The research relevance of the of the Institute of student families is growing in the Russian Federation. Firstly, a student family is an object of social protection since the conditions of its functioning are associated with a number of problems. Therefore, resources are needed to form or restore well-being. Secondly, due to the decrease in the overall fertility rate and population in Russia student families can be considered as a demographic development resource. This study discusses well-being parameters of different types of student families. The purpose of this work is to systematize these parameters that determine the well–being of student families, which will allow us to draw conclusions about what resources families need. At the first stage, a theoretical analysis was carried out and definitions of the concept of “student family” were clarified. At the second stage of the study, sociological data were collected by a mass survey and factor analysis (the method of main components, Kaiser normalization) was carried out, which allowed us to determine the trends of student youth goal-setting. These goals underlie the formation of ideas about well-being. The methodological basis of the research is the theory of planned behavior, which allows us to consider the attitudes of student youth as significant for members of student families who are included in the social environment of the higher education space. As a result, it was revealed which attitudes are the basis for the formation of well-being. Empirical data were obtained within the framework of the All-Russian sociological study “Student Family of Russia” conducted by IDI FNIST RAS in 2022, the sample size was 1,388 students aged 17-28 years receiving higher professional education in 15 higher educational institutions in 12 regions of Russia. The study identified the historical conditions for changes in the institution of the student family and parameters of well-being and described different types of student families.

The demographic challenges that Russia is facing today require more and more new measures aimed at increasing the birth rate. In the context of an increase in the age of first childbearing, modern youth have stable ideas that the age of 18-24 is not “suitable” for childbearing. The authors’ review of existing and proposed measures to support student families suggests the active development of this area. The key areas of implemented and planned support are highlighted: assistance to student families in solving housing issues; financial support for student parents; organizational measures aimed at combining parental and educational responsibilities. Our analysis focused on the problem of creating the necessary conditions for the implementation of the parental life strategy by young people during their student years. The aim of the study was to develop potential tools to minimize the difficulties of parenthood that arise during parental leave for student families. To achieve this goal, two tasks were set: to identify the totality of difficulties and contradictions experienced by parents during parental leave, and to develop proposals based on the results obtained aimed at increasing the birth rate of students during their higher education. The research method was semi-formalized interviews with 40 parents whose families use the right to parental leave. According to the results of the analysis, two levels of complexity have been identified: institutional (difficulties related to government regulation, infrastructure, labor market) and personal (social attitudes, relationships with the environment, health status). For student parents, the situation during parental leave is even more difficult, and support is more in demand. Based on this, recommendations have been developed that are aimed at mitigating the difficulties of student families on parental leave and can be implemented in the Russian higher education system.

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of parents’ educational trajectories on reproductive behavior using the example of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2013-2022. The hypothesis of the study: the increase in the educational level of parents in 2013-2022 led to delayed parenthood, an increase in the average age of parents at the birth of first-born children, a decrease in boarding periods due to the effect of catching up growth; the proportion of children born to parents with high professional qualifications increases. The main methods were a cross-sectional analysis of data from sociological studies on the generative behavior of men and women in the Republic of Tatarstan, a statistical analysis of time series of indicators of age and education of parents. As a result of the analysis of sociological research data, differences in the number of available and desired children in the family were revealed, depending on the level of education of the parents and the territory of their residence. For 2013-2022 The share of births to mothers with higher and incomplete higher education on average in the Russian Federation increased from a third of all births to half, and in the Republic of Tatarstan – from 50% to 60%. Parents receiving higher education leads to a shift in the birth calendar: an increase in the protonatal period, while the hypothesis of a reduction in the periods between the births of the first and second children, depending on the level of education of the parents, has not been confirmed. The period between the first and second births ranges from 2 to 6 years, for women with higher education and an academic degree, it is slightly longer. The novelty of the work lies in assessing the impact of parental education on the desired number of children, determining the average age of the father at the birth of the first child and the boarding periods, their assessment in the context of the city-village based on the results of sociological studies on the generative behavior of men and women in the Republic of Tatarstan.

This study analyzes the phenomenon of student parents in Russia. The authors examine the demographic context, the characteristics of student parents, and their experience of combining study and parenthood. The study is based on data from the longitudinal project “Trajectories in Education and Profession” and in-depth interviews with student mothers. The results show that student families are relatively rare, which is in line with the general trend of increasing age of marriage and childbearing. Nevertheless, most students plan to start a family in the future. Students from families with lower socioeconomic background are more likely to start families during their studies. Analysis of the interviews revealed the main strategies for combining study and motherhood, including reorganization of daily routines, sabbaticals, and distance learning. The importance of support from partners and relatives was also noted. Student mothers expressed a demand for more flexible study formats, material support, and infrastructure development (e.g. kindergartens at universities). The authors conclude that an individualized approach to supporting student families is needed, given their rarity and diversity of needs. Directions for further research are suggested, including the study of social conditions influencing the age of family formation, analysis of family plans of older undergraduate and graduate students, and a more detailed study of the typology and daily life of student families.

This study investigates the factors that drive African students to Russia. The number of African students studying in Russia from the 2010/11 to 2022/2023 academic year increased more than fivefold: from 6.7 thousand to 34.4 thousand. The paper was based on an online survey provided to African students between February and November 2023. A sample of 275 African students from 28 countries was used. Findings revealed that the major factors that draw African students to Russia are the quality of education and the quality of life. We compared the quality of education between both genders along with the quality of life. The findings also revealed that females are more interested in the quality of life than males, while males are more interested in the quality of education than females. The findings suggested that policymakers should consider age and previous education as major variables in student migration.

The article deals with the issues related to the definition of students’ competenc-es in the field of self-regulated learning and their assessment in a mixed environment in the con-text of Kazakhstani higher education institution. The aim of the study is to develop an approach to the assessment of self-regulated learning competences of students studying in a blended envi-ronment. The descriptors of competences characterising students’ appropriation of ways of activi-ty were formed; assessment tools have been developed in the form of practice-oriented tasks using the assessment methodology developed by the Samara branch of the RANEPA.The experiment was conducted with the participation of 51 students in the 1st year of the educational programme “Pedagogy and Psychology”. The results of the study allowed us to draw the following conclu-sions: students’ internal resources for regulating their own learning are general competences, which include the following aspects of activity: determining the request for information, extract-ing and primary processing (systematisation) of information, processing information, planning the learning process, evaluating the product and results of learning activities, evaluating and planning their own progression; methods and assessment tools are practice-oriented tasks.

Scientists’ misconduct in their research activities is an important problem for science in many countries, including Russia. It leads to negative consequences both for the quality of scientific knowledge obtained and for the reputation of researchers and scientific organizations. However, there is still a small number of empirical studies of this problem in Russia. This work is based on a survey method to explore the ideas of young scientists from all federal districts of Russia about research ethics and the situations of ethical dilemmas that they encounter in their work. In accordance with the chosen theoretical framework: ideas about ethics as an action that is situational by nature, determined by sustainable practices and patterns, the survey was conducted in two stages: an open question about situations of ethical choice in research activities, on the basis of which a detailed questionnaire was then created. As a result, it was revealed that the vast majority of young scientists are faced with situations of violation of ethical standards both in scientific publications and communications, and in the processes of organizing research work. Violations of research procedures, data manipulation, falsification of research results – this is a set of violations in the organization of research that almost three-quarters of respondents encountered themselves or heard about such situations from colleagues. However, there are gaps in consensus about the sources of knowledge about ethics and a lack of institutional practices to prevent violations such as the work of ethics committees or ethical standards.

The article analyzes the main directions of integration of universities and employers, considered in the context of formation of social capital of participants of educational relations. The empirical basis of the work was formed by: 1) data on self-evaluation for 2023 of four leading universities of the Omsk region, differing in the structure of educational programs and industry focus (OmSTU, OmSU, OmGUPS, SibADI); 2) the results of questionnaire survey of the main participants of the educational process: students and employers of these universities; 3) data from the survey of university youth within the framework of the Federal project “Runway 2023” (2,139 students of these universities). The novelty of the study lies in the substantiation of the practices of integration of universities and employers that have developed in the educational environment as ways of reproducing social capital for the key participants of educational relations. These practices contribute to the establishment of trust between the participants of educational relations; form communications that become resources for obtaining benefits for the parties involved in cooperation; help students to master the corporate norms and rules of employers; reduce the level of transaction costs in employment, etc. It has been established that the main forms of integration of universities and their partners are realized mainly to achieve a high level of postgraduate employment of graduates, which in practice are associated with the reproduction of social capital of both open and closed type. Based on the analyzed sources, the following hypotheses were confirmed: firstly, representatives of employers who have experience of cooperation with universities are more likely to prefer to use and develop such formats of integration with educational organizations that are focused on solving the problems of youth employment, i.e. they use the accumulated social capital to build up the human capital of their organizations; secondly, the level of students’ readiness to recommend an educational organization for admission and graduation. The authors show promising directions of research on the subject of the article: 1) the establishment of system-wide and industry barriers that impede the development of bridging social capital for the production of an innovative product; 2) a comprehensive analysis of bridging social capital, which reflects the quality of communication and cooperation in the context of personal responsibility and competencies of officials of both participants in the educational process.