The paper investigates the qualitative and quantitative research methods, their application fields, advantages and limitations. The author argues that, in spite of the high capabilities of modern mathematical apparatus and information technologies, the qualitative research methods still retain their priority in pedagogy. The examples of comparative experimental analysis are given demonstrating the lack of universality typical of the quantitative methods.

Both methods are generally applied as the separate procedures; however, there are some modern research methods integrating the above approaches. The paper demonstrates such integration by means of the Seman- tic Differential Method implemented in the students’ creativity studies in the Grammar school of Tyumen State University. The research materials can be of interest to specialists in education and pedagogy exploring the students’ creative abilities. 

The paper considers the current concepts of human subject as a theoretical methodological basis for exploring the spatial and temporal characteristics of personal self-fulfillment in vocational educational environment. The human subject is regarded as a system capable of cognition and conversion of other systems in accordance with the personal logic of functioning and development.

The author defines the psychological concept of human subject referring to the indeterminism theory and inner development logic, and broadens the above concept applying the categories of limitations and limitlessness as a combination of realizable and potential aspects. The methodological bases and existing theoretical concepts of the human subject are given. The main objective involves realization of his temporal and spatial organization. The paper summarizes the ideas of space and time in social and psychological sciences. The categories of self-development and self-fulfillment in psychological time and space are based on the dual subjective perception – i.e. continuity/discreteness, infinity/finiteness. The spatial and temporal characteristics of human existence and self-fulfillment are denoted. 

The paper looks at the problems of fostering the teenagers’ communicative competence in the light of the Federal State Educational Standards for Secondary Schools. The components of the above competence are emphasized along with the pedagogic conditions facilitating communication skills and abilities. The author summarizes the long-term pedagogic experience and recommends the procedure of step by step formation of communicative competence by way of interpreting the school subject knowledge. The complex of communicative tasks focused on mastering the communicative actions necessary for the teenagers’ successful socialization is demonstrated, as well as the author’s system of criterion level assessment of communicative competence acquisition, and recommendations for organizing the educational process and facilitating the competence development. 

The paper is devoted to the impact of the educational eventful environment on personality growth. The creation of such environment is considered to be an important means of humanistic pedagogy. The research is aimed at substantiating the need for developing the educational eventful environment as a way to self-actualization.

The research is based on the analysis methods of conceptual terminological systems, pedagogic observation and synthesis of pedagogic experience. The author makes the following conclusions concerning the educational eventful environment: it should be created by the combined efforts of teachers and students and inspire students’ positive emotional attitude; the well- organized educational environment is likely to facilitate the acquisition of cultural values, and foster self-reflection, self-awareness and creativity.

The research materials can be of interest to the heads of educational establishments and practicing teachers. 

The paper is devoted to the necessity of using the provocative methods in pedagogy regarding them as the most effective ones in education focused on fighting the corruption. Both the social theory and human experience demonstrate that we have to change people’s consciousness and start it as early as possible in order to overcome corruption.

The author takes the provocative therapy suggested by F. Farelli as the conceptual basis for the research, and considers the corruption phenomenon as the national disease that requires immediate treatment. The provocative methods can be used for identifying the corruption attitudes, emphasizing their irrational nature and getting rid of them. The paper describes the sequence of recommended stages of the above method application and gives some examples of pedagogic provocations.

The author argues that pedagogic provocation is a perspective method stimulating personality development which requires further investigation and discussion. 

In order to reach the competitive position and attract investment universities should provide the high quality educational services and maintain the partnership with various social, state and educational institutions, as well as business society and production. The well-organized system of the above partnership allows implementing the modern information technologies, creating the new educational products, providing the continuity of vocational training, etc.

The paper analyzes the new forms and models of social and international cooperation and reflects the relating experience of the leading federal and national universities, which can be shared with the other higher schools. The paper discusses the main barriers to mutually beneficial strategic social partnership and the overcoming ways. The authors believe that the existing problems in education and economy can be solved on the basis of close coop- eration of interested parties while taking into consideration their requirements, plans and benefits. 

The paper is devoted to the correlation between the employees’ significant professional characteristics and the effectiveness of their performance in social spheres implying interpersonal relations. The representatives of different social sectors were surveyed including the managers of different levels in education, health care and social services. The research methods combine the test-questionnaires by V. V. Stolin, S. R. Panteleyev, R. Shvartser, M. Yerusalem, B. Romek V. M. Morosanova, R. R. Sagiev, as well as the author’s questionnaire for evaluating the professional effectiveness level.

The research findings reveal the statistically significant correlation between professional effectiveness in the given spheres and stress resistance, social courage, tolerance to uncertainty, social-communication skills, positive self-attitude, absence of self-condemnation and failures avoidance. However, in other aspects the correlation between the professional levels and competences differ depending on the professional spheres. In author’s opinion, the research outcomes need some additional consideration and investigation. 

The demand for the moral psychological training in military higher schools is enforced by the changing situation both in our country and globally. The potential officers should posses such qualities as fortitude, stability, self-regulation, self-direction, and ability to restrain the undesirable emotions. The paper deals with the psychological investigation of motivational profile of junior cadets at the Military Higher School of the Russian Interior Ministry Troops. The author undertakes the comparative analysis of the cadets’ psychological resistance to adverse situations according to the deviance disposition level. The research methodology combines the psychometrical approach, meta-individual world concept and plural self theory. The research objectives include: studying the self-concept and poly-modal achievement motives of cadets; and comparative analysis of their personal traits with regard to their deviance disposition level – explicit or implicit.

The research findings can be applied by psychologists and personnel officers in military higher schools of the Russian Interior Ministry for diagnosing the deviance disposition and its prevention. The materials can be implied in further investigation of personal motivational profiles of potential officers. 

The paper looks at the phenomena of security and social security from the philosophical, sociological and psychological perspective. The undertaken analysis of domestic and foreign scientific materials demonstrates the need for interdisciplinary studies, including pedagogy and education, aimed at developing the guidelines for protecting the social system from destruction. The paper defines the indicators, security level indices and their assessment methods singled out from the analytical reports and security studies by the leading Russian sociological centers and international expert organizations, including the United Nations.

The research is aimed at finding out the adequate models of personal and social security control systems at various social levels.

The theoretical concepts can be applied by the teachers of the Bases of Life Safety course, the managers and researches developing the assessment criteria and security indices of educational environment evaluation, as well as the methods of diagnostics and expertise of educational establishments from the security standpoint. 

The paper proves the necessity of teachers’ readiness for introduction of the informational education environment to the higher school teaching process. The dynamic implementation of information communication and distance education technologies gives way to the more advanced level of pedagogic activity by broadening the teachers’ didactic, informational, methodological and technological horizons, and improving, therefore, the impact of education.

The authors indicate the functional specifics of informational education environment that is designed to provide the full range of services and facilities for planning the student’s self-study work, consultations and controls. The components of teachers’ readiness for using information technologies in their daily professional work are defined including the motivational, technological, emotional, volitional, communicative and reflexive ones. The pedagogical tasks concerning the application of informational education environment along with organizational terms are outlined. 

The paper deals with the model fostering the socio-cultural competence of the higher school students. The model in question is based on the integration of project activities and Web 2.0 information technologies, the methods facilitating its implementation being described along with the teaching means and forms, and socio-cultural competence formation levels. The author demonstrates the complex of problematic tasks which become more complicated depending on the acquired level of the above competence, and mastered skills and abilities. The tree types of socio-cultural projects are recommended according to the achieved levels: mini-project, web quest and web project.

The suggested model fulfills the idea of pedagogic facilitation of the foreign language learning by using the meaning formation mechanism in socio- cultural educational environment. The author argues that its introduction into the higher school training process can promote the students’ interest to the different culture and mentality, and their readiness for the cross-cultural dialog over the internet. 

The paper looks at the specialists training for teaching the Basics of Secular Ethics course in the secondary school. In author’s opinion, the above course is entitled to develop children’s moral consciousness. The subject is practical rather than descriptive, focused on the spiritual work, and teaching how to live in harmony with themselves and the surrounding world.

The author emphasizes the difference between the secular and religious ethics related to the specificity of moral consciousness - based either on the principle of personal moral autonomy or theonomy in case of the religious ethics. The problematic task of developing the morally independent personality in the modern society is complicated by the confusion of ethics and etiquette, wide spread ideas of pluralism, relativism, infantilism and sense gratification. The challenges and inner contradictions of the given educational module are revealed in dealing with such concepts as the mercy and moral ideal. In conclusion, the author points out the significance of active positions of teachers and students alike in pursuing the Secular Ethics course.