of extremist ideology has been increased due to the formation of acute rejection of extremist activities within the framework of experimental training, the foundations of civic literacy have been laid. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the analysis of priority areas in education to prevent the spread of extremist ideology among young people. The authors come to the practical conclusion that the formation of an anti-extremist personal position of students in the process of carrying out preventive measures against extremist ideology spreading among young people is effectively achieved by means of foreign languages when teaching the Humanities majors. Such experience can be recommended for distribution in the educational process among students of engineering and natural science specialties.

The relevance of the study is due to the requirements to increase the recognition of universities and their rating through the presentation of scientific and pedagogical staff, their achievements and the innovative nature of the educational process organization. The purpose of the article is to clarify some theoretical concepts related to the topic under study and to analyze the results of an empirical study conducted to find out the attitude of teachers to the idea of creating their own digital image. Based on the study of an extensive cluster of scientific works, the interdisciplinary concept of "image" is updated, changes in the presentation of the teacher's image in the digital environment are shown. The digital image of a higher school teacher is a reflection of regular processes that involve the personality of a teacher in a new electronic digital environment, in which not only such traditional components as erudition and methodological skills are manifested, but also professional features that have not yet been sufficiently studied, for example, a claim to recognition in a wide society, self-presentation of achievements and self-marketing. The theoretical significance of the study is in clarifying the differences between the concepts of "image" and "portrait" in anthropological sciences, as well as in identifying the main directions for using the concept of "digital image of a higher school teacher" in pedagogical works. An empirical study, consisting of a survey and questioning of teachers in different age groups and with different teaching experience, convincingly proves that the majority of teachers have a positive attitude towards the idea of creating their own digital image, and some of them have such a resource already. The main barriers to this process are a large teaching load, the need to carry out various instructions from the administration, as well as the lack of real motivation on the part of the university administration. The results of the empirical study are practically useful for the administration of universities and heads of structural divisions in the course of the implementation of personnel policy, as well as in order to organize advertising of their educational institutions in the international educational space.

The relevance of the studied problem is determined by new requirements for future specialists and the need to develop the required competences at the stage of general education already. A lot of research works devoted to the topic of technical creativity of students testify to the high potential of their inclusion in modern educational activity. Acquiring relevant knowledge, abilities and skills that characterize technical creativity contributes to the development of both the learner as a part of the future team of engineers and the society as a whole. The organization of additional education institutions' activities in the field of technical creativity implies the study of the dynamics of students' potential abilities development, which will determine their success in future profession. The aim of the article is to present experimental data of students' technical creativity diagnostics in the system of additional education by the example of a private educational institution. In the course of the experimental part of the research, the testing method was used to determine the initial level of students’ technical creativity skills formation. Repeated diagnostics was carried out to find out their dynamics and evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program. As a result of the data analysis, the diagnostic model of technical creativity skills was formed and the conclusion about the effectiveness of the implemented educational program aimed at the development of students' technical creativity was made. There are the key categories of the assessment-diagnostic component among the formulations presented in the article, which can be applied in other research works. The result of the research work presented in the article can serve to expand the pedagogical and research potential of the additional education system, as well as its enrichment in the empirical aspect of the chosen topic, and the subsequent adaptation of the diagnostic model to other educational systems and conditions of students’ technical creativity development.

The relevance of the article is due to the fact that digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence in the educational process are becoming increasingly popular in higher education institutions. The purpose of the scientific article is to describe the specific features of vocational training in the context of digitalization and artificial intelligence development. This article discusses the results of a study where three main tasks are solved: firstly, studies on this topic are analyzed, mainly conducted over the past three years, since the development of artificial intelligence is happening at a very fast pace. The theoretical basis of the study was the analysis of Russian and foreign scientific sources relating to pedagogical, psychological and philosophical research issues. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence in the educational process of the university have great potential for improving the quality of education and accelerating the process of knowledge transfer. Secondly, a survey of students and teachers was conducted regarding their attitude to the use of artificial intelligence in the educational process of the university. The study involved 200 students and 50 teachers from four faculties of the Amur State University. According to the survey, the majority of students and teachers have a positive attitude towards the use of AI in higher education, believing that the use of artificial intelligence can increase the effectiveness of learning and reduce the time spent for classes preparing. Thirdly, the obtained results were summarized and the goals of further study of the problem were formulated. We believe that further research in this area can contribute to the development of education and improve the quality of education for university students. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the study of approaches to the use of artificial intelligence and digitalization in the educational process of the university. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that its results can be used in the process of vocational training in institutions of higher education.

The relevance of the study is determined by the need to computerize education, on the one hand, and create a safe, friendly learning environment in primary school, on the other. The transition to the "digit" is often hampered by the lack of a clear understanding of the content and structural aspects of the digital ecosystem, the characteristics of this concept, developed on the basis of methodological approaches that integrate ecological-biological, economic, web-centric, psychological and pedagogical scientific knowledge. The purpose of the article is to identify the specific aspects of the primary school digital learning ecosystem and to determine its key characteristics that affect the efficiency and optimal functioning of this system. The methodological basis of the study in the article are systemic, web-centric, ecological, environmental approaches in education. The sources of the study were the works of modern researchers on computerization and the implementation of the ecosystem approach in education, the design of the digital environment. On the basis of an interdisciplinary approach, the methods of literature analysis, induction and deduction, comparison, analysis and synthesis were used. The generalization of the data obtained made it possible to determine the content of the definition "primary school digital learning ecosystem" (DLE), to reveal the properties of this system (purposefulness, multicomponent character, polysubjectivity, openness and availability, variability and hybridity of formats, safety, friendliness and optimality, adaptability, flexibility and personalization). The article describes the directions for improving the primary school DLE, which involve the development of an ecological and safe model of this system, the material and technical equipment of the primary school and the creation of an available digital environment, the improvement of the system of methodological and information support for the digital ecosystem of the primary school, updating the training of teachers and specialists, raising the level of digital literacy of parents / legal representatives, managing the interaction of subjects of the educational process in the digital ecosystem. This study made it possible to reveal the substantive aspect of the concept of "primary school digital learning ecosystem", the key properties of this system, the consideration of which would ensure the fulfillment of modern regulatory requirements, the achievement of primary education results and its quality improvement in the context of computerization.

The ability to use physical force, cruelty, violence is often a determining factor in the relationship between husbands and wives, parents and children. The Russian Federation does not have a law and a preventive program directly related to domestic violence. However, there are organizational structures, socio-psychological methods and technologies that have been developed to protect the interests of victims of domestic violence. The socio-psychological services are engaged in improving the level of knowledge and qualifications of specialists, special training for intervention in cases of family violence, providing legal, professional and rehabilitation assistance to victims of violence. According to the results of special studies, a significant number of women who have been subjected to violence refuse to confirm this fact, but they are interested in this problem and consider it a negative social phenomenon in modern society. The problem of domestic violence can be solved by a wide-ranging impact on it, detecting an emerging conflict in time and effectively eliminating its consequences. Effective protection will be facilitated by a combination of information, educational, legal and preventive measures.

The relevance of the study is determined by the importance of preschool age for the organization of interpersonal interaction, the need to develop leadership abilities in older preschool age. The purpose of the study is to identify the characteristics of the empathy manifestation in children of older preschool age with different levels of leadership abilities. According to the results of the study, it was established that children-leaders have a high level of the development of empathy emotional and behavioral components; children with an average and low level of leadership abilities have an average level of emotional and behavioral manifestations of empathy.

Student period is sensitive for the formation of a worldview and life goals, realization of responsibility for one's life. The search for answers to these questions contributes to the formation of an adequate assessment of reality, understanding and realization of the meaning of life. The purpose of the article is to find out the specific features of the meaningful life orientations among female students of different ages. The study was conducted on a sample of female students (n = 69) aged 18 to 24 years. D. A. Leontiev’s MLO test was used as a diagnostic tool. The primary data of the study were processed using the methods of mathematical statistics. The study showed that the structural components of meaningful life orientations in different age groups have different levels of manifestation. The research materials can be used in the work of the psychological service of an educational organization in order to develop the value-meaningful sphere of modern young people.