Keyword: «social activity»

The relevance of the work is related to the fact that the involvement of teenagers in various types of volunteer activities for the benefit of their homeland is one of the priority tasks of bringing up the younger generation today. The purpose of the work was to study the relationship between the prevailing motives of volunteer activity of adolescents with the level of social activity and to identify the pedagogical conditions of their development. The main methodological approach determining the conceptual aspects of the study was the personal activity approach, which involves focusing on the upbringing of a teenager's personality in volunteer activities by increasing his motivation and social activity of participation in socially useful activities. The article shows that the involvement of a significant number of volunteers makes it possible to effectively implement national projects, hold large-scale events in different territories of our country; volunteer activity is an important factor in the education, socialization of young people, and prevention of deviant behavior. However, in some cases, volunteers are involved according to formal characteristics, without taking into account their motives, which affects the level of their social activity in volunteer projects. During the empirical study, standardized methods were used to study the motivation and social activity of adolescents. Results: it was found that in the studied group of adolescents who expressed a desire to participate in volunteer activities, the motivation to help other people, the motivation to achieve success without a predominance of the motivation to avoid failures, and the motivation of affiliation were sufficiently expressed. Indicators of social activity and orientation to humanistic norms of life activity had a high and average level. The correlation analysis revealed pronounced statistically significant relationships between the studied indicators of motivation and indicators of social activity in adolescent volunteers. The theoretical significance lies in the systematization, generalization, clarification of conceptual characteristics concerning the prevailing motivation of volunteer activities and their social activity, and the identification of pedagogical conditions for their development. The practical significance is determined by the possibility of using the developed diagnostic program, the obtained research results, and the proposed pedagogical conditions for studying, accounting and developing the motivation of adolescents in order to increase their social activity and participation in volunteer projects.

In the modern period of Russia's development, it is of particular importance to study methods and mechanisms for increasing the social responsibility of young people as a part of society, which can positively influence the resolution of social and economic crises. One of these mechanisms is the implementation of social projects. Many grant competitions have been established in Russia from public and private foundations and organizations, but the activity of young people in these competitions is not high enough. To investigate the possible motives for their participation, the author of this article found out that one of the reasons for the lack of engagement was the low quality of instructing young people to submit grant applications. The aim of this article is to work out a training model for preparing grant applications and their components as a way to increase the social responsibility of young people. To achieve this goal, we used such methods as data and document analysis, compilation, classification, generalization, sociological research methods, and statistical information analysis. The theoretical basis for our research includes philosophical theories and scientific materials on topics like the socio-cultural characteristics of young people, technologies for fostering social activity and responsibility, causes of low social engagement, methods for measuring social activity, and modern educational technologies. As a result of our research, we presented the approaches of scholars to the concept of social responsibility and philosophical ideas on human social responsibility. The content of the training model for preparing grant applications includes its various components, such as normative, methodological, personnel, substantive, and evaluative. It also includes principles, directions for pedagogical work, teaching methods, and approaches to evaluating results. The theoretical significance of this research lies in the scientifically based modeling of the educational process and the analysis of current training programs for preparing grant applicants. This research contributes to the development of a theoretical understanding of how to effectively prepare young people for grant applications and develop their social responsibility. Practically, this research can be applied by teachers and experts in grant competitions to develop the content of their training programs. It can also be used by organizations that work with young people to support grant activities and promote social responsibility.

The article discusses the main ways of forming patriotism and citizenship of young people, which can be through various institutions and practices, as well as the importance of using an activity approach to achieve these goals.

The article examines the issue of fostering social activity among preschool children with special educational needs in the context of preschool education. The authors emphasize that social activity is a key factor in the successful socialization of children with disabilities; however, its development is hindered due to the peculiarities of psychophysical development. During the study, an integrative model for developing social activity was designed and tested, incorporating process-based, structural-functional, and competence-based approaches. The research sample included 20 preschoolers with delayed mental development and severe speech disorders. Monitoring results indicated an increase in the level of social activity among the children. The model's effectiveness was confirmed through both quantitative and qualitative changes in children's behavior. The article highlights the practical significance of the proposed approach, its potential for scaling, and its implementation in the inclusive preschool education system.

Media centers in each educational institution are currently becoming important departments that play a significant role in the formation of media culture of students and schoolchildren and perform marketing tasks. The purpose of the article is to determine the organizational and methodological foundations of the student media center and describe the experience of the media center based at the branch of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov in Severodvinsk.