Civil society and the 2030 Agenda. An assessment of the implementation of SDG-actions in the Metropolitan District of Quito by Paul CISNEROS, Pablo CABRERA-BARONA, Víctor LÓPEZ

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Humanitarian Contexts of Technical Education in Russia by A. L. Andreev

“…The article deals with the problem of formation of social and humanitarian competen[1]cies in Russian engineering education. …”
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FUNDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES TO ADVANCE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THE CASE OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT BONDS by Valentina PATETTA, Marta ENCISO-SANTOCILDES, Gabriel VELA-MICOULAUD

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Social Well-Being of Higher School Teachers: Social Context and Measurement Criteria by L. A. Osmuk, V. A. Yablonskaya

“…The article is considered the problem of the university teachers’ social well-being, that is connected with significant and continuous changes in the social context of the development of the high education institution. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Community-Based Tourism on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Empowerment of Women (Case Study: Coastal Villages of Bushehr Province) by Ali Shamsoddini, Fatemeh Dehghani

“…Experts suggest that along with the establishment and expansion of this type of tourism, changes in social relations within the host society and transformations in social network connections can be anticipated. …”
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Multiproduct Multiperiod Newsvendor Problem with Dynamic Market Efforts by Jianmai Shi, Yiping Bao

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An ‘abyss of self-love’ by Carla Zdanow, Bianca Wright

“… Narcissism is increasingly being regarded as one of the most serious sociocultural problems of the contemporary era. Indeed, recent studies by Baldwin and Stroman (2007) and Buffardi and Campbell (2008), among others, have advanced the opinion that new media technologies – particularly social networking websites – have significantly exacerbated the rise and spread of narcissism in contemporary society. …”
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Research of the Nutrition Problem: Methodological Approaches and Daily Practices by A. V. Noskova

“…The answer to a question why the healthy nutrition for modern society is an actual problem is given. It is shown that modern social transformations have changed sociocultural regulation of nutrition consumption. …”
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Digitalization of public administration: expert reflection on problems and challenges by E. I. Boev, V. V. Zotov, L. A. Vasilenko

“…In the article, the authors identified a set of conditions and factors that both hinder and facilitate the transformation of public administration as a public-state system for coordinating and realizing the interests of representatives of stakeholders through the use of the potential of digital and information and telecommunication technologies. In the course of the study, the following tasks were solved: the role of digitalization for the public administration system was assessed, the problems of this process were identified, the possibilities of electronic online platforms in the organization of social networking in the “governance – society” dyad were evaluated. …”
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Problems of the development of the state-private partnership in the Russian Federation by I. I. Kohanovskaya, A. A. Petin

“…The development and improvement of the efficiency of public-private partnership directly affects the economic situation in Russia. The aim of the study is to identify and theoretically substantiate the problems and directions of development of public-private partnership and business, to reveal the problems hindering the development of public-private partnership in Russian Federation. …”
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VANDAL BEHAVIOUR OF ADOLESCENTS AS A LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM by O. V. Gurova

“…The contradictions in the psychological theory, educational practice and consciousness of society were revealed: between the widespread occurrence of acts of vandal behaviour and the limited methods and means to prevent it; between the mass involvement of adolescents in vandalism and the lack of specialised age-based programmes to correct vandal behaviour; between the prevalence of unauthorized graphic activity of schoolchildren and other forms of vandal behaviour in the educational environment and the reluctance of teachers and administration of educational institutions to recognise this as a noteworthy problem; between the social significance of determination of lawful and effective punishment (in terms of prevention) and insufficient attention to personal reasons that encourage a person to commit or not to commit vandal acts; between common scientific interest in the individual psychological and socio-typological features of adolescents committing vandalism and inadequate attention to the socio-psychological motivational determinants, initiating and forming the readiness to commit vandal actions. …”
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Sphere of Providing Funeral Services in Ukraine: Current Problems by V. P. Yatsenko, O. S. Yelisieieva

“…The emphasis has been placed on the fact that the quality of administrative services is a priority dominant in the development of society’s legal and social life. The authors have emphasized the importance of creating equal opportunities for the access to all services for all citizens, which should contribute to their quality. …”
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Gender aspects of social entrepreneurship in Russia by A. L. Andrushhenko, E. L. Kruglova

“…In the context of growing social problems and their actualisation, the development of this activity becomes important for both society and the state. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION IN THE RUSSIAN NATURAL SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT by O. G. Arapov, E. A. Arapova, O. A. Volnyakova, D. V. Solodukhin

“…The article is specially devoted to the study of the philosophical understanding of the higher education problem in the context of modern philosophy by Russian scientists. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…Accordingly, this research explored the attitudes of Muslims living in Western countries toward other religious groups and the relationship of these attitudes with intergroup contact, quality of contact, perceived Islamophobia level, and social identification level. As a quantitative study, we collected the data with the survey technique and ran the correlational analysis. …”
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Current problems of civil participation in the implementation of local government in Russia by S. S. Hamidov

“…Based on the study of processes, taking place in the country, as well as the analysis of scientific literature on civil pariticpation issue, the author highlights the factors, influencing the level of public confidence in the activities of local governments and the decision-making process by actors in the process of interaction between the authorities and society, in terms of ensuring the democratic nature of the local power.The aim of the analysis of the process of building the system of local government, under which social activity and civil participation in the implementation of the local government requires an interdisciplinary approach - to develop effective solutions and technologies of work with citizens, local authorities, that will lead to increased transparency in decision-making and enhance public confidence in the local authorities. …”
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The definition of the state value in terms of functional quintessence by S. G. Pevko

“…For the purpose of the study, the scientific issue is divided into components which are the substantive elements of the scientific problem. …”
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EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MANAGEMENT: STATUS, TRENDS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS by V. P. Panasyuk

“…The condition of education management is considered in the context of common problems of its modernization and key innovative vectors of development of the society. …”
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Prognostic model of socio-pedagogical assistance to employment of university graduates by Ljubov G. Pak, Elena G. Kameneva, Ljubov A. Kochemasova, Yulia A. Sokolova

“…A target block of the model is presented, reflecting the target guidelines for providing social and pedagogical assistance to the employment of university graduates on the basis of analyzing the social order of society for productive primary employment of university students, studying regulatory documents in the fields of education, labor, economics, and employment centers. …”
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Specifics of covering migration problems in regional printed mass media by A.Yu. Anisimov, D.V. Tumanov

“…On the other one, they can instil respect for refugees in the recipient society and contribute to their further social adaptation.…”
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