Methodology of institutional changes in university education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-2-50-57

Abstract

The article analyses the problem of institutional changes at the university as an academic system in a pandemic. The academic values of the modern university professional community include the social responsibility of the university. In the new conditions, this value dimension of the role of the university in the life of society determines the main directions of research on transformations of the university as the most important social institution. The factors of institutional sustainability of university education are determined. The author examines the role of the university in overcoming global and local risks.

Author Biography

Marina G. Volnistaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (sociology), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2021-06-15
Keywords: academic system, institutional changes, university education, institutional stability of the university, social responsibility of the university, goals of sustainable development
Supporting Agencies The article was prepared with the support of the grant of the rector of the Belarusian State University.
How to Cite
Volnistaya, M. G. (2021). Methodology of institutional changes in university education. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-2-50-57
Issue
No 2 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
Section
Reflections on a given topic

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