A new model of student scientific society organization in the context of the paradigm of knowledge economy and digital transformation of universities: Concept and practice of application
Abstract. Activity in the field of science and innovation gives young people an impetus to self-development and self-realization, promotes early self-determination in the profession and increases their competitiveness in the labor market. The scientific capacity of young people is especially effectively revealed in student scientific associations (such as student scientific society - SSS), which make a significant contribution to solving the problem of reproducing the scientific potential of the country. Despite advances in student`s science popularization, there are certain problems in the development of the traditional SSS format. Students who want to engage in scientific activities do not have access to the research resources of the university. The teaching staff does not have sufficient motivation to carry out scientific guidance. Representatives of the real sector of the economy do not have operational access to information about ongoing research of the university, the level of research competencies. The state, as a regulator of the educational activity, sees in the SSS the mechanism of a distributive system of training scientific personnel based on planned scientific research. These circumstances require structural changes in the model and transitioning towards a new way of work organization of student scientific associations. The authors propose a model of SSS-4.0 based on the mentoring scheme and technology of project-based, practice-oriented learning that operates in the context of the paradigm of the knowledge economy and digital transformation of the educational process. This approach to the SSS organization allows in a relatively short time to increase significantly the involvement of students in research activities and scientific organizational work. The paper presents an analysis of the activities of the SSS of Samara State University of Economics and proposes a set of measures aimed at the practical implementation of the SSS-4.0 model. The research uses the following methods: the method of generalization, methods of analysis and synthesis, methods of deconstruction and applied statistical analysis, methods of tabular and graphical representation of results.
Keywords: higher education, student scientific society, mentoring, science, project training, mentoring Highlights:
♦ the key problems in the development of the traditional format of the SSS in the Russian universities are due to weak links between education, science and business, limited access of students to the university research resources and insufficient motivation on the part of the university teaching staff to scientific leadership;
♦ the SSS-4.0 model, based on the institute of mentoring and technology of project-based, practice-oriented learning, that operates under the paradigm of the knowledge economy and digital transformation of the educational process, will create an opportunity for self-realization and talent development in the student environment;
♦ the SSS-4.0 model is universal and has a potential to scale for any educational institutions of higher education in the Russian Federation.
Maria S. Guseva, Evgenia G. Repina - Samara State University of Economics, Samara, Russia